blueberry cream cheese loaf

Here’s a moist, bakery-style Blueberry Cream Cheese Loaf that’s easy to make and perfect for breakfast or dessert 🫐🍞

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🫐 Blueberry Cream Cheese Loaf

Ingredients

Cream Cheese Layer

• 8 oz cream cheese, softened

• ¼ cup sugar

• 1 egg

• 1 tsp vanilla extract

Loaf Batter

• 1½ cups all-purpose flour

• 1 tsp baking powder

• ¼ tsp salt

• ½ cup sugar

• ½ cup butter, softened

• 2 eggs

• ½ cup milk (or sour cream for extra moisture)

• 1½ tsp vanilla extract

• 1 cup fresh or frozen blueberries

• 1 tsp flour (to toss blueberries)

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Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C).
   Grease and line a 9×5-inch loaf pan.

2. Make cream cheese layer:
   Beat cream cheese, sugar, egg, and vanilla until smooth. Set aside.

3. Prepare loaf batter:

   • Whisk flour, baking powder, and salt in a bowl.

   • In another bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy.

   • Beat in eggs one at a time, then vanilla.

   • Add dry ingredients alternately with milk, mixing gently.

4. Add blueberries:
   Toss blueberries with 1 tsp flour and fold gently into batter.

5. Assemble:

   • Pour half the batter into the pan

   • Spoon cream cheese mixture evenly on top

   • Add remaining batter and gently swirl with a knife

6. Bake:
   Bake 55–65 minutes, until a toothpick inserted comes out mostly clean.
   (Cover loosely with foil if top browns too fast.)

7. Cool:
   Let cool in pan 15 minutes, then transfer to a rack.

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Tips for Best Results

• Frozen blueberries: don’t thaw them first

• Want extra flavor? Add lemon zest to the batter

• Even better the next day once flavors settle

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If you want, I can also give you:

• A lemon blueberry cream cheese loaf

• A glaze topping (vanilla or lemon)

• Or a healthier version with less sugar

Just tell me 😊