Strawberry Banana Bread is the easy quick bread recipe that you are looking for! It comes together fast and is the perfect combination of strawberry and banana.
This Strawberry Banana Bread is an easy quick bread recipe. It is simple enough that the kids can help make it with the a delicious strawberry flavor they will love. This is the perfect spin on your classic banana bread recipe.
I have made this bread several times, my family devours it and begs for more! Love your recipes!! Thank you
How to Make Strawberry Banana Bread
This is a brief overview of how to make this delicious recipe. For the full recipe with all of the measurements, see the recipe card at the bottom of the post.
- Mix dry ingredients. In a large bowl whisk together flour, baking soda, and salt.
- Mix together wet ingredients. In a medium bowl, whisk together the melted butter, yogurt, eggs, bananas, and vanilla.
- Combine the wet and dry. Fold the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients, mixing until they are just combined.
- Fold in the sliced strawberries. I like to add a few extra to the top as well.
- Bake and cool. Bake the bread and then allow it cool for an hour before slicing it.
Using Fresh Strawberries in Banana Bread
Baking with fresh strawberries can be a little tricky because they bring some added moisture to a recipe, and it’s not a controllable amount of moisture. In other words, your one cup of strawberries might bring more moisture than my one cup of strawberries. Thankfully, this strawberry banana bread recipe is forgiving.
Frozen Strawberries
This recipe calls for sliced strawberries and frozen strawberries are typically whole, so that is a problem. Sliced frozen strawberries would definitely work. If you are going to use frozen strawberries, add them to the recipe still frozen, as they will release quite a bit of liquid if they are thawed first.
Tips and Tricks for Quick Bread
These tips really apply to most of my quick bread recipes, but they are good for a refresher.
- Your butter needs to be cooled. We are melting our butter (it is the fat we are using instead of oil), but we don’t want it hot when we add it to the other ingredients.Take a few minutes and make sure it is not hot to the touch.
- Use very ripe brown bananas. This is both for consistency and because ripe bananas are sweeter. You want bananas that are at least well speckled with brown spots to bring the right amount of sweetness to your recipe. Mash the bananas well before adding them to the batter.
- Measure your flour carefully. Scoop the flour from the container it is stored in, into a dry measuring cup and then level it off. See a photo tutorial of that here: How to Measure Flour.
- Make sure your baking soda is fresh. If it isn’t fresh, the bread won’t rise. To test it, drop a little in a small cup of a vinegar and make sure it reacts immediately.
Storing
Because of the fresh strawberries, this recipe won’t last as long as a traditional banana bread. Store this in an air tight clear container and eat within two to three days.
Freezing
This is a great bread to freeze. It can be frozen as a full loaf by wrapping it multiple times in plastic wrap and then placed in a freezer bag, storing for up to three months. You can also freeze it as individual slices. Freeze in a single layer for a few hours before transferring to a freezer safe container. Allow any frozen bread to thaw at room temperature before enjoying.
More Banana Bread Recipes
- Classic Banana Bread
- Zucchini Banana Bread
- Chocolate Chip Banana Bread
- Blueberry Banana Bread
- Nutella Banana Bread
- Chocolate Banana Bread
If you try this banana strawberry bread or any of my other recipes, please leave me a comment and let me know! I always love hearing from you.
Strawberry Banana Bread
Ingredients
- 2 1/2 cups all purpose flour see note 1 (300 grams)
- 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter melted and cooled (56.5 grams)
- 3/4 cup sugar (148.5 grams)
- 3/4 cup yogurt see note 1 (170.25 grams)
- 2 eggs beaten
- 3 very ripe bananas mashed well, see note 3
- 2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup fresh diced strawberries (136.1. grams)
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit and spray a 9 by 5 inch bread pan (see note 4) with cooking spray.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, and salt.2 1/2 cups all purpose flour, 3/4 teaspoon baking soda, 1/2 teaspoon salt
- In a large bowl whisk together the butter and sugar. Then whisk in the yogurt, eggs, bananas, and vanilla.4 tablespoons unsalted butter, 3/4 cup sugar, 3/4 cup yogurt, 2 eggs, 3 very ripe bananas, 2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Gently add the flour mixture to the liquid ingredients, folding them together until just combined. Be careful not to over mix.
- Gently stir in the strawberries. The batter will be very thick.1 cup fresh diced strawberries
- Pour the batter into the bread pan and bake for 60 to 65 minutes (mine took 63 minutes) or until a toothpick inserted in the middle of the bread comes out clean or with a few crumbs.
- Let the bread cool for 10 minutes in the pan. Remove and transfer to a wire rack to cool for an hour before slicing.
- Because of the fresh strawberries, this recipe won't last as long as a traditional banana bread. You want to store this in an air tight clear container and eat within two to three days.
Recipe Video
Notes
- One thing that ensures perfection in baking recipes is properly measuring flour. See how to do this in my post How to Measure Flour.
- I typically use vanilla yogurt in this recipe, though strawberry yogurt works well also. Greek yogurt will also work. If your family doesn’t like yogurt, you can use sour cream.
- I’ve had readers ask for a more detailed measurement with bananas. But if you just use medium sized bananas, you don’t need to worry about an exact weight measurement.
- A good bread pan can make or break a bread recipe. I highly recommend this bread pan.
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Strawberry Banana Bread
Chuchee says
Hi! I will be baking the recipe now but i wondered what shall I do coz I will be using frozen strawberries. Should I mixed the strawberries frozen?
Thanks a jag lot,.
Chuchee
If you are using frozen strawberries, mix them in frozen. I hope you enjoy it!
Kathleen says
I don’t have anymore bananas, can I make the strawberry bread without them?
I’m so sorry, Kathleen, the bananas are a pretty key ingredient here.
Nora says
Can I use a Bundt pan rather than a loaf? If so, would there be a change in the baking time?
Bundt pans are tricky. They really need a recipe that has been developed specifically for them. I wouldn’t recommend making this in a bundt pan, I would need to do several rounds of testing to adjust the recipe for it.
Don Holmes says
This turned out to be one of the Best banana breads we have eaten. Followed your recipe 99.7%. Only difference’s is that we used Greek Honey Vanilla Yogurt, used 1 tsp Strawberry Extract in place of one of the tsp of vanilla and just about doubled the amount of strawberries mixing a few pinches of the flour into the berries before folding them into the batter. Also, this recipe easily made two loaves whereas yours says only one. Time was only 55 minutes at 350*.
Absolutely Delicious !
I’m glad you enjoyed it!
Tamarah Tenpas says
This was amazing!! I coated my berries in flower first.
I’m so glad you liked it!
Giovanna Moeller says
Had all the ingredients on hand and needed to use up the fruit. I am no where near a baker but this was super easy and it tasted good too. I cooked it for 63 minutes. The top was getting really dark but the inside was still a little wet. I dont know if i should of done something different but once my husband popped a slice in the toaster it was perfect!
I’m so glad you were still able to enjoy it! So, I will say that the number one thing I think makes the difference in easy bread recipes like this is the pan it is baked in. This is the one I recommend: https://amzn.to/3No7skY. Otherwise, a great option is to cover the bread loosely with foil if it starts to brown too much.
Sandy says
Can I use gluten free flour?
Yes, as long as you use a flour that is meant to substitute all purpose flour one for one.
Tori says
Can you freeze this bread after baking for later
You sure can! You can freeze the whole loaf by wrapping it several times in plastic wrap and then sealing it in a plastic bag. Or you can slice it, freeze it for a few hours on a baking tray and then transfer it to an airtight container for long term freezing (I recommend 3 months or less). This way you can eat it one slice at a time out of the freezer.
Gayle says
Can I bake it in a muffin pan?
I haven’t tested this in as a muffin, so I can’t tell you how well they rise in a muffin tin. It will absolutely work, but they might be a little flat.
Elizabeth says
I don’t have any yogurt can I make it with out it
You can use sour cream instead.