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    Home » Bread » Strawberry Banana Streusel Bread (Healthy Snacks for Kids)

    Published: Jul 5, 2011 · Modified: May 2, 2017 by Carolyn

    Strawberry Banana Streusel Bread (Healthy Snacks for Kids)

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    I once ate so many strawberries I made myself quite sick. And it wasn’t, as you might imagine, when I was a young child with no self control. Nope, it was as a full grown adult who should have known better. But I’ve never had much self control when it comes to foods I love, and these strawberries were at the peak of perfection. I was back in Vancouver for a visit and was spending the day with my best guy friend from university, whom I hadn’t seen in years. We toodled around Kitsilano and Granville Island, where we hit the market and bought about three pounds of strawberries, among other things. Then we made our way back to his apartment with the intention of ordering in some dinner. Chatting and laughing and catching up, we suddenly realized that we no longer needed dinner, we had almost polished off the entire thing of these amazing berries, and we were uncomfortably full. I had quite the stomachache that night, and into part of the next day. But I don’t regret it at all, it was worth every second of the discomfort.

    Fresh berries are a true weakness of mine. The funny thing about strawberries is that I don’t like them much in anything other than their fresh form. I detest strawberry jam and am not that fond of them baked into anything – the only exception being when it’s with rhubarb, to help cut the cloying sweetness of the berries. But I like the IDEA of baking with them, and whenever we go strawberry-picking, I always buy far more than I should with the idea of making this, that and the other. Such was the case a few weeks ago, when I hauled all three of my kids to our favourite berry patch.

    We came home with four quarts of strawberries (and probably ate the equivalent of a fifth quart while we were picking). My daughter had me promising to make all sorts of treats with them and my eyes were bigger than my stomach. But once home, I wanted to enjoy the berries as is for a while, before making anything with them. Fresh strawberries are too good on their own to bake into something when they are picked at that height of perfection. It was only once they started to get a little soft and a little old that I knew it was time to bake with them and use them up.

    I wanted to make something for my kids, something that felt like a treat but was also quite healthy. The older two were about to embark on a trip with their fahther for a few days, to see their grandparents, so I also wanted to make something that was sturdy enough to travel. When I spied a few overripe bananas on the counter, it clicked. Strawberries and bananas are delicious together, why not strawberry banana bread? And to gussy it up a little further, a lovely streusel topping. I used my Whole Grain Banana Bread recipe as a healthy base, but knowing that both bananas and strawberries are so naturally sweet and that the streusel would add a little sugar, I cut down the sugar to ¼ cup.

    The Results: Not being low carb, I didn’t taste any of this bread, but it seems to have been a hit. It certainly smelled heavenly when I sliced into it, and it was packed full of strawberries. And apparently it was served for breakfast at the grandparents’ house not once, but twice! I’d have to call that a success.


    Strawberry Banana Streusel Bread

    Streusel:
    2 tablespoon whole wheat flour
    2 tablespoon sugar
    1 teaspoon cinnamon
    ¼ cup chopped pecans or walnuts
    1 tablespoon butter

    Bread:
    ½ cup Bob’s Red Mill 10 Grain Hot Cereal
    OR any multigrain hot cereal mix
    ¾ cup milk
    1 ½ cup whole wheat flour
    ½ cup flax seed meal
    ¼ cup brown sugar
    1 teaspoon baking powder
    ½ teaspoon salt
    2 medium overripe bananas, mashed
    2 eggs, lightly beaten
    6 tablespoon melted butter
    1 ½ cups chopped strawberries

    For the streusel, whisk together flour, sugar, cinnamon and chopped nuts in a small bowl. Cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Set aside.

    Preheat oven to 350F. Generously grease a 9X5 inch loaf pan.

    In a small bowl, combine cereal and milk. Let sit 5 minutes.

    In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, flax meal, sugar, baking powder and salt. Add bananas, eggs, melted butter and cereal mixture and fold in gently until just comined. Fold in strawberries.

    Scrape batter into prepared pan and sprinkle with streusel topping. Bake 50-60 minutes or until top is evenly golden brown and a tester inserted into the middle comes out with a few crumbs attached.

    Let cool in pan for 10-20 minutes and then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.

    Makes 12-15 servings.

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    Please note that I am not a medical or nutritional professional. I am simply recounting and sharing my own experiences on this blog. Nothing I express here should be taken as medical advice and you should consult with your doctor before starting any diet or exercise program. I provide nutritional information for my recipes simply as a courtesy to my readers. It is calculated using MacGourmet software and I remove erythritol from the final carb count and net carb count, as it does not affect my own blood glucose levels. I do my best to be as accurate as possible but you should independently calculate nutritional information on your own before relying on them. I expressly disclaim any and all liability of any kind with respect to any act or omission wholly or in part in reliance on anything contained in this website.

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    1. Matthew "mmwine" Horbund says

      July 20, 2011 at 2:55 pm

      Looks awesome. I think this one to make soon!

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    2. Tiffany says

      July 08, 2011 at 2:42 pm

      I just made a strawberry banana bundt!!!!!!! CRAZY, huh?!?!? And like you, I have little self control sometimes. I just bought a pound and a half of cherries from WF… I'm praying I don't eat the whole bag in one sitting!

      Reply
    3. briarrose says

      July 07, 2011 at 8:03 pm

      Gorgeous tasty bread. All those berries give it such wonderful color and I love the streusel top. Definitely a must have seconds bread. 😉

      Reply
    4. spcookiequeen says

      July 07, 2011 at 4:16 pm

      I can see why I got devoured. I love strawberries in all forms, we can go pick them down the street and the are so sweet, they don't need any extra sugar. Hope you are having a great week so far.
      -Gina-

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    5. icancookthat says

      July 07, 2011 at 2:14 pm

      Yum! This is a truly stunning bread. Great recipe!

      Reply
    6. Dee at Deelicious Sweets says

      July 07, 2011 at 4:02 am

      Wow! This looks so awesome! I love strawberries in their "raw" form as well. Nothing beats a natural sweet strawberry.

      Reply
    7. Sandra says

      July 07, 2011 at 3:51 am

      Wonderful and healthy bread Carolyn! I could eat this every day:)) from breakfast to quick midnight snack hahaa Great photos too!!!

      Reply
    8. Cooking Rookie says

      July 06, 2011 at 11:47 pm

      Sooo pretty 🙂

      Reply
    9. Roxana GreenGirl says

      July 06, 2011 at 8:16 pm

      I had once a raspberry problem at my grandparents house. They have a couple of bushes and I went in the garden to pick some but I start eating, and eating, and eating until I felt so sick I could hardly stand.
      Man, is wasn't a good feeling. I ended up at the ER since I was around 7 and didn't know much. I still remember like it was yesterday.
      This bread sounds great. So full with delicious strawberries and the smell of bakes banana, mmm
      Thanks for sharing Carolyn

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