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Fresh strawberries and hearty oats come together in this soft and delicious Strawberry Oat Quick Bread! Perfect for breakfast, snacking, or enjoying with a cup of coffee.

I love making quick breads and I do it quite often. They are easy to make, are a great way to use up any fruits I have that are starting to turn, and they are great for freezing.

I have a great base recipes that can be mixed up and then turned into different flavors. I have a savory base recipe and a sweet base recipe so that I can make either one.

What is a quick bread?

A quick bread is a type of bread that is made without yeast and instead relies on other leavening agents like baking powder or baking soda to help it rise. This allows the bread to be prepared and baked much faster than traditional yeast breads.

This week I realized that we had not eaten our strawberries as quickly as usual and the ones that were left were just starting to turn. Instead of getting ride of them I decided to make them into a strawberry oat quick bread that we could eat for breakfast or as an afternoon snack.

I realize I have a ton of great strawberry recipes I could also make with strawberries that are a little overripe. Fresh Strawberry Bundt Cake is a tasty dessert that’s easy to make and uses fresh strawberries. Strawberry Pie Bars are my go to whenever I want pie but I don’t have the time to make one so I make these which are in cookie form. Strawberry Coffee Cake is also a good one for using up strawberries.

Making this bread is fairly easy. You basically mix up your dry ingredients in one bowl, mix up your wet ingredients in another bowl, then you mix everything together. Pour it into a loaf pan and bake it for about an hour or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.

Why you will love Strawberry Oat Quick Bread:

There is no rising time so you can make the batter and put it right into the oven.
It’s a great way to use up overripe strawberries.
The oats add texture and make this a hearty bread.
It’s freezer friendly so if you don’t eat the whole loaf you can freeze the rest for later.
You can use any berry in place of the strawberries to make different flavors of bread.

Ingredients:

all purpose flour
rolled oats (you can also use quick oats)
granulated sugar
baking powder
baking soda
salted butter (or unsalted if you prefer)
eggs
whole milk (or you can use plant based milk)
strawberries
vanilla extract

This bread smelled delicious as it was baking in the oven. The combination of the sweetness with the strawberries was so good I couldn’t wait to pull it out of the oven.

The bread is sweet with the flavor of strawberries and has a bit of chew from the oats. While it’s tasty eaten as it is it’s also yummy toasted with a bit of butter on it.

What can I put on the strawberry bread?

You can put a variety of toppings on the strawberry bread including:

strawberry or other berry jam
peanut butter (for a peanut butter and jelly taste)
cream cheese for a more savory flavor
salted butter
Toast the bread and serve with a scoop of vanilla ice cream for dessert

Something fun you can do with leftover strawberry bread is turn it into a berry French Toast. Make it like you would regular French Toast and top with a few fresh strawberries and either powdered sugar or whipped cream.

How do you store strawberry bread?

Wrap the loaf in plastic wrap or foil and keep at room temperature for up to 5 days.

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