Blueberry Banana Bread with Citrus Glaze

This blueberry banana bread is incredibly soft inside, studded with juicy blueberries, and topped with a creamy citrus glaze.

Banana bread meets blueberry quick bread and there’s never been a more glorious pairing!

Unless, of course, you’re topping said bread with a creamy citrus glaze. Which is exactly what we’re doing here today, so meet your new love.

Or breakfast addiction. Either or works.

This Banana Bread features…

• A soft and moist banana bread interior
• Juicy blueberries studded in every bite
• A creamy citrus glaze drizzled on top

Making the Banana Bread

(scroll down to the bottom of the post for the full recipe)

Ingredients You Will Need

• Bananas
• Granulated sugar
• Honey
• Greek yogurt
• Vegetable oil
• 2% or skim milk
• Egg
• Vanilla extract
• All-purpose flour
• Baking soda
• Kosher salt
• Blueberries
• Powdered sugar
• Orange zest
• Lime zest

Fresh or Frozen Blueberries?

Both fresh and frozen blueberries work great in this quick bread. If using frozen blueberries, we recommend adding them to batter straight out of the freezer to prevent them from thawing and turning the batter purple.

Tips for Perfect Banana Bread

1. Use ripe bananas – ideally, you want bananas that are brown-speckled for the best banana flavor in this bread.
2. Spoon and level flour – we use the spoon-and-level technique for measuring flour as this will prevent over-measuring your flour. Use a spoon to scoop flour into the measuring cup, then level with the back of a knife.
3. Gently fold batter – overmixing will lead to a dry bread so use a gentle hand when folding batter.
4. Toss blueberries with 1 tablespoon flour – this is a quick little trick that keeps the blueberries from sinking to the bottom of the loaf.
5. Test bread with toothpick – insert a toothpick in the center of bread to test for doneness. Your bread is done when toothpick comes out clean.
6. Cool bread completely before glazing – if you glaze the bread while it’s still warm the glaze will melt off.

Recipe Variations

Try these ideas for a different twist on this bread.

• Try a different fruit – strawberries, raspberries, or blackberries would all be great in place of the blueberries.
• Add citrus to batter – add 1 tablespoon orange or lime zest to batter for an extra citrus kick.
• Use a different glaze – try a cream cheese glaze or white chocolate drizzle.

Storing and Freezing Bread

Allow bread to cool completely, then store in an airtight container at room temperature up to 3 days.

To freeze bread, allow to cool completely, then wrap well and freeze up to 2 months. Thaw bread completely at room temperature, top with glaze, and store up to 3 days.

I’m telling you, there is absolutely NOTHING better than a thick slice of this bread with the creamy glaze running off the sides! We don’t skimp on the blueberries here so there’s juicy little gems in each and every bite.

Banana bread has never looked better.

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More quick breads to bake up next!

• Classic Zucchini Bread
• Banana Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Bread
• Espresso Banana Zucchini Bread

This post was updated with new recipe adjustments and photos on 1/25/24.