Strawberry Banana Bread

Strawberry Banana Bread is beyond delicious; it’s moist, tender, and the perfect combination of strawberry bread and banana bread in one magical loaf.

Strawberry Banana Bread

Banana bread is our all-time favorite solution to a bunch of overly ripe bananas.  One of our boys is a self-proclaimed banana king, but even banana kings can’t outdo the lightening-speed ripening of bananas on warm days.  Bananas go from perfectly yellow to profusely spotted in the blink of an eye.  My freezer tells me she just hasn’t got the space for more.

Thus, we are a banana bread making bunch.  Our moist banana bread with yogurt (often with chocolate) gets its share of appearances around here. Sometimes we luck out and find ourselves with an extra carton of plump, fresh strawberries that needed some attention.  Hello, Strawberry Banana Bread.

This Strawberry Banana Bread is moist, dense, and chock full of sweet berries and bananas.  It’s super easy and keeps well for breakfast, snack, or sneak a scoop of vanilla ice cream over it for dessert. The ripe strawberries make a world of difference in this magnificent bread.

Baking with Strawberries

We were originally inspired to start making strawberry bread about ten years ago, and once it happened, we never looked back. Baking with strawberries is amazing.

Not only are fresh, ripe strawberries fabulous in this fresh strawberry pie and in this strawberry crumb cake, now you can toss your pretty red berries into an outstanding quick bread. Simply use strawberries as you would blueberries when it comes to baking; gently fold them in at the end, right before transferring to baking pan.

Tip: chop or gently mash the strawberries for even dispersement of berries throughout the bread. This prevents heavy chunks of fruit from sinking to the bottom of your strawberry bread.

Our strawberry banana bread calls for fresh berries that are mashed and macerated, making them extra plump. We recommend sticking with fresh berries here, but if you do bake with frozen strawberries, be sure to keep them frozen and chop them up just prior to folding into the batter.

Strawberry bread all by itself is superbly delish, even without bananas. But two good things coming together can turn into something great, and that’s what happened here.

Buying Strawberries

Keep in mind that size doesn’t correlate with sweetness, as there are many varieties of strawberries with various sizes.

Look for berries that are evenly vibrant and deep red in color throughout the entire strawberry. Berries that are lighter in color or whitish near the caps indicate underripe fruit. Green caps are a good indicator of freshness, while brownish caps should be avoided.

Because strawberries do not continue to ripen once picked, do look for berries that are ripened but not moldy. Wet strawberries or stained containers can mean there is mold underneath the fruit, so go for strawberries and containers that are dry.

Be sure to keep your fresh strawberries dry, covered, and chilled in fridge; wash them only when ready to use. Because fresh strawberries don’t last long, extra berries are perfect to bake with.

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