Buttermilk Banana Blueberry Bread
A great way to use up those lingering, spotty bananas, and the perfect holiday gift that everyone will love!
If you’ve been following me for a while now, then you’ll know that I hate using a loaf pan. I’ve had several epic fails, but before I swore off all loaf pan recipes, I realized that I could just make mini loaves and not have the whole burning-sides-overcooked-insides situation happening on a consistent basis.
So that’s exactly what I did here – I took an amazing banana bread recipe, added some fresh blueberries and threw them in 4 mini loaf pans. Pretty genius, right?
Okay, maybe it’s not so genius but I’m just glad to be making quick breads again. Plus, miniature ones are so much cuter and appetizing. And best of all, they make the perfect gifts for neighbors, friends and family. Just throw on some cute ribbon and you’re good to go.
Wrap and give as gifts or take a loaf for yourself!
Buttermilk Banana Blueberry Bread
Ingredients
- 1 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ⅛ teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 large eggs
- ¼ cup buttermilk
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3 ripe bananas, mashed
- 1 cup blueberries
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly coat four 5 3/4-inch mini loaf pans with nonstick spray.
- In a large bowl, combine flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
- In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat butter and sugar on medium-high until light and fluffy, about 2-3 minutes. Beat in eggs, buttermilk and vanilla until well combined. Beat in bananas until well combined. Gradually add flour mixture to the sugar mixture at low speed, beating just until incorporated.
- Add blueberries and gently toss to combine.
- Scoop the batter evenly into the loaf pans. Place into oven and bake for 30-35 minutes, or until a tester inserted in the center comes out clean.
- Remove from oven and let cool for 15 minutes before inverting the cake onto a wire rack.
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I haven’t made this yet but want to— I’m not crazy about bananas. If I just use 1 banana, would I need to substitute something for the other 2? And what would that be? Thanks!
I Put 1/4 cup batter in each muffin space to make 15 muffins. They were baked on convection at 350 degrees for 17 min. I followed some recommended changes. They were reducing sugar to 3/4 c, increasing baking soda to 1-2 tsp and shaking 1 tsp flour with frozen blueberries before adding to batter. My husband said they are his new favorite muffins.
Would this recipe work well for muffins?
Excellent recipe, easy and delicious!!
This bread is delicious! Very easy to make. I followed the directions as they were, used 4 mini-loaf pans, except 30 minutes in the oven was not nearly enough. Ended up cooking them for at least 20 minutes more. Was my oven supposed to be on convection?
My husband loved this recipe so much. The only thing I did different was add chopped pecans, one time, then black walnuts the next time. I added a little bit of sugar on top. He ate all 4 loaves within 2 days. Of course I got a few bites in. Ty so much for this recipe. Will
I have made this recipe multiple times. But today I made it using almond flour and it did not turn out well at all. What can I do in the future to make this turn out like it’s supposed to?
I find that this recipe is truly best when using all-purpose flour.
Made this today and it is wonderful! My husband said “that’s a keeper”. We ate one of the loaves while it was still warm. I deleted the other banana blueberry bread recipes that I had pinned! Thanks for the recipe.
CAN YOU PUT LESS SUGAR
Yes.
This Banana-blueberry bread is amazing! Going in my favorite little recipe bin. I made a double batch in regular loaf pans and made the buttermilk using your white vinegar recipe. A new favorite in our happy home! Thank you!
Would they turn out different if I use frozen blueberries?
Would the colour bleed?
A little bit but it should be fine!
Would I be able to use frozen blueberries instead of fresh ones?
Yes.
This will also be my go to recipe for banana bread. Changes I made – 1 cup mashed bananas, 1 cup brown sugar, rehydrated 1/2 cup dried blueberries with 1/4 cup hot water. Baked 1 hour in 1 loaf pan at 175C. Amazing flavour. Next time will try to cut down sugar to 3/4 cup.
So I have made this recipe a hundred times. It is amazing every time and is one of my most requested recipes. My son asked me to make a peanut butter version without the blueberries. What is your opinion on this in regards to substitutions? Thank you!!
What a great idea! But unfortunately, without further recipe testing, I cannot answer with certainty. As always, please use your best judgment regarding substitutions and modifications.
Just took these out of the oven and I burned my tongue because I couldn’t wait for them to cool. I made these in mini mini loaf pan. I turned the temp down to 325 degrees so they wouldn’t burn and substituted Greek yogurt for the buttermilk because that is what I had on hand. This is my new favorite banana bread recipe.
Just made this again, this time substituting coconut oil for the butter and added sliced almonds on top. This is my favorite banana bread recipe.
I dont have any paddle mixers for my electric mixer, would a regular mixer work?
Yes.
This is my go to recipe for banana bread (took out the blueberry) since I found it almost a year ago. So easy and delicious. Thank you!!
Can you tell me the nutritional stats so I can find out the smart points. Calories, saturated fat grams (not total fat), sugar grams and protein grams.,,Thank you! This recipe sounds so good and would work with weight watchers because of two fruits in it.
Nutritional information is provided only for select and new recipes at this time. However, if it is not available for a specific recipe, I recommend using free online resources at your discretion (you can Google “nutritional calculator”) to obtain such information.
Yes! Yes! Yes! Absolutely damndelicious! Yes Sir! I baked it in an 8×8 glass baking dish. Loving it! Thank you for posting this recipe. Definitely going to be in my family recipe box!
Carol
Could I use a bundt pan with this recipe?
Yes, absolutely.