When blueberry season comes around, I love baking with those fresh berries! So I thought I’d try combining blueberries and bananas in a bread, and I also decided to add a little oatmeal—I thought oatmeal would give it a nice texture and make a nice quick bread for breakfast. I really liked how this Blueberry-Oat Banana Bread turned out!

This bread is so moist and packed with blueberries! It’s sweet, but not overly sweet—and the ripe bananas add just the right amount of sweetness and moistness to the bread. I actually didn’t taste my loaf until the day after I baked it, and it was wonderful the day after! I’m not sure what it tastes like while still warm, but I’m guessing it’s pretty good. The flavor of the bread is so good you really don’t need to put anything on it, but you can always add a little dab of butter on a warm slice, or lightly spread some cream cheese on a cooled slice if you want.

This recipe works well in an 8 x 4″ loaf pan, as the recipe mentions. You can use a 9 x 5″ pan, but your loaf will be flatter and your baking time may be a few minutes less!

Fresh blueberries are the best! What types of treats do you like to make with them?