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A loaf of glazed strawberry pecan bread on a black wire rack beside a sprig of fresh mint.
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Strawberry Pecan Bread

This moist glazed strawberry pecan bread with fresh strawberries and crunchy pecans is a perfect breakfast, brunch or dessert!
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 50 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 5 minutes
Servings 8 slices

Ingredients

For the bread:

  • 2 cups coarsely chopped fresh strawberries about ½ inch pieces
  • ¾ cup granulated sugar divided
  • 1 ½ cups all purpose flour
  • ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 large egg beaten
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • cup unsalted butter melted
  • 1 cup chopped pecans and additional chopped pecans for topping glaze, if desired

For the glaze:

  • 1 ½ cups powdered sugar
  • ¼ cup finely diced fresh strawberries
  • ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 tablespoons milk *

Instructions

  • Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F.  Spray a 9 x 5 loaf pan with cooking spray or grease pan.
  • Place chopped strawberries in a medium bowl.  Sprinkle with 1 teaspoon of the granulated sugar and stir to combine.  Set aside.
  • In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, the remaining granulated sugar, nutmeg, cinnamon, salt and baking soda.
  • Add egg, vanilla and melted butter to the dry mixture and stir to combine.
  • Add strawberries and pecans to batter and stir to combine.
  • Transfer the batter to the prepared loaf pan.  Bake for 45-50 minutes, or until toothpick inserted in the center is removed clean.  Cool on a wire rack.
  • Prepare the glaze by stirring together powdered sugar, diced strawberries, vanilla and milk in a medium bowl until smooth.  Drizzle glaze evenly over cooled bread.

Notes

*When preparing the glaze, the amount of milk will depend on the juiciness of your strawberries.  Slowly add milk until desired consistency is met.