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I absolutely love this Coconut Banana Bread recipe, it's light and moist and full of tropical flavor! I have this thing for bananas...and coconut...but back to bananas.
I love bananas - as long as they are IN SOMETHING. Like a smoothie, or peanut butter and banana sandwich, or my very favorite, banana bread.
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Why We Love this Coconut Banana Bread
Over the years, I've experimented with different recipes for banana bread and finally came to create a banana bread recipe that I love!
What I really love about this recipe is that it makes a fantastic banana bread on its own, but it really knocks your socks off if you add in the optional elements...
My personal favorite is the coconut version, with chocolate chip following up in a close second!
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How to make this Coconut Banana Bread Recipe
This coconut banana bread recipe is so good. OMG so good.
I like to heat it up in the microwave and then add a pat of unsalted butter on top.
It's the stuff dreams are made of. For reals.
Ingredients you will need to make our Coconut Banana Bread
½ cup coconut oil
4 large, very ripe bananas
1 cup light brown sugar, firmly packed
¼ granulated sugar
1 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
2 eggs
2 cups all purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
⅛ teaspoon salt
Optional: 1 cup sweetened, shredded coconut OR 1 cup mini chocolate chips
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You can use muffin tins or bread loaf pans for this recipe, but I'll be using loaf pans.
Directions for how to make our Coconut Banana Bread
Preheat oven to 375 and grease and lightly flour two loaf pans or muffin tins or use a non-stick cooking spray with flour like Baker's Joy.
In a large bowl or the bowl of a stand mixer, combine the sugars, vanilla, eggs, bananas and coconut oil and beat until creamy and smooth.
Add flour and baking powder and beat at low speed for about a minute, until you have a creamy batter. Stir in your coconut.
TIP: after adding the coconut, you might want to divide the batter into two bowls. Use one as-is for coconut banana muffins. Then you have half a batch to experiment with: add chocolate chips, walnuts, etc!
Pour into greased muffin pan/loaf pan.Do notfill all the way to the top because the bread will raise slightly.
If baking in loaf pans, bake at 375 for 50 minutes to one hour. Insert a tooth pick into the center of the bread (I use bamboo skewers too) and if it comes out clean, your bread is done.
If baking in muffin tins, check your muffins at 35 minutes, adjusting cook time accordingly. It usually takes me 40 minutes when using my muffin tins.
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Coconut Banana Bread Recipe
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Ingredients
- ½ cup coconut oil or butter
- 4 large very ripe bananas
- 1 cup light brown sugar firmly packed
- ¼ granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
- 2 eggs
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ⅛ teaspoon salt
- Optional: 1 cup sweetened shredded coconut OR 1 cup mini chocolate chips
Instructions
Preheat oven to 375 and grease and lightly flour two loaf pans or muffin tins or use a non-stick cooking spray with flour like Baker's Joy.
In a large bowl or the bowl of a stand mixer, combine the sugars, vanilla, eggs, bananas and coconut oil and beat until creamy and smooth.
Add flour and baking powder and beat at low speed for about a minute, until you have a creamy batter. Stir in your coconut.
TIP: after adding the coconut, you might want to divide the batter into two bowls. Use one as-is for coconut banana muffins. Then you have half a batch to experiment with: add chocolate chips, walnuts, etc!
Pour into greased muffin pan/loaf pan.Do notfill all the way to the top because the bread will raise slightly.
If baking in loaf pans, bake at 375 for 50 minutes to one hour. Insert a tooth pick into the center of the bread (I use bamboo skewers too) and if it comes out clean, your bread is done.
If baking in muffin tins, check your muffins at 35 minutes, adjusting cook time accordingly. It usually takes me 40 minutes when using my muffin tins.
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Jenn, AKA "The Rebel Chick," is a 40-something Gen Xer who strives to help her readers live their best lives possible. Whether it be through sharing new recipes, sharing her dating stories, or encouraging people to embrace adventure and travel, she aims to inspire people to live full, happy and authentic lives.
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Mellisa
Jenn, Jenn, Jenn! How am I ever going to lose weight if you keep posting these amazing recipes! I have to make this 🙂 YUMMY
Stephanie
This looks delicious! I haven't had banana bread in FOREVER!
maryann
I love all things coconut.
Donna
I love banana nut bread (although I hate bananas), and I would never thought to put coconut in it. I love coconut!
HilLesha
Sounds quite scrumptious!
Becca
Oh my yum! I want!
Robin {Mom Foodie}
WTH, now I want cake...lol
Shell Feis
Yumm... banana bread & coconut are two of my favorite things!
Maria G.
This bread shouldn’t be underestimated because of its simple looks because once you taste it; it’s going to really blow your mind off. It’s my first time getting acquainted with banana bread with coconut but if banana bread alone tastes better, how much more if there is coconut added? It would taste great too.
Colleen
Yum, my husband would skip it because of the coconut but sounds great to me.
Leilani
I was just searching for banana bread recipes today. Unfortunately, my husband hates coconut so I can't use this one. But this sounds yummy to me!
Rachel
I have made something similar and it was AMAZING. I have a new banana bread recipe I'm working on -- one more tweak and it should be PERFECT. Can't wait.
Emily
this looks amazingly delish!
Night owl mama
love love love banana' bread
Tammy
That sounds SO good - I am totally going to try this one out.
Amber
Would I be able to use coconut flour instead? If so, would the measurements still be the same?
Jennifer Quillen
I've never used coconut flour but I would think you could use it!
Toni
This looks so good, very moist looking!
Jacquelyn
Could I used a different kind of oil other than coconut oil? Or is that what makes the bread so moist and amazing?
Jennifer Quillen
You can use vegetable oil, safflower oil, etc! 🙂 even melted butter!
stefanie
I love banana bread I will have to try it with coconut!
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