Delicious Coconut Banana Bread (2024)

Coconut banana bread is sweet and insanely delicious! The moist texture combined with its amazing taste will make it hard to stop after just one slice!

This bread is such a yummy snack that you can eat for breakfast, brunch, or a mid-afternoon snack! This coconut banana bread delivers an amazing taste! In fact, bake it up with this Casserole, Monkey Bread, and this delicious Peach Smoothie and you will have an early morning feast to remember!

Coconut Banana Bread

Banana bread is a classic recipe. But add in some coconut flavor and well… You have just taken it to the next (very delicious!) level! Don’t get me wrong, regular banana bread is SO good. But I feel like I can’t make it too often or we will get sick of it! So, this recipe changes it up just enough that we can make it a little different each time! It is so sweet and moist and it makes the perfect bread recipe. I love bringing some to share with my neighbors and friends. They are always pleasantly surprised at the taste when they eat a slice! It’s unexpected in all the best ways!

This recipe is so easy to make and it fills my house with the most delicious smell! It’s a win-win! I always try and double or triple the recipe because we eat it up SO fast. Plus, I have included below how you can freeze this and save it for later! This is a total home run recipe and one that you will want to keep on hand. If you want to use up all of those ripe bananas, you can bake up some Easy Banana Muffins and Best Banana Pancakes as well! You might as well make the most of them!

Ingredients in Coconut Banana Bread

If you have some ripe bananas and some shredded coconut, this recipe will be a cinch! Using ingredients that are probably already in your pantry, this coconut banana bread comes together in just a few minutes! See the recipe card below for exact ingredient measurements.

• Canola oil: I used canola oil but you could substitute it for vegetable oil!
• Sugar: This is used to make this a sweet bread.
• Eggs: Use eggs that are at room temperature and beaten well!
• Vanilla and almond extract: This adds a delicious flavoring to the sweetness.
• Flour: I used all purpose flour.
• Baking powder and baking soda: These will help the bread to rise and be soft and moist.
• Salt: Salt enhances the flavor of the other ingredients.
• Bananas: Make sure that your bananas are very ripe (meaning that they are yellow and brown). They are sweeter when they are like this!
• Coconut milk: Using coconut milk brings out that coconut flavor!
• Coconut: Shredded coconut brings the perfect texture to this bread!

Let’s Bake Some Bread!

Once you have gathered all of the ingredients you need, you just mix it up and pop it in the oven! It is super simple and easy and you will be smelling and tasting this amazing coconut banana bread before you know it!

1. Prep: Preheat oven to 350F. Grease a 9 x 5-inch loaf pan.
2. Beat and mix: With an electric mixer, beat together the oil and sugar in a large mixing bowl. Add the eggs mixing well after each addition until mixture is smooth and fluffy. Stir in the vanilla and almond extracts. Set aside.
3. Stir and mash: In a separate bowl, stir together flour, baking powder, soda, and salt. In a third mixing bowl, mash the bananas with a fork or pastry cutter. Stir in the coconut milk and shredded coconut.
4. Dry ingredients: Alternate between adding the dry ingredients and banana mixture to the egg mixture. Begin and end with the dry ingredients.
5. Pour, bake and cool: Pour the mixture into the prepared loaf pan and bake for 1 hour 15 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the middle of the loaf comes out clean. Remove from oven and allow to cool for about 10-15 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack to cool completely before slicing and serving.