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    Home » Favorite Flavors & Ingredients » Banana

    Banana Strawberry Walnut Bread

    Published: Apr 22, 2020 · by Kim Lange · This post may contain affiliate links ·

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    This amazing Banana Strawberry Walnut Bread is one banana nut bread that will definitely get everyone's attention!  It's a beautiful healthy banana loaf loaded with lots of sweet strawberries and crunchy walnuts in each delicious mouthful!  Try not to eat the whole loaf ok?  🙂  Vegan option too!

    For more delish banana bread recipes, you'll love this Chocolate Swirl Peanut Butter Lovers Banana Bread and this Banana Cream Cheese Bread with Peanut Butter Streusel!

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    What Makes This Banana Strawberry Walnut Bread Special?

    First off, who doesn't love a warm, sweet slice of banana bread fresh from the oven? What if you could take it to the next level with a flavorful twist to make a delicious and unique version of banana bread loaded with strawberries and crunchy walnuts. Yummy, right? 

    Packed with fresh strawberries, ripe bananas, and crunchy walnuts, this delectable banana bread will tantalize your taste buds and satisfy your belly. Plus, the fact that it’s healthier than traditional banana bread means you can enjoy your indulgence guilt-free.  You can also make it vegan and/or gluten free easily as you will see! 

    With a few simple ingredients and steps, you can have a delicious loaf of banana strawberry walnut bread to share with friends and family.  

    I love it that bananas are so resourceful!  I'm so thankful for them because they are tasty as is, right out of the peel and when you incorporate them into your baking.  And they never have to go to waste, once they ripen up! Just freeze them and use them in smoothies as well! 

    Who else loves recipes with banana?  One of the all time favorite banana breads on the blog is this sour cream banana bread. Have you tried it?  It's a keeper!

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    Banana Strawberry Walnut Bread Recipe Ingredients

    • unsweetened applesauce - can also use 1 egg if desired
    • ripe bananas 
    • unsalted butter or vegan butter, cooled to room temperature or oil of choice 
    • sugar of choice, I used brown sugar. but you can use sugar-free, organic, granulated or a mixture of sugars
    • almond milk or milk of choice
    • all purpose flour or gluten free flour for gluten free option!  Could also do a combination of whole wheat and all-purpose flour as well.
    • baking soda
    • salt
    • walnuts, roughly chopped - can toast walnuts if desired
    • fresh strawberries hulled and chopped, or if using frozen, thaw and drain juice for best results

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    How to Make Strawberry Banana Bread Recipe

    1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F and spray a 9x5 baking loaf bread pan with non-stick cooking spray or line with parchment paper and grease.
    2. In a large bowl, mash the bananas with a fork until smooth. Stir the melted butter into the mashed bananas.
    3. Whisk or stir in the brown sugar, almond milk and applesauce.
    4. Whisk in the soda and salt to the bowl with the wet ingredients, then add the flour and stir until just combined, making sure you don't over mix.
    5. Gently fold in the strawberries and walnuts.
    6. Pour into the prepared pan, place in the center rack of the oven and bake for 55-60 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
    7. Let it cool in the pan for a few minutes, then transfer the loaf to a cooling rack. Let the banana bread cool for at least 30 minutes before slicing for nice slices. Serve and enjoy!

    banana bread with strawberries

    Banana Strawberry Walnut Bread Tips & Substitutions

    • I used thawed strawberries and drained the juice off before adding it to the bread, but you could also use fresh strawberries. I normally use fresh fruit or frozen fruit, not thawed.  But it worked well to use the thawed berries as long as I drained them, so you don't have the extra juice.  Otherwise, it will take longer to bake, because of the added moisture. 
    • Strawberries should be sliced or chopped and will work better if they are not in large chunks versus smaller chunks when baking to get more strawberry flavor throughout!
    • This can easily be made vegan, gluten-free or sugar-free, simply by switching out ingredients as noted in the recipe card.  It's a pretty healthy quick bread recipe, but you can make it even healthier with gluten-free flour, vegan butter, applesauce or healthy sugar.  

    Banana bread as you know makes everyone more cheery and I'm totally obsessed with banana breads. Can you tell? 

    So turn up the oven and get ready to bake your way to an energized and delicious breakfast or snack - it's time to start baking!  You gotta try this Strawberry Banana Bread recipe and make it your way!

    More Delish Bread Recipes to Love!

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    • Chocolate Banana Dream Cake Loaf - Chocolate Walnut Frosting
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    Banana Strawberry Walnut Bread

    Strawberry Banana Walnut Bread

    Kim Lange
    This Banana Strawberry Walnut Bread is one banana bread that will definitely get everyone's attention!  It's a beautiful banana loaf loaded with lots of sweet strawberries and crunchy walnuts in each delicious mouthful!  Try not to eat the whole loaf ok?  🙂
    5 from 12 votes
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    Prep Time 10 minutes mins
    Cook Time 55 minutes mins
    Course Breakfast, Brunch, Dessert, Snack
    Cuisine American
    Servings 9 Servings
    Calories

    Ingredients
     
     

    • ½ cup applesauce unsweetened (can also use 1 egg if desired)
    • 2 large ripe bananas = 1 cup mashed - measured
    • ⅓ cup unsalted butter melted and cooled to room temperature or oil of choice (can also use non-dairy butter if desired)
    • ⅔ cup sugar of choice I used brown sugar, can also use sugar-free, organic, granulated sugar or a combination of sugars
    • ⅓ cup almond milk or milk of choice
    • 2 cups all purpose flour or gluten free flour. Could also do a combination of whole wheat and all-purpose flour as well for even healthier bread!
    • 1 teaspoon baking soda
    • ½ teaspoon salt
    • ¾ cup walnuts roughly chopped
    • 1 ½ cups fresh strawberries hulled and chopped, or if using frozen, thaw and drain juice for best results.
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    Instructions
     

    • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F and spray a 9x5 baking loaf bread pan with non-stick cooking spray or line with parchment paper and grease.
    • In a large bowl, mash the bananas with a fork until smooth. Stir the melted butter into the mashed bananas.
    • Whisk or stir in the brown sugar, almond milk and applesauce or egg.
    • Whisk in the soda and salt to the bowl with the wet ingredients, then add the flour and stir until just combined, making sure you don't over mix.
    • Gently fold in the strawberries and walnuts.
    • Pour into the prepared pan, place in the center rack of the oven and bake for 55-60 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
    • Let it cool in the pan for a few minutes, then transfer the loaf to a cooling rack. Let the banana bread cool for at least 30 minutes before slicing for nice slices. Serve and enjoy!

    Notes

    Banana bread can be vegan or non-vegan, whatever your heart desires.
    I love the vegan option with applesauce.  Could also use yogurt options, dairy and non-dairy.
     
     
    Keyword banana, banana bread, quick bread, strawberry, vegan bread, walnuts
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    Hi! I'm Kim! As you may know, I'm cookie, brownie and chocolate obsessed! You'll find hundreds of decadent and healthy dessert recipes to choose from here! So, let's bake something easy and never forget the chocolate!

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    1. Kim Lange says

      February 24, 2022 at 9:56 am

      Either way it should be fine, I have done it both ways. Just don't use super large strawberries to weight the berries down! Enjoy!!!

    2. Lore Boydsam says

      February 22, 2022 at 9:23 pm

      I shall be making your recipe tomorrow using frozen/thawed strawberries. Before attempting to make the bread, I simply need to ask if you approve (after thawing and draining the strawberries) of sprinkling some flour and lightly coating the strawberries as a good idea in order to help keeping them from sinking to the bottom of the bread.
      I read about that idea, but if you see no need for that step, I will not do it. I would greatly appreciate a response. I thank you in advance.

    3. Linda says

      July 05, 2020 at 4:42 pm

      Delicious and healthy! I’ve made this 3 times already. Doubled ingredients to make 2 loaves. I also used frozen strawberries that I thawed and whole wheat flour. Left out walnuts because I didn’t have on hand. Thanks for a fabulous recipe!

    4. Anonymous says

      July 05, 2020 at 4:38 pm

      Delicious and healthy! I have made this 3 times. I used frozen strawberries that I thawed and whole wheat flour. I also doubled ingredients to make 2 loaves. Thanks for a great recipe!

    5. Kim Lange says

      May 01, 2020 at 3:33 pm

      Thank you dear!

    6. 2pots2cook says

      May 01, 2020 at 11:49 am

      Greedy me will keep the whole loaf 🙂 Pinning !

    7. Kim Lange says

      April 26, 2020 at 4:40 pm

      I'm so glad you enjoyed it! Yay! Thank you so much! xo

    8. Diana Butterfield says

      April 26, 2020 at 8:26 am

      I made this yesterday and let me tell you it is as delicious as it is beautiful! Thanks for the recipe Kim...another winner!

    9. Katherine | Love In My Oven says

      April 23, 2020 at 10:23 pm

      Bananas are like the magical unicorn of the foodie world haha! They add so much to recipes! This bread is absolutely perfect, Kim. I love the crunch of nuts in my banana bread too. Yum!

    10. Kelsie | the itsy-bitsy kitchen says

      April 23, 2020 at 9:41 am

      I always add raspberries to my banana bread and it's the BEST! I need to try yours with strawberries!

    11. Kim Lange says

      April 23, 2020 at 6:55 am

      Thank you for pinning and yessssss to banana breads! 🙂

    12. Valentina says

      April 23, 2020 at 1:09 am

      Yesssss to banana breads. Love the delicious additions to this one. Looks so pretty, too! Pinned to my berry board. 🙂 ~Valentina

    13. Kim Lange says

      April 22, 2020 at 5:47 pm

      I can attest Laura! It is hard to stop at 2. ha! Thank you so much!!

    14. Laura says

      April 22, 2020 at 5:23 pm

      I’m with you - there’s something about banana bread that is so comforting. And it’s always delicious! I love the idea of adding strawberries. I’ve never even considered it, but I imagine it’d be tough to stop at just a slice. Or two.

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