Coconut Banana Bread

Name: Coconut Banana Bread
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 55 min
Ingredients: 1 cup butter (melted); 2 cup sugar; 3 eggs; 1 Tablespoon vanilla; 2 1/4 cup bananas (mashed); 4 cup all purpose flour; 1 Tablespoon baking powder; 1 1/2 teaspoon baking soda; 1 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1 1/2 cup chopped nuts (optional); 1 cup shredded coconut (optional)

Created by Amy Engberson 31 Comments

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Coconut Banana Bread is my new favorite banana bread! Adding coconut gives it that tropical twist and takes it to a whole new level of yumminess! This quick bread is golden brown on the top and is super moist and flavorful on the inside!

One time when I was a kid my family visited a couple of elderly friends of ours. They had a dish of candy on the end table, of course, I wanted one.

I politely sat there and eyed the candies until I couldn’t help myself. I blurted out, “Can I please have one of those?” My dad was horrified that I would ask our friends if I could have candy.

The candy was theirs and I quickly remembered what I already know…you don’t ask people if you can have something that belongs to them. Let’s just say I got in trouble. Okay, it was big trouble and I never asked for anything again!

Fast forward to a few years ago when I went to visit my friend, Andra. Her house smelled amazing and she was just taking a couple of loaves of Coconut Banana Bread out of the oven! Holy cow did I ever want her to share a slice of that warm bread with me!

Of course, I didn’t ask her and I hope I didn’t sit there obviously eying the bread. She must have read my mind, or maybe it’s just because she’s super-nice either way, she offered me a slice of bread!

Lucky me! That bread was amazing and I don’t even like bananas!

What I’m loving about this Banana Coconut Bread!

Quick bread is, well quick to make!
The coconut really does add a new flavor to ordinary banana bread
This banana bread recipe is moist yet not overly heavy
Slather it with butter and it’s perfect for breakfast or an afterschool snack.

Tips for avoiding sunken quick bread

Don’t fill the pans too full
Make sure your leavening ingredients haven’t expired
Measure the wet ingredients (for example measure your bananas and don’t just guess on how many to use)
Reduce the temperature by 25 degrees if you are using a glass bread pan.
Be careful not to overmix ingredients
Bake quick bread immediately after they’ve been mixed.
Use a toothpick to test for doneness
Let rest in the pan for 10 minutes before turning to a wire rack to completely cool.

Why is there a crack on the top of my quick bread?

A crack along the top of the quick bread is a good thing!
It’s where the steam escapes from the bread as it’s baking

Here are some of my other favorite recipes for using overripe bananas.

What is the best banana bread add-ins?

Chocolate Chips
Peanut Butter Chips
Toffee Chips
Dried fruit
Chopped Nuts

I happen to love the addition of coconut, some of my boys won’t touch any food that contains coconut even though they’ve never tried it! There’s an easy fix to this problem. Pour half of the batter to one bread pan. Mix coconut into the remaining batter then put it in the pan. Problem solved. Coconut Banana Bread for me. No Coconut Banana Bread for them!

Coconut Banana Bread is my new favorite go to banana bread recipe! It’s a light quick bread that’s perfectly sweetened! The addition of coconut brings the best flavor to this bread! One time when I was a kid my family visited a couple elderly friends of ours. They had a dish of candy on the end table, of course I wanted one. I politely sat there and eyed the candies until I couldn’t help myself. I blurted out, “Can I please have one of those?” My dad was horrified that I would ask our friends if I could have a candy. The candy was there’s and I quickly remembered what I already know...you don’t ask people if you can have something that belongs to them. Let’s just say I got in trouble. Okay, it was big trouble and I never asked for anything again! A few years ago I went to visit my friend, Andra. Her house smelled amazing and she was just taking a couple loaves of Coconut Banana Bread out of the oven! Holy cow did I ever want her to share a slice of that warm bread with me! Of course I didn’t ask her and I don’t think I even sat there and eyed the bread. She must have read my mind, or maybe it’s just because she’s super nice, either way she offered me a slice of bread! Lucky me! That bread was amazing and I don’t even like bananas! I’ve kept my love of her Coconut Banana Bread in the back of my mind, but since I don’t like bananas I try not to keep them around! Justin and the kids don’t go grocery shopping with me very often, so when they do they go hog wild adding all the junk I never buy. Junk like bananas, licorice, barbecue potato chips, and corndogs! The dang boys devoured all the licorice and barbecue chips and left the bananas on the countertop until they were overripe. Their crazy shopping spree now meant I had to take care of the overripe bananas! I’ve literally tired a million banana bread recipes (the boys buy bananas every single time they go shopping and never eat them, maybe they really don’t like bananas just banana bread) over the years and this one is my favorite! Well, I’m still in love with Strawberry Banana Bread and Chunky Monkey Muffins, but this is my new go to regular banana bread recipe! I happen to love the addition of coconut, some of my boys won’t even touch any food that contains coconut even though they’ve never tried it! There’s an easy fix to this problem. I add half of the batter to one bread pan, add coconut to the remaining batter, then put it in the pan. Problem solved. Coconut Banana Bread for me. No Coconut Banana Bread for them! This bread has a different texture than so many of the banana bread recipes I’ve tried. It’s not too cakey, not too heavy overly moist. It’s has a mild banana flavor which I love! You’ve got to add Coconut Banana Bread to your list of recipes to make when you have extra overripe bananas! It’s seriously so good that I might even bring my boys grocery shopping a little more often just so we’ll wind up with extra bananas!

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