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Strawberry Banana Bread

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strawberry banana breadI’ve made a creamy banana bread before that we all absolutely love.  It is seriously the creamiest and the row of streusel in it really adds a nice touch.  When my daughter and I decided to go strawberry picking for a second time this year, I came across a recipe on Pinterest for Strawberry Banana Bread but the more I looked at it, it just didn’t feel like the right direction to go.  There wasn’t anything wrong with the recipe, it just felt like something was missing.  And then it hit me…why couldn’t I take that original creamy banana bread recipe and simply add strawberries to it.

My decision was not one made lightly.  There were several conversations about how well the strawberry addition may or may not do in the bread and we wondered if we’d end up with a row of strawberries at the bottom of the loaf or some soggy mush but our trust paid off and we ended up with the best banana bread I have ever had.

I hope you enjoy it as much as my family did.

Strawberry Banana Bread
 
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Prep time
30 mins
Cook time
45 mins
Total time
1 hour 15 mins
 
This is a creamy banana bread that is goes perfectly for breakfast, dessert or as a snack.
Author: Michele Bergh
Recipe type: bread
Cuisine: American
Serves: 2 large loafs
Ingredients
  • ½ cup margarine, softened
  • 8 oz cream cheese, softened
  • 1¼ c white sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 cup mashed bananas (I might go a little heavy on this myself)
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2¼ cups all-purpose flour
  • 1½ teaspoons baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • 2 tablespoons brown sugar
  • 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • About 5 small to medium strawberries, diced in small pieces
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees
  2. Grease and flour either 2 8x4 inch loaf pans or 5 of the mini loaf pans
  3. Cream the margarine and cream cheese together
  4. Add in the white sugar slowly and beat until light and fluffy
  5. Add one egg at a time
  6. Add in the mashed bananas
  7. Add in the vanilla
  8. Add flour, baking powder and baking soda
  9. Mix all just until moist
  10. Mix together in a small bowl brown sugar and cinnamon and set aside
  11. Use about ½ the batter between the 2 large loaf pans or 5 small loaf pans
  12. Sprinkle a few strawberry pieces on the batter
  13. Sprinkle a little of the streusel mix on next
  14. Sprinkle the remaining strawberries on the streusel mix
  15. Add the remaining batter
  16. Sprinkle the remaining streusel mix on top
  17. Bake for about 45 minutes...if using the smaller loaf pans, they may bake faster so keep an eye on them
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One final note…next time I will increase the amount of strawberries used and mix it in with the batter.  I went very light and didn’t mix it in as I was worried about them sinking.  Since they didn’t, I will be trying add a few more. I didn’t want to include this information directly in the recipe since I haven’t tried it yet…mark my words, though, it won’t be long!

Oops…one more note, these freeze pretty well.  I like to use disposable tins with lids, write what they are and the date on them and plop them in the freezer.

July 6, 2015 Filed Under: Recipes 4 Comments

About Michele

Michele Bergh is a teacher, a student and a lover of life. She is a healing artist who enjoys a variety of mediums and also has a few mad techie skills up her sleeves. By day she primarily does WordPress design and development and works with others to create a blissful life. By night, you'll find her behind a camera lens, on her bike, in a big comfy chair, cooking up a storm in her kitchen or sewing while listening to great music (probably from the 70s) on her ipod. Her greatest joy comes from living a orgasmic life by design.

What Others are Saying

  1. Tessa says

    July 11, 2015 at 9:22 pm

    Wish I baked. It sounds delicious. I love banana bread and I love strawberries.

    Reply
    • Michele says

      July 12, 2015 at 6:01 pm

      It is a wonderful combination!

      Reply
  2. Deborah Weber says

    July 8, 2015 at 9:21 am

    Oh yum Michele. One of my favorite treats are bowls of strawberries and bananas, so the idea of making a bread with them is a brilliant I’ll-definitely-be-trying-it project. And bonus points for getting an extra loaf you can freeze.

    How fun you got to go strawberry picking!

    Reply
    • Michele says

      July 12, 2015 at 6:01 pm

      It is really a fun activity (for a short time) alone or with the grandkids. I can’t believe how much you can pick in about 30 minutes (4 huge buckets!).

      Reply

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