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This Blueberry Buckle recipe includes a delicious blueberry cake baked with a crumbly, buttery cinnamon topping.

two slices of blueberry buckle stacked

This recipe is super easy to make. Grab some fresh blueberries to make this amazing blueberry buckle! You can use frozen blueberries if fresh are not available to you, but fresh will always be best. Buckle can be eaten as a coffee cake for breakfast or an afternoon snack. Or you can serve it up as a dessert as well.

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Ingredients needed:

  • all purpose flour
  • baking powder and salt
  • shortening
  • granulated white sugar
  • egg
  • milk
  • blueberries
  • ground cinnamon
  • butter

four photos showing how to make blueberry buckle

How to make Blueberry Buckle:

The complete, printable recipe is at the end of this post.

Preheat the oven to 350℉. Spray an 8×8 or 9×9-inch pan with nonstick spray.

PREPARE THE BUCKLE:

In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder and salt.
 
In a medium bowl, use a hand mixer to combine the shortening and sugar- beat on high speed until light and fluffy. Beat in the egg. Add the dry ingredients and milk alternately to the egg mixture; beat until smooth after each addition. Spread the batter into the prepared pan. Sprinkle the blueberries on top.

MAKE THE TOPPING:

In a separate bowl, combine the flour, sugar and cinnamon. Using a pastry blender, cut in the butter until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Sprinkle the topping over the blueberries.

blueberry buckle sliced up

Bake for 50 to 60 minutes, or until golden brown. Let your blueberry buckle cool for at least a few minutes before you cut it into slices.

spatula lifting up slice of blueberry buckle

That’s the good stuff, right there. It’s a tender, sweet cake on the bottom with the most delicious layer of cooked blueberries and sweet crumb topping

two slices of blueberry buckle

Serve it warm (with a scoop of vanilla ice cream, if desired). Leftovers are excellent too. Enjoy!

blueberry buckle on plate topped with ice cream

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two slices of blueberry buckle stacked

Blueberry Buckle

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An easy, classic blueberry dessert!
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 50 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 10 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 9 servings
Calories 417 kcal

Ingredients
  

BUCKLE:

  • 2 cups all purpose flour
  • 2½ teaspoons baking powder
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • ½ cup shortening
  • ¾ cup granulated white sugar
  • 1 large egg
  • ½ cup milk
  • 2 cups fresh blueberries (frozen can be used too)

TOPPING:

  • ½ cup all purpose flour
  • ½ cup granulated white sugar
  • ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • ¼ cup (½ stick) butter

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 350℉. Spray an 8x8 or 9x9-inch pan with nonstick spray.

PREPARE THE BUCKLE:

  • In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder and salt.
  • In a medium bowl, use a hand mixer to combine the shortening and sugar- beat on high speed until light and fluffy. Beat in the egg. Add the dry ingredients and milk alternately to the egg mixture; beat until smooth after each addition. Spread the batter into the prepared pan. Sprinkle the blueberries on top.

MAKE THE TOPPING:

  • In a separate bowl, combine the flour, sugar and cinnamon. Using a pastry blender, cut in the butter until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Sprinkle the topping over the blueberries.
  • Bake for 50 to 60 minutes, or until golden brown. Serve warm (with a scoop of vanilla ice cream, if desired).

Nutrition

Serving: 1servingCalories: 417kcalCarbohydrates: 60gProtein: 5gFat: 18gSaturated Fat: 7gPolyunsaturated Fat: 4gMonounsaturated Fat: 6gTrans Fat: 2gCholesterol: 36mgSodium: 239mgPotassium: 93mgFiber: 2gSugar: 32gVitamin A: 235IUVitamin C: 3mgCalcium: 95mgIron: 2mg
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