Banana Bread Recipe with Coconut and Lime Glaze
Moist Banana Bread Recipe with Coconut and Lime Glaze
This super moist easy banana bread recipe is delicious on its own, and even more special when you add the coconut and lime glaze to the top. Its my traditional recipe tried and true recipe from eons ago, that I gave a modern twist with the addition of a crunchy coconut topping and lime glaze.
Like apple pie, everyone seems to enjoy banana bread. I like to send goodies with Hubs to share with the crew that looks after his horses and they devour this banana bread. This coconut banana bread is a nice variation, the flavour is a bit sharper and the coconut adds texture.
Coconut Banana Bread Recipe
Easy Banana Bread Recipe Ingredients
1/2 cup butter
2 eggs
3 bananas (1 1/2 cups)
tsp vanilla
1 1/2 cup flour
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 cup pecans
1/2 cup coconut
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 tbsp butter
1 tbsp lime juice
2 tbsp coconut
Preheat oven to 350 F. Prepare 1 large loaf pan pr 4 small loaf pans with butter and flour.
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Mix butter and sugar in large bowl until incorporated, add eggs, mixing well. Add vanilla.
Mash bananas in separate bowl, add to egg mixture. (Make sure your bananas are soft enough to mash, but I don’t use overripe bananas in my bread.)
In a separate bowl mix together flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt , blend well, add to egg mixture. Mix until slightly incorporated.
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Add the 1/2 cup of pecans and 1/2 cup coconut, stir. Place in 1 large or four small loaf pans. Bake at 350 – large pan 35 min, small pan 25 min, or until done.
Banana Bread Topping
Place 2 tbsp of coconut and 2 tbsp of pecans on a baking sheet. Bake in the oven for 5 minutes being careful that they don’t burn. Remove when the coconut is slightly brown. Set aside.
Add the butter, brown sugar, and lime juice to a saucepan. Heat over medium heat until bubbling, let bubble for 1 minute. Stir in the toasted coconut and pecans.
Spoon over top of the warm banana bread.
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As these are traveling I made some DIY loaf pan boxes to send them in. The DIY paper loaf pans are inexpensive and the linked post has the complete tutorial for you.
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Here is the tutorial for the DIY bread boxes. These little boxes a super handy for gift giving, or for freezing the bread in individual servings.
Banana Bread Recipe with Coconut and Lime Glaze
Ingredients
- ½ cup butter
- 2 eggs
- 3 bananas mashed about 1 1/2 cups
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1 ½ cups flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- ¾ tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ cup chopped pecans
- ½ cup coconut
Topping
- 1 tbsp butter
- ½ cup brown sugar
- 1 tbsp lime juice
- 2 tbsp coconut
- 2 tbsp chopped pecans
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 F. Prepare 1 large loaf pan pr 4 small loaf pans with butter and flour.
- Mix butter and sugar in large bowl until incorporated, add eggs, mixing well. Add vanilla.
- Mash bananas in separate bowl, add to egg mixture. (Make sure your bananas are soft enough to mash, but I don’t use overripe bananas in my bread.)
- In a separate bowl mix together flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt , blend well, add to egg mixture. Mix until slightly incorporated.
- Add the 1/2 cup of pecans and 1/2 cup coconut, stir. Place in 1 large or four small loaf pans. Bake at 350 – large pan 35 min, small pan 25 min, or until done.
- Place 2 tbsp of coconut and 2 tbsp of pecans on a baking sheet. Bake in the oven for 5 minutes being careful that they don’t burn. Remove when the coconut is slightly brown. Set aside.
- Add the butter, brown sugar, and lime juice to a saucepan. Heat over medium heat until bubbling, let bubble for 1 minute. Stir in the toasted coconut and pecans.