Delicious homemade Raspberry Bread made with fresh or frozen raspberries is perfect for breakfast, brunch or as a midday snack.
This is an easy to make quick bread that does not require any kneading or rising of the dough!
Raspberry and lemon
This raspberry bread is actually a raspberry lemon bread! Raspberries and lemon are delicious together so I had to include both.
I have a few other recipes with raspberries and lemon - Raspberry Lemon Muffins and Raspberry Lemonade!
You could also make this without the lemon if you really wanted.
I used fresh raspberries in this recipe, but it would work well with frozen berries too. That means we can enjoy this bread all year long!
Serve this delicious homemade bread for breakfast or brunch. This loaf also makes a delicious gift. Just let the loaf fully cool, then wrap in plastic wrap and add a bow. Perfect for a hostess gift or give to all your neighbors!
Key ingredients
- Raspberries - fresh or frozen
- Lemon - you'll use the zest and the juice
- Flour - all purpose flour
- Sugar
- Butter - I use salted butter
- Eggs
- Milk - whole milk or 2% works best
- Baking powder and salt
Step by step directions
- Combine melted butter with sugar
- Add eggs, milk, lemon juice and lemon zest. Mix until combined. The mixture will look slightly curdled. This is fine.
- Mix in flour, baking powder and salt. Stir just until combined.
- Gently fold in raspberries. The berries may fall apart during this stage. Just give it 3-4 folds so the berries are distributed.
- Place batter in a greased loaf pan (8 ½ x 4 ½)
- Bake in preheated 350°F oven for 60-65 minutes until baked through
- Allow bread to cool in pan for at least 10 minutes
- Remove from pan and continue cooling before slicing
Recipe tips
- Once you add flour, don't overmix dough. Just mix until ingredients are combined
- The raspberries are fragile and will fall apart as you mix them into the dough. Just fold the dough gently.
- Allow bread to cool before slicing and eating
- Store bread in an airtight container at room temperature for 2-3 days
- If using frozen raspberries, do not thaw first. Add frozen and increase baking time by 10 minutes.
- Test bread by using a toothpick inserted into the center of the loaf. If just a few moist crumbs, the bread is cooked through.
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Raspberry Bread
Ingredients
- ¼ cup butter (melted)
- ¾ cup sugar
- ½ cup milk
- 2 eggs
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon lemon zest (from one lemon)
- 2¼ cups flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 ½ cups raspberries
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°
- Combine melted butter with sugar¼ cup butter, ¾ cup sugar
- Add eggs, milk, lemon juice and lemon zest. Mix until combined. The mixture will look slightly curdled. This is fine.½ cup milk, 2 eggs, 2 tablespoons lemon juice, 1 tablespoon lemon zest
- Mix in flour, baking powder and salt. Stir just until combined.2¼ cups flour, 2 teaspoons baking powder, ½ teaspoon salt
- Gently fold in raspberries. The berries may fall apart during this stage. Just give it 3-4 folds so the berries are distributed.1 ½ cups raspberries
- Place batter in a greased bread pan (8 ½ x 4 ½)
- Bake in preheated 350°F oven for 60-65 minutes until baked through
- Allow bread to cool in pan for at least 10 minutes
- Remove from pan and continue cooling before slicing
To Make Mini Loaves
- Follow instructions above for making bread batter
- Place batter in two greased mini loaf pans
- Bake for 45-50 minutes in a preheated 350 degree oven
Notes
- I use salted butter
- Once you add flour, don't overmix dough. Just mix until ingredients are combined
- The raspberries are fragile and will fall apart as you mix them into the dough. Just fold the dough gently.
- Allow bread to cool before slicing and eating
- Store bread in an airtight container at room temperature for 2-3 days
- If using frozen raspberries, do not thaw first. Add frozen and increase baking time by 10 minutes.
- Test bread by using a toothpick inserted into the center of the loaf. If just a few moist crumbs, the bread is cooked through.
Carlos says
Unsalted or salted butter???
Kathy says
Hi Carlos,
I use salted butter.
Kathy 🙂