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Coconut-Pineapple Banana Bread
"This is a nice "tropical" flavored banana bread. Instead of walnuts, substitute chopped macadamias for a more tropical flavor."
photo by ellie_
- Ready In:
- 1hr 30mins
- Ingredients:
- 14
- Yields:
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1 loaf
- Serves:
- 10
ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 3⁄4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1⁄2 teaspoon ground ginger
- 3⁄4 cup granulated sugar
- 1⁄4 cup canola oil
- 1⁄4 cup nonfat plain yogurt
- 2 eggs
- 2 medium ripe bananas, mashed
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 8 ounces canned crushed pineapple, drained
- 1⁄2 cup chopped walnuts
- 1⁄2 cup sweetened flaked coconut
directions
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Spray 9 x 5-inch loaf pan with cooking spray.
- Combine flour, baking soda, salt, nutmeg and ginger in a bowl and stir with a whisk to combine.
- Set aside.
- Place sugar, oil, yogurt and eggs in mixer bowl and beat at medium speed until well blended.
- Add banana, vanilla and pineapple.
- Mix until blended.
- Add flour mixture and beat on low until just moist.
- Stir in walnuts and coconut.
- Put batter in loaf pan and bake 60-70 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.
- Cool in pan 10 minutes on wire rack.
- Remove from pan and cool completely.
- Store in airtight container.
Questions & Replies
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can I use almond or coconut flour and if so in what proportion? -
Hoping this will freeze well as I had to double recipe.Just put it in the oven! -
Could you use self rising flour?
Reviews
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This bread is amazing!! Made as written except I used fat-free vanilla yogurt rather than the plain and it cooked up nicely in 58 minutes. Will be making often since I have lots of overly ripe bananas in the freezer. Made for Everyday is a Holiday Tag 5/2010. -
Wow, is this ever wonderful, Mikekey! The flavours are so incredible, and so different than traditional banana bread! I had to sub light sour cream, as I had no yogurt on hand, and I used three bananas instead of two, as they were smaller than the size I'm used to. I think you can see in the picture that it is more moist because of that - and believe me, no one was complaining! I contemplated taking ProductOfTupelo's idea with a pineapple glaze, but this time I went without, and am thrilled to have used the left over pineapple in recipe #312122 - cookies I highly recommend with the leftovers! Thanks, Mikekey, for sharing this delicous breakfast treat!
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I added a pineapple/confec. sugar glaze while bread was still warm. AWESOME! -
Used self rising flour and doubled recipe using 1/4 c veg oil and applesauce.Heeding other reviews,I used 1/2 c brown sugar and 1/4 c sugar.Moist,yummy.I would have liked a little sweeter but hubby says it’s perfect!
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This loaf is great! The only thing I was forced to do different was to add an orange in place of some of the pineapple, since I was using leftover pineapple, and then I decided not to waste the orange zest so I added that too. The loaf was light and slightly crumbly, just the way it should be, and the flavour was delightful, including the crust which was so nicely caramelized and tasty. Thanks for a great recipe! The directions say to mix the dry and wet ingredients with a mixer till just moistened, which is proper method, but I like to use a large spoon just to ensure that it doesn't get over mixed at that critical stage. The difference between loaf batter that is just moistened as directed, and over mixed, is profound. I also use a whisk instead of a blender for the wet mix as well just because as it is easier than dealing with a mixer.
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Tweaks
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Also used chopped macadamia nuts
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Added additional coconut. Toasted the walnuts and coconut. Added the zest and juice of an orange. Reduced amount of oil slightly. -
Delicious. I love the pineapple and coconut in what I consider a boring bread. I subbed applesauce for the oil and used half whole wheat flour and made muffins which are even better on day 2. Thanks for sharing this wonderful recipe. -
Tasty bread, coconut adds something a little different than regular banana bread. Subbed sour cream for the yogurt, applesauce for the oil and pecans for the walnuts. Good right out of the oven. -
I made muffins and got 18 medium sized ones. I accidentally used a small bag of sliced almonds instead of the walnuts and I also used unsweetened coconut. They turned out beautifully and tasted delicious. All of the kids loved them. Thanks for posting such a yummy tropical treat!
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