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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
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Strawberry Banana Bread
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Ingredients
- ½ cup softened unsalted butter
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 3 ripe mashed bananas
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 ½ cups chopped strawberries,
- 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
Instructions
- Add ½ cup softened unsalted butter and 1 cup granulated sugar to a large bowl. Using an electric hand mixer, cream together until light and fluffy.
- In a small bowl, beat 2 large eggs using a fork. Add the eggs to the sugar mixture and mix until combined.
- Add 3 ripe mashed bananas to the sugar mixture and mix until combined.
- Toss 1 ½ cups chopped strawberries, with 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour. Fold the floured-covered strawberries into the batter.
- Divide and pour the batter into the prepared loaf pans.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 15 minutes. REDUCE the heat to 350 degrees Fahrenheit and bake for an additional 30 minutes. The bread is done when the edges are slightly brown or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Let cool completely before removing from loaf pans.
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Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Just made this recipe this morning. The taste itself is great. I love banana bread so this, to me, tastes amazing. However, I have a couple of issues with the recipe. First, the mix only filled one pan. Second, I had to cook it for an extra 30-40 minutes for it fully cook. Overall the taste is good and it is very easy to make, I just wish the yield and cook time was accurate. And using very ripe bananas definitely adds a ton of flavor. 🙂
I just made it. But I forgot to toss the strawberries in the flour mixture. Hope it turns out ok. And I had my bananas almost a week and they wouldn’t turn black and I wanted to make this so bad. But they were really mushy. Extending the baking time a little to see how it goes. Will let you know in a hour.
Let me know how it turns out!! Good luck!! Xo
I am about to try this and reading comments about strawberries lacking taste, maybe when mixing with the flour a pinch of black pepper might bring the taste out.
This is a great Recipe. With most of these breads, to increase the flavors, after cooling, wrap tightly and do not cut into for 24 hours.
My Mom doesn’t like bananas can I make it without bananas or with a different fruit combination?
I have not made this bread without bananas in it but I have used applesauce to add or substitute for lack of bananas. If you find something that works best for your bread let me know!! Xo
Salted Butter or unsalted butter?? Does it matter?
I think unsalted sweet cream butter would be better.
Excellent recipe..second time making it !!
That is GREAT to hear! Thanks for sharing!
Your Recipe Critic,
Alyssa
Going to make this one thanks for sharing.
I made it today because i had ripe bananas and lot of strawberries. Reduced sugar towith 3/4 cup.
Result and Feedback:
Amazing. Everybody love it!!!!! Even me.
I used a bundt pan. 350 degrees. 30 minutes. whole wheat flour.
thanks!!!!!
What size bundt pan did you use?
Reciepe is amazing.
Can u tell me substitute for butter plz?
Coconut oil is a wonderful alternative! Same measurments as butter and makes breads so moist. Just make sure you whip it up really good so there’s no clumps.
Just made this as I had some over ripe bananas to use up. Cheated by putting all the ingredients in a food processor apart from the strawberries. I only had margarine so used that instead of butter & put the whole mixture in a tray bake tin. I had to cook it for just over an hour but it’s moist & delicious. Thank you.
Omg!!! This is one of the best breads I’ve ever eaten!!!! Absolutely delicious! I added some walnuts to one of my loafs and it’s even more delish!!?
For the GF people you use Cup4Cup flour which already has zantham gum in the mix. Using a flour such as King Arthur will not work unless you add the gum.
I wonder if I could use frozen strawberries instead of fresh?
Can you use frozen strawberrys in the banana strawberry bread
Yes, of course! It may alter or change the texture but it should still taste just as great! Enjoy! XOXO
I partially thawed some whole frozen berries before I chopped them, dredged in flour, and added to batter. Worked just fine.
I doubled the recipe made 2 loaf size and 1 in a 12 mini brownie pan added walnuts. I love the idea of strawberries and bananas together. In the oven now can’t wait until it’s baked ..I’m ready to try!
I am not a baker by any means and this turned out so good! I doubled the recipe…used whole wheat flour instead of white flour, used about 1/4 less sugar and doubled the strawberries in the recipe. Just went strawberry picking and used fresh strawberries rather than store bought. Would def make again!