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Home » Recipes & Tips » Blueberry Bread with Crumb Topping

Blueberry Bread with Crumb Topping

02/18/19 | Bread, Breakfast, Recipes & Tips

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This blueberry bread recipe is easy and delicious! The crumb topping is sweet and crunchy, perfect when paired with the soft and fluffy inside. #blueberrybread #blueberrybreadrecipe #blueberrybreadeasy #blueberryquickbread #blueberryquickbreadrecipe #blueberryquickbreadeasy #blueberrybreadmoist #blueberrybreadwithcrumbtopping

This blueberry bread recipe is easy and delicious! The crumb topping is sweet and crunchy, perfect when paired with the soft and fluffy inside.

Why you’ll love this Blueberry Loaf

While we are a muffin loving household, this blueberry quick bread always gets devoured and is another family favorite! The crumb topping is my favorite part of this blueberry bread – it’s perfect with the moist bread.

Blueberry quick bread with a crumb topping on a board.

Blueberry Bread Loaf Ingredients

  • blueberries
  • sugar
  • flour
  • baking powder
  • salt
  • milk
  • lemon juice
  • oil
  • eggs
  • vanilla extract
  • lemon zest
  • butter

Substitutions for Blueberry Bread with Crumb Topping

  • You can substitute out the blueberries for your favorite fresh or frozen berry of choice. Keep in mind that the size will need to be similar to a blueberry.
  • You can substitute out the milk + lemon juice for just buttermilk.
  • The oil can be substituted out for melted butter.
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How to make Easy Blueberry Bread

For the Crumb Topping:

  • Combine flour, sugar, and lemon zest.
  • Cut in the butter to the mixture so it is distributed evenly.
Crumb topping on the blueberry quick bread.

For the Blueberry Bread:

  • Preheat oven to 350ºF.
  • Rinse blueberries thoroughly. Pour onto a few paper towels and pat dry. – – Set aside.
  • Combine milk and lemon juice and let sit for a couple of minutes to thicken.
  • In a large bowl, whisk together sugar, flour, baking powder, and salt.
  • Create a well in the dry ingredients and pour the milk mixture, oil, eggs, and vanilla extract into the well.
  • Mix until just combined, do not over mix.
  • Gently fold in the blueberries, do not over mix.
  • Divide the batter into two 8-inch by 3-inch loaf pans.
  • Divide crumb topping evenly over each loaf pan.
  • Bake for 45-50 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.

Easy Blueberry Bread Recipe Tips

The biggest trick to keeping the blueberry bread moist is to not overmix the batter. Sifting the dry ingredients together is the best way to make sure you don’t have to mix the batter too much once they are added.

You can also use fresh or frozen blueberries in this recipe. If you are using fresh berries, toss them in a little bit of flour to keep them from sinking in the bottom of the batter.

If you use frozen berries, rinse them thoroughly and pat them dry {paper towels work best for this}. This helps them not bleed into the batter and also helps keep them from sinking into the batter.

As I said before, I love that this is blueberry bread with a crumb topping! It adds the perfect balance to the bread. I tested varying ratios of sugar to flour and the one in the recipe card makes the perfect crunch. If there is too much butter or sugar, it melts into the batter and won’t stay on top of the bread.

This blueberry bread recipe is easy and delicious! The crumb topping is sweet and crunchy, perfect when paired with the soft and fluffy inside. #blueberrybread #blueberrybreadrecipe #blueberrybreadeasy #blueberryquickbread #blueberryquickbreadrecipe #blueberryquickbreadeasy #blueberrybreadmoist #blueberrybreadwithcrumbtopping

Storing Blueberry Quick Bread

Blueberry quick bread can be stored at room temperature in an airtight container. You can also freeze blueberry quick bread in an airtight container for up to 6 months.

Does blueberry bread need to be refrigerated?

No, blueberry bread doesn’t need to be refrigerated.

Easy Blueberry Bread Recipe FAQs

Why do people coat blueberries with flour?

Coating the blueberries with flour keeps them from sinking down into the batter.

How do you keep blueberries from sinking in bread?

To keep the blueberries from sinking in the bread, toss them with a little bit of flour.

Should you rinse blueberries before baking?

Yes, you should always wash fruits and vegetables before consuming them. If you’re using frozen blueberries, I rinse them as described above in the post under “tips.”

How to make blueberries sweeter for baking?

Since this is a sweet bread, there is no need to sweeten blueberries for baking.

This blueberry bread recipe is easy and delicious! The crumb topping is sweet and crunchy, perfect when paired with the soft and fluffy inside. #blueberrybread #blueberrybreadrecipe #blueberrybreadeasy #blueberryquickbread #blueberryquickbreadrecipe #blueberryquickbreadeasy #blueberrybreadmoist #blueberrybreadwithcrumbtopping
This blueberry bread recipe is easy and delicious! The crumb topping is sweet and crunchy, perfect when paired with the soft and fluffy inside. #blueberrybread #blueberrybreadrecipe #blueberrybreadeasy #blueberryquickbread #blueberryquickbreadrecipe #blueberryquickbreadeasy #blueberrybreadmoist #blueberrybreadwithcrumbtopping
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Easy Blueberry Bread Loaf

This blueberry bread recipe is easy and delicious! The crumb topping is sweet and crunchy, perfect when paired with the soft and fluffy inside. 
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Course Breakfast
Cuisine American
Keyword blueberry bread, blueberry bread recipe, blueberry quick bread
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 50 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 5 minutes
Servings 20 loaves
Calories 200kcal
Author Alli
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Equipment

  • Redmond Real Salt

Ingredients

For the Bread

  • 1 cup blueberries frozen or fresh
  • 1 cup sugar heaping
  • 2 1/2 cups flour
  • 2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup milk
  • lemon juice from 1 lemon
  • 1/2 cup oil
  • 2 large eggs
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract

For the Crumb Topping

  • 1/4 cup flour
  • 1/3 cup sugar
  • Zest from 2 lemons
  • 3 tablespoons butter cold
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Instructions

For the Crumb Topping

  • Combine flour, sugar, and lemon zest. 
  • Cut in the butter to the mixture so it is distributed evenly. 

For the Blueberry Bread

  • Preheat oven to 350ºF. 
  • Rinse blueberries thoroughly. Pour onto a few paper towels and pat dry. Set aside.
  • Combine milk and lemon juice and let sit for a couple of minutes to thicken.
  • In a large bowl, whisk together sugar, flour, baking powder, and salt. 
  • Create a well in the dry ingredients and pour the milk mixture, oil, eggs, and vanilla extract into the well. 
  • Mix until just combined, do not over mix.
  • Gently fold in the blueberries, do not over mix.
  • Divide the batter into two 8-inch by 3-inch loaf pans. 
  • Divide crumb topping evenly over each loaf pan. 
  • Bake for 45-50 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. 
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Nutrition

Calories: 200kcal | Carbohydrates: 28g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 26mg | Sodium: 145mg | Potassium: 96mg | Sugar: 14g | Vitamin A: 105IU | Vitamin C: 0.7mg | Calcium: 41mg | Iron: 1mg
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  1. Traci says

    December 15, 2022 at 1:15 PM

    5 stars
    This LOOKS incredible! And I’m a hard person to impress when it comes to proper texture of baked goods. I KNOW this is going to be a recipe I’ll tell others about. I can’t wait to try this!

    Reply
  2. Alli says

    February 26, 2019 at 1:18 AM

    5 stars
    Love this quick bread!

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