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Strawberry Banana Bread is a blend of fresh, juicy strawberries mixed with bananas that make this bread soft and moist in every slice. This is quick and easy bread that your family is going to love!
Bread is always a warm and delicious snack to have. If you love fresh baked bread try this Banana Bread Crumb Cake, Blueberry Banana Bread or Lemon Almond Poppyseed Quick Bread.
Strawberry Banana Bread
These winter months always have me craving fresh fruits and vegetables. With this quick and easy strawberry banana bread, you know that you are bringing summer back with every bite. It is warm, fresh and SO delicious! You will love this strawberry banana bread recipe and how easily it comes together.
This bread is a simple to make quick bread perfect for breakfast or as a snack! I love banana bread, but when you add fresh strawberries it takes this bread to a whole new level of deliciousness! And when this bread is baking in the oven, it makes your house smell amazing. Stop what you are doing and go preheat that oven!
What do I need to make Strawberry Banana Bread?
- Butter: Allow to soften on the counter or soften in microwave about 10 seconds.
- Granulated sugar: Adds sweetness
- Eggs: beaten
- Bananas: Use very ripe and mashed with a fork or mixer
- Flour: Gives structure to the bread.
- Baking soda: Leavening agent that causes the bread to rise.
- Salt: Just a pinch
- Fresh strawberries: Chopped & tossed in flour
How to Make Baked Bread
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Prep: Preheat oven to 375F degrees. Spray two 9×5 loaf pan with nonstick spray. Set aside.
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Large bowl: In a large bowl, using a KitchenAid Stand Mixer with paddle attachment cream butter and sugar together until light and fluffy.
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Small bowl: In a small bowl, beat eggs using a fork. Add eggs to sugar mixture and beat until combined. Add mashed bananas and mix until combined.
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Sift dry ingredients: Sift all dry ingredients: flour, baking soda, and salt. Slowly add sifted dry ingredients to banana mixture and mix until flour is just combined. DO NOT OVER MIX! Fold in floured covered strawberries.
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Bake: Pour batter into prepared loaf pans and bake at 375*F for 15 minutes. REDUCE heat to 350*F and bake for an additional 30 minutes until edges are slightly brown or until toothpick inserted into center comes out clean. Let cool completely before removing from loaf pans.
Variations and Substitutions
- Butter: Salted butter will also work for this. Just leave out the pinch of salt.
- Sugar: If you love a little more sweetness, substitute white sugar for brown sugar or going healthier try coconut sugar.
- Bananas: Use frozen bananas by thawing them overnight at room temperature. If there is any liquid from the bananas, simply discard that before mashing in the recipe.
- Chocolate chips: Who can resist chocolate! Chocolate chips can be sprinkled on top, in the batter or both!
- Nuts or seeds: I do love walnuts but pecans, sunflower seeds or pecans also make for an added soft crunch.
- Fresh Local fruit: Use whatever you find that looks amazing at your local farmers market. Try cranberries, blueberries or raspberries change this banana bread into something fresh and fruity!
More Delicious Strawberry Baking Recipes
- Strawberry Banana Oat Muffins
- Homemade Strawberry Cake
- Strawberry Cinnamon Roll Muffins with Cream Cheese Glaze
- Perfect Strawberry Shortcake
- Strawberry Cinnamon Swirl Bread
Strawberry Banana Bread
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup butter (1 Stick) softened
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs beaten
- 3 ripe bananas mashed
- 2 cups flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/2 cups fresh strawberries chopped & tossed in 1 Tablespoon of flour
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375F degrees. Spray two 9x5 loaf pan with nonstick spray. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, using a KitchenAid Stand Mixer with paddle attachment cream butter and sugar together until light and fluffy.
- In a small bowl, beat eggs using a fork. Add eggs to sugar mixture and beat until combined. Add mashed bananas and mix until combined.
- Sift all dry ingredients: flour, baking soda, and salt. Slowly add sifted dry ingredients to banana mixture and mix until flour is just combined. DO NOT OVER MIX! Fold in floured covered strawberries.
- Pour batter into prepared loaf pans and bake at 375*F for 15 minutes. REDUCE heat to 350*F and bake for an additional 30 minutes until edges are slightly brown or until toothpick inserted into center comes out clean. Let cool completely before removing from loaf pans.
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Notes
Nutrition
Serves: 12
All nutritional information is based on third party calculations and is only an estimate. Each recipe and nutritional value will vary depending on the brands you use, measuring methods and portion sizes per household.
my daughter asked me to make it again, which i am right now!
Made this during my lunch break using a mix of strawberries and blueberries. I only have one loaf pan so I used a greased 9×13 glass pan. It was done 20 minutes after reducing oven temp to 350 degrees. This recipe did NOT disappoint! It tastes as great as it smells! Thanks for sharing the recipe, it’s definitely a keeper for me!
I am making looks delish I put a few blueberries as well I love new and simple recipes from people thanks
I’m making it now, do you need to remove it after the 15 mins, until the temp reaches 350? Or just reset the temp, set the timer and leave the loaf in?
Leave the loaf in; just adjust the temperature after 15 minutes and cook for an additional 30 minutes at that reduced temperature.
This bread turned out delicious!!! We are a Gluten-Free family so we swapped out regular flour with GF flour and added some xantham gum. Other than that we followed the recipe exactly and it turned out perfect. It’s our new family favorite!
Can you use frozen strawberries?
Yes! I would thaw and drain them first though so that it doesn’t add any extra moisture to the batter.
Smells and looks great!! But the 30 min at 350 is definitely not long enough. I had to bake for an additional 15 min or so.
I made this recipe last night and it was absolutely delicious and moist! The whole house smelled soooo good! Thank you for this recipe! I sliced strawberries and added a couple to the top prior to baking to make it pretty. They were a huge hit and I will definitely be making again!
You are welcome! I’m so happy to hear that you loved it!! 🙂
Hi, when you say flour, do you use plain flour or self raising flour?
I used all-purpose flour in this recipe.
Thanks Alyssa, I just googled that and in the uk it’s classified as Plain flour, thanks for taking the time to respond, looking forward to making this.
Hi, can the baked loaves be frozen?
Yes! You can freeze individual slices or the whole loaf. I prefer to wrap loaves and slices in foil and then I place them in a plastic bag or an airtight container (Make sure to label it with the date!). The bread will last about 4 months. When you are ready to eat, then thaw the bread on your counter or in your fridge.
Really good homemade granny style bread.
i just made this, it came out so fluffy and delicious. Just the perfect amount of sweetness! i added some cinnamon on top before baking and some powdered sugar after, i definitely recommend this recipe!