Hereβs a soft, bakery-style loaf: blueberry cream cheese breadβmoist, slightly tangy, and packed with juicy blueberries and creamy swirls.
π«π§ Blueberry Cream Cheese Bread
π§Ύ Ingredients
π Bread batter
- Flour β 1Β½ cups
- Sugar β ΒΎ cup
- egg β 2 large
- Milk β Β½ cup
- Butter β Β½ cup (melted)
- Baking powder β 1Β½ tsp
- Vanilla extract β 1 tsp
- Salt β pinch
π« Filling & mix-ins
- Blueberries (fresh or frozen) β 1 to 1Β½ cups
- Flour β 1 tbsp (for coating berries)
π§ Cream cheese swirl
- Cream cheese β 150β200 g (softened)
- Sugar β 2β3 tbsp
- Vanilla extract β Β½ tsp
π¨βπ³ How to Make It
1. Prep oven
- Preheat to 180Β°C (350Β°F)
- Grease and line a loaf pan
2. Make cream cheese swirl
- Mix cream cheese, sugar, vanilla until smooth
3. Make batter
- Mix flour, sugar, baking powder, salt
- In another bowl combine eggs, milk, melted butter, vanilla
- Combine wet and dry ingredients gently
4. Add blueberries
- Toss blueberries with 1 tbsp flour (prevents sinking)
- Fold into batter carefully
5. Assemble
- Pour half batter into loaf pan
- Add cream cheese mixture in spoonfuls
- Top with remaining batter
- Swirl gently with a knife
6. Bake
- Bake 45β55 minutes
- Toothpick should come out mostly clean (cream cheese streaks are okay)
π½οΈ Serving Ideas
- Warm with butter β
- With tea or coffee
- As breakfast or dessert
π₯ Tips
- Donβt overmix batter (keeps it soft)
- Frozen blueberries work wellβdonβt thaw
- Let it cool before slicing for clean layers
If you want, I can also make:
- π« Blueberry cream cheese muffins
- π Lemon blueberry version
- π« Chocolate chip cream cheese bread
- π₯― No-sugar healthy version