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Use the last of the sweet summer berries to make Fresh Strawberry Bread. This moist, flavorful bread is a dream for breakfast when lightly toasted and smeared with a bit of cream cheese.
If you’re looking for a way to use up that last stash of summer strawberries, I’ve got you covered with this Fresh Strawberry Bread.
Although Ohio strawberries were kind of disappointing this year due the weather, we were able to get our hands on some beautiful, sweet berries from a you-pick farm that had really great irrigation. Apparently this makes all the difference when Mother Nature decides it’s going to rain almost every single day for the entire month of June.
THE BEST STRAWBERRY BREAD RECIPE
Believe it or not, I have not always been a blogger.
Before I started My Baking Addiction and for several years after, I was a middle school teacher.
Having a teachers’ lounge to deposit leftover baked goods was convenient and had the unintended side effect of making it widely known that I had started a baking blog.
Once MBA became common knowledge among my fellow teachers, they frequently sought me out to make their cakes, cupcakes and even search for recipe ideas.
This is how Fresh Strawberry Bread was born. A coworker wondered if I had recommendations for a strawberry quick bread recipe she could serve to guests coming into town for her son’s wedding.
At the time I had never made strawberry bread. But of course I was compelled to get into the kitchen and start experimenting.
After a little tinkering and a bit of trial and error, I had a fantastic Fresh Strawberry Bread recipe on my hands.
This quick bread is super moist, dense in just the right away, and bursting with sweet strawberry flavor.
TIPS FOR MAKING STRAWBERRY BREAD
- Use a mixture of butter and cream cheese plus buttermilk for tang
- Use smaller, sweeter strawberries
- Gently fold in the berries
- Enjoy toasted with cream cheese!
Strawberries and cream cheese are paired together so often for a reason: their flavors mesh perfectly! Just try Strawberry Cheesecake Fluff or Strawberry Cream Cheese Tart if you don’t believe me.
To get that same perfect combo of sweet and tangy in this Fresh Strawberry Bread recipe, I like to use a combination of butter and cream cheese. I also use buttermilk (or buttermilk substitute) for the liquid in the recipe.
When shopping for strawberries for this bread, look for smaller berries if you can. These smaller strawberries are usually sweeter and more flavorful than super large strawberries. They’ll make your bread even better!
When it comes time to add the strawberries to the batter, set aside your electric mixer and reach for a spatula to gently fold them in by hand. This will keep them from turning to mush; we want to see chunks of strawberries in the baked bread!
Feel free to enjoy Fresh Strawberry Bread in any way you like, but I recommend one way in particular:
Lightly toasted and smeared with whipped cream cheese.
Trust me, it’s summery heaven in a single bite!
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Fresh Strawberry Bread
Ingredients
- ½ cup butter softened
- 1 cup sugar
- 4 ounces cream cheese softened
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 2 cups flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon Kosher salt
- ½ cup buttermilk
- 1 ½ cups fresh strawberries rinsed, dried and chopped
Instructions
- Grease and flour a 9x5 inch loaf pan. Preheat oven to 350°F.
- With electric mixer cream butter, sugar and cream cheese until fluffy. Add eggs one at a time. Mix in vanilla.
- In a separate bowl, mix flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Blend flour mixture with butter mixture just until blended. Add buttermilk and only stir until just combined; do not over mix.
- Carefully fold in strawberries. Dough mixture will be thick.
- Bake for 50 to 60 minutes.
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Nutrition
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I just made this – best quickbread recipe I’ve ever used! The cream cheese, buttermilk combo makes for a very tender, moist, flavorfull crumb. Thanks!
I made this for breakfast this morning and it was great! I didn’t do a loaf… I did muffins and they were perfect! The base would also be awesome for blueberry muffins!
Just found this recipe this morning because I was looking for a way to use up some strawberries. Already baked it, cooled it and tried it. I will be making this all summer long!
Seems great for a brunch too. Thanks, it’s absolutely buttery delicious.
EJ-
So glad to hear that enjoyed the Strawberry Bread – thanks so much for stopping by and leaving your feedback. Have a delicious day!
-Jamie
I am going to make this in the next few days. Looks SO yummy! Found it on Pinterest. I was on my search for a new recipe to make for this week, I do a new recipe a week, then blog about it. What a great thing to make for these warm “summer” like months. :) Thanks for posting such a yummy recipe!
love this bread! just made it again as muffins because i think the best part is the bit of crunch on the top crust. baked them for 20 minutes and they’re perfect!
I made this yesterday w/ strawberries we picked on Friday. So yummmmy! Thanks for the great recipe.
Made this bread…liked to consistency but the flavor needs a little help. maybe more vanilla? definitely needs more salt…and I would like more of a strawberry flavor.
I happened to stumble on your blog this week. Your recipes look so delicious. I tried this recipe today and it is SO YUMMY!! I love to bake and I can’t create anything on my own but I love to find new recipes and try them out. This recipe will definetely be used again at my house and I’m so excited to try some of the others you have!! AWESOME!!
Thank you! I appreciate the quick response!
Looks great! With strawberries being in season now, can I make a few loaves and freeze them? Do they taste the same? Thanks!
Jarie-
I think it would freeze just fine. I would recommend slicing it before you freeze and separating the slices with parchment. Thanks so much!
–Jamie