HONEY BLUEBERRY BREAD WITH CREAM CHEESE SWIRL

By Lori | September 18, 2017

2 eggs

1/2 cup honey

1/2 cup sugar

1 stick (8 TBSP) unsalted butter, room temperature

1 tSP vanilla

1 cup Greek yogurt

Zest of 1 lemon

2 cups all purpose flour

2 tsp baking powder

1 tsp salt

1 cup blueberries

Swirl:

8 oz. cream cheese

1 TBSP honey

1 TBSP sugar

Pinch of salt

 

INSTRUCTIONS:

  1. Pre-heat the oven to 350 degrees.
  2. Add the eggs, honey and sugar to a large bowl and cream together using a hand or stand mixer. Beat in the butter, vanilla, Greek yogurt and lemon zest.
  3. In a separate bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder and salt. Stir the dry ingredients into the wet.
  4. Toss the blueberries with a teaspoon of flour and stir into the batter.
  5. In a separate bowl, cream together the cream cheese, honey, sugar and salt until thoroughly combined.
  6. Pour half the blueberry batter into a greased loaf pan. Spoon on the cream cheese mixture, top with the remaining blueberry batter and gently swirl with a butter knife.
  7. Bake for 50 – 60 minutes or until a cake tester comes out clean.