Description
This Blueberry Bread is a moist quick bread made extra special with a delicious cream cheese swirl. Its the perfect blueberry bread recipe for breakfast, served with coffee, or dessert!
Ingredients
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- 8 ounces full fat cream cheese, softened
- 1 1/4 cups granulated sugar, divided
- 3 large eggs, divided
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
- pinch of salt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/3 cup milk (higher fat is better)
- 6 ounces fresh blueberries
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a loaf pan thoroughly with nonstick spray.
- In a medium bowl or stand mixer (affiliate link) combine cream cheese, 1/2 cup sugar, and 1 egg. Mix on medium speed until uniform. Set aside in the refrigerator until ready to use.
- In a large bowl combine butter and 3/4 cup sugar. Mix at medium speed about 3 minutes or until light and fluffy.
- Add salt, vanilla extract, and remaining 2 eggs. Mix well.
- In a separate bowl combine flour and baking powder. Stir to mix.
- Add half of the flour mixture to the batter while mixing on low speed.
- Add milk to the batter, then remaining flour mixture. Scrape sides as needed and mix until blended. Batter will be thick.
- Gently fold in blueberries into the batter (reserve a few for the top if desired, see below.)
- Spoon half of the batter into the loaf pan. Top with cream cheese mixture, then remaining batter.
- Use a butter knife held vertically to swirl the layers together, making figure-8 motionsthroughout the pan.
- Bake for 50-55 minutes or until top is golden brown and a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean.
- Allow to cool 20 minutes before removing from pan.
Notes
Higher fat milk and cream cheese is better in this recipe, choose full-fat when possible.
This recipe can be made with frozen blueberries but fresh is preferred.
Keep the cream cheese mixture in the refrigerator until ready to use to keep it from getting runny.
For a pretty presentation, add a few blueberries to the top of the bread after swirling the cream cheese and bread batter together.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 50 minutes
- Category: bread
- Method: baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 445
- Sugar: 35.1 g
- Sodium: 415.4 mg
- Fat: 23.7 g
- Carbohydrates: 54 g
- Protein: 7.7 g
- Cholesterol: 129.1 mg