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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This was amazing, found on instagram! Yum!!! Used 1/4 milk with a teaspoon of lemon juice subbed for buttermilk and it was delicious!
Made this recipe today for a first time. Followed it faithfully. Came out amazing. 5 mini loaf pans, 37 min cooking time. The best banana bread I’ve ever tasted. So cute too. Im not a good cook but seeing and tasting the result gave me a new reason to believe that not all hope is lost for me. No more store bought banana bread.
Thank you so much for sharing. Big hug!
Hi! Coming from a tropical country, blueberries are hard to come by and if there are some available in the grocery store, they are super expensive! What can you suggest as a substitute for blueberries? Thanks!
Chelo, please feel free to substitute other types of berries – strawberries, raspberries, blackberries, etc.
i just made these and they’re delish! I use 2 small loaf pans, not mini and it took about 40-45 mins. 3 of my 5 kids aren’t fans of bananas but they loved this!
So I’m hoping this isn’t a stupid question. …could I use regular milk instead of the buttermilk? What is the difference between them? This sounds really good and want to try it this weekend. I have everything but the buttermilk (I have milk)
Not a stupid question at all! Here is a great article on what you need to know about buttermilk – Baking 101: The Best Buttermilk Substitutes.
Has anyone tried this recipe with other berries?(blackberries, raspberries….etc?) Please let me know if I affects the recipe in anyway….I REALLY wanna try that
Miranda, you can certainly substitute other berries without any issues.
This bread turned out awesome, definitely is a keeper!!
Just made this looks great and I posted pic on Pinterest. ..Can’t wait to taste it
This looks like the perfect new recipe to try for Spring! I love blueberry muffins but have never tried bread with blueberries. I know I’ll love it!
Hi I’m from chile and I found your receipt on pinterest and in this moment i had baked
A bananas’s bread but i did it with strawberries and now i am waiting be cold to eat. I will tell you later what was my family opinion. Tope you understand muy english
Do you have the nutritional facts for this bread I was wonder what the weight watchers point plus would be. Thanks!!
Nutritional information is provided only for select and new recipes at this time. However, if it is not available for a specific recipe, it is best that you use free online resources at your discretion (you can gooogle “nutritional calculator”) to obtain such information.
Greeting from Indonesia,I made this banana bread this morning.There are lots of bananas in my country.Instead of putiing into the loaf I put it into the muffin tins.Taste yummy and moist.I didin’t use beriies coz they don’t grow here.But I added some coco chip.Thank you for sharing
we didn’t have blueberries on hand, but we did have frozen strawberries! I substituted with the strawberries and it was delicious! Thanks for sharing the recipe!
I am about to make this, and make part as muffins (6), heart shaped muffins (6) and one regular loaf. Here’s hoping it will turn out okay.
Find this recipe in pinterest. Is so perfect delicious. Great recipe. Thanks for charing.
Wow! I made this today with my 4yr old. It was amazing and so moist. We baked it in a normal loaf tin so it needed 70mins in my oven. I’ve only just come across your site when searching ‘banana bread’. I shall enjoy trying many more of your recipes. Thank you.
Hi, your recipe sounds lovely! I was just wondering, since I live in Asia, they don’t sell buttermilk where I live. I was wondering if you knew a good alternative to buttermilk? Thanks a bunch, I can’t wait to try it out :)) x
Phoebe, here’s a great article on various substitutes for buttermilk: http://joythebaker.com/2013/11/baking-101-the-best-buttermilk-substitutes/.
I was wondering could I do Strawberries or another fruit instead of blueberries?
Yes, of course!
This is an amazing recipe. I have never made bread of any sort, and these came out perfect. I experimented with the second batch and used whole wheat flour, applesauce instead of bananas and half sugar/half brown sugar and upped the blueberries. It was even more moist than the first batch. Thank you for this recipe. I will be experimenting with all kinds of mini breads now!
This is by far the best banana bread recipe I have come across. I make it every time I have bananas that are overly ripe, it is my husbands favorite!