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Banana Bread Recipe with Coconut and Lime Glaze

This banana bread has a little extra zip with the addition of coconut and lime. This banana bread recipe is extra moist and easy to make. I love baking them in small loaf pans that you can just grab and go.
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 35 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Servings 1 loaf

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.