Strawberry Banana Bread
Published May 09, 2026
Easy strawberry banana nut bread made with Greek yogurt, walnuts, and diced strawberries. Simple to make and works well for breakfast or a snack.
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Fresh Strawberries + banana Bread = Soo Good!
When I want to change up my banana bread, especially during the summer, I make this strawberry banana bread! The strawberries stay a little jammy in the bread, the banana keeps everything moist, and the walnuts add just enough texture so it does not feel like cake.
This strawberry banana bread is based on my favorite moist banana bread recipe, made with fresh strawberries, and made without oil or butter. I use Greek yogurt instead, so it gives the strawberry bread moisture without the extra oil. If you’re in the mood for a twist on banana bread, definitely try this strawberry version!
Happy Baking!
– Yumna
Strawberry Banana Bread Ingredients
- Strawberries: Diced small so they distribute evenly through the batter and are easier to fold in without breaking down. For help, read my tips on how to cut and hull strawberries. You’ll also want to blot them dry after dicing if they’re very juicy, so they don’t water down the batter. Fresh work best here. If using frozen, thaw and drain them well before adding.
- Banana: Use very ripe bananas, brown and spotty. They mash more easily and are sweeter at that stage, which is what gives the bread its moisture and flavor. One cup mashed is roughly 2 to 3 medium bananas depending on size. I mash my bananas with a fork, or with a potato masher!
- Dry ingredients: Flour, cinnamon, baking soda, baking powder, salt, and walnuts. Make sure the baking soda and baking powder are fresh, since old leaveners are the most common reason quick breads don’t rise well. Use aluminum-free baking powder to avoid any aftertaste. For the walnuts, chop them roughly so you get actual pieces in each slice. If you don’t have walnuts, pecans work as a 1:1 swap. For extra flavor, you can toast your walnuts while you’re prepping the batter.
- Wet ingredients: Eggs, granulated sugar, and whole milk Greek yogurt. The Greek yogurt keeps the crumb moist without making the bread heavy. Use plain full-fat for the best results. If you don’t have Greek yogurt, sour cream works in the same ¼ cup amount. I like the simplicity of white sugar here, but you can sub in brown sugar at a 1:1 ratio if that’s all you have on hand! Room temperature eggs are best for binding, so I like to leave mine out on the counter while I mash my bananas.
How to Make Strawberry Banana Bread
The photos below walk through each step of making this bread. For the full ingredient list and detailed instructions, scroll down to the → Strawberry Banana Bread Recipe.
1. Combine the Wet Ingredients
Mash the bananas in a large bowl first, then whisk in the eggs, sugar, and yogurt until the mixture looks smooth and well combined. A few lumps from the banana are fine.
2. Add the Dry Ingredients
Pour the flour mixture over the wet ingredients and fold with a rubber spatula until no streaks of flour remain. Stop as soon as the flour is gone. Overmixing is the main reason quick breads turn out dense, so this step goes fast.
3. Add the Strawberries and Walnuts
Scatter the diced strawberries and chopped walnuts over the batter. At this point the batter will look very thick, which is normal.
4. Fold the Strawberries into the Banana Bread Batter
A few light passes with the spatula is all it takes here. If you work the batter too much, the strawberries break down and turn everything pink.
5. Transfer to the Prepared Loaf Pan
Scrape the batter into the prepared loaf pan and smooth the top. If you want the strawberry look on top like in the photos, press a few halved strawberries lightly into the surface before it goes into the oven.
6. Bake Until a Tester Comes Out Clean
If the top is browning too fast before the center is set, lay a loose sheet of foil over the top around the 35-minute mark and continue baking until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out without wet batter on it.
Full Strawberry Banana Bread Recipe
Strawberry Banana Bread Recipe
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Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 cup mashed banana
- 2 large eggs
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- ¼ cup whole milk Greek yogurt
- ½ cup small diced strawberries
- ½ chopped walnuts
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350˚F and line a 9 by 5-inch loaf pan with parchment paper, leaving excess on the two longer sides.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, cinnamon, baking soda, baking powder, and salt; set aside.
- In another larger bowl, mash the bananas. Add the eggs, sugar, and yogurt and whisk with the mashed bananas until well combined. Add flour mixture on top of the banana mixture and fold with a rubber spatula until no streaks of flour remain, being careful not to overmix. Gently fold in the diced strawberries and walnuts.
- Scrape the batter into the prepared pan and bake for 50 to 55 minutes, or until a cake tester inserted in the center of the loaf comes out clean. You may need to tent the loaf with a sheet of aluminum foil after 35 minutes if it is browning too quickly.
- Let cool for at least 20 minutes, then remove from the pan and cool completely on a wire rack before slicing and serving.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information provided is an estimate. It will vary based on cooking method and specific ingredients used.
Recipe Tips
- Tent the banana bread. Banana bread usually takes between 50 and 60 minutes to bake. However, the top of the bread can get too browned by the time it’s finished. To avoid this, simply tent the bread with foil in the last 10 minutes of baking.
- Don’t over-mix the batter. This can’t be stressed enough: mix your batter until just combined and no further! Over-mixing the batter creates excess gluten which will make your bread too dense.
Comments
Felt like it needs a lot more sugar or honey.
Thanks so much for sharing your feedback! The sweetness can definitely depend on how ripe your bananas and strawberries are. If you like a sweeter banana bread, you can add a little more sugar or a drizzle of honey next time. Some readers have even left the sugar out completely and loved it, so it really comes down to personal preference!
Delicious
Thanks, Lucie!
I made this Strawberry Banana Bread last night and by this morning half of it was gone 🙂
Very good recipe, the bread was moist, delicious, not sweet… It rised but not as i expected, may be the baking powder is not fresh. Anyway highly recommended.
Question outside the recipe : Does the cookbook contain more and as simple and easy recipes as this site ?
do you think this would work well with oat flour? i find oat flour makes for really good banana bread, but i always use recipes that specify for it
Hi! I have not tried this with oat flour. I think you could try swapping some of the all purpose flour for oat flour, but I’m not sure all oat flour would work well as written.
I made the strawberry banana bread in 3 small loaf pans. I probably should call my bread raspberry banana bread. Raspberries are what I had in my freezer, and I also used only half of what it called for, for the sugar. I may have baked it too long. because I would have liked it a little moister. I only baked it for 45 min.. It tasted awesome.
Thanks for sharing! Yes, you may have needed slightly less baking time on account of the smaller pans.
Yum! So moist inside! Love the walnuts too!
Can this recipe also go into 12 muffins? Any suggestions on time?
Sure, you can turn the bread into muffins. I haven’t tried it with this recipe, but I belive it would be similar in time to my banana bread muffins. Just make sure you do keep an eye on them towards the end of cooking.
I enjoyed using your recipe!
Questions:
Why do you use both baking soda and powder? What’s the difference if I use both and is there a difference if I just use 1 teaspoon of baking soda?
Because of the greek yogurt in this recipe instead of oil, the baking soda will help react with the acid in the yogurt. But the baking powder will help lift the bread. You can use just baking soda, but the bread won’t rise as much.
This was super delicious and moist bread. I didn’t have white sugar so I used brown sugar, even sprinkled some on top before baking gave a crunchy top.
That’s perfect! I love the idea of the sugar on top.
Well I had some bananas going bad so I decided to make banana bread. I made my secret recipe & then decided to make something different. I found this one. It was very soft and moist. I added 1/4 cup of flax just because I love it and to fill up. Loved the recipe and will probably make it again.
Would it be ok if i were to add in 1 cup of strawberries instead of 3/4 cup?
That should still work fine!
Can i know the size of the loaf pan that you are using?
The loaf pan measures 8. 5 x 4. 5 x 2. 75 inch.
Thanks!will try it soon
Hey Yumna. Is the nutrition guide based on 100g of banana bread? Thanks.
Hey! It’s for one of the twelve slices. The weight of the banana bread will vary each time, so I recommend weighing the entire loaf once it’s done cooking and then dividing that value by 12 to get the grams for one serving.
Could I use fat free Greek yogurt?
I have been subbing whole wheat flour for AP and am wondering if in addition to the yogurt if adding a teaspoon of olive oil would ensure moistness (since I know WW flour is a bit drier)
Thanks so much; can’t wait to try this!
It should still work with fat free Greek yogurt, but I haven’t tested it in this recipe yet. I think the oil will definitely help!
We went strawberry picking and had an overabundance of strawberries. This recipe put them to good use! It was quick and easy with simple ingredients. I made two batches, one into a loaf and the other into muffins. I plan to freeze the muffins for quick breakfast/snack. The bread turned out amazing! The consistency is great! Perfect recipe for strawberry season! Kid approved!
The perfect way to put those strawberries to use!
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Thank you so much for the recipe. I used oat flour instead of all-purpose flour. It was delicious!
You’re welcome! It’s great to know that it works with oat flour too.
This bread is delicious. I didn’t have any yogurt so I had to use olive oil instead. It’s a very moist bread with a bit of sweetness and smells so delicious when baking. I will definitely be making this again.
Thank you! I’m so happy to hear it!
Hello, I’d like to know if this can be steamed instead of baking in the oven.
I haven’t tried that with this recipe, but I feel as if it would alter the texture slightly.
Tried this with subbing sour cream. Delicious. Will do with blueberries next. Thank you for an exotic banana bread.
Thank you! I hope you enjoy the blueberry one too!
DIVINE!! I absolutely loveeee this recipe! Hubby and toddler approved, and I’ve passed it on to family and friends. Can’t wait to dive into it every morning this week 🙂
I did change one thing and used an 8×8 pan and did 45 min cooking time with an additional 5 mins of foil tenting at the end. This made a beautiful cake-like consistency! Highly recommend that method!
I love that everyone enjoyed it! I’m glad it worked that way too! Thank you!
I tried it and that was awesome.
Thanks for the recipe 🙏🏼🍓
Yay! You’re very welcome!
Yay! I’m so happy to hear that!
I just made this… it’s Delicious! I wanted to know if it could also be done with oat flour?
I haven’t tried it with oat flour, but I definitely think you could!
Delicious recipe, have made a few times during COVID. My only comment is to make sure you know what size loaf pan to use!
Oh that’s a great point! So glad you’ve been enjoying this banana bread!
Hello Yumna!!!!!!I just had a quick question if you can use whole wheat flour instead of all purpose and if you can use chopped pecans instead of walnuts and I didn’t really want to go to the grocery store LOL thank you so much!!!!!!
Sorry for the late reply! Sure you can use whole wheat flour and chopped pecans are perfect instead of walnuts. Did you like it?
This recipe is delicious! I swapped out the regular flour for Coles branded gluten free flour (1:1) and it has turned out perfectly.
Yay, I’m so glad to hear that! Thank you!
Love this. Used coconut sugar.
So glad you loved it! Thank you!
Such a beautiful recipe! Being in lock down in Melbourne, Australia this recipe has been a godsend! My new go-to! Absolutely love it! Now to wait for some more overripe bananas..
Aww thank you so much! Waiting for the ripe bananas is always the struggle!!
so delicious! did it without the strawberries and replaced greek yogurt with regular yogurt (laban). so moist and fluffy!
Love that swap! Yummmm
Hello, I am a Type 2 Diabetic, would this recipe (with sugar/sweetner removed or replaced) qualify for Low Glycemic Index?
I’m not really sure what exactly qualifies as low GI as I think it may differ based on each individual. I would check with your doctor and recalculate and then maybe you can skip the sugar but have a smaller slice if needed.
The Recipe is so perfect! fell in love with it! My house smells amazing and so healthy! thank you
Yay, so happy to hear that. Thanks so much!!
Thanks for the reply. The bread turned out delicious. I baked it in the loaf tray . I will next time bake it in muffin or cake pan per the minutes . Do I still keep it at the same temperature for both? PS love your tips for the recipes they really do help out .
Yes you can, and you can lower the time in a cake pan to 40 minutes or 25 minutes in a muffin tray, but definitely check up on them around those times.
Can we replace all purpose flour with whole wheat flour ?
Yup! That works!
I’m about to create this but wanted to know if I can use coconut milk yogurt rather than Greek yogurt? Would this still work? Thank you!
Yes that will work! Hope you like it!
Had a bumper crop of strawberries in my little organic garden…stumbled upon this recipe, made it this morning and…WOW!! Absolutely delicious. Thank you!
I’m so glad to hear that you enjoyed the strawberry banana bread. Thank you!!
I wanted to know if I could use milk instead of Greek yogurt?
Yes, that will work fine!
I tried this recipe and we loved the product and the clearness of the recipe. The recipe is accurately detailed and I recommend to exactly follow the measures of this recipe. The banana bread comes out moist, flavorful and it is healthy too. I definitely recommend you making it.
Thank you so much! I appreciate that!!
Hi is the nutrition guide per loaf or slice? I have used the original recipe thanks 😊
It’s per slice, so there are 12 slices per loaf.
Just made this & it’s in the oven now! Swapped out the walnuts & plain Greek yogurt for pecans & strawberry Greek yogurt! & added half a tsp of Mexican vanilla! 😄
So glad you made it and love your swaps!
Can I make these as muffins and reduce the baking time?
Yes, that will work!
I seen a post of this Strawberry Banana bread a while ago and saved it with an intention to make one day. Since we’re in lockdown in my home country, I guessed that was the perfect time to make. It turned out amazing! Not too sweet at all (which I like), texture is perfect and the crunchiness of the walnuts makes it more enjoyable 😋👌🏻!
So glad to hear that you liked it. Thank you for taking the time to share 🙂
Just made this using whole wheat flour and no sugar. The sweetness of the banana and the strawberries was more than enough. I loved it and it´s great as an easy breakfast that can be prepped ahead of time! Thank you for all the great and easy to make ideas! 🙂
I’m so glad to hear that. Thank you!!
Just made this and my toddler ate it up!!! We loved it and smells amazing. Yet again, your page is one I have stumbled upon recently and have been devouring it (pun intended) and loving everything I’ve made. Thank you for the healthy, easy and delicious recipes you share.
Thank you for the recipe! Will regular no flavor yogurt work as well?
Yup, that works!
Such an easy and delicious treat! Have you ever tried substituting the sugar for honey or maple syrup?
Thank you so much! I haven’t tried that, but I bet it would still work out well. You might just need to decrease the quantity so it’s not too wet.
Hey love your recipes and just tried your banana bread it turned out great…?
Thank you for all the yummy food you share…
So happy to hear that. Thank you so much!!
Hi from Peru!! Thank you for sharing this recipe! I tried it with white whole wheat flour and absolutely loved it!
So glad to hear it. Thank you!!
In love with this recipe! So easy to do so delicious and light ? my family cant wait for it to bake cuz it smells so goooood. Special thanks to my fav and cutest foodie ♥️
Aww thank you so much!! I appreciate that!
Super moist and delicious! Great way to use up ripe bananas.
Thank you so much for sharing, Rania!
Have made this several times, comes out amazing each time! I added raspberries instead of strawberries and the flavor was amazing!
Yumm….that’s so perfect!! Love that idea and so happy you’ve made it several times already!
This recipe is sooooo good. And I love that you give us alternatives for the ingredients. Your recipes are soooo good and easy to make. And I must say you inspire me so much to work in the kitchen and serve food with love to my love ones.
Aww, I’m so happy to hear that. Thank you so much for the sweet feedback 🙂
Moist and rich with banana flavor. So good and simple to make. Made it today and will definitely be a repeat next week.
Love it.
I tried this recipe too! Soooo delicious with just the perfect sweetness! ENJOY!!
This is good and I love the presentation of the strawberries on top…so cute
Just pulled this strawberry banana bread out of the oven. I made this with my 3/5 year old son to entertain him in quarantine & we all loved it. It had a nice crispy crust and it was soft and chewy on the inside. It wasn’t too sweet, which is perfect. Will definitely be making it again. Thanks
Love this recipe!
So glad to hear it. Thank you!!
I just finished the last slice of the strawberry banana bread this morning and it was an absolute HIT! So easy to make and so delish! You’ve been inspiring me to step out of the box with cooking during this quarantine so thank you for that!
Aww, so glad to hear that. Thank you!!
This was very good and easy to make for a novel baker like myself. I substituted the white flour for almond flour and white sugar for coconut sugar. Turned out delicious! Even my fiancé loved it!
So glad to hear that it worked out with your substitutions. Thanks so much for sharing!!
My 14 yr old daughter has been baking daily since her school is closed due to COVID-19. I asked her to make this for me a few days ago instead of her regular “unhealthy” banana bread. This was so much more moist and delicious with a lot less calories. She’s made several more since then for my family and employees and it’s a hit with everyone! Thank you so much for sharing this recipe! She’ll be baking me both the Low-fat Chocolate Cinnamon and the Low-fat Chocolate Coconut one when the bananas are ripe enough. Can’t wait!!!
Yay! So glad to hear she’s made it a few times. Thank you so much for sharing!! And I can’t wait to hear what she thinks of those other ones too. Thank you!!
love it! easy and delicious!!
So glad to hear it. Thank you!
THE BEST twist on banana bread I’ve come across. This recipe was so easy to make! The whole house smelled amazing while it was baking and it tasted even better! The bread was perfectly browned on top and soft on the inside. It presents beautifully with the strawberries on top and is a real showstopper on the table! (It’s worth noting I used gluten-free flour and it came out perfectly.)
Aww thank you so much for the sweet comment and so glad you enjoyed it!! That’s great it worked with gluten-free flour! 🙂
I made this when I was lazy and craving sweets, it was so amazing!! I never thought strawberries would be so delicious in bread!! Thank you!!
So glad to hear it. Thank you!!
Loved this recipe it’s so delicious
Absolutely loved this recipe!! Turned out perfect, and very moist due to the Greek yogurt. And it looks beautiful too.
Everyone I share it with asks for the recipe!
Thank you so much!!
Aww I’m so happy to hear that! Thank you for leaving the feedback 🙂
Thank you for the banana strawberry recipe! I didn’t have walnuts and strawberries so I used frozen cranberries and doubled the recipe for a bunt cake it was a hit! Plus thank you for all your recipes I will get around to others soon lol ?Hope you and your family are doing well❤️
Aww thank you so much! I appreciate it!!
It Was delicious and easy to do ?
So glad to hear it. Thank you!
It was delicious! Had to add some blueberries since we didn’t have enough strawberries (because quarentine). Still an amazing recipe!! Super easy to make, I had almost all the ingredients at hand and was able to use the bananas that no one wanted to eat and other wise would go to waste.
Thank you! ?
Oh that’s perfect!! Thank you for sharing 🙂
Tasty!!! I loved this recipe. I made my own strawberry banana bread adding blueberries on it and it was delicious. My family also loved it. Easy and yummy. I recommend you to try it!
Greetings from Barcelona, Spain.
Aww so glad to hear it. Thanks so much for sharing!
I made this recipe last night. Such an easy recipe. I used brown sugar, frozen strawberries and used butter instead of greek yogurt because i did not have any. You could also use oil instead of the yogurt, but I’m trying to save mine because of the quarantine. Other than that, it came out delicious! Will do this again with greek yogurt once I get my hands on it. Lol Thank you!
so glad you liked it! And thanks for sharing your substitutions! 🙂
Amazing recipe!! I’ve already been asked to share it with four people after I posted a picture of it. I added some chocolate chips on top, so delicious ?
So glad to hear it!! Thank you so much for sharing the recipe with others and leaving feedback 🙂
I loved this recipe! It’s easy to make, you’ll probably have all the ingredients in your home. Taste is amazing. I didn’t have yogurt and switched up for almond oil, tastes good. Give it a try! Love it!
So glad you liked it so much. I agree, it’s a great recipe with pantry staples and you can use frozen strawberries. Thank you so much for the feedback 🙂
I made my own banana bread but with apples cause I didn’t have any strawberries. It tasted great! And it’s so easy to make
Oh, love that you used apples instead of strawberries. Great idea!
This looks sooooo good can’t wait to try it . Can i use low GI sugar from palatinose instead of granulated sugar? And what would be the ratio please ? Thank you
I’m sorry I’m not familiar with that sugar. But give it a try and see how it works!
Love love love!!!??? it’s currently in the oven for the second time this week!? A perfect treat for a little sweet craving, but without all of the guilt. This time, I used 1/4c of organic coconut palm sugar, and sprinkled in a tad of a flax/chia seed mix into the wet mixture as well. I hope it turns out just as good!
I prefer eating it warm with a scoop of pb/choc chip coconut milk ice cream and a dollop of peanut butter!
Oops! I forgot to rate it in the comment above!! 5⭐’s for sure!
Oh nice! So glad you made it twice already…love your recommendations for you tweaked it and how you’re serving it!!
This is such an easy recipe. I tried it with blueberry instead of strawberry and it turned out perfect. Crispy on the edges and super moist and soft inside. Healthy and delicious!
That’s so great to hear!! Thank you for sharing 🙂
Thank you Yumna for this great recipe, it was very delicious!
Aww I’m so happy you liked it!! Thank you!!
Really delicious ??
Thank you!!
It’s such a great recipe, so tasty ?. I swapped half the flour with whole wheat flour, and skipped the sugar completely, and it was still so good ?
Thanks for sharing those swaps! That’s really useful for others to know. So glad you liked the recipe! 🙂
Made this tonight and it was a hit! Not even a slice left! You are amazing and I love your recipes!❤️
Aww I’m so happy to hear that!! Thank you!!
Instead of Greek yogurt, how much oil or butter can be adding as the replacement?
Same amount – 1/4 cup 🙂
I love cakes ?,This recipe is very simple And easy to make and it came up very well,me and my wife loved it..
Who ever read this post I would recommend you to try it if you love cakes ?..
Thank you YUMNA JAWAD,waiting for another cake recipe ?
Awww I’m so glad you and your wife enjoyed this recipe!! Thank you so much for sharing!!
The recipe was easy to follow. This was my first time making banana bread with yogurt instead of butter or oil, it was absolutely perfect and moist! Everyone at home loved it, thank you!
I’m so glad to hear that! Thanks so much for taking the time to leave feedback. I appreciate it!!
I’ve made it today and it was soooooo delicious and easy! thanks a lot for the recipe!
I added a little bit more strawberries and walnuts too and it turned out good.
Yay! I’m so glad to hear that you enjoyed the recipe…thank you for sharing!!
This was so easy to make and a great twist on your typical banana bread. I used fresh strawberries and I used coconut flour for those that are gluten free and it was delicious!
That’s really great that you used coconut flour and the recipe still worked out well! Thank you for sharing!!