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    Banana and Blackberry Bread

    Modified: Jan 17, 2025 · Published: Nov 6, 2012 by Nicole Spiridakis ·

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    Banana and blackberry bread is buttery and sweet, studded with juicy berries, and gluten-free if you want it to be! Each bite tastes like summer, but if you use frozen blackberries you can enjoy it all year round.

    Slices of blackberry banana bread, a slice on a plate, and a cup of coffee.

    I love baking with bananas (oat flour banana bread, anyone?) and this blackberry banana bread is a favorite! My fam LOVES blackberries—when August hits we ravage the neighborhood blackberry bushes to pick as many as we can— and when we've had our fill of oat flour blackberry muffins or gluten-free blackberry muffins I tuck them into this sweetly fragrant quick bread. Easily made gluten-free with gf flour, or you can use all-purpose or whole wheat flour.

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    • Why I Love This Blackberry Loaf!
    • Ingredients Needed
    • Variation Ideas
    • How to Make Blackberry and Banana Bread
    • Baking Tip: Freeze Your Ripe Bananas!
    • Substitution Suggestions & Tips
    • Proper Storage
    • More Banana Recipes
    • Banana and Blackberry Bread

    Why I Love This Blackberry Loaf!

    Ramp up basic banana bread and throw in a handful of berries — a la my gluten free blueberry banana bread recipe — for color and flavor. This super adaptable recipe is one of my favorites because it takes easily to whatever kind of flour you have on hand. So it's a forgiving bake, one that can be adapted to suit your tastes or needs, and, if you keep a stash of frozen blackberries in the fridge, made any time! Here are my tippy top reasons I turn to this recipe again and again:

    • Sweet summer goodness. Blackberries always mean late summer to me; their natural, juicy sweetness bursts into my mouth and makes me think of lazy, sunlit August afternoons.
    • Jam-packed with fruit. From the bananas to the blackberries this loaf is just crammed with fruit goodness.
    • Great way to use up bananas. Save those ripening bananas for this bread, or store them in the freezer for later (my tips lower down).

    Ingredients Needed

    You can use your choice of flour to make this quick loaf; I most often use gluten-free flour, but regular all-purpose flour is great, too, if don't need to keep gluten-free, Scroll down to my recipe card at the bottom of this post for the full ingredient amounts and instructions!

    Ingredients for blackberry banana bread are text-labeled.
    • Flour - Use my homemade gluten free flour blend, oat flour, all-purpose flour, or whole wheat pastry flour here.
    • Baking soda - Check to make sure it's fresh!
    • Salt - Fine sea salt or table salt works fine.
    • Bananas - You will need 1 cup of ripe, mashed bananas, equally about 3 bananas.
    • Greek yogurt - Use plain or vanilla Greek yogurt, full or low-fat. Sub sour cream if needed.
    • Butter - Softened, unsalted butter is best.
    • Sugar - A mix of granulated sugar and light or dark brown sugar.
    • Eggs - Large eggs at room temperature will easily blend into the batter.
    • Blackberries - Fresh or frozen blackberries work fine! If using frozen berries, you may need to thaw the berries a bit first if they are clumped together.

    Variation Ideas

    • Add nuts - Fold in 1 cup of chopped walnuts or pecans along with the blackberries for some crunch.
    • Another fruit! I love this base recipe and you can adapt it to include raspberries, blueberries, or a combination.
    • Mix in some spice - A little ground ginger or cinnamon (about 1 teaspoon) or peeled and grated fresh ginger adds warmth.
    • Chocolate - Try 1 cup of chopped semisweet chocolate or chocolate chips along with the blackberries.
    Slices of banana blackberry bread on parchment.

    How to Make Blackberry and Banana Bread

    Here's an overview in photos of how to make blackberry banana bread:

    Yogurt and bananas mixed in a bowl.
    mix yogurt and mashed bananas
    Butter and sugar creamed in a bowl.
    cream butter and sugars
    Batter for banana bread in a bowl.
    combine wet and dry ingredients
    Blackberries are folded into banana bread batter.
    fold in blackberries
    Batter for blackberry banana bread in a loaf pan.
    add batter to loaf pan
    A loaf of blackberry banana bread cools in a pan.
    bake and cool
    1. Combine yogurt and bananas: First, whisk together the dry ingredients in a bowl. In a separate bowl, stir together the bananas and Greek yogurt.
    2. Cream butter: In a large bowl, cream the butter and sugars, then add the eggs.
    3. Combine: Beat in the flour mixture, then mix in the banana and yogurt mixture; mix until combined.
    4. Add blackberries: Very gently fold in the blackberries.
    5. Add to pan: Place the batter in a greased and lined loaf pan.
    6. Bake: Place in the oven and bake at 350℉ for 60-75 minutes, then cool in the pan.

    Baking Tip: Freeze Your Ripe Bananas!

    Here's how to save those extra ripe (the blacker the better) bananas: peel them and place them in a freezer-safe bag. The night before you want to bake, pop them in the fridge to thaw. When the bananas are thoroughly defrosted, drain off the water, then mash them and use them in your recipe.

    A small slice of banana blackberry bread on a blue and white plate.

    Substitution Suggestions & Tips

    • Separate the blackberries: If using frozen blackberries, thaw the berries slightly, enough so that you can gently separate them from each other. You want to be able to fold in the berries individually so that they are evenly distributed throughout the batter—if they are frozen in a big clump this will be impossible!
    • And fold them in gently: This goes for frozen and fresh blackberries, but if using frozen blackberries be especially gentle when mixing them in so that they don't bleed into the batter.
    • Make it dairy-free: Substitute non-dairy butter for the butter and non-dairy yogurt for the yogurt.
    • Adjust the sweetness: Depending on how ripe your bananas are, you may wish to lower the amount of sugar by ¼ cup.
    • Try oat flour: If you're a fan of oat flour, use 1 ¾ cups (210 grams) of oat flour for the flour portion.
    • Serving options: Plain, warm, spread with butter, or cream cheese!
    Slices of blackberry banana bread.

    Proper Storage

    • Counter – Wrap the bread in plastic or foil, or place it in a sealable bag, and keep it on the counter for up to 2 days. In warmer climates, you may want to pop it directly into the fridge.
    • Fridge – Place the wrapped bread in the fridge or transfer it to an airtight container and store it for up to 5 days in the refrigerator. I like to eat the bread straight from the fridge, or I'll let it come to room temperature. Either way is delicious!
    • Freezer – Wrap individual slices of bread in plastic wrap, place them in a freezer-safe, sealable bag, and store them in the freezer for up to 3 months. Defrost in the fridge before serving.

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    If you try this blackberry banana bread recipe, please let me know! And if you have any questions, always feel free to reach out in the comments or by email. I hope you love it! ❤️

    A slice of blackberry banana bread cut in half on a plate.
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    Banana and Blackberry Bread

    Nicole Spiridakis
    Banana and blackberry bread is buttery and sweet, studded with juicy berries, and gluten-free if you want it to be! Any type of flour works in this easy recipe.
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    Prep Time 15 minutes mins
    Cook Time 1 hour hr
    Total Time 1 hour hr 15 minutes mins
    Course Breakfast
    Cuisine American
    Servings 8 servings
    Calories 344 kcal

    Ingredients
     
     

    • 1 ¾ cups gluten-free flour, all-purpose flour, or whole wheat pastry flour
    • 1 teaspoon baking soda
    • 1 teaspoon fine sea salt
    • 1 cup mashed bananas, about 3 bananas
    • ½ cup Greek yogurt, plain or vanilla flavored
    • ½ cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
    • ½ cup granulated sugar
    • ½ cup brown sugar
    • 2 large eggs
    • 1 cup blackberries

    Instructions
     

    • Preheat the oven to 350℉. In a small bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, and salt. In a separate bowl, stir together the bananas and Greek yogurt.
    • In a large bowl, cream the butter and sugars on medium speed with an electric hand mixer or stand mixer. Beat until fluffy, about 2 minutes. Scrape down the bowl and add the eggs; mix until combined.
    • Add the flour mixture and mix on low until incorporated, then mix in the banana and yogurt mixture and mix on low until well combined, scraping down the bowl if needed. Gently fold in the blackberries.
    • Grease a standard-size loaf pan and line it with a parchment sling, then pour in the batter. Let it rest for up to ½ hour if using gluten-free flour.
    • Bake the loaf for 60-75 minutes, until set and a tester inserted in the middle comes out clean. Cool the loaf in the pan for 30 minutes, then gently place on a wire rack to cool completely. If you're using gf flour, the loaf will be soft but will set as it cools.

    Notes

    • Separate the blackberries: If using frozen blackberries, thaw the berries slightly, enough so that you can gently separate them from each other. You want to be able to fold in the berries individually so that they are evenly distributed throughout the batter—if they are frozen in a big clump this will be impossible!
    • And fold them in gently: This goes for frozen and fresh blackberries, but if using frozen blackberries be especially gentle when mixing them in so that they don't bleed into the batter.
    • Make it dairy-free: Substitute non-dairy butter for the butter and non-dairy yogurt for the yogurt.
    • Adjust the sweetness: Depending on how ripe your bananas are, you may wish to lower the amount of sugar by ¼ cup.
    • Try oat flour: If you're a fan of oat flour, use 1 ¾ cups (210 grams) of oat flour for the flour portion.
    • Serving options: Plain, warm, spread with butter, or cream cheese!

    Nutrition

    Calories: 344kcalCarbohydrates: 54gProtein: 5gFat: 14gSaturated Fat: 8gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 0.5gCholesterol: 80mgSodium: 440mgPotassium: 174mgFiber: 4gSugar: 31gVitamin A: 476IUVitamin C: 6mgCalcium: 59mgIron: 1mg
    Disclaimer: Nutrition information is automatically calculated and is an estimate (I'm not a nutritionist and can't guarantee accuracy!). Even when not specified, be sure to check that all the ingredients you use are gluten free if you need them to be by reading labels on all packaging and/or confirming with the manufacturer.
    Did you make this recipe?Let me know in the comments how it went!

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    Comments

    1. Anne Zimmerman says

      November 08, 2012 at 1:58 pm

      what happens to the tuesday treat when your coworkers go MIA?

      Reply
    2. little kitchie says

      November 06, 2012 at 4:01 am

      love using olive oil in my breads! this sounds delightful!

      Reply
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