My little Jesse goes crazy over lemon pound cake. I’m talking sneak-the-whole-bundt-into-the-bedroom-after-midnight-and-eat-half-the-cake kind of crazy. He’s that kid. He’s my midnight snacker with the taste for baked goods. And he loves blueberries too.
So putting these two things together for breakfast was only obvious right?
I received a big bag of sweet lemons from a close friend and I knew I had to make my boy something with them. What I love about this recipe is that frozen blueberries work just fine, because I don’t always have fresh blueberries on hand.
And I’m sure you may have most or if not all of these ingredients in your kitchen. I made these extra healthy, full of omega packed ground flax seeds and half the fat of a typical breakfast bread. And to boot, antioxidant rich blueberries and lemons full of Vitamin C. Could these be any better for your family?
Healthy Blueberry Lemon Breakfast Bread
Ingredients:
2 cups self rising flour
1 cup sugar
1/4 cup ground flax
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp cardamom
Zest of one lemon
2 cups blueberries
2 eggs
1/3 cup lemon juice
1/3 cup lowfat milk
1/4 cup canola oil
1/4 cup unsweetened applesauce
Preheat the oven to 350F.
Whisk all the dry ingredients in a large bowl. Stir in the blueberries and lemon zest. If you are using frozen blueberries, thaw them first.
Add the eggs, oil and applesauce, and lemon juice and milk.
Carefully fold into dry mixture.
Pour the batter into an 8×8 baking pan that has been lightly sprayed with cooking spray.
Bake for 60-70 minutes.
Cool slightly and cut into 9 squares to serve.
Enjoy with a tall glass of milk and a big smile.
Recipe derived from Jenna Weber’s Blueberry Bread on Fresh Tastes
Healthy Blueberry Lemon Breakfast Bread
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 1 hour, 10 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour, 20 minutes
Number of servings: 9
Weight Watchers PointsPlus®: 5
*Nutritional value may vary depending upon which ingredients are used.
*PointsPlus® calculated by Famished Fish and in no way endorsed by Weight Watchers International, Inc.
Ingredients
- 2 cups self rising flour
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup ground flax
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp cardamom
- Zest of one lemon
- 2 cups blueberries
- 2 eggs
- 1/3 cup lemon juice
- 1/3 cup lowfat milk
- 1/4 cup canola oil
- 1/4 cup unsweetened applesauce
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350F.
- Whisk all the dry ingredients in a large bowl. Stir in the blueberries and lemon zest. If you are using frozen blueberries, thaw them first.
- Add the eggs, oil and applesauce, and lemon juice and milk. Carefully fold into dry mixture.
- Pour the batter into an 8×8 baking pan that has been lightly sprayed with cooking spray.
- Bake for 60-70 minutes.
- Cool slightly and cut into 9 squares to serve.
If you had a midnight snack craving, what would it be?
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