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a loaf of cream cheese blueberry lemon bread on a board with a slice cut off
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Cream Cheese Blueberry Lemon Bread

Rich, tender quick bread recipe with the tangy zip of lemon and the rich burst of sweet blueberry flavor!
Prep Time5 minutes
Cook Time1 hour 10 minutes
Total Time1 hour 15 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: blueberry, Cream cheese blueberry lemon bread, cream cheese frosting, lemon, quick bread, sweet bread
Servings: 12

Ingredients

  • ½ c butter softened
  • 8 oz. cream cheese room temperature
  • 1 c granulated sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 6 tbsp milk
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract
  • Juice of 1 lemon
  • Lemon zest of 1 large lemon
  • 2 c all purpose flour
  • ½ tsp baking soda
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • 1 ½ c fresh blueberries

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 350°. Grease a loaf pan with nonstick baking spray, set aside.
  • In a large bowl, cream together the butter, cream cheese and sugar until smooth.
  • Next, add in the eggs, milk, vanilla extract, lemon juice and lemon zest. Stir until just combined.
  • To the wet ingredients, add the flour, baking soda, baking powder and stir until all the dry ingredients have blended thoroughly. You don’t want to overmix the batter.
  • Add in the blueberries and fold into the dough.
  • Place the dough into the loaf pan and bake in the oven for 60-70 minutes, until when a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
  • Allow the bread to cool for about 10-15 minutes before removing from the loaf pan. Allow to cool on a wire rack.