I thought I’d break up the travel posts with a new recipe and this Strawberry Banana Sweet Bread is just the one to start with!
Developing Strawberry Banana Bread
I am a self-proclaimed carb junky! If I left myself, I would eat all the carbs, every single day! And sweet breads are one that I cannot turn down! In college, I worked in a coffee shop that always had sweet breads in it: banana, pumpkin, chocolate zucchini, etc! One of my favorites was strawberry! A sweet bread base with chunks of strawberries inside was a great balance of sweet and tart!
North Iowa received its first snow of the season on October 14th, which meant I was ready to bake! My Easy & Simple Banana Bread was already on the docket for my guys, but I couldn’t stop thinking about that strawberry bread. Then, I remembered I had some frozen strawberries in the freezer, so I decided to play with all these thoughts!
Recipe
- 4 bananas, mashed
- 1/3 cup butter, melted
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 cup white sugar
- One egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 2 pinches sea salt
- 1 1/2 cup flour
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- One cup diced fresh strawberries
- In a bowl, combine the bananas, sugar, butter, egg, & vanilla. Mix until creamy and smooth.
- Add the baking soda, flour, cinnamon, and sea salt. Mix completely.
- Fold in the strawberries and pour into a greased loaf pan.
- Bake for one hour at 350.
Cooks Notes:
- I like quartering my strawberries so they are substantial when I bite into the bread, but you could also chop them much smaller!
- If you don’t have fresh strawberries on hand you can definitely use frozen ones. Thaw them completely and then drain thoroughly.
- Enjoy the bread warm and with a glass of milk!
I am putting this on my “to bake soon” list😉
I hope you love it! So yummy! I’m ready for another batch now! Lol!
This looks delicious!
It’s a great spin on a traditional recipe!