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5 Banana Coconut Banana Bread

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Super moist banana bread prepared using 5 bananas & toasted coconut. Tropical bliss in a bread!

5 Banana Coconut Banana Bread

Do you face with the problem of overly-ripened bananas with blackened skin which no one in your house wants to touch??

Behold!!

Here comes the loaded banana bread which uses 5 large overly ripe bananas. Dessert, breakfast or snack ready with bananas you were planning to get rid of! It makes my heart sing every time when I can find a good use of produce on the verge of going to waste in a delicious way.

I am a sucker for good moist banana bread. I still remember one time during our weekend trip to Chicago, I prepared a loaf of this delicious banana bread and took it for snacking. It lasted us good 2 hours(!!!) as I couldn’t stop myself from finishing it up slice by slice it with a cup of hot coffee.

Now lot of other family members have joined in the ongoing bandwagon and I get requests for this crazy good deliciously sweet and moist bread almost every other week. The classic version without any add on’s is just perfect in itself and seriously it can replace a dessert too. I noticed it gets better as days pass by. Kept in an airtight container in refrigerator, it keeps getting softer and much more delicious with each passing day.

Now this bread, I wanted to do something different with the classic banana bread and it seemed right to add toasted coconut to the batter to make it perfect for hot summer weather as who doesn’t likes a good tropical tasting goodness?!!

On another note did you guys watch ” The fault in our stars”?!! I have already watched it twice, dragged him to watch it as well and now planing on making my mother watch it as well! It’s a beautiful story and very nicely made. Must watch guys.

Ohh and may be you can sneak in some of this bread too!!

5 Banana Coconut Banana Bread
 
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Serves: One Large Loaf
Ingredients
  • 2 cups all purpose flour
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • Pinch of salt
  • ½ tsp cinnamon
  • ½ cup olive oil
  • ½ cup brown sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • (2+1/3) cups banana puree (You might end up using 5 large overly ripe bananas)
  • ½ cup sweetened coconut flakes plus extra for garnishing
Instructions
  1. Pre heat oven to 350F.
  2. In a bowl, add flour, baking soda, salt and cinnamon. In another bowl, add olive oil and brown sugar. Stir it until it gets evenly mixed. To it add eggs and stir it around. Add banana puree and mix it all together. Add the banana mix to dry ingredients and fold until it all comes together. Try not to overmix.
  3. Fold in the sweetened coconut flakes. Pour the batter in a greased loaf pan or loaf pan lined with parchment paper. Garnish with more sweetened coconut. Bake in a pre heated oven for good 60 mins or until knife comes out clean.
Notes
I made this loaf little less sweet but if you like a good fully sweetened bread, go ahead and make it ¾ cups brown sugar instead of ½ cup.

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  2. You won’t believe me, butttttt…I have never made a banana bread in my all life :(! I thought it was difficult, but reading your recipe I realized it is not :)! That’s great!!! I just bought coconut flakes and given that I usually have ripe banans at home, I write down your recipe and I’ll make it soon :)!
    Thank you for this fabulous recipe Ami :*

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  9. Ah! I love banana bread, but adding coconut? Now that’s genius! The pictures are gorgeous, I could go for a slice (or two or three) right now ;)

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  11. I’ve heard it said a few times that you can never have too many banana bread recipes. Well, I wholeheartedly agree! I definitely like the sound of a really banana-y, coconut-y version like this, especially if it gets better every day. Yum yum for sure!

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  14. Nice photos of the bread! It looks fabulous and you’re right – who wouldn’t want this tropical tasting goodness.
    We often have overly ripe bananas because one of my kids will go through a phase in which he or she likes bananas, so we’ll get excited and buy a ton, and then no one eats them as is.
    I haven’t seen or read “The Fault In Our Stars.” Yet.

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    • Haha I know that feeling Tamara!! Hope you give this a try and thanks for visiting here!!

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  15. Thanks so much for this recipe. I am heading in my kitchen at this moment to use up my ripe bananas with some muffins for lunches tomorrow. I always add coconut to my banana bread, but I have never toasted it before. Thanks for the tip and the recipe!

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  18. Wow….5 bananas! :) I love the combination of coconut and banana- it sounds amazing! I never have the problem of overly ripe bananas because we go through our bananas really quickly. Infact, I always have the opposite problem when I want to make banana bread- someone always gets to the bananas before they’re ripe enough!

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    • haha in one way its great that you don’t have to worry about over ripe bananas! Hope you give this 5 banana loaded bread a try! Thanks for the lovely comment.

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  20. We always have overripe bananas at our house. This recipe looks wonderful and I love that you combined coconut with it for a little tropical flair. My daughter saw The Fault in Our Stars but I’m going to have to hold off a few years to watch it. My son recently fought a successful :) battle against cancer and he is about the same age as the characters in the movie so it hits way too close to home. Some day I’ll watch it though.

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    • I am glad Christin that your son is doing well now. Hoping the very best for his health!! Lots of love and blessing. :*

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    • Thanks Katrina! Yep it makes me feel much less guilty to have it for breakfast as it’s got five bananas!!

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  24. I love The Faults in out Stars!! Such a good movie and a fabulous book!

    This bread looks perfect. I always buy bananas and then often forget about them until they’re too black to eat plain. But I usually still have some leftover even when I make banana bread! Problem solved. 😉 The addition of coconut sounds lovely too!

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  26. Um yum!!! I love the banana coconut combo. Although, I must admit, I love the over ripe bananas. Everyone in my house saves them for me 😉

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    • Haha thanks Allison!! Atleast you don’t have to worry about over ripe bananas going to waste!

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  27. I think I’m getting addicted to your blog! You are posting all my favorite dishes. I never really had this coconut banana bread before, but had same tasting cookies while in India, it tasted awesome. I’ll bake this bread because it looks yummy and to remember the good old days ;)

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    • Awww I am so glad that you are and I really appreciate that you are enjoying all the recipes!! Thanks for such a wonderful comment!! You have been to India?!! Let me know if you have any other favorite dish which you like me to post!

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    • It is seriously moist Isadora and it gets way better day after day! The only problem – hard to resist this bread!

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  35. I love banana bread..I have been wanting to make banana bread for a long time, and when I saw your post and how you added coconut to it, it looked delicious, and mine too turned out great! Great recipe!!!

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  37. Wooww..!!! This combination sounds amazing to me..!! I wish to bake it too…!! Is there any substitute for eggs in this recipe??

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    • Priti I have not tried making this recipe without eggs but may be try a really small batch using chia eggs (For 1 egg = in a bowl mix 1 tbsp chia seed powder + 3 tbsp water)

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