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This Healthy Lemon Blueberry Bread has Less Sugar But All The Flavor! Enjoy this scrumptious Blueberry Lemon Bread. A healthier lifestyle doesn’t have to be bland! While this post is sponsored by Walmart, all opinions and the yummy Lemon Blueberry Loaf recipe are my own.
Healthy Lemon Blueberry Bread
Less Sugar But All The Flavor
Have you ever made blueberry bread? I will admit, I haven’t until just recently. Father’s Day is quickly approaching and one of the things that the kids and I like to do for my husband is make him a special breakfast. My husband really likes blueberry lemon bread when we buy it at the store, and since I have never made it before, it would definitely be a special breakfast!
You all know that I am all about looking for healthier options when it comes to cooking, so when I was developing this Lemon Blueberry Loaf recipe, that was a big factor. I also added in lemon for an extra punch of deliciousness.
In this Healthy Blueberry Lemon Bread recipe I used greek yogurt, applesauce, and half the oil and sugar that other recipes call for. And did you know that blueberries are considered the kings of antioxidants? Blueberries contain anthocyanins, flavonoids that protect blood vessels from oxidative damage. Studies have shown that just a handful of blueberries a day can improve your memory. So, not only are they a tasty addition to your Lemon Blueberry Loaf, but they are also good for you.
Now, here is my recipe for Lemon Blueberry Bread, the healthier version, be sure to Print It and Pin It so that you can make it for this Father’s Day and beyond.
Healthy Lemon Blueberry Bread
Equipment
- Oven
Ingredients
Lemon Blueberry Bread Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour + 1 tablespoon divided
- 2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 cup unsweetened applesauce
- 1/4 cup canola oil vegetable or coconut would be fine as well
- 2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 cup vanilla greek yogurt
- Zest of half lemon
- Juice of 1 lemon
- 1 1/2 cups fresh blueberries
Lemon Glaze Ingredients
- 1/2 cup confectioners sugar
- 2 tablespoon lemon juice
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Spray loaf pan and set aside.
- In a medium bowl add the blueberries and 1 tablespoon of flour, stir gently and set aside.
- In a large bowl combine the flour, baking powder and salt – mix well.
- In a separate medium bowl all the oil, applesauce, greek yogurt, vanilla, eggs, sugar, lemon juice and lemon zest – mix well.
- Slowly pour the wet mixture into the bowl with the dry ingredients. Combine until smooth, do not over mix, otherwise your bread will come out tough.
- Gently fold the blueberries into the bread batter.
- Pour batter into prepared loaf pan.
- Bake for 1 hour.
- Remove from oven and allow bread to cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan.
- Allow bread to cool completely on wire rack.
- Once bread is cool, make the lemon glaze if desired.
Lemon Glaze Instructions
- Stir the confectioners sugar and lemon juice together. If glaze is too think, add in a little more lemon juice. You want it thin enough to drizzle, but thick enough to stay on the bread. Glaze will harden up a bit after approx. 15 minutes.
Notes
Nutrition
I hope you enjoy this Recipe For Lemon Blueberry Bread as much as our family does!
Leading a healthier lifestyle is very important to my family and I, that’s why I love creating recipes that are delicious and better for us. You can have all the flavor without all the fat! But watching what you eat isn’t all you need to do in order to live healthier. You need to work out, get a good night’s sleep, and check-in with your doctor on a regular basis so that you know everything is in working order.
So, this Father’s Day weekend, don’t give dad a tie, make him this amazing Healthy Blueberry Lemon Loaf.
So, this Father’s Day, help dad stay on his journey to a healthy life by making him this Healthy Lemon Blueberry Loaf.
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This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of Walmart. The opinions and text are all mine.
This bread looks delicious! I like lemon and blueberry, so to have them combined, will be wonderful! I’m always on the look out for new recipes, so I’m definitely pinning this to share with my readers. Thanks for sharing.
It IS delicious! And less sugar than most breads, be sure to come back and let me know if you try it 🙂
I love that combination of lemon and blueberry.
Have to make this soon!
thanks
You’re welcome! It’s actually fairly easy to make and the flavors are just delish! I hope you enjoy it as much as we do 🙂
Blueberries and lemon together is so scrumptious!!! I am going to tackle this.
I love the combination of lemon and blueberries. Thank you for sharing!
I love blueberries. This sounds so good. I can’t wait to give this recipe a try. Thank you so much for sharing
You’re welcome! I hope you enjoy it as much as we do!
I love bread! This would be a great treat 🙂
This looks delicious and less sugar. Thank you for sharing your recipe.
You’re welcome – enjoy!
I love lemon and blueberry combos!!!!
Me too! I definitely recommend trying this recipe – it’s delish!
this sounds so good and looks delicious I think my family would love to try this I need to fix it for them
What a delicious bread..lemon and blueberry..a must try for us!
That looks so luscious.
Thank you!
I’m so going to have to try making this! looks tasty but never made a bread before.
This is the 3rd time I have made bread, don’t be intimidated, you can do it 🙂
Sounds absolutely delicious..Thanks for sharing I love to try new recipes with my family.
I made this last night and it’s fabulous! Perfectly sweet with a tiny bit of tang from the lemon. It’s so moist and…well…just wonderful! I had a small lemon, therefore ended up zesting the whole thing. I also didn’t make the glaze as I found it was just sweet enough on its own. Thank you for sharing this lovely recipe.
I am so glad to hear you enjoyed it! It is one of our favorites too, in fact since we recently went blueberry picking we will be making it again soon. And THANK YOU for sharing 🙂
Hi, what size loaf pan should be used?
Good morning! Sorry for my delayed response! I just used a standard loaf pan, which is about 8×4-inches. Let me know what you think of it after you make it!