Banana Coconut Bread
If you have roughly 1 hour and 15 minutes to spend in the kitchen, Banana Coconut Bread might be a tremendous dairy free recipe to try. This recipe makes 6 servings with 634 calories, 11g of protein, and 37g of fat each. For $1.18 per serving, this recipe covers 13% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. 86 people found this recipe to be yummy and satisfying. Head to the store and pick up applesauce, flaxseeds, sugar, and a few other things to make it today. It is brought to you by Lemons and Anchovies. Overall, this recipe earns a good spoonacular score of 59%. If you like this recipe, take a look at these similar recipes: Whole Wheat Coconut Banana Bread with Coconut Streusel, Coconut Banana Bread, and Coconut Banana Bread.
Servings: 6
Preparation duration: 20 minutes
Cooking duration: 55 minutes
Ingredients:
½ cup applesauce
¾ teaspoon baking soda
6 tablespoons (3 ounces) coconut oil, melted and cooled (I microwaved until 70-80% was melted then stirred until the heat melted the rest. By the time this is done, it's at room temperature.)
½ cup flaxseeds (whole seeds, not ground)
Approximately 2 cups very ripe, mashed bananas (I had 5)
1 teaspoon rum (you can use vanilla extract)
9 tablespoons sugar (I like to use superfine)
½ cup sweetened shredded coconut, packed
2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting pan
¾ cup chopped walnuts (if you omit the flaxseeds, add the same amount walnuts)
Equipment:
loaf pan
oven
whisk
bowl
wooden spoon
spatula
toothpicks
wire rack
frying pan
Cooking instruction summary:
Preheat oven to 350º F. Grease a 9 x 5 inch loaf pan and dust with flour, tapping out the excess. Toast the walnuts over medium-low heat in a skillet for a few minutes or until fragrant. Set aside.Whisk all the dry ingredients together (including the coconut, walnuts and flaxseeds) in a large bowl and set aside.Mix the mashed bananas, coconut oil, applesauce and rum with a wooden spoon in another bowl. Lightly fold the wet mixture into the dry mixture with a rubber spatula until just combined and the batter looks thick and chunky. Transfer batter into the greased and dusted loaf pan.Bake until the loaf is golden brown and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 55 minutes. Cool in the pan for five minutes then transfer to a wire rack. Serve warm or at room temperature.
Step by step:
1. Preheat oven to 350º F. Grease a 9 x 5 inch loaf pan and dust with flour, tapping out the excess. Toast the walnuts over medium-low heat in a skillet for a few minutes or until fragrant. Set aside.
2. Whisk all the dry ingredients together (including the coconut, walnuts and flaxseeds) in a large bowl and set aside.
3. Mix the mashed bananas, coconut oil, applesauce and rum with a wooden spoon in another bowl. Lightly fold the wet mixture into the dry mixture with a rubber spatula until just combined and the batter looks thick and chunky.
4. Transfer batter into the greased and dusted loaf pan.
5. Bake until the loaf is golden brown and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 55 minutes. Cool in the pan for five minutes then transfer to a wire rack.
6. Serve warm or at room temperature.
Nutrition Information:
covered percent of daily need
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