🍓🍌🍞 This strawberry banana bread is a quick bread that elevates classic recipes with sweet, fruity flavor, Easy to make, it’s the perfect breakfast, snack, or dessert for spring!
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Sweet and Moist Banana Strawberry Bread
If there’s one thing I despise, it’s dry baked goods. So, I was especially careful to make sure this bread stayed moist.
I did that by adding some brown sugar to this bread because brown sugar tends to keep baked goodies moist. And bananas make anything moist and dense, and such was the case with this loaf.
Then, when the strawberries baked, not only did they make my house smell amazing, but they released a bit of moisture, also helping to create a really moist, luscious loaf.
An elevated version of classic banana bread, this recipe is failproof and guaranteed to be an instant favorite you’ll make again and again!
Recipe Ingredients
This recipe comes together with simple ingredients you likely already have on hand. It’s naturally dairy free and can easily be made gluten-free, too
- Flour – I use all-purpose flour, but you can use a 1:1 all-purpose gluten-free flour if you need to keep this bread gluten-free.
- Sugar – Regular white sugar sweetens the bread and contributes to the beautiful golden brown color
- Light brown sugar – This sweetens the bread further, keeping it moist, and adding a subtle molasses flavor
- Baking soda – Make sure it’s fresh, or your bread won’t rise
- Ground cinnamon
- Ripe banana – The riper, the better. Use bananas with brown spots all over. It’s even okay if they’re almost completely black
- Canola oil
- Egg white
- Vanilla extract
- Strawberries – I used TJ’s frozen strawberries, thawed and diced; or try mixed berries.
Note: Scroll down to the recipe card section of the post for the ingredients with amounts included and for more complete directions.
How to Make a Strawberry Banana Bread Recipe
This bread might look impressive, but it’s super easy to make. Here’s an overview of the process:
- Combine the dry ingredients in a large mixing bowl.
- Slice a banana in half, and mash one half with a fork. Then, slice the other half into thin discs.
- Add the mashed banana to the dry ingredients. Then, stir in the wet ingredients and gently fold in the strawberries. Be careful not to overmix, or your bread will be dry and dense!
- Pour the batter into a loaf pan lined with aluminum foil or greased with cooking spray. I like to line it and let the foil hang over the edges, making it easy to lift the bread from the pan.
- Bake until a toothpick inserted into teh center comes out clean. Cool in the pan slightly. Then, slice and enjoy as is, or add butter, cream cheese, jelly, or frosting, if desired.
What to Serve with Banana Bread with Strawberries
Recipe FAQs
I haven’t tested it, but I don’t see why not. Prepare the batter as normal. Then, portion it into a muffin pan, filling each cavity 2/3 of the way full. Bake until the muffins are tall and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Cool completely, and enjoy.
Store leftovers in an airtight container or sealable bag at room temperature or in the refrigerator for up to one week.
Yes, you can freeze this bread for up to 6 months. Wrap it tightly in plastic wrap followed by aluminum foil. When you’re ready to serve, thaw in the fridge overnight or at room temperature on the counter.
Strawberry Banana Bread Recipe
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 large egg
- ½ cup light brown sugar, packed
- ⅓ cup canola or vegetable oil, liquid-state coconut oil may be substituted
- ¼ cup granulated sugar
- ¼ cup sour cream, lite is okay; or Greek yogurt may be substituted
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 ¼ cups all-purpose flour, plus additional if necessary (see step 4 in directions)
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt, or to taste
- 1 cup mashed ripe bananas, about 2 large or 3 small bananas
- 1 ½ cups fresh strawberries, quartered and tossed in 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F. Spray one 9×5-inch loaf pan with floured cooking spray, or grease and flour the pan; set aside. Note – Loaf is not very tall as baked in a 9×5 pan, but I fear an 8×4 pan will be a bit too skimpy.
- To a large bowl, add the the first six ingredients, through vanilla, and whisk to combine.
- Add 1 1/4 cups flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and fold with spatula or stir gently with a spoon until just combined; don’t overmix.
- Add the bananas and fold gently to combine.
- Add the strawberries tossed in 3 tablespoons flour and fold gently to combine. Batter should be on the thicker side. If it’s not, you may wish to add up to 1/4 cup additional flour. All bananas and strawberries vary in their moisture content and the consistency of batters will vary. The berries will release water into batter during baking and it’s better to err on the side of a thicker than thinner batter by adding additional flour if you deem it necessary.
- Turn batter out into the prepared pan , smoothing the top lightly with a spatula.
- Bake for about 55 to 65 minutes (I baked 60 minutes) or until the top is golden, the center is set, and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, or with a few moist crumbs, but no batter.*
- Allow bread to cool in pan for about 15 minutes before turning out on a wire rack to cool completely before slicing and serving.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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this looks amazing! fabulous pictures!!
Tripping out a little bit. I JUST took some banana chocolate chip muffins out of the oven for the boys after school snack. Must be banana bread day! I love the idea of strawberry banana bread. Never tried it…definitely need to!
We could swap kitchens some days I think. We are always on the same wavelength!
yum!! i love the strawberry + banana combo. it’s one of my favorite yogurt flavors too.
I used to eat strawberry + banana yogurt as a kid all the time!
Your so right, dry baked goods is the worst! This banana bread looks incredible! So moist and delicious!
Oh I love the idea of slicing bananas on the top! I think I’ll need to do that the next time I make banana bread. Great SRC choice!
Totally in love with these Strawberry Banana! :)
That. Bread. Looks. Perfect.
Oh what a good pick Averie!!! LOVE how moist this bread looks. You really can’t go wrong with banana and strawberry.
Thanks, Heather! And been loving your instagram progress pics with your bun :)
I totally eat the top off my quick breads. And I also pawn the rest off on my husband. Or I’ll cut us both a slice but by the time his is put in front of him, the top was already eaten off. Hey, I slaved away making the bread, I should get to eat the part I want :). And honestly, I don’t even think he knows what hes missing since I do it every time, he may have never even tasted how good the top is! Or he is just a really good husband and pretends he doesnt care.
That’s what husbands are for, and I’m convinced mine also has no idea what he’s missing. lol
Wow, wow, and wow! Oh, yes, I do love me some butter on bread! The real deal, no margarine. Yum!
Never had bread with strawberries… it sounds amazing, especially with banana!
try it! so good!
Lovely banana bread ~ it’s the best way to use ripe bananas and I really like how you’ve added strawberries to it :) Yum! Thanks for sharing!
looks delicious, and for some reason, I’ve never thought about adding strawberries to banana bread! However, I just added strawberries to my banana ice cream I made :) So I guess we are on the same wave length there! Stop by and check out my SRC post https://itsyummytomytummy.blogspot.com/2012/03/one-ingredient-banana-ice-cream.html
These look so most! I love a banana and strawberry combination!
I LOVE banana bread and I used to make a really awesome one before I went gluten-free. I haven’t been able to find the right combination of flours to make anything decent. Although your peanut butter banana bread cake is just plain awesome. I don’t know if anything can top that. But these pictures are sure tempting!
The banana bread I linked in this post is pretty much the same recipe as the cake you speak so highly of :)
And you should try this strawberry bread and maybe underbake it by a touch, or keep a close eye on it, b/c GF flours are prone to getting to dry!~
I always put sliced bananas on top of the bread like that too – so delicious. They get all caramleixzed and gooey and really help the bread retain the moistness that is necessary for a good bread.
I only bake with strawberries every so often, because they seem to turn everything an unfortunate shade of brownish green. Maybe I’m doing something wrong though, because yours look great!
all caramleixzed and gooey and really help the bread retain the moistness <--- YES And I never have had the brown/green issue. I know that sunflower seed butter can turn things green but I've never had that issue come up so I think you're safe!