I’m always on the quest for ways to use black bananas. We have this problem where our grocery store gets really really green bananas, and they seem to go from deep green to black, without a middle stage. We really should stop buying them like that, but it’s a hard habit to break. For us, bananas are a staple of every grocery trip.
This last trip, I also bought strawberries for a separate recipe I was making that will appear in the coming weeks. I only ended up using a few of them though. Now, strawberries are not going to go to waste in this house, but when StumpleUpon drops you on a recipe for Strawberry Banana bread, and you just happen to have black bananas and strawberries in your kitchen at the same time, I think the Universe is trying to tell you something.
I really really like this bread. Sometimes, banana in baked goods can get overwhelming and sickly. However, for this bread, the strawberries are an equally flavorful component, and balance the bananas perfectly. The bread is incredibly moist. Almost too moist, so I’ve actually dialed back the total amount of strawberries in the recipe from the original. Especially if you use frozen strawberries, you need to watch the liquid quotient of the recipe so that you don’t end up with gummy bread.
Strawberry Banana Bread
adapted from Angie McGowan of Eclectic Recipes
3 bananas, overripe
1 stick (1/2 C or 8 tbsp) melted butter
2 eggs
3/4 c. sugar
2 tsp vanilla
3/4 c. all purpose flour
3/4 c. whole wheat flour
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1 1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
3/4 c. sliced or chopped strawberries
Preheat oven to 350F. In a large mixing bowl, mash bananas until there are no large chunks left. Add cooled melted butter and mix, then eggs and mix, then sugar and vanilla and mix again.
In a second bowl, whisk together flours, baking soda, baking powder, and salt both to combine and aerate. Add flour mix to wet ingredients and stir slowly by hand until just combined. Do not overmix or the bread will be tough.
Fold in chopped or sliced strawberries until distributed well. If using frozen strawberries, I suggest bringing them to a complete thaw and then pressing lightly with paper towels to remove some of the liquid so as not to compromise the integrity of the bread.
Bake for 60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the bread comes out clean.
Enjoy with toasted with butter and a hot cup of coffee.
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Dawn DeVinney
Thursday 4th of April 2013
I just made this recipe & I can't wait to eat it! It made the house smell so yummy! I did take pictures before it gets eaten ... LOL! Thank You! Love your site, too! :)
Christa
Sunday 1st of July 2012
I just made this and it was delicious! I was so excited to find a recipe for banana bread that also included strawberries (they were both getting ready to go bad!) I followed the recipe exactly, but in my oven, it took 70 minutes to cook. In the last ten minutes I turned the oven down because it was getting too brown on the sides and top, but still not fully cooked in the middle. Other than that, when I sliced into it, it was delicious! I can't wait to eat it for breakfast in the morning!
allegra
Sunday 18th of March 2012
de-licious! i would make one addition- cinnamon!
sap
Wednesday 11th of May 2011
this is very bad idea to publish this picture in here! im soooo want to eat it!!! :p
Kate
Wednesday 11th of May 2011
Wow!!! looks good!!! and the recipe doesn't seem to be very much complicated....I am going to try that one right now!!! Thanks so much for sharing!