Blueberry Banana Bread with Streusel Topping
Breakfast
EASY
15 min
Prep
55 min
Cook
12
Servings
A moist, tender quick bread studded with fresh blueberries and ripe banana, topped with a buttery cinnamon-sugar streusel. Perfect for breakfast, brunch, or a sweet snack.
Ingredients
- 2 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 0.5 teaspoon salt
- 0.5 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 0.75 cup granulated sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 bananas, mashed
- 1.5 cup fresh blueberries
- 0.25 cup all-purpose flour
- 3 tablespoon brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 2 tablespoon unsalted butter, cold
Steps
- Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C) and position a rack in the center. Grease and flour a 9x5 inch loaf pan, or line the bottom with parchment paper.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, cream together the softened butter and granulated sugar with a whisk or hand mixer until light and fluffy, about 2–3 minutes.
- Beat in the eggs one at a time, whisking well after each addition, then stir in the vanilla extract.
- Fold in the mashed bananas until just combined using a rubber spatula.
- Gently fold the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients until just combined; do not overmix. The batter should be thick and slightly lumpy.
- Fold in the fresh blueberries until evenly distributed throughout the batter.
- In a small bowl, combine the flour, brown sugar, and cinnamon for the streusel topping. Cut in the cold butter with your fingers or a fork until the mixture resembles coarse breadcrumbs.
- Pour the batter into the prepared loaf pan and spread it evenly. Sprinkle the streusel topping over the surface, distributing it evenly.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 55 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the loaf comes out with only a few moist crumbs clinging to it (not wet batter).
- Remove the loaf from the oven and let it cool in the pan for 10 minutes.
- Turn the loaf out onto a wire rack (or directly onto a cutting board) and let it cool completely, about 30 minutes, before slicing and serving.