Blueberry Bread with Crumb Topping

Introducing Blueberry Bread with Crumb Topping, my new favorite food for breakfast, dessert, afternoon snack, or whenever! This Blueberry Streusel Bread tastes like a cross between blueberry cake and blueberry muffin topped with delicious streusel topping – basically a tasty quick bread with no yeast involved.

OH SO YUM!!

My favorite thing about this Blueberry Bread is that crumbly sweet topping with a slightly coarse texture and a hint of cinnamon. It is a gorgeous contrast to the moist, spongy bread filled with a generous amount of sweet, juicy blueberries.

Ah, summer in a bite.

Blueberry Streusel Bread

The other day, I was at the grocery store and with much excitment, I filled up my cart with multiple large boxes of blueberries because they were $6+ for 18 oz.

I was like a kid in a candy store, with my tongue hanging out at the sight of those large plum juicy blueberries. I love this time of the year at the produce aisle. In fact, I anticipate it.

Not surprisingly, we have been eating copious amount of blueberries lately, making multiple loaves of Blueberry Bread with Crumb Topping, and popping blueberries into our mouths like popcorn at random times of the day.

Blueberry lovers out there are probably nodding their heads with agreement, while the rest of you are puzzled and shaking your heads.

But that is okay. I claim my love for all things blueberries. Some people are crazy about pumpkin, avocado toast, La Croix… I am crazy about blueberries.

I haven’t done a baking post in a while. It would seem I was on a pretty intense savory kick. So I am actually super excited to share this with you.

Ingredients

This Blueberry Bread with Crumb Topping recipe calls for simple ingredients and yes, lots (AND LOTS) of blueberries.

Here’s what you will need:

• blueberries – use fresh or frozen. Fresh is preferred but frozen works as well
• all-purpose flour
• baking powder
• salt
• sugar
• eggs
• Greek yogurt
• vegetable oil
• lemon juice
• unsalted butter
• ground cinnamon – this is used for the crumble topping

How to make Blueberry Bread with Crumb Topping

To make Blueberry Streusel Bread, I like to first line the 9×5 inch bread pan with parchment paper because it makes clean up and removing the bread a breeze.

My love for parchment paper can probably rival my love for blueberries. And that, my friend, is saying a whole lot about parchment paper.

It’s worth the investment. If you don’t have parchment paper at hand, and blueberry bread is CALLING YOUR NAME, grease the pan with cooking oil.

It’s up to you, but I typically start off  by putting together the crumb topping first, then the dry and wet ingredients for the Blueberry Bread.

I work on the crumb topping first because I typically melt the butter in the microwave and like to let it sit for a while after putting everything together, so that the crumb topping will not go onto the batter warm.

After mixing the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients, I pour the blueberry bread batter into the loaf pan and then sprinkle the crumb topping onto the bread.

Gently press the crumb toppings onto the batter so it will stick to the top when it bakes.

Bake Blueberry Streusel Bread in the oven for about 60 minutes at 350℉. When baking this batch for the photograph, I took it out at the 58 minute mark and it was perfect.

Oven temperature varies, so always take notes and get to know your oven and decide on what works best for you.

Ah, Blueberry Bread with Crumb Topping. Love. Love. LOVE.

Use a toothpick to poke into the middle of the loaf. If it comes out clean then the bread is done.

Lastly, cool Blueberry Streusel Bread for ~10 minutes. Then remove bread from pan and let it cool for another 10-15 minutes or so before cutting into it.

If you used parchment paper, gently remove bread from the bread pan by lifting both sides of the parchment paper.  Bread should not stick to parchment paper, and cleaning the bread pan should be a breeze.

When John saw me doing this for the first time, he was so impressed by how parchment paper works… and just like that, parchment paper also won his heart.

Cut into slices and serve! Be still, my blueberry-loving heart…

How to store leftover Blueberry Bread with Crumb Topping

It definitely tastes best fresh, but it keeps well too. I typically keep leftovers in an airtight container or zip lock bag in the fridge for up to 5 days and microwave them briefly to warm it up.

You can also keep them in an airtight container or zip lock bag in the freezer and can be kept that way for a longer period of time.

John tells me it tastes about the same either way. I will admit I am a bit of a food snob and love baked goods fresh from the oven way more than leftovers.

But don’t get me wrong, that doesn’t mean I won’t eat leftovers… 😉 It is after all, blueberries…

Give this Blueberry Streusel Loaf a try! Have fun baking!

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