Here’s a soft, sweet, and tender Blueberry Cream Cheese Bread — perfect for breakfast, brunch, or dessert.
🫐 Blueberry Cream Cheese Bread
Ingredients (Loaf Pan ~9×5-inch)
Cream Cheese Filling:
- 4 oz (115 g) cream cheese, softened
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
Bread Batter:
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1/4 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup sour cream or Greek yogurt
- 1 cup fresh or frozen blueberries (if frozen, do not thaw)
Optional Glaze:
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- 1–2 teaspoons milk or lemon juice
Instructions
1️⃣ Make the cream cheese filling
- In a small bowl, mix cream cheese, sugar, and vanilla until smooth. Set aside.
2️⃣ Prepare the batter
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease a 9×5-inch loaf pan.
- In a medium bowl, whisk flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
- In a large bowl, beat butter and sugar until fluffy.
- Add eggs and vanilla, beating well.
- Fold in sour cream.
- Gently fold in flour mixture until just combined.
- Carefully fold in blueberries.
3️⃣ Layer the loaf
- Spread half of the batter in the loaf pan.
- Spoon cream cheese filling over the batter.
- Top with remaining batter, spreading evenly.
4️⃣ Bake
- Bake 50–60 minutes until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
- Cool in pan 10 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack.
5️⃣ Optional glaze
- Whisk powdered sugar with milk or lemon juice until smooth.
- Drizzle over cooled bread.
Tips for Best Results
- Prevent blueberries from sinking: Toss berries in 1–2 tablespoons of flour before folding into batter.
- Moist bread: Don’t overmix the batter.
- Flavor twist: Add lemon zest to the batter for a fresh citrus note.
If you want, I can also give you a quick overnight version that you mix the night before and bake in the morning for fresh blueberry cream cheese bread.
Do you want that version?
