A Healthy and Delicious Coconut Banana Bread

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

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

Cook Time1 hour hr

Total Time1 hour hr

Course: Breads

Cuisine: Caribbean

Servings: 1 loaf 6 x 11

Calories:

Author: Felix (Simply Trini Cooking)

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.