Strawberry Walnut Bread – a delicious quick bread filled with fresh strawberries and walnuts. Easy, light and flavorful!
I am the carb queen. I love making breads or muffins because truthfully I love having things to snack on. It’s my weakness.
It’s a little nibble here while I’m walking through the kitchen and then another nibble there when I go to grab a drink from the fridge… Somehow the calories don’t count if you’re slowly nibbling on a piece of strawberry walnut bread versus sitting down with an entire slice, right?!
Yep, that’s what I thought.
There’s just something magical about quick bread. No yeast and yet magically you get this perfect loaf of bread as the outcome! I am in love with this strawberry walnut bread. I’ve made banana bread tons of times but never anything with chopped up fruit in it like this.
It’s flavorful and light. Nutty and fruity. It’s such a summery treat that’s perfect to snack on! 🙂
Strawberry Walnut Bread
Ingredients
- 1 egg
- 1 egg white
- 1/4 cup + 2 Tbsp. Truvia or 3/4 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup low-fat buttermilk*
- 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 cups flour
- 1/2 tsp. baking soda
- 1/4 tsp. salt
- 1/2 Tbsp. ground cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp. ground nutmeg
- 2 Tbsp. + 2 tsp. coconut oil melted and cooled or canola oil
- 1 cup strawberries chopped
- 1/4 cup walnuts toasted and chopped
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350º F. Cut a piece of parchment paper to fit in the bottom of a 9x5 loaf pan and spray the entire pan with nonstick cooking spray. Set aside.
- In a small pan, stir and toast walnuts over medium-low heat, being careful not to burn them. Pull off heat and set aside to cool.
- In a large bowl, beat together the egg and egg white until frothy. Add the sugar, buttermilk and vanilla and beat again.
- In a separate bowl, combine the flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Add the flour mixture to the wet mixture and stir to combine.
- Lightly stir in the oil and then fold in the chopped strawberries and chopped toasted walnuts. Stir until just combined. Pour into loaf pan and smooth top down evenly. Bake for 40-45 minutes, or until toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean. Cool in the pan for 15 minutes and then remove loaf and devour. 🙂 Enjoy!
The pics are mouthwatering. Gonna try this recipe this weekend.
This look so delicious and moist! What a great idea for a sweet summer treat…thanks for sharing!
Left to my own devices I’d make (and eat) quick bread every day. This is such pretty bread Jen!! Love it, pinned.
This looks delicious, Jen! I always say it doesn’t count if you only eat a bite at a time 😉 I’m definitely guilty of that too!
If you’re the carb queen can I be some sort of carb aristocrat in this magical world of yours where we can eat strawberry bread all day and not have the calories count? Haha, seriously though this sounds awesome. I’ve been in a total strawberry baking mood lately so I’ll have to try this out!
This bread looks amazing!! I love all these strawberry recipes that I have been seeing in the blogosphere lately. I should give some a try 🙂
This looks really good…I’m a nibbler myself!
Looks delicious! Perfect to try now that strawberries are finally in season. June is so busy that I always miss taking the kids strawberry picking- hoping we squeeze it in this year.
I’m a carb-aholic, too — fresh baked pastries and breads are my serious weakness. It’s great to have healthier versions so you don’t have to feel guilty, and this one looks healthy and delicious! Love all those strawberries. 🙂
I’ll be your carb princess! I love carbs and I love strawberries, so this is perfect!
Yummy! It is really interesting bread with strawberries 🙂
Jen,
Thanks for your wonderfully healthy recipes. Loving the healthier approach to delicious eating.
Thanks Mary!!