The blueberry banana bread recipe is a classic recipe, and it is flavorful and full of blueberries. While you prepare this loaf, you will end up with an amazingly delicious treat that your kids, family, and friends will love to eat. it is also a perfect breakfast snack.
Blueberry banana bread is perhaps my favorite quick sweet bread to make. I really love to prepare various flavors of bananas for my kids. I already have prepared various blueberry banana breads. However, I can’t forget the taste of what I prepared last weekend. So, if you are interested to learn about the cooking procedure of blueberry banana bread recipe then this article is for you.
here, in this article, I am going to wrap together the ingredients, and step-by-step cooking method. So just stay with me!
Let’s dive into the deep!
Preparation Time: 15 mins
Cooking Time: 30 mins
Type: Sweet bread
Cuisine: American
Recipe Yield: 3 mini loaves
Contents
Ingredients:
- 2 Cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 cup white sugar
- half teaspoon salt
- half cup butter softened
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 ripe bananas, smashed
- 2 large eggs
- 2 cups fresh blueberries
Step-by-Step Cooking Method:
- Step 1: preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Then you can grease 3 mini loaf pans.
- Step 2: then in a medium bowl, mix baking soda, flour, and salt together
- Step 3: beat butter and sugar with an electric mixer in a large bowl. You need to continue beating until light in color and fluffy.
- Step 4: Then you need to add eggs, one at a time. After each addition mix well together. Stir in vanilla extract, and beat in mashed bananas.
- Step 5: add flour mixture a little at a time, and you need to beat continuously until it becomes a thicker batter. next, fold in blueberries until evenly distributed.
- Step 6: Then pour the batter into the prepared loaf pan.
- Step 7: Then bake in the preheated oven. After 30-35 minutes, you need to insert a toothpick inside the banana and blueberry loaf. If you find the center of the toothpick comes out clean then the cake is prepared. Otherwise, bake for another few moments.
- Step 8: lastly cool the loaves in the pan for another 10 minutes. then transfer the loaves become cool completely on a wire rack.
Nutritional Fact: (Per serving)
- Calories: 197
- Fat: 7g
- carbs: 31g
- protein: 3g
Tips: Blueberry banana Bread Recipe:
I just love to cook different variations of banana bread, I already have posted some other banana bread recipes such as Dairy-free banana bread, eggless banana bread, and protein banana bread. While preparing these variations, I have gone through several situations. So, get a lot of learnings regarding some do’s and don’ts. Here, I am going to share some of the tips that you can follow during your blueberry banana bread cooking time:
- You can use fresh or frozen blueberries to prepare this recipe. I always use fresh blueberries. However, you can easily store frozen blueberries in the freezer. So, if you have frozen blueberries then your next fantastic blueberry banana bread is coming on your plate.
- If you are going to use frozen blueberries then you must not add any extra moisture. It may end up with your banana bread to be undercooked. You need to wash your frozen blueberries to wash out extra ice.
- You should use ripe bananas for the best taste. Ripe bananas usually have yellow peel and they are softer. Also, it comes with wonderful flavorings.
- To have the best result, you must have a measuring cup and measure all the things that I have mentioned above accordingly. 3 large bananas equal roughly one and a half cups of smashed banana. it will give the most consistent result.
- If you want to add some variety then you can. You can try blueberry mixes with cranberry, golden raisins, etc.
- You can use unsalted butter to make this banana and blueberry loaf.
- You can use relatively fresh baking soda and other ingredients to get the best result.
- You can freeze blueberry banana bread, it freezes well.
How To Freeze Blueberry Banana Bread:
I really love to freeze this recipe. If you wrap it well in Aluminium foil, it will thaw and its taste remains as delicious as when you made it fresh. This is one of the perfect treats that you offer to your guests who just come with a baby. Also, it is a quick and easy breakfast recipe that everyone will love.
If you want to make this recipe low-carb, then you can try coconut or almond flour. It also tastes great since I have prepared them once!
Conclusion:
The blueberry banana bread recipe has become famous with everyone who has tried it once. I can bet, that once you cook your kids will start to ask to make more frequently. This recipe comes with the perfect amount of sweetness with fruity flavors.
So, to make this blueberry banana bread, you just follow my guidelines and treat your family an amazing cake! The bread is best served warm and with a big pat of salted butter!