Blueberry Bread

This easy blueberry bread recipe will quickly become a family favorite. Serve warm with butter for breakfast or an afternoon snack. No yeast needed!

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I’ve been on a bread baking kick lately and my newest venture has been blueberry bread. 

There is something so amazing about warm bread with little dots of blueberries and a pool of melting butter on top. 

I slice this up for breakfast, but it makes a fabulous afternoon snack as well. 

This is a quick bread recipe, which means there is no yeast! It’s beyond simple to throw together and we absolutely love it. 

Unlike my chocolate banana bread and zucchini pineapple bread, this blueberry bread itself really isn’t sweet. Just little hints of sweetness from the berries.

Our Blueberry Banana Bread is another fan favorite!

Blueberry Quick Bread Ingredients:

Dry Ingredients – This blueberry oatmeal bread starts with a few simple ingredients including healthy white whole wheat flour, rolled oats, packed brown sugar, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt.

Wet Ingredients – You’ll also need a couple of large eggs, some milk, applesauce, and canola oil. The applesauce adds flavor and it helps to keep the bread moist and prevent it from becoming too dry or crumbly.

Fresh Blueberries – I really prefer to use fresh blueberries in this oatmeal bread recipe but you could use frozen blueberries if that’s what you’ve got.

Special Tools Needed: 

• Loaf Pan: I use these gorgeous ceramic loaf pans, but any loaf pan will do. 
• Mixer: Not strictly necessary as you can mix this by hand, but a mixer always makes it easier!
• Mixing Bowls: If you ask me, you can never have enough mixing bowls! These are my favorite.

How to Make Healthy Blueberry Bread Recipe: 

Wet Ingredients: This bread is pretty simple and you can mix it by hand, with a hand mixer, or in a stand mixer. Whatever you have will work! 

You’ll add all of your wet ingredients to a mixing bowl and stir them together. I’m using a combination of oil and applesauce to cut down on the fat and calories and up the moist goodness. 

Dry Ingredients: Mix in the dry ingredients. I like to use white whole wheat flour, but regular white flour works well too. I also add in some rolled oats and cinnamon. So good!

Blueberries: Once you’ve gotten your batter stirred together, it’s time to grab the blueberries.

You’ll just fold those in gently.

I prefer fresh blueberries in this recipe, but frozen should work as well.

Bake & Serve: Spread your batter into a 9×5 loaf pan and sprinkle the top with just a few oats. It makes the bread look so hearty and delicious. You really can’t resist this one! 

Bake the blueberry loaf for 45 to 55 minutes or until a tester comes out clean. Be sure to let your bread cool a bit before slicing.

I rewarm the bread in the microwave or toaster just before slathering it with butter. Nothing better than warm bread and loads of melty butter, right? 

How to Store Blueberry Bread:

This blueberry quick bread can be stored at room temperature for about 2 to 3 days in an airtight container or well wrapped in plastic. It will last longer, up to a week, if you refrigerate it!

You can also freeze this blueberry bread recipe. Just wrap the bread tightly in plastic wrap and then store in a freezer safe bag or container for up to a few months. Let it thaw completely before serving.

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