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Healthy Blueberry Oatmeal Bread

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This moist and healthy Blueberry Oatmeal Bread is made with creamy yogurt, plump blueberries, and warm cinnamon. It’s ideal for freezing and perfect for breakfast or even dessert!  

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Sliced Blueberry Oatmeal Bread

Every summer my family picks fresh blueberries, raspberries, and any other fruit that is available around us. I love to use the fresh fruit for a whole bunch of different baked goodies. Whether you use fresh or frozen, my Healthy Blueberry Oatmeal Bread is an excellent option for a fast and nutritious breakfast. We love to use leftovers for French toast the next day. It’s not too heavy, and has just the right amount of sweetness.

Ingredients

  • Flour: I like to use whole wheat pastry flour, but you can use all purpose flour, or almond flour to make it gluten-free.
  • Oats: A great source of protein and fiber added to the bread, I typically use old-fashioned oats.
  • Sugar: Sweetens the bread.
  • Flax seed meal: A great additive for the bread that does little to to affect taste, but is a great source of omega 3 fatty acids.
  • Baking powder & baking soda: Helps the bread to rise and leaven.
  • Cinnamon: Adds some warm, woody, and somewhat sweet flavor.
  • Salt: Salt is essential in baking to enhance the flavors of the other ingredients.
  • Yogurt: I use plain yogurt and it makes the bread incredibly moist.
  • Vegetable oil: Adds moisture to the batter.
  • Eggs: Acts as a binder for the bread.
  • Vanilla: Adds flavor and moisture to the bread.
  • Blueberries: Full of antioxidants and phytonutrients, they are kind of sweet, kind of tart, and juicy. You can use fresh or frozen blueberries!

How to make Healthy Blueberry Oatmeal Bread

Start your blueberry oatmeal bread by mixing all of your dry ingredients in a large bowl.

Liz mixing ingredients

Then in a different bowl, whisk all of your wet ingredients.

Then mix your wet ingredients into your dry until fully incorporated. Finish by folding in your blueberries.

liz pouring batter into pan

Then pour your batter into a greased loaf pan.

I like to top my loaves with fresh blueberries before tossing in the oven at 350 for about 50 minutes.

Healthy blueberry oatmeal bread.

Once the bread is golden brown and a toothpick comes out clean, remove your bread from the oven and let cool. Then serve and enjoy your Blueberry Oatmeal Bread!

Frequently Asked Questions

Is oatmeal with blueberries good for you?

Since both oatmeal and blueberries are good for you, they are a great combination together!

Can you freeze this bread?

If you wrap it in plastic wrap and keep it air-tight in a freezer bag, you can store Blueberry Oatmeal Bread for up to 3 months in the freezer.

Fresh Baked Blueberry Oatmeal Bread

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Healthy Blueberry Oatmeal Bread

Liz Della Croce
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This moist and healthy Blueberry Oatmeal Bread is made with creamy yogurt, plump blueberries and warm cinnamon. It's ideal for freezing and perfect for breakfast or even dessert!  
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 15 minutes
CourseBaked Goods, Breakfast
Serves14

Ingredients
 
 

  • 1 ½ cups whole wheat pastry flour or white whole wheat flour
  • 1 cup oats old fashioned or quick cooking
  • ¾ cup sugar
  • ½ cup Flax seed meal (add 1/2 cup more flour if you don't have flax seed meal)
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 1 ½ cups low fat plain yogurt such as Stonyfield
  • cup vegetable oil
  • 2 large eggs
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla
  • 1 cup blueberries fresh or frozen

Instructions
 

  1. Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees and grease a bread pan with non-stick spray or butter.
  2. In a medium bowl, whisk together dry ingredients: whole wheat flour, flax seed meal, oats, sugar, baking powder, cinnamon, baking soda and salt.
    1 ½ cups whole wheat pastry flour, 1 cup oats, ¾ cup sugar, ½ cup Flax seed meal, 2 teaspoons baking powder, 1 teaspoon cinnamon, ½ teaspoon baking soda, ½ teaspoon salt
  3. Using an electric stand mixer, beat together yogurt, oil, vanilla and eggs over medium speed. Slowly add dry ingredients until just combined then remove from mixer.
    1 ½ cups low fat plain yogurt, 1/3 cup vegetable oil, 2 large eggs, 2 teaspoons vanilla
  4. Carefully fold in the blueberries then pour batter into the bread pan. Bake for 50-60 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean. Let cool completely before serving or wrapping as a gift.
    1 cup blueberries

Nutrition

Calories: 194kcal | Carbohydrates: 29.1g | Protein: 5.6g | Fat: 6.7g | Saturated Fat: 0.6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 6.1g | Cholesterol: 26mg | Sodium: 223mg | Fiber: 3.1g | Sugar: 14.1g

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74 responses to “Healthy Blueberry Oatmeal Bread”

  1. Maria Elvira Avatar
    Maria Elvira

    I’ve been baking this bread for quite a while. My husband has high cholesterol and I need to find ways to introduce oats or to baje without butter. He likes his breads and cakes and this has been a hit! Easy to follow recipe, the result is always delicious.

  2. Gg Avatar
    Gg

    Perfect thank you

  3. Diana Avatar
    Diana

    Really, really good. Note: more is not better where the blueberries are concerned; it gets a little soggy.)

  4. Karen Sinclair Avatar
    Karen Sinclair

    Sooo good!!!

  5. Anita Ribout Avatar
    Anita Ribout

    So yummy! We both love this recipe. Works well as both breaky and dessert! Thanks for sharing.

  6. Karen C Avatar
    Karen C

    I love love love this recipe! I make it frequently for myself and freeze the slices so it doesn’t go bad before I can eat it all and then I can have a slice whenever I like. It is a perfect treat that isn’t too sweet and I feel good about the ingredients used in it. Thank you so much for sharing this!

    1. Kaley Clarke Avatar
      Kaley Clarke

      Love that you freeze the individual slices, what a great idea!

  7. Bill Avatar
    Bill

    How can I incorporate ripe banana? Should I replace the yogurt with it?

    1. Liz DellaCroce Avatar
      Liz DellaCroce

      1 ripe banana could replace one of the eggs in terms of moisture and binding.

  8. Sally Avatar
    Sally

    Dough way too dry so I had to add coconut milk. Otherwise very good

  9. Rosie Avatar
    Rosie

    I made your modified recipe using the flax seed that I ground up in my coffee grinder and no other substitutions. (I see your old recipe used wheat germ?) I had a dark metal pan so I baked at 325°F and it was done in 50 mins. Let it cool in the pan overnight and brought it to work for our ‘breakfast club’ and it was a hit! I loved it and so did everyone else. It was a nice change from co-workers bringing in donuts and bagels all the time. Thanks for the healthy alternative!

  10. Jose Avatar
    Jose

    well I must thank you for this healthier version of blue berries oatmeal bread! Took your basics with a few changes instead of white sugar used organic blue agave, added pumpkin seeds, along with walnuts just tasted it ,YES! yummy non sweet just like i had hoped for. Gracias from Napa,CA

  11. Lorraine Avatar
    Lorraine

    I substituted buttermilk for the yogurt. Came out moist and fluffy. You can make buttermilk by adding 1 tablespoon vinegar to 1 cup milk.

  12. Gentian Gashi Avatar
    Gentian Gashi

    I tried assembling this monstrosity of a recipe and ended up with a loaf for 30 people. If you’re baking use the metric system because not every cup is the same size. The ratios just seem off. My batter turned out more like a dough than a batter. This just doesn’t make sense. A waste of ingredients.

    1. Liz DellaCroce Avatar
      Liz DellaCroce

      Not sure where the ratios went off for you, as I’ve had many people make it with no trouble, but I’m sorry the bread didn’t turn out correctly!

  13. Linda Avatar
    Linda

    I made this recipe and it was delicious! Thank you for posting. I’m making it again tonight for a yummy breakfast tomorrow!

  14. Pandora Avatar
    Pandora

    I’m baking this now and it smells absolutely delicious! I wanted to know how long it would keep in the refrigerator?
    The other half will go in the freezer!

    1. Liz DellaCroce Avatar
      Liz DellaCroce

      Good in the fridge for up to a week!

  15. Ana Avatar
    Ana

    Hi! Looking forward to trying this recipe. Do you think Greek yogurt could be used in place of a traditional low fat yogurt?

    1. Liz DellaCroce Avatar
      Liz DellaCroce

      Yes, Greek yogurt would work great as well!

      1. Lori Avatar
        Lori

        So whether I follow the recipe for 1/2x, 1x, or 2x , it still fits into 1 standard-size loaf pan?

        1. Liz DellaCroce Avatar
          Liz DellaCroce

          Doubling the recipe will require 2 standard loaf pans, and halfing it, you could use a smaller loaf pan.

          1. T.Allen Avatar
            T.Allen

            Can I substitute almond meal for flax seed meal? If so, will ratios be the same?

          2. Liz DellaCroce Avatar
            Liz DellaCroce

            Yes, you can use almond meal instead! Just do 1/2 cup still.

  16. Michele Avatar
    Michele

    I made this today and it is delicious! I was a little worried because it took about an hour and 20 minutes to cook but it came out perfectly! It is beautifully brown, moist and so tasty! I will definitely make this again.

    1. Liz DellaCroce Avatar
      Liz DellaCroce

      I’m so glad you enjoyed it! One of my favorites too!

  17. Patricia Avatar
    Patricia

    ½ cup Flax seed meal flour would work as well Hi! Being a novice baker , this (see above) was confusing. Also confused when I read “wheat germ” in the directions. Thanks!

    1. Liz DellaCroce Avatar
      Liz DellaCroce

      Hi Patricia – Thank you so much for bringing this to my attention. I revised the recipe and added in a note to make it easier to follow! I hope you still make it – it’s AMAZING!

    2. Patricia Avatar
      Patricia

      Liz, than YOU! Saving it for a special occasion next weekend. It’s going to be the perfect healthy treat with Sunday brunch.

      1. Liz DellaCroce Avatar
        Liz DellaCroce

        Oh good enjoy!!

  18. Jennifer Parsons Avatar
    Jennifer Parsons

    Hi Liz, I’m about to make this a second time! So good. So much so I’m serving it to company for breakfast! Serving it “french toast” style. But we also loved it just as it is. Really good, thank you!

    Jennifer

    1. Liz DellaCroce Avatar
      Liz DellaCroce

      Oh great what a good idea!!!!

      1. Arnie Juelfs Avatar
        Arnie Juelfs

        Hello,
        May yku use any other kind of oil than vegetable. Vegetable oil needs to be outlawed.
        Thank uku!

        1. Liz DellaCroce Avatar
          Liz DellaCroce

          You can use any oil you wish!

  19. kelli weiss Avatar
    kelli weiss

    hi, just made 1 loaf with a few changes: used crushed walnuts instead of the seed meal or flour, 1/2 of brown sugar, and applesauce to replace oil, and vanilla yogurt!
    it took only 44 minutes to bake, looks beautiful but haven’t tasted it yet??
    u don’t mention if cooling inside pan or not, so i may for now..thx:):

    1. Liz DellaCroce Avatar
      Liz DellaCroce

      You can cool it either way!! How was it?!

    2. Margaret McVey Avatar
      Margaret McVey

      Thank you for sharing the suggestion of walnuts in place of flax meal. I’m definitely going to try this.

  20. CookinTX Avatar
    CookinTX

    Made this for my family. No one was impressed. Threw away half of it. Won’t be making again.

    1. Liz DellaCroce Avatar
      Liz DellaCroce

      So sorry this wasn’t a hit. I’m curious – did you make any substitutions? We make this all the time and everyone always loves it – I’d love to help brainstorm ways for making it a success for you as well!

    2. Dallas Noe Avatar
      Dallas Noe

      So good! I made a streusel topping with 3 T. rolled oats
      3 T. flour
      1 1/2 T sugar
      1 1/2 T butter melted
      Thanks for the yummy recipe! Also, I only had a cup of yogurt so I used sour cream for the remainder and it worked great:)

      1. Liz DellaCroce Avatar
        Liz DellaCroce

        Oooo that sounds so good!

  21. Seliene Hacker Avatar
    Seliene Hacker

    Hi Liz
    My husband is the blueberry fan so I made this specifically for him. He said the flavor was great but it was a little too dense. I’ve never baked with wheat germ before. Is it possible to bake this without it?

    1. Liz DellaCroce Avatar
      Liz DellaCroce

      Yes you can certainly skip it!!

  22. Corry Oosterhouse Avatar
    Corry Oosterhouse

    Liz, I finally had time to make the blueberry oatmeal bread!! Husband and I love it and have it for breakfast! Also, I made mini loaves so I could give them as gifts to family and friends! I used flax meal too and it worked great–moist and delicious!! It’s a keeper!! Thanks!! Your #1 fan!!❤️????❤️

    1. Liz DellaCroce Avatar
      Liz DellaCroce

      Oh I’m so glad you liked it! One of our favorites too!!

      1. Wanda Lawrence Avatar
        Wanda Lawrence

        Send information how to cook it oatmeal bread recipe to my email

  23. Shawna Avatar
    Shawna

    This recipe looks fantastic! Do you think I could use a gluten free all purpose flour blend in it? Or is the batter to heavy? I would also sub applesauce (or maybe banana) for the oil.

    1. Liz DellaCroce Avatar
      Liz DellaCroce

      Yes definitely!!

  24. Michelle G. Avatar
    Michelle G.

    I was wondering if you have any suggestions for a wheat germ substitute? Would flax meal work? Or maybe the 10 grain mix from Bob’s Red Mill? I have both of those, but I don’t have wheat germ and I don’t really want to go buy it unless I’m sure I’ll use it a lot..

    1. Liz DellaCroce Avatar
      Liz DellaCroce

      Flax seed meal or just flour would work!

  25. Paige Avatar
    Paige

    This is awesome bread, I made it and had it every day for breakfast! I substituted the brown sugar and used unsweetened applesauce instead of oil. So moist!! I was curious about how you think they would turn out if I put the batter into muffin cups?

    1. Liz DellaCroce Avatar
      Liz DellaCroce

      Oh my goodness I’m so glad you love it!! I bet it would be GREAT in muffins!! I’m going to have to try that soon!!!

  26. Marianne Avatar
    Marianne

    This looks amazing. I am always looking for healthier versions of my favorite foods. My question for you is if I can substitute fat free plain Greek yogurt in the recipe. Thanks! Can hardly wait to make it.

    1. Liz DellaCroce Avatar
      Liz DellaCroce

      Yes absolutely!!! Any yogurt works! Enjoy!

  27. Jodie Cady Avatar
    Jodie Cady

    I made this for our staff meeting and it was a huge hit. Easy to make, very moist and great tasting.

  28. Nicola Avatar
    Nicola

    To save on calories, I cut the sugar down to 1/4 cup (but doubled the vanilla to 4 tsp and cinnamon to 2 tsp to compensate) and instead of 1/3 cup oil I used 1 Tbsp oil and a mashed banana.
    I didn’t have wheat germ so I subsituted 1/2 cup ground sunflower seeds.
    I also used ~2 cups blueberries.
    Tasted great!

    1. Liz DellaCroce Avatar
      Liz DellaCroce

      Sounds incredible!!! Thank you for letting me know!

  29. leah Avatar
    leah

    What type of whole wheat flour do you recommend for baking? The ones I’ve used seem so heavy and don’t produce a nice texture in baked goods.

  30. Carol Avatar
    Carol

    I made this bread for the first time for a breakfast meeting at work. I hadn’t even tasted it yet and people were waving at me during the meeting to tell me how good it was. I finally took a piece before it was all gone and it was great. I’ll be making this again, thanks!

    1. Liz DellaCroce Avatar
      Liz DellaCroce

      I’m so glad to hear it was a hit!!!! Thank you for letting me know!!!

  31. Rebecca Avatar
    Rebecca

    Sounds heavenly & healthy. I’d love to try subbing applesauce for the oil, do you think that might make it too gooey?

    1. Liz DellaCroce Avatar
      Liz DellaCroce

      I bet it would work out just fine, Rebecca. Will you let me know?

      1. Rebecca Avatar
        Rebecca

        I substituted an equal measure of applesauce in place of the oil and no one could tell. That includes my husband who hates healthy cooking. He actually requests this bread. As a side note, I also used 2 cups of blueberries in it. All I can say is Wow!

        1. Liz DellaCroce Avatar
          Liz DellaCroce

          That is music to my ears – so glad to hear!!! Thank you for making my day!

        2. Kristen Avatar
          Kristen

          Thanks for this! I’m going to make this for breakfast this week and was wondering how much applesauce to substitute. Can’t wait to make it!!

          1. Liz DellaCroce Avatar
            Liz DellaCroce

            Oh I hope you love it Kristen!

  32. The Lemon Bowl Avatar
    The Lemon Bowl

    I love the idea of a cookie!! You can’t go wrong with oats and berries. :-)

  33. The Lemon Bowl Avatar
    The Lemon Bowl

    I need to get in the habit of making extra to freeze!! We ate two loaves including turning some into French toast. It was amazing! I hope you enjoy. :)

  34. The Lemon Bowl Avatar
    The Lemon Bowl

    Thank you!! It’s perfect for doing just that!! Let me know if you get to try it!

  35. The Lemon Bowl Avatar
    The Lemon Bowl

    haha I will slather you in oats any time baby!! xo

  36. The Lemon Bowl Avatar
    The Lemon Bowl

    Me too!!! We froze a ton of sliced quick breads when we had A and I want to do it again. It’s so nice to pop in the microwave any time you need a healthy snack.

  37. The Lemon Bowl Avatar
    The Lemon Bowl

    Thank you so much! Let me know if you give it a try- we ended up having to make two loaves!

  38. The Lemon Bowl Avatar
    The Lemon Bowl

    I couldn’t believe how moist it turned out!! The wheat germ gives it a nice crunch too. :)

  39. The Lemon Bowl Avatar
    The Lemon Bowl

    Oooo cookies sound good too!! Make the bread because then you can turn it into French toast. ;-)