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.
Servings 10 servings
Calories 228kcal
Ingredients
Blueberry Banana Bread
- 3 medium ripe bananas, mashed
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1/4 cup honey or agave nectar
- 1/3 cup plain Greek yogurt
- 1/3 cup vegetable oil
- 1/2 cup 2% or skim milk
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 cups plus 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour, divided (spooned and leveled)
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1-1/2 cups fresh or frozen blueberries (if using frozen do not thaw)
Citrus Glaze
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon grated orange zest
- 1 teaspoon grated lime zest
- 1-2 tablespoons 2% or skim milk
Instructions
Blueberry Banana Bread
- Preheat oven to 350F and line a 9x5 loaf pan with parchment paper. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, whisk mashed bananas, sugar, honey, yogurt, oil, milk, egg, and vanilla extract until smooth.
- In a separate medium bowl, combine 2 cups flour, baking soda, and salt. Fold flour mixture into liquid until just combined. Toss blueberries in flour bowl with remaining 1 tablespoon flour until coated and fold into batter.
- Scrape batter into prepared pan and smooth top. Bake banana bread at 350F 50-55 minutes until a toothpick inserted in middle comes out clean. Cool bread completely on a wire cooling rack.
Citrus Glaze
- In a small bowl, whisk powdered sugar, zests, and just enough milk to achieve a drizzling consistency.
- Remove bread from pan using parchment paper and transfer to a cutting board. Drizzle bread with glaze and let stand 5 minutes before cutting into slices. Enjoy!
Notes
Storing Instructions
Store banana bread in an airtight container at room temperature up to 3 days. Bread may also be frozen unglazed up to 2 months.
Nutrition
Serving: 1 slice | Calories: 228kcal | Carbohydrates: 42.4g | Protein: 4.7g | Fat: 4.9g | Saturated Fat: 1.1g | Cholesterol: 38mg | Sodium: 3725mg | Potassium: 188mg | Fiber: 1.9g | Sugar: 18.9g | Calcium: 24mg | Iron: 2mg