It’s blueberry banana bread time! Make a loaf of this wonderful, naturally sweetened banana bread and add some fresh blueberries for a fun twist on the classic banana bread recipe.
I don’t know about you, but banana bread is so nostalgic for me. The smell banana bread baking in the oven and I am immediately taken back to a crisp fall day cerca 2004. I was probably listening to Ja Rule or Ashanti in the kitchen while my dad baked loaves and loaves of banana bread (yes, I was totally into a little early 2000s R&B. There were probably cornrows in my hair, too). Anywho, we would save bananas in the freezer and when it was too full to fit anymore, my dad would bake all day.
Isn’t it crazy how different smells and scents take us immediately back to a memory? The brain is a crazy thing.
This Blueberry Banana Bread is a healthy banana bread recipe that will (hopefully) bring you back to your most joyful memories of blueberry muffins or banana bread. This blueberry banana bread is deliciously moist, naturally sweet, and I don’t know many people who would turn down a slice of this banana bread with a cup of coffee!
Another thing I love about this recipe is that it is pretty easy to change up the recipe if you are missing some ingredients. Don’t have blueberries? Feel free to sub your favorite berry or even some chocolate chips. If you feel like you’re not in the mood for bread, you can make this batter into muffins, too! Have no fear, there are so many ways you can change up this recipe.
Blueberry Banana Bread Ingredients
- white whole wheat flour: this blueberry banana bread is made with a white whole wheat flour base. This is our go-to flour when making healthy muffins or loafs! We choose this flour over normal whole wheat because it creates a less dense bread!
- blueberries: the star of this blueberry banana bread is obviously the blueberries! It’s what gives this classic recipe a sweet twist!
- bananas: the runner-up star of this recipe is, of course, mashed bananas. In this recipe, we used 3 ripe bananas. Don’t sell yourself short and make sure you use RIPE bananas because they’re sweeter and more flavorful.
- Greek yogurt: For a little extra protein, we snuck some Greek yogurt into this blueberry banana bread recipe. This also helps reduce the amount of additional fat or oil needed in order to get a moist bread!
- vanilla extract: Cuz every loaf deserves some vanilla.
- maple syrup: Instead of using refined sugar, we stuck with maple syrup, our favorite plant-based sugar!
- coconut oil: This recipe only calls for 2 tablespoons of melted coconut oil. If you don’t have this oil at home, you casn easily sub for a different baking oil such as canola.
More Bread Recipes
- Vegan Banana Bread
- Healthy Whole Wheat Pumpkin Bread
- Gluten Free Banana Bread Oatmeal Bars
- Whole Wheat Peanut Butter Apple Streusel Recipe
- Whole Wheat Coconut Oil Roasted Banana Bread
- Coconut Oil Zucchini Bread
Blueberry Banana Bread
It’s blueberry banana bread time! Make a loaf of this wonderful, naturally sweetened banana bread and add some fresh blueberries for a fun twist on the classic banana bread recipe.
Ingredients
Dry Ingredients
- 1.75 cups white whole wheat
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ⅛ teaspoon salt
- 1.5 cups fresh blueberries
Wet Ingredients
- 2 large eggs
- ½ cup maple syrup
- 3 medium ripe bananas, mashed (1.5 cups mashed)
- ¼ cup Greek yogurt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 tablespoons melted coconut oil
Instructions
- First, preheat oven to 350ºF and spray a bread pan with nonstick cooking spray.
- Set aside ½ cup of blueberries for later. Mix dry ingredients together in a medium-sized bowl and set aside.
- In a separate mixing bowl, mash the 3 bananas with a fork (or alternatively you can place them in a blender to get extra smooth). Then, mix in the rest of the wet ingredients minus the melted coconut oil.
- Slowly add dry ingredients to wet. Then, add in melted coconut oil and mix again.
- Pour batter into greased bread pan, sprinkle the last half cup of blueberries on top, and bake at 350ºF for 45-50 minutes.
- Remove banana bread from oven, let cool for 5 minutes, and remove from pan to finish cooling.
Tips & Notes
Freezer Directions: let blueberry banana bread cool completely. Then, wrap bread tightly with saran wrap, removing as much air as possible. Follow the saran wrap with tin foil. Freeze for up to 3 months.
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1/8 Calories: 252 Sugar: 21 Sodium: 217 Fat: 5 Protein: 7Keywords: blueberry banana bread
Beautifully moist, not too sweet, healthy banana bread. I usually replace the maple with rice malt syrup and sometimes top with shredded coconut. I use 3/4 whole-wheat & 1 cup plain flour. It’s my go to banana bread delicious both fresh & toasted.
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Those sound like great substitutions, thank you for sharing!! So glad you love the bread!
I am out of white whole wheat flour and can’t find any locally can I use the same amount of AP flour?
I haven’t personally tested this recipe with AP, but I don’t see why not!
Thank you. Sounds like a delicious recipe and will definitely try it. I like the Greek yogurt addition. Assuming you can substitute plain yogurt too. Also if you don’t have maple syrup, can you just use same measurement of light brown sugar?
Plain yogurt works great! If you have honey or agave, I would use that!
This was delicious! Super easy to make and a great treat!
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We love this version of banana bread – moist and delicious. I always exchange the maple for rice malt syrup and halve the amount (1/4 cup). Plenty sweet enough and great fresh from the oven or toasted with butter or ricotta. Yummy. It has become a family favourite.
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These are pretty tasty! I used half coconut oil and half butter and used a muffin pan instead since I didn’t have a bread pan. I baked them at 350 for 30 minutes in the muffin pan and they were perfect. My house mates ate them up!
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How many grams of sugar are n this recipe?
I just noticed you now sort your website by dietary preference and was PUMPED about this! except….i clicked on several recipes now that are tagged as “dairy free” but they contain greek yogurt. so this feature isn’t all that helpful…..
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Pretty much any recipe that calls for Greek yogurt can be subbed for a dairy-free yogurt. This is why we still categorize it like that because there are great dairy-free yogurts!
Would applesauce work for a sub for the eggs?
We haven’t tried this recipe sans egg! I’d try our vegan banana bread and add blueberries — https://fitfoodiefinds.com/vegan-banana-bread/
HOW MUCH IS 1.75 CUPS?
1 cup + 3/4 cups
Fantastic, beautifully simple recipe! I swapped out the maple syrup for honey, used frozen blueberries (not defrosted) and swapped out the coconut oil for butter (40gm butter) and it turned out great! Thanks.
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Made this Christmas morning, and it was AMAZING!!! Super moist and delicious! I made it in a regular bread pan like the recipe says, and it came put PERFECT. Not sure why it didn’t work for some people? 🤔
THANK YOU FitFoodieFinds for blessing my life with this recipe 😁
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So glad you loved this recipe!!
I made this exactly as Described and in a loaf pan. After an additional 20 min of cooking it came out super mushy. I then flattened some of it into a cast iron pan to make more of a pancake but the CONSISTENCY DIDN’T change. I’m thinking the ratios of wet to dry arE way off. Two stars For taste only.
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Delicious, but definitely more for an 8×8 or 9×9 pan, not a loaf (unless maybe 2 loaves?) I had to cook for about 90 minutes in a loaf & still pretty mushy in the MIDDLE. Perfect for French toast though, & will make again with the correct pan.
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Agreed, probably best if this gets spread out more. I got the same results
Banana bread is a favorite of mine! I love that you used blueberries in this loaf because it is a great contrast with the bananas. My mother used to create banana bread with overripe bananas using almond flour, walnuts, chocolate chips, and coconut flakes. Phenomenal combination!
I’ve actually been making banana bread/muffins a lot lately!! It definitely reminds me of growing up too 🙂