Easy Strawberry Bread Recipe

Last Updated on April 17, 2022 by Ellen Christian

You are going to love this easy strawberry bread recipe with fresh strawberries! Make this fresh strawberry bread recipe for your family today.

It’s finally summer in Vermont and that means that our farms have fresh strawberries available again! I love going strawberry picking. It’s great exercise and nothing tastes better than fresh strawberries!

Strawberry Bread Recipe

Every year, the kids and I head to our favorite pick your own strawberry farm to stock up on fresh strawberries. It’s one of the first fruits available here in rural Vermont (besides the rhubarb growing in our yard). 

Strawberry picking has always been one of the highlights of spring. It’s like a reminder that the snow is finally gone and the warm weather is here to stay. I’ve always made a ton of strawberry recipes.

So, you might want to try my strawberry pie recipe or my strawberry rhubarb sauce.

As much as I love fresh strawberries, I really enjoy having a slice of quick bread for dessert (or even breakfast). It’s a yummy treat that’s easy to make and relatively inexpensive.

Unlike pies, there’s no crust to roll out. And, it doesn’t need frosting like a cake. Just mix everything in a bowl and bake. That’s my kind of easy cooking. This strawberry bread recipe is a huge hit at my house.

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Healthy strawberry bread

This is a relatively healthy strawberry bread because it doesn’t have a glaze or chocolate drizzle on top. Yes, it uses sugar.

But, if you slice the pieces thinly, there’s no reason you cannot enjoy this treat. And, you can always toss in a handful of flax seeds to give it an added boost of nutrition.

Chocolate strawberry bread

If you’re really hoping that this is a chocolate strawberry bread recipe, you can always add a handful of chocolate chips. I’d recommend dark chocolate chips because the sugar and fat content is lower.

You could also add carob chips instead of chocolate if you prefer. Or, drizzle a tiny bit of melted chocolate chips over the top of your warm strawberry bread for a delicious treat.

Vegan strawberry bread

Because this recipe uses eggs, it’s not vegan. But, you can make it a vegan strawberry bread recipe by simply using an egg replacer in place of the eggs.

You would need 1/4 cup mashed banana or applesauce in place of each egg. So, that is a total of 3/4 cups for 3 eggs. Using banana is an easy way to make this strawberry banana bread recipe.

Or, use applesauce for apple strawberry bread.

How to store strawberry bread

We store this strawberry bread in the refrigerator wrapped in aluminum foil because it really only lasts a few days before it’s gone. If you plan on having it last longer than that, I would cut it into slices and freeze half of the slices until you need them.

That way, it will stay fresh as long as possible. If you’re going to freeze strawberry bread, use freezer bags to be sure it doesn’t get freezer burn.

What to serve with it

I often enjoy fresh strawberry bread as a dessert. And, when that’s the case, I have it with a little bit of real butter. But, if you want to have this for breakfast, you could have it with a bowl of Greek yogurt and a cup of coffee.

Or, try adding cream cheese to the top like you would a bagel. It’s delicious either way.

Can I make this bread gluten-free?

It’s so easy to turn this into a gluten-free strawberry bread recipe. All you need to do is use a gluten-free flour mix like this one in place of the 3 cups of all-purpose flour.

Gluten-free cooking can be challenging. So, I always look for a one for one flour mix substitution. It’s so much easier that way.

If you like quick bread, you may want to try my lemon maple zucchini bread. It’s a delicious way to use up all that zucchini from the garden.

Or, try my healthy banana bread recipe. It’s egg-free. We are always looking for ways to use up too many bananas.

Or, check out this sweet cornbread recipe with fresh berries.

What you’ll need 

This is what you’ll need to make my fresh strawberry bread recipe.

• 2 9x5x3 loaf pans
• 1 cooling rack
• Strawberry huller