This Banana Coconut Sweet Bread is incredibly easy to make. It uses coconut in each element to really give it a tropical twist.Â
Honestly, this banana coconut sweet bread recipe is one of our favourite recipes. In fact, I've been making it for about 15 years. It takes my Mom's Banana Bread recipe and changes it up a little bit.
The addition of coconut comes from my extreme love of all things tropical. Honestly, I'm a coconut fiend. I mean, I can never get enough coconut in my life.
So, the day I made this I made three other bread recipes as well. Honestly, I got a little carried away. It's all good though. You can never have enough bread.
I'm going to be honest, the house smelled amazing the day I baked all of them.
Honestly, I thought my neighbours were going to show up at my door with plates since I had the windows open.
Luckily that did not happen. Some days I just don't want to share. In fact, most days I don't want to, if I'm being honest.
This banana coconut sweet bread not only tastes great but it also looks incredible as well. Make a batch today!
Originally I made this bread for my friend, Kate who blogged at Food Babbles. I've updated it a bit and added a video for you.
Ingredient Notes:
- Flour - I used all purpose flour for this bread.
- Baking Powder - Don't skip this ingredient.
- Salt - A little salt enhances flavour so I recommend using it unless you need to omit it for health reasons.
- Sugar - This recipes actually uses granulated sugar, in addition to light brown sugar. It uses confectioners' sugar as well.
- Shortening - Personally, I love using shortening in this one but feel free to substitute butter if you like.
- Eggs - Use large eggs for this bread. Be sure to beat them with a whisk in a bowl prior to adding them.
- Bananas - Ripe bananas work best. You can blend them completely or leaves some chunky pieces.
- Extract - Not only did I use vanilla extract but I also used coconut extract as well.
- Heavy cream - This is used for the glaze or icing you add to the top of the bread.
- Coconut - You can use sweetened or unsweetened shredded coconut.
How to Make Banana Coconut Sweet Bread:
- First, preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
- Then, spray a loaf pan with non-stick spray and line it with parchment paper. Set the pan aside.
- Next, combine the flour, baking powder, salt, granulated sugar and light brown sugar in a bowl. Mix well.
- In another bowl, combine the shortening, bananas, eggs, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract and 1 teaspoon coconut extract. Mix well.
- Next, pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and mix until combined.
- Then, transfer the banana bread batter to the loaf pan. Smooth the top.
- Place the loaf pan in the preheated oven and bake for about 45 to 55 minutes, or until the top is golden brown.
- Then, carefully remove the pan from the oven. Place the pan on a cooling rack for about 15 to 20 minutes.
- Next, make the glaze by combining the confectioners' sugar, heavy cream and coconut extract in a bowl and whisking until smooth.
- Pour the coconut glaze over top of the coconut bread, either in the pan or on a cooling rack.
- Next, sprinkle the shredded coconut over top of the glaze.
- Lastly, slice the bread.
- Serve!
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Banana-Coconut Sweet Bread
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 â…“ cups all purpose flour
- 2 tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- ½ cup light brown sugar
- â…“ cup shortening
- 2 large eggs beaten
- 2 bananas mashed
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tsp coconut extract
- ¾ cup confectioners' sugar
- 2 tbsp heavy cream
- 1 tsp coconut extract
- ¾ cup shredded coconut
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
- Spray a loaf pan with non-stick spray, and line it with parchment paper. Set the pan aside.
- In one large bowl combine flour, baking powder, salt, granulated sugar and light brown sugar. Mix well.
- In another large bowl combine shortening, bananas, eggs, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract and 1 teaspoon coconut extract. Mix well.
- Pour your wet ingredients into the dry ingredients. Mix until combined.
- Transfer mixture to lined loaf pan.
- Place loaf pan in the oven and bake for about 45 to 55 minutes. The bread should be golden brown. If you insert a toothpick into the loaf it should come out clean.
- Remove from oven and place pan on a cooling rack for 15 to 20 minutes.
- Make the glaze: In a medium-sized bowl combine confectioners' sugar and heavy cream. Add the coconut extract. Whisk until it comes together.
- Pour the coconut glaze over the bread.
- Sprinkle with shredded coconut.
- Slice bread.
- Serve with a big old banana-coconut loving smile!
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Diane {Created by Diane}
You had me at coconut.....I love how pretty it looks all piled on top, and well I think I need to try to make this, like NOW 🙂
Kim Beaulieu
It is so good Diane. I am in love with this one. There's something about banana and coconut that just makes sense.
Peabody (Culinary Concoctions by Peabody)
What a yummy looking quick bread.
Kim Beaulieu
Thanks so much Peabody. I heart sweet breads.
Julie @ Willow Bird Baking
This is gorrrgeous! Coconut is my very fave, and I LOVE banana bread.
Kim Beaulieu
Awe thanks so much Julie. That's high praise from you. Your photos are always so gorgeous.
Susan
Kate is amazing and I love her to death! If I were a banana and coconut girl you know I'd be all over this bread. Quick breads are the best thing to make the winter, they come together with ease and house smells amazing. Plus I love that the coconut makes it look like snow on top.
Kim Beaulieu
Me too, she's good people.
I promise an apple one soon, might be more your style. I almost added booze to it, but then I realized I didn't have any booze. Ha
Erin
Gorgeous Kim!! The coconut and drizzle on top look incredible! I love banana bread, so I am all over this one!
Kim Beaulieu
Thanks so much Erin. I had a blast baking the other day. The house smelled amazing.
Julie @ Julie's Eats & Treats
I love baking quick bread on cool fall days! It just puts me in the mood to bake! This sweet bread extends summer a little longer with the coconut!
Kim Beaulieu
Me too Julie. I just think the smell can change your whole day. It's hard to be in a bad mood when the house smells so good. I got so carried away. But it was so fun.
Kayle (The Cooking Actress)
omigoshhhh I love all that coconut on this bread!
Kim Beaulieu
I got a little carried away. Ha
Kate | Food Babbles
Thank you so much for all your kind words and of course, this amazing bread recipe. Can't wait to get back in my own kitchen so I can whip up a loaf!
Kim Beaulieu
I heart you Miss Kate. I can't wait till our next conference. We're going to go out and whoop it up, or go shopping, whatever happens first.
Carol at Wild Goose Tea
Gosh what a beautiful loaf of sweet banana bread. It has 'eat me' written all over it. Albeit I have to confess I am one of the coconut nuts.
Kim Beaulieu
Thanks Carol. I love coconut, and for some reason coconut with banana is stellar.
Christiane ~ Taking On Magazines
It's hard not to think about the tropics when I see all that coconut dripping with the glaze down the side of the bread. We're big sweet bread fans too. I should do like you and make four loaves at a time so they last longer than 24 hours. 🙂
Kim Beaulieu
I know, me too. Wish we were munching on this in the tropics.
I have this habit of picking one day a week where I just cook and bake all day long. Started when the kids were young and has become a bit of a tradition around here. I used to do it on Sundays so we had stuff for lunches all through the school week.
Erin @ Texanerin Baking
I like how you used coconut in every element! I'll have to go check out the recipe. And the bread looks fantastic! What a great drippy glaze. 🙂
Kim Beaulieu
Thanks Erin. I tend to be an overkill kind of gal, but it's so much fun to do. I could not stop grabbing slices of this one. Eating the very last piece now.
Ashley @ Wishes & Dishes
I love anything with a tropical twist! Can't wait to see the rest of your bread recipes as this one looks irresistible.
Kim Beaulieu
Thanks Ashley, I just went nuts with sweet breads when planning this post. It sort of spiralled out of control.
Cookin Canuck
I feel the same way about coconut...love it more than I should. I can't get over how beautiful this bread is!
Kim Beaulieu
It's pretty hard to resist. I just cannot get enough. I've been known to buy fresh ones just to munch on.
Stephanie @ Back For Seconds
Beautifil!
Kim Beaulieu
Thanks Stephanie.
The Food Hunter
This sounds wonderful!
Kim Beaulieu
Thanks.
Paula - bell'alimento
You put the banana in the coconut ; ) Just wow. Pass me a slice please.
Kim Beaulieu
Ha, thanks Paula. Cracked me up.
Jessica (Savory Experiments)
I love banana bread, so I am pretty sure that I would die over COCONUT banana bread!
Kim Beaulieu
It's so good. You must try it.
Heather // girlichef
I would like to place an order for one slice of each kind you made, please. And make this one EXTRA-LARGE. That's mouthwatering!
Kim Beaulieu
Ha, your wish is my command. Hope one day we can cook together.
christine
All that coconut piled on top is a show stopper! Seriously, makes it the prettiest sweet bread in town!
Kim Beaulieu
Thanks so much Christine. I had so much fun making it.
Kiran @ KiranTarun.com
If you know me well enough, you'd discover my insanity for everything coconut. This looks divine 🙂
Kim Beaulieu
Birds of a feather flock together. I love coconut. Could eat it every day, and often do. lol