Strawberry Banana Bread
This Strawberry Banana Bread is packed with ripe banana + fresh strawberry flavor. A slice of this bread with a mug of hot coffee is a pretty fantastic way to start the day!
Servings: 10 slices
Calories: 303kcal
Ingredients
- ¾ cup unsalted butter room temperature
- ⅔ cup granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 3 ripe bananas mashed
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1¾ cups all-purpose flour
- 2 tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp salt
- 8 oz. strawberries hulled and diced into ¼”-½” pieces
- ¾ cup chopped pecans divided
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Grease and flour a 9”x5” loaf pan; set pan aside.
- Using a countertop mixer, cream the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy (~2-3 minutes on medium speed.)
- Add eggs, mashed bananas and vanilla extract; stir until just combined.
- Using a separate large bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
- Add half of flour mixture to the bowl with the banana mixture; stir until well combined. Repeat with remaining flour mixture.
- Fold in strawberries and ½ cup of chopped pecans.
- Transfer mixture into prepared pan. Sprinkle remaining ¼ cup of pecans on top.
- Bake for 80-90 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into center of bread comes out mostly clean. (Note: Tent the top of the bread with foil after ~50 minutes to prevent it from burning.)
- Let bread cool in pan for 10 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to finish cooling.
Nutrition
Calories: 303kcal | Carbohydrates: 41g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 21g | Saturated Fat: 10g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 7g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 69mg | Sodium: 187mg | Potassium: 316mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 19g | Vitamin A: 503IU | Vitamin C: 17mg | Calcium: 58mg | Iron: 2mg
