Healthy Lemon Blueberry Bread

A hand holding up a slice of Lemon Blueberry Bread off a white plate

Healthy Lemon Blueberry Bread is a delicious, lighter treat. Naturally sweetened and made with greek yogurt - it's great for breakfast, dessert or a snack!

Prep Time10

Cook Time40

Total Time50

Servings: slices

Calories: 263kcal

Ingredients

1 cup whole wheat pastry flour
1 cup oat flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
2 tablespoons lemon zest
3 tablespoons coconut oil melted
1 egg
1 egg white
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1/2 cup honey
1/2 cup nonfat greek yogurt
1/4 cup lemon juice
1/4 cup almond milk
1.5 cup fresh blueberries

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 + prepare a greased 9x5 baking dish
In a large bowl mix whole wheat pastry flour, oat flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon and ginger
In a separate bowl mix lemon zest, melted coconut oil, egg, egg white, vanilla extract, honey, yogurt, juice, + milk
Combine the wet + dry ingredients
Slowly fold in blueberries with a spatula
Pour batter in a greased 9x5 or 8x4 loaf pan and bake for 35-40 minutes until cake is cooked thoroughly in the middle. If you bake in a 8x4 loaf pan it may take 5-10 minutes longer to cook. The cake should be golden brown on the outside and a cake tester or toothpick should come out clean when inserted into the center.

Notes

Substitutions for this Healthy Lemon Blueberry Bread Recipe:

There are a lot of different substitutions for this bread depending on what you have in your fridge/pantry.

Oil: You can substitute olive oil, vegetable oil or avocado oil
Flour: You can make this with regular whole wheat flour or all oat flour. It will be a little more dense than if you use whole wheat pastry flour, but it will work just fine!
Honey : You can substitute honey with maple syrup
Berries: You can use strawberries or raspberries in this recipe, but it may be a little more watery. You can also substitute frozen berries, but make sure to thaw completely and strain out any liquid to avoid the bread becoming too wet. To avoid blueberries sinking to the bottom of the mix or pan, you can coat with a teaspoon cornstarch before adding to the batter.
Healthy Lemon Bread- You can skip the berries in this and make it a healthy lemon bread!
Greek Yogurt: I haven't tried it but I think you can substitute sour cream for greek yogurt
To make gluten free: I haven't tried it, but I think you can replace whole wheat flour with Bob's Red Mill 1-to-1 Gluten Free Flour
To make vegan: Here's a Vegan Lemon Blueberry Bread Recipe. You can also subbing the egg/egg white for with flax eggs, sub honey with maple syrup, and sub greek yogurt for dairy free yogurt. I have not tried making this bread vegan, so I'm not sure how it will work!
Muffins: I haven't tried baking this bread in muffin form but I think it would work. You can try putting in a greased or lined muffin tin and bake for 15-20 minutes until a toothpick comes out clean when inserted in the center.

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