Blueberry Cream Cheese Loaf

Ohhh this one’s a keeper 😍 Soft, moist, lightly sweet, and loaded with blueberries.

🫐 Blueberry Cream Cheese Loaf

🧾 Ingredients

Cream Cheese Layer

• 4 oz (115 g) cream cheese, softened

• ¼ cup sugar

• 1 egg

• ½ tsp vanilla extract

Blueberry Loaf Batter

• 1½ cups all-purpose flour

• ¾ cup sugar

• 1½ tsp baking powder

• ¼ tsp salt

• ½ cup milk (or buttermilk for extra softness)

• ⅓ cup vegetable oil or melted butter

• 1 egg

• 1 tsp vanilla extract

• 1 cup fresh or frozen blueberries

• 1 tbsp flour (to coat blueberries)

👩‍🍳 Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease or line a loaf pan.

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

3. Prepare loaf batter:
   In a bowl, whisk flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt.
   Add milk, oil/butter, egg, and vanilla. Mix just until combined.

4. Blueberries:
   Toss blueberries with 1 tbsp flour (prevents sinking).

5. Assemble:

   • Pour ½ of loaf batter into pan

   • Spoon cream cheese mixture evenly over it

   • Add remaining batter

   • Sprinkle blueberries on top and gently press in

6. Bake for 50–60 minutes, until a toothpick comes out clean.

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

✨ Optional Toppings

• Lemon glaze (powdered sugar + lemon juice) 🍋

• Crumb topping (butter, flour, sugar)

• Dust with powdered sugar