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Strawberry Banana Bread

Strawberry banana bread with a moist, tender crumb studded with bright strawberry chunks and speckled banana throughout. This simple bake combines creamed butter and sugar, mashed ripe bananas, and a quick flour mixture for a clean toothpick finish.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 55 minutes
Rest 15 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 25 minutes
Servings: 12 servings
Course: Bread
Cuisine: American
Calories: 310
Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

Ingredients
  

Wet ingredients
  • 0.5 cup butter softened
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 2 eggs large
  • 3 bananas ripe, mashed
  • 1 cup fresh strawberries chopped
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 0.5 tsp cinnamon
Dry ingredients
  • 1.75 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 0.5 tsp salt

Equipment

  • 1 sheet pan
  • 1 Dutch oven

Method
 

Preheat and mix wet ingredients
  1. Preheat your oven to 350°F and set out a greased loaf pan so the batter can go in right after mixing.
  2. Cream together the butter and granulated sugar until light and fluffy.
  3. Beat in the eggs one at a time, then mix in the mashed bananas and vanilla extract.
Combine dry ingredients and fold
  1. In a separate bowl, whisk together all-purpose flour, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon.
  2. Gently fold the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients until just combined, keeping the batter slightly thick.
  3. Fold in the chopped strawberries so they are evenly distributed without overmixing.
Bake and cool
  1. Pour the batter into the greased loaf pan and bake for 50-55 minutes at 350°F, until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
  2. Cool the loaf in the pan for 15 minutes, then turn it out onto a wire rack to finish cooling.

Notes

For the best texture, mash bananas until mostly smooth with only a few small lumps, and fold the dry ingredients just until you no longer see flour streaks. Store tightly wrapped at room temperature up to 2 days or refrigerate up to 5 days; freeze slices up to 3 months. For a gluten-free option, use a 1:1 gluten-free all-purpose flour blend in the same amount.