Coconut Banana Bread | RECIPE

Hey guys!

The kids and I have been home for 2 weeks and we can't stop baking and cooking. So we thought we would share our Banana Bread recipe with you guys.

Ingredients:

• 2 mashed overripe bananas
• ½ cup sweetened, shredded coconut flakes
• 1 ½ cup (whole wheat) flour
• ¾ cup brown sugar
• 1 tsp baking powder
• ¼ tsp salt
• ½ tsp ground cinnamon
• ½ tsp ground nutmeg
• 2 large eggs
• 1/3 coconut oil
• 1/2 cup coconut milk
• 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
• 2 tbsp coconut milk powder (optional)
• 1 tsp of icing sugar for garnish (optional)

Instructions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
2. Grease a 9×5 inch loaf pan, set aside.
3. In a medium size bowl or stand alone mixer, stir together the coconut oil, and sugar.
4. Add coconut milk, eggs and vanilla and whisk together.
5. In a separate bowl combine the flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg and coconut milk powder(optional).
6. Sprinkle the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients, gently mix until smooth.
7. Fold in mashed bananas, walnuts and coconut flakes. Leave some walnuts and shredded coconut aside to sprinkle on top.
8. Spread the batter evenly into the pan and sprinkle with walnuts and shredded coconut.
9. Bake at 350 degrees F for 45 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center of the loaf comes out clean.
10. Cool for 10 minutes before transferring the loaf to a cooling rack or platter.
11. Sprinkle with icing sugar and enjoy!

I hope you love this yummy recipe!