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One of my favorite easy-to-make snacks is banana bread, and living in Florida where the strawberries are always juicy and ripe, this Strawberry Banana Bread has become one of my favorite ways to make this treat (and my family agrees so too!). With less than 10 ingredients, it’s a simple recipe to bake up quickly and makes for a great gift too.
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This made a gorgeous loaf and it tasted fantastic! Why have I never made this combo in bread before?? The bread was just the right sweet, and very moist. We devoured it. Thanks for this!
— Chellie
Living in Florida, I’m lucky that it’s berry season in the Winter months from late November to April, while the rest of the country has crops in the spring and summer. Our town has a local strawberry festival, and it’s one of my favorite events of the year. The strawberries are so sweet and locally grown. When I get home, the first thing I always make is this Strawberry Banana Bread. It’s a recipe that’s been on repeat with my family and pairs perfectly with coffee in the morning or tea in the afternoon.
When it comes to the necessary ingredients, they are simple to find and are probably already in your pantry. You could even bake these into muffins if you want to serve them easily to a crowd. If you love strawberry season like me, my Strawberry Shrimp Ceviche or Strawberry Pizza are two other recipes that highlight the delicious flavor of the fruit.
Why you’ll love this Recipe
Our family always has extra bananas left over at the end of the week that are usually too ripe for eating. This banana bread with strawberries has become one of our favorite ways to use them!
❥ A Banana Bread that’s Never Dry: By using fresh strawberries and ripe bananas, this recipe is foolproof and bakes up fresh and ultra-moist every time!
❥Easy Quick Bread: This strawberry quick batter bread is mixed together in only 15 minutes! All you need to do is chop, stir, and combine. My kids love to help out with this recipe, too.
❥ No Mixer Required! All you need is a couple of bowls, a whisk, and a spatula to mix this by hand.
NikkiIngredients
- Vegetable Oil: Ensure you use a neutral-flavored vegetable oil or canola oil. Avoid using strong-flavored oils like olive oil as they may overpower the delicate flavors of the strawberries and bananas.
- Sugar: Granulated white sugar is used here. It gives just the right texture and sweetness to complement the ripened bananas.
- Eggs: Use large eggs at room temperature for best results. They help bind the ingredients together and provide structure to the bread.
- Sour Cream: Sour cream adds moisture and richness to the bread.
- Vanilla: Use pure vanilla extract for the best flavor. It enhances the overall taste of the bread.
- All-Purpose Flour: This provides the base structure for the bread. Make sure to measure the flour accurately using the spoon and level method to avoid a dense or dry texture.
- Baking Soda: Acts as a leavening agent, helping the bread to rise. Ensure your baking soda is fresh for optimal leavening power.
- Salt: I use plain table salt in this recipe. It balances the sweetness and enhances the flavors of the other ingredients.
- Mashed Banana: Choose ripe bananas with brown spots on the peel. The riper the bananas, the sweeter and more flavorful they’ll be in the bread.
- Ripe Strawberries: Use fresh juicy strawberries for the best flavor and texture. Make sure to dice them into small pieces and toss them in flour to prevent them from sinking to the bottom of the bread while baking. This also helps to absorb excess moisture from the strawberries, preventing the bread from becoming too soggy.
How To Make Strawberry Banana Bread
✱ Be sure to see the recipe card below for exact ingredients and full recipe instructions!
Step 1 | Mix Wet Ingredients
Mix oil and sugar in a large bowl. Add eggs, sour cream, and vanilla; mix until combined.
Step 2 | Mix Dry Ingredients
In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, and salt.
Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and mix until just combined
Step 3 | Add the Bananas and Strawberries
Fold in mashed bananas and flour-covered strawberries.
Step 4 | Bake and Cool
Pour into the prepared loaf pan. Then bake and allow it to cool slightly before completely cooling on a wire rack. Slice and enjoy.
Expert Tips
- Use very ripe bananas: They add moisture, lots of flavor, and natural sweetness to the batter.
- Measure your flour correctly: Fluff the flour in the container it is stored in. Then scoop the flour out of the container with a spoon and into your dry measuring cup, and then level it off. Do not pack it in.
- Toss the strawberries lightly in flour: This happens before you stir them into the batter and helps them not sink to the bottom of the loaf.
- Swap the sour cream for yogurt. Greek yogurt is also delicious in this bread and will yield a moist texture.
- Know when the strawberry banana bread loaf has finished baking, when an inserted toothpick has only moist crumbs and no wet batter on it.
- Bake times can vary: Baking times will vary based on many things, like the moisture content of the bananas and strawberries, climate, pans, and oven temperatures often vary. Be sure to keep an eye on the bread and don’t go solely on the cooking time, especially the first time you make this. You may need to adjust the time based on these factors. Also, if you use a dark baking pan, you may want to decrease the temperature to 325℉.
- Tent the pan: Loosely drape the pan with a sheet of foil for the last 10 to 15 minutes to keep the sides and top from browning before the center is fully cooked.
Variations
While we love this recipe as is, you can experiment with some mix-ins for different textures and flavors:
- Chopped nuts (walnuts, pecans, macadamia nuts)
- Chocolate chips or white chocolate
- Shredded coconut
- Dried fruit (raisins, cranberries)
- Other sweet berries, like blueberries, raspberries, or blackberries, do work with this recipe.
What to Serve with Strawberry Banana Bread
This recipe for strawberry and banana bread is delicious on its own, but pair it with your favorite tea or coffee, like our Dalgona Coffee, for an extra special treat!
It’s the perfect addition to your breakfast menu for the holidays, one to enjoy on the weekend, or a quick grab-and-go breakfast during the week.
Toppings Ideas
While it’s great on it’s own or even just warmed or toasted, I’ve also added other items to strawberry banana bread that take it to another level.
- Butter: A slather of creamy real butter is a nice richness.
- Cream Cheese: Whipped cream cheese over the warm bread adds a tang and contrast to the sweet bread.
- Nut Butter: Peanut butter, almond butter, pecan butter, and Nutella are all delicious and packed with protein.
- A dollop of yogurt or homemade whipped cream makes for a decadent treat.
FAQs
Using overripe bananas will allow the bananas to mash up into a nice, smooth consistency to blend nicely into the dough. The more ripened the bananas are, the sweeter they are. This is accounted for in the banana bread recipe in the amount of sugar that will be added to the recipe. So, it’s really important to have really ripe bananas when making a quick banana bread recipe.
No, the sour cream is needed for the right chemical reaction to occur, which allows the batter to rise.
Yes, you can use plain yogurt, vanilla yogurt, or even Greek yogurt as a substitute for the sour cream. Buttermilk is also often used in making quick bread, but that would require adjusting the ingredients.
This recipe calls for and is tested with fresh strawberries. It makes the most delicious and moist loaf! You most often see whole frozen strawberries. If possible, try to find unsweetened sliced frozen berries if you decide to add frozen berries to the recipe (and keep them frozen when adding them in). This will help keep the moisture down as they release a lot of liquid when they thaw. Also, since they do release more juice, you may need to compensate by adding more flour.
More Banana Quick Bread Recipes
- The Best Banana Bread
- Blueberry Banana Bread
- Chocolate Chip Banana Bread
- Double Chocolate Banana Bread
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Strawberry Banana Bread Recipe
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Equipment
Ingredients
- ¼ cup vegetable oil
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 large eggs
- ½ cup sour cream
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 2 medium bananas - mashed
- 2 cups fresh strawberries - diced and tossed in 1 tablespoon of all-purpose four
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350℉ and spray a 9×5 loaf pan with cooking spray or line with parchment paper.
- In a large bowl, mix together oil and sugar. Add eggs, sour cream, and vanilla; mix until combined.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda and salt.
- Gently add wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and mix until just combined. Being careful not to overmix.
- Stir in mashed bananas and strawberries tossed in 1 tablespoon of all-purpose flour.
- Pour into the prepared loaf pan. Bake for 65 -75 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out with a few crumbs. Tent with foil for the last 15 minutes, if needed. This will prevent the top of the loaf from getting too brown.
- Let cool in the pan for at least 10 minutes before transferring to a cooling rack to cool completely. Slice and serve.
Notes
- Keep in mind fresh strawberries can be somewhat tricky as they all have different amounts of moisture in them. Be sure when you wash them to dry them thoroughly before beginning the recipe so as not to add additional water to the recipe.
- Use very ripe bananas: Here is an excellent guide to ripening bananas quickly. See the FAQs in the recipe post for more information on why overripened bananas are so crucial to banana bread.
- Measure your flour correctly: Fluff the flour in the container it is stored in. Then scoop the flour out of the contain with a spoon and into your dry measuring cup and then level it off. Do not pack it in.
- Make sure your baking soda is fresh and in date. If the baking soda isn’t in date, it won’t create the reaction needed to bake a beautiful quick bread. You can test it by dropping a small amount in some vinegar-it should bubble and foam up immediately.
- Baking Time Varies: Baking times will vary based on many things, like the moisture content of the bananas and strawberries, climate, pans, and oven temperatures often vary. Be sure to keep an eye on the bread and don’t go solely on the cooking time, especially the first time you make this. You may need to adjust the time based on these factors. Also, if you use a dark baking pan, you may want to decrease the temperature to 325℉.
- Tent the pan: Loosely drape the pan with a sheet of aluminum foil for the last 10 to 15 minutes to keep the sides and top from browning before the center is fully cooked.
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This made a gorgeous loaf and it tasted fantastic! Why have I never made this combo in bread before?? The bread was just the right sweet, and very moist. We devoured it. Thanks for this!
Thank you so much, Chellie! I am so glad you all enjoyed it!
This recipe is a game changer! The combination of sweet strawberries and ripe bananas creates a moist and flavorful bread that is perfect for breakfast or a snack. It’s easy to make and definitely worth trying!
Thank you so you so much, Gianne!
Strawberry and banana are two of my favorite flavor combo. Delish!
Thank you!
This was such a delicious recipe that does not disappoint! Turned out light, fluffy and delicious; easily, a new favorite recipe!
Thank you, Sarah!
So easy to make and I LOVE the addition of the strawberries!
Thank you, Vanessa. We are strawberry lovers at our house too!
This is the most delicious, easy to make bread! Strawberries are the perfect addition to banana bread, and the sour cream in the batter makes it so moist. LOVE this recipe!
Thank you, Eliza. I agree the sour cream makes such a difference! I appreciate you stopping by and for the 5 star rating!