Here’s a moist, tender Blueberry Cream Cheese Loaf that’s perfect for breakfast, brunch, or a sweet snack. The cream cheese adds a rich, slightly tangy swirl, while the blueberries bring juicy bursts of flavor.
Blueberry Cream Cheese Loaf
Ingredients
For the cream cheese filling:
- 8 oz cream cheese (softened)
- ¼ cup sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
For the batter:
- 1¾ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp baking soda
- ¼ tsp salt
- ½ cup unsalted butter (softened)
- ¾ cup sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- ½ cup sour cream or plain yogurt
- 1 cup fresh or frozen blueberries (tossed with 1 tbsp flour to prevent sinking)
Optional topping:
- 2 tbsp sugar for sprinkling or simple glaze (powdered sugar + milk)
Instructions
- Preheat oven & prep pan:
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C).
- Grease a 9×5-inch loaf pan and line with parchment paper for easy removal.
- Make cream cheese filling:
- Beat cream cheese, sugar, and vanilla until smooth. Set aside.
- Prepare batter:
- Whisk flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a bowl.
- In another bowl, cream butter and sugar until fluffy.
- Beat in eggs and vanilla.
- Mix in sour cream or yogurt.
- Fold in dry ingredients just until combined.
- Gently fold in blueberries.
- Assemble loaf:
- Spoon half the batter into the prepared pan.
- Drop spoonfuls of cream cheese mixture over the batter and gently swirl with a knife.
- Add remaining batter on top and swirl again lightly.
- Bake:
- Bake for 50–60 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out mostly clean (a few moist crumbs are okay).
- Let cool in pan 10 minutes, then remove and cool completely on a wire rack.
- Optional finishing touch:
- Sprinkle with sugar before baking for a crunchy top, or drizzle with a simple glaze once cooled.
Tips
- Frozen blueberries: Keep them frozen and toss in flour to reduce color bleed.
- Extra moist loaf: Add 1–2 tbsp milk or buttermilk to the batter if using frozen blueberries.
- Swirl pattern: Don’t overmix the cream cheese and batter—just a few swirls look beautiful and taste perfect.
If you want, I can also give you:
- Mini loaf version for gifts or portion control
- Blueberry cream cheese muffin version
- Dairy-free or lighter version
Do you want me to make a muffin version?
