Strawberry Banana Bread — This strawberry bread is packed with fresh, juicy strawberries in every bite! This is an easy, no-mixer quick bread recipe you’re going to love!
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I love banana bread. It’s my thing. I’ll take banana bread over a fancy dessert anytime. I couldn’t get enough of this super soft, moist banana bread that’s bursting with juicy strawberries in every bite.
I have over 40 different recipes for banana bread and dozens more for banana muffins and banana cakes. I have an older recipe for a Soft and Fluffy Strawberry Banana Cake, and this strawberry bread is and new and improved rendition of that recipe.
This strawberry banana bread is a fast, easy, no mixer recipe, and because I used oil there’s no butter to cream and no mixer to dirty. Oil keeps bread softer and springier than butter, and I prefer it.
Wow! I made this last night for a neighbor that is unwell. This is so great and one of the easiest quick breads I have made. The banana flavor is subtle, and the brightness of the strawberries makes it a special spring treat! Thank you and I will be making all of your other banana bread recipe variations now :)
Lisa
Ingredients Needed
Desserts with strawberries and bananas are rare and so underrated! For this delicious banana bread recipe with strawberries, you’ll need:
- Egg
- Brown sugar
- Canola oil
- Granulated sugar
- Sour cream
- Vanilla extract
- All-purpose flour
- Baking powder and baking soda
- Salt
- Mashed bananas
- Fresh strawberries
Note: Scroll down to the recipe card section of the post for the ingredients with amounts included and for more complete directions.
Sour Cream Swap
Note that you can substitute plain Greek yogurt in place of the sour cream, if desired. Just make sure to use whole fat or low-fat Greek yogurt and not fat-free for the best flavor.
How to Make Strawberry Banana Bread
Making a homemade banana and strawberry loaf is as easy as classic banana bread. Here are the basic recipe steps:
- Mix together the dry ingredients before adding in the wet.
- Stir in the mashed bananas and the diced strawberries before turning the batter into a greased and floured loaf pan.
- Bake for around an hour, or until the top is golden and set and a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean.
- Once the bread has cooled completely, you can slice and serve it.
Optional Toppings
If desired, slather your strawberry bread with homemade Strawberry Butter or Honey Butter, or drizzle Vanilla Browned Butter Glaze or Cream Cheese Glaze over the entire loaf if you’re feeling fancy.
Recipe FAQs
Of course! The bread stays moist for a couple of days, so you should be fine to make it up to two days before you plan on serving it.
I haven’t tried it myself, but my gut says using whole wheat flour would mess up the texture of this banana bread.
You can use plain Greek yogurt in place of the sour cream if needed. I’ve had a few readers ask if they can omit the yogurt / sour cream altogether, and the answer is no. The yogurt is needed for the proper chemical reactions to occur in the batter so the bread can rise. You might be able to sub in buttermilk, but then you’d have to play around with the amount of dry ingredients.
Baking with bananas and strawberries adds so much moisture that it’s impossible to make a dry loaf. I used fresh strawberries and although the recipe would probably work with frozen, they’ll release more juice and you’ll likely need to compensate by adding more flour.
Recipe Tips and Tricks
To prevent the strawberries from sinking: For this recipe, it’s important that you toss the berries in a little flour before folding them into the batter. If you skip this step, the berries may sink to the bottom of the loaf while it bakes.
If the top is browning too quickly: You may also need to tent the pan with a sheet of foil draped loosely over it in the last 10 minutes or so of baking to prevent top and sides of the banana bread from becoming overly browned before center cooks through.
Freezing: You can easily freeze this bread if desired. Once it cools to room temperature, seal it in a freezer bag. Set it out on your counter to thaw overnight when you’re ready to dig in.
Storage Instructions
Room temp: Bread will keep airtight at room temperature for up to 1 week.
Freezer: Wrap the entire loaf OR individual slices in plastic wrap and then seal in a freezer bag. Bread will last up to 3 months. When ready to eat, thaw on your counter for 90 minutes to 2 hours.
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Strawberry Banana Bread
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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Originally posted August 14, 2015 and reposted May 7, 2021 with updated text.
I just love all the banana recipes you share here! We always have bananas to use up, and I love baking with them so much too! The pops of strawberries in this bread look perfect! And of course moist banana bread is so much better than the dried out versions…why even bother eating them if they are dry, right?
Dry baked goods of any kind just aren’t worth the calories!! :)
thanks for sharing strawberry banana bread looking so tasty yamiii :)
Hi Averie!
First off, let me tell you that I am always so excited when I see that I have every single recipe ingredient on hand! This was fabulous and a big HIT! I will definitely be making this again and again. I have always loved strawberry-banana anything but had never made (or tasted!) bread like this before. Thanks AGAIN for an amazing recipe!
Thanks for trying the recipe and I’m glad it came out great for you! Love it that you had everything on hand, too! :)
Yum this bread may just give your cream cheese banana bread recipe a run for its money (which is by the way my favorite banana bread ever)…maybe your next recipe can combine the two??? I’m making your parmesan herb roasted potatoes today for a dinner party.
So glad you enjoyed this bread and that it gives the cream cheese version a run for its money! And that’s awesome it’s your fave banana bread ever! I totally loved this strawberry bread, too. I hoarded most of the loaf for myself :) You could add a layer of cream cheese filling to the strawberry one if you want to get creative!
Have a great dinner party and LMK how the potatoes go over!
There’s no such thing as too much banana bread – keep it coming! Especially when it’s so soft and bursting with those sweet berries!
I’m with you Averie! There is always something irresistible about banana bread! Have a great weekend :)
Oh wow, this looks amazing! I love banana bread, and I love strawberries.. so this is definitely perfect for me!xx
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Coming from a banana bread connoisseur like yourself, if this is the best, I MUST make it!
I can understand having that many recipes for banana bread. Banana bread just makes you instantly happy. It’s a smile in every bite. This looks really good. I love strawberries, so I’m excited to introduce them to banana bread.
It’s a smile in every bite. <--- So true! :)
A slice of banana bread and a large latte is my happiness. This strawberry bread looks amazing! Pinned of course!
Thanks for pinning!
This bread looks to DIE for!! Banana bread is calling my name…
It was soooo good and thanks for pinning :)
Gahhh this gorgeous bread looks so moist, soft and perfeeeect! I love how jam-packed with strawberries it is, so you get a juicy burst of berries in every bite! Totally need to try this before strawberries go outta season!
Thanks, Sarah!
If you say it’s the best, then girrrrrrl, I’m all over it!! This looks KILLER!
Banana bread has to be my favorite quickbread and it’s always fun to improve a favorite. This has great looking texture and crinkles on top with a little gloss (which I always seem to notice and comment on–but that means it’s a killer loaf to me)!
When I see those crinkles and the gloss, those are great signs to me too! Means it’s gonna be a good one :)
No butter? Yes and yes and yes. The texture here is looking to DIE for. There’s no point in making banana bread if it’s going to be dry! That’s the saddest thing ever. This is the happiest!
Dry calories are just not worth consuming :)
Love banana bread and had never thought to add strawberries, will definitely give this a go!
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