I’ve got a thing for blueberries and lemons, and they definitely belong together in the form of a lemon blueberry loaf, using coconut flour.
After playing around with lemon muffins and blueberries I decided to turn the recipe into a cake. This tastes very much like a lemon pound cake so if you prefer you can omit the blueberries and have just that. I do recommend adding about 1/2 tablespoon more lemon juice to the mix for tenderness that the blueberries provide.
I added a lot of blueberries here but you can easily dial it down to about 3/4 cup of blueberries and have quite enough in each slice. I used fresh blueberries but frozen will work as well.
Lemon Blueberry Loaf
To make this Keto, replace the honey with the equivalent amount of your favorite low-carb sweetener plus 1/4 cup of dairy-free milk or yogurt.I used a smaller baking pan measuring 7.5 inches x 3.75 inches. You can use a slightly larger pan and the loaf will be flatter, or increase the recipe size, or double it and make a loaf and muffins.For SCD, use only honey.
Servings: 8 slices
Calories: 195kcal
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup coconut flour
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon sea salt
- 4 large eggs
- 1/3 cup oil
- 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons honey or maple syrup
- 1/4 cup lemon juice about 2 lemons
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup blueberries
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C, or gas mark 4).
- Line a baking pan with parchment paper.
- Combine all the coconut flour, salt, and baking soda in a bowl and blend with a whisk or fork.
- Add the eggs, oil, honey, lemon juice, vanilla extract, and blueberries to the dry ingredients and whisk to blend well.
- Add the batter to the baking pan and bake for about 50 minutes or the loaf is starting to turn golden around the edges.
- Cool and slice. Store in the refrigerator for a few weeks, or freeze for a few months.
Nutrition
Calories: 195kcal | Carbohydrates: 17g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 13g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 82mg | Sodium: 155mg | Potassium: 58mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 12g | Vitamin A: 129IU | Vitamin C: 5mg | Calcium: 12mg | Iron: 1mg
Tried making this today but with slight modification to turn it into a keto loaf and to fit my 8 X 4 inch pan.
Omitted the honey and use sweetener and coconut milk. Came out soft and moist!
Thank you for the recipe!
Great to hear! Which sweetener did you use?
Hi, wild this work with Oats flour or Almond flour?
It would be a different recipe, so you can’t replace the coconut flour using the measurements in this recipe.
Can I make this in a bread pan dish? Thank you
Yes. It’s a small loaf so depending on the dimensions of your dish you may want to increase the batter and bake a bit longer.
Just made it, and it was easy and delicious!
Great news!
Both my lemon loaf and banana bread (coconut flour) tend to be a little too moist on the bottom half of the loaf. Should I add more flour, or cook longer? I did try to cook one about 5 minutes longer, it was still too moist on the bottom but the top and edges got overdone.
I have a few suggestions: It is probably a bit moist. Add a bit more coconut flour or reduce the sweetener (which contributes moisture to the batter). You can bake a bit longer but it is likely a bit too much moisture. Hope that helps!
Erica,
Hello! I just wanted to double-check, the oil is not mentioned in the body of the recipe but is listed under ingredients. I think I left it out the first time but added it to the wet ingredients this time – it is cooking at this time. Was that just an oversight? Just checking – thanks! I loved it so much that I am going to be making this on the reg! 🙂 Thank you!! – Stacey
Thanks! Just added it 🙂
Could you make these in a cup cake pan?
Yes, take a look at my lemon muffins recipe for guidance.
Almost forgot to add the blueberries as none of the steps included that part! Will wait to see how it turns out, a very easy fast recipe !
I made the lemon blueberry and added shredded coconut with a little more lemon because it seemed drier than the first time without the coconut. It was fabulous! Next time I will add chopped walnuts. I also used agave. The sweetness was the same as the first time with maple syrup. Wonderful recipe! Thank you.
Thanks! Yes, if it seems a bit dry just add a bit more lemon juice 🙂
Sooo delicious and so fast to put together! I already ate half the loaf! Also, I used coconut oil.
Great to hear! And good to know it works well with coconut oil. Thank you 🙂
This looks so inviting we wanted to make it immediately. Wish there were an easy “print” button.
Thank you!
Update: I just installed a new plugin for recipes that includes the print button! Best wishes!
I changed the format so there’s no longer a print button, but you can easily print from your desktop by choosing Print in the browser menu.
Hi Erica, it looks delicious 🙂 I’m just wondering how many calories it has and haw the macro looks like?
Just added all of that info in the recipe plugin update! Cheers 🙂