You will certainly enjoy this coconut banana bread and a cup of milk.

Cook Time: 1 hr
Total Time: 1 hr
Course: Breads
Cuisine: Caribbean
Servings: 1 loaf 6 x 11
Keywords: coconut bread, banana bread, coconut banana bread, quiick bread
Ingredients
- 4 eggs
- 3/4 cups granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup olive oil
- 4 ripe medium-sized bananas mashed
- 1 1/4 cups all purpose flour
- 1 1/4 cups wholewheat flour)
- 1 tsp. baking soda
- 2 1/2 tsp. baking powder
- 1 tsp. salt
- 1 tsp. cinnamon
- 1 cup shredded coconut
- 2 med sized apples cored and grated
- 1/2-1 cup maraschino cherries halved
- 1 cup raisins
- 1/2 cup glazed fruits
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract
Instructions
- Note: You can grate fresh coconut or use desiccated coconut.
- Sift together the flour, wholewheat flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and cinnamon.
- Beat the eggs in a deep bowl.
- Add the sugar banana and the grated apple. Mix well.
- Stir in the vanilla extract and the olive oil.
- Add the flour mixture to the liquid then the glazed fruits, raisins and cherries.
- Mix well.
- Pour in a greased dish (6 x 11 inches or 2 baking loaf pans, 9 x 4 inches) and bake for about 1 hour at 220 degrees F or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
- Allow to cool before serving. Cut into slices and serve
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Coconut Banana Bread
Servings: 1 loaf 6 x 11
Calories:
Ingredients
- 4 eggs
- 3/4 cups granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup olive oil
- 4 ripe medium-sized bananas mashed
- 1 1/4 cups all purpose flour
- 1 1/4 cups wholewheat flour)
- 1 tsp. baking soda
- 2 1/2 tsp. baking powder
- 1 tsp. salt
- 1 tsp. cinnamon
- 1 cup shredded coconut
- 2 med sized apples cored and grated
- 1/2-1 cup maraschino cherries halved
- 1 cup raisins
- 1/2 cup glazed fruits
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract
Instructions
- Note: You can grate fresh coconut or use desiccated coconut.
- Sift together the flour, wholewheat flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and cinnamon.
- Beat the eggs in a deep bowl.
- Add the sugar banana and the grated apple. Mix well.
- Stir in the vanilla extract and the olive oil.
- Add the flour mixture to the liquid then the glazed fruits, raisins and cherries.
- Mix well.
- Pour in a greased dish (6 x 11 inches or 2 baking loaf pans, 9 x 4 inches) and bake for about 1 hour at 220 degrees F or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
- Allow to cool before serving. Cut into slices and serve.