Healthy strawberry bread is packed with fresh strawberries and made a bit healthier with gluten free almond and oat flours, sweetened with maple syrup (refined sugar free) and moist using yogurt (regular or plant based). A high protein breakfast or snack!
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F and line a loaf pan (8 1/2 x 4 1/2 inches) with parchment paper, then spray with spray oil (make sure it doesn't have flour in it!)
Mix together eggs, maple syrup, vanilla extract, yogurt and coconut oil in large mixing bowl with whisk until smooth.
Reserve 1 tablespoon oat flour to coat the strawberries. Add the following ingredients to the wet ingredients; oat flour, almond flour, baking soda and salt, mix with a spatula or spoon until well combined.
Toss chopped strawberries in reserved oat flour, then gently fold into the strawberry bread batter.If desired, slice a strawberry into thin slices (from the top down, creating little "hearts) and place on top of batter.
Spoon batter into prepared loaf pan and bake for 35-45 minutes until tester comes out clean, if browning too quickly, lay a piece of parchment or foil over the top. Cool bread in the pan on a wire rack for 10 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to finish cooling. Cool completely for easier slicing. If glaze is desired, see notes below.
Notes
VEGAN STRAWBERRY BREAD | Yes! If you are vegan, you know the best substitutes for eggs, I hear flax "eggs" work well in baking, or use a vegan egg replacement. Use a plant based yogurt instead of regular yogurt.STRAWBERRY GLAZE | This bread is delicious by itself and since I didn't want to use any refined sugar, I chose not to glaze. If you glaze, make sure the bread is completely cooled, place 3-4 chopped strawberries in baggie and roll with rolling pin, in small bowl dump strawberries and add a 1-3 teaspoons lemon juice and 1/3 cup powdered sugar. Add more or less lemon juice depending on desired consistency.STRAWBERRY MUFFINS | Line cupcake tin with cupcake liners or spray well, fill well's 2/3 full (about 10 muffins) and bake at 350 degrees F for 20-25 minutes until toothpick comes out clean. Once you take them out of the oven, sprinkle with a little monk fruit sugar for a little non-sugar crunch.SEE POST FOR OTHER MIX-IN, SUBSTITUTION OPTIONS