Name: The Best Lemon Blueberry Bread
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 60 min
Ingredients: 1/2 cup butter softened; 1 cup white sugar; 2 large eggs; 1/2 cup milk; 1 tablespoon lemon juice; 3 tablespoons lemon zest; 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour; 1 teaspoon baking powder; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1 cup fresh blueberries; 1/4 cup white sugar; 2 tablespoon lemon juice; 1 teaspoon salted butter

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This lemon blueberry bread is the perfect pairing: lemon bread loaded up with fresh blueberries, with a sugary hot lemon glaze poured over the top, which then soaks into the bread and makes for the BEST lemon bread you’re ever going to taste!

For more great recipes using lemon and blueberries, try my Lemon Blueberry Overnight Breakfast Cake or this Lemon Blueberry Coffee Cake.

Lemon Blueberry Bread

This recipe for lemon blueberry bread is one of those rare examples where both parts, both the bread and the glaze that comes with it, are equally delicious. It has plenty of intense blueberry flavor with the fresh, tart, and citrusy taste of lemon to match.

The bread will be tender, moist, and bursting with bright flavors, both tart and sweet combined, whereas the glaze will be sweet, rich, and vibrant, tasting like equal parts lemonade and heaven. This bread is perfect for a light breakfast or just as a great coffee snack for lazy afternoons.

Lemon Blueberry Bread Ingredients

Don’t forget to look at the recipe card down below for the complete list of things you need to make this.

Wet Ingredients

• Butter

• White sugar

• Eggs

• Milk

• Lemon juice

• Lemon zest

Dry ingredients

• All-purpose flour

• Baking powder

• Salt

• Fresh blueberries

Buttery Hot Lemon Glaze

• White sugar

• Lemon juice

• Salted butter

lemon blueberry bread batter in a loaf pan

How To Make Lemon Blueberry Bread

• Grease and set aside a standard loaf pan

• Place the butter and sugar into a large mixing bowl and beat them together until they are thoroughly combined

• Beat the eggs in one at a time, adding the second egg only after it’s completely incorporated

• Mix in the milk, lemon juice, and lemon zest

• In a medium bowl, whisk together all of the dry ingredients

• Add the dry ingredients into the wet mixture, and beat until combined

• Stir in the blueberries and then pour the batter into the prepared pan and smooth out into an even layer

• Bake for 60 minutes at 350 Fahrenheit until a cake tester inserted inside comes out clean

Hot Buttery Lemon Glaze

• Combine the glaze ingredients in a glass measuring cup and then microwave at short intervals on high, stirring in between

• Once the sugar has dissolved into the lemon juice and it is no longer gritty, pour it slowly over the top of the lemon bread

• Take a knife and run along the edges of the bread in the pan to loosen it, and then remove from the pan and cool completely on a baking rack

pouring hot lemon sugar glaze over top of the baked bread

Can You Use Frozen Blueberries For This Recipe?

The trouble with using blueberries in a lot of baking recipes is that they are not exactly in season for very long and get expensive out of season. So, unless you are using fresh blueberries from your back garden blueberry bush, you will probably be forced to use frozen blueberries for much of the year.

This recipe can absolutely be made with frozen blueberries rather than fresh ones.

If you plan to use frozen blueberries in any sort of baked dish, always use them straight from the freezer, toss them in flour and then add a few extra minutes to your cooking time in the oven.

If you tried to thaw them first, then the blueberries would release a ton of extra liquid and make the bread soggy, ruining the final texture. You can drain them on paper towels, but tossing in flour helps to absorb any extra moisture while baking.

So don’t worry about only having frozen blueberries, but just remember to use them straight out of the freezer.

slices of lemon blueberry bread on a wooden board

How To Store Lemon Blueberry Bread

As this bread should be packed with blueberries and bursting with purple juice, you should try to eat it quickly (this is usually NOT a problem!). If you keep it in an airtight container or a Ziploc bag, your lemon blueberry bread should last about 2-3 days at room temperature.

You can also store it in the freezer for about 3 months, just as long as you thaw it overnight in the fridge the day before you want to eat it again.

Looking for more delicious Bread recipes? Try these out:

• Oatmeal Bread

• Banana Nut Bread

• Homemade Garlic Bread Recipe – Using Sourdough!

Enjoy!

Love,

Karlynn

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Lemon blueberry bread packed with lemon flavor and blueberries, with a buttery lemon glaze poured over top while the bread is still hot. Literally THE BEST.