Sliced blueberry cream cheese bread showing a creamy swirl and juicy blueberries on a cutting board.
This Blueberry Cream Cheese Bread is cozy, moist, and perfect for breakfast or dessert. The secret is flouring the blueberries so they don’t sink, and keeping the swirl thick so it bakes into a pretty ribbon.
Ingredients for Blueberry Cream Cheese Bread
Batter
- All-purpose flour (2 cups)
- Baking powder (2 tsp)
- Salt (1/2 tsp)
- Sugar (3/4 cup)
- Eggs (2)
- Milk (1/2 cup)
- Oil (1/2 cup) or melted butter
- Vanilla (2 tsp)
- Blueberries (1 1/2 cups) + flour (1 tbsp) to toss
Swirl
- Cream cheese (8 oz, softened)
- Sugar (1/4 cup)
- Egg (1)
- Vanilla (1 tsp)
Blueberry Cream Cheese Bread Recipe Step-by-Step
- 1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease a 9×5 loaf pan.
- 2. Whisk dry ingredients.
- 3. Stir wet ingredients, then combine with dry (don’t overmix).
- 4. Fold in floured blueberries.
- 5. Beat swirl ingredients until smooth.
- 6. Layer half batter, add swirl, top with remaining batter; swirl gently.
- 7. Bake 55–65 minutes until a toothpick comes out mostly clean.
- 8. Cool fully before slicing.
Recipe Card: Blueberry Cream Cheese Bread
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 1 hour
Total Time: 1 hour 15 minutes
Yield: 10 slices
Category: Dessert, Breakfast & Brunch
Method: Baking
Cuisine: American
Diet: Vegetarian