Bright, zesty, and packed with juicy berries, lemon blueberry bread is a bakery favorite you can easily make at home! These 5 recipes feature tender crumbs, explosive flavor, and beautiful glazes. Perfect for breakfast, brunch, or an afternoon treat!
Recipe 1: Classic Lemon Blueberry Bread with Glaze
Ingredients: 1.5 cups flour, 1 tsp baking powder, 1/2 tsp salt, 1/2 cup butter (softened), 1 cup sugar, 2 eggs, 1/3 cup milk, 1 tbsp lemon zest, 2 tbsp lemon juice, 1.5 cups fresh blueberries. Glaze: 1 cup powdered sugar, 2 tbsp lemon juice. Instructions:
- Dry Mix: Whisk flour, baking powder, and salt.
- Wet Mix: Cream butter and sugar. Beat in eggs, milk, zest, and juice.
- Combine: Fold dry ingredients into wet. Gently fold in blueberries.
- Bake: Pour into a greased loaf pan. Bake at 350°F for 50-60 minutes.
- Glaze: Whisk powdered sugar and lemon juice. Drizzle over the cooled bread.
Recipe 2: Greek Yogurt Lemon Blueberry Bread
Ingredients: 2 cups flour, 1 tsp baking soda, 1/2 tsp salt, 1/2 cup butter, 1 cup sugar, 2 eggs, 1 cup plain Greek yogurt, 1 tbsp lemon zest, 1/4 cup lemon juice, 2 cups blueberries. Instructions:
- Prep: Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease a 9×5 loaf pan.
- Dry: Mix flour, baking soda, and salt.
- Wet: Cream butter and sugar. Add eggs, yogurt, zest, and juice.
- Fold: Combine wet and dry. Fold in blueberries.
- Bake: Pour into pan. Bake 55-65 minutes until a toothpick comes out clean.
Recipe 3: Lemon Blueberry Bread with Streusel Topping
Ingredients: (Bread) 1.5 cups flour, 1 tsp baking powder, 1/2 cup butter, 3/4 cup sugar, 2 eggs, 1/2 cup milk, 1 tbsp lemon zest, 1.5 cups blueberries. (Streusel) 1/2 cup flour, 1/3 cup brown sugar, 1/4 cup cold butter. Instructions:
- Streusel: Cut cold butter into flour and brown sugar until crumbly. Set aside.
- Bread Batter: Cream butter and sugar. Add eggs, milk, and zest. Fold in flour and baking powder.
- Assemble: Pour batter into a loaf pan. Top with blueberries, then the streusel.
- Bake: Bake at 350°F for 50-60 minutes.
- Cool: Let cool in the pan for 15 minutes before transferring to a wire rack.
Recipe 4: Vegan Lemon Blueberry Bread
Ingredients: 2 cups flour, 1 tbsp baking powder, 1/2 tsp salt, 3/4 cup sugar, 1 cup almond milk, 1/3 cup coconut oil, 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar, 1 tbsp lemon zest, 1.5 cups blueberries. Instructions:
- Dry: Whisk flour, baking powder, salt, and sugar.
- Wet: Whisk almond milk, coconut oil, vinegar, and zest.
- Combine: Fold wet into dry. Gently fold in blueberries.
- Bake: Pour into a lined loaf pan. Bake at 350°F for 50-55 minutes.
- Cool: Let cool completely before slicing to prevent crumbling.
Recipe 5: Lemon Blueberry Cream Cheese Swirl Bread
Ingredients: (Bread) 1.5 cups flour, 1 tsp baking powder, 1/2 cup butter, 1 cup sugar, 2 eggs, 1/3 cup milk, 1 tbsp lemon zest, 1.5 cups blueberries. (Swirl) 8 oz cream cheese (softened), 1/4 cup sugar, 1 egg yolk. Instructions:
- Swirl: Beat cream cheese, sugar, and egg yolk until smooth.
- Bread: Make the bread batter as usual.
- Layer: Pour half the batter into the pan. Dollop half the cream cheese mixture. Add remaining batter, then remaining cream cheese. Swirl with a knife.
- Bake: Bake at 350°F for 55-65 minutes.
- Cool: Cool completely so the cream cheese sets properly.
