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Coconut Banana Bread
Coconut Banana Bread - a lovely homey, comfy bread that comes together in a jiffy. Caramely banana notes,toasty coconut flavour with a hint of walnut crunch.
Prep Time
1
hour
hr
15
minutes
mins
Course:
Dessert, Snack
Keyword:
banana bread, coconut bread, vegan banana bread
Servings:
10
slices
Calories:
Author:
Natasha Minocha
Ingredients
1
cup
Wholewheat flour
1/2
cup
All-purpose flour
1 1/4
tsp
Baking powder
1/2
tsp
Baking soda
1/8
tsp
Salt
1/2
cup
Desiccated coconut
1
tsp
Cinnamon powder
2
Bananas, mashed
1/2
cup
Coconut yogurt
You can also use plain Greek yogurt or strained thick homemade yogurt
1/3
cup
Coconut oil
You can use melted butter or any neutral tasting oil
1/2
cup
Coconut sugar
You can use regular sugar, raw sugar or jaggery powder
1
tsp
Vanilla extract
1/3
cup
Walnuts, coarsely chopped
Walnuts ( chopped) and shredded coconut for topping
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 180C. Grease an 8" x 4" loaf pan well.
Sift both the flours, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a large bowl.
Stir in the desiccated coconut and cinnamon powder.
In another bowl, mix the mashed bananas, yogurt, oil, sugar, and vanilla extract.
Fold in the mixed dry ingredients, until just combined. Don't overmix.
Fold in the walnuts.
Spoon the thick batter into your prepared pan. Level the batter gently using a knife.
Sprinkle some chopped walnuts and shredded coconut.
Bake at 180C for 1 hour, or until a skewer inserted in the center comes out clean with just a few moist crumbs attached.
Let the cake cool in the pan for 10-15 minutes before turning it out on a cooling rack.
Serve at room temperature. Enjoy!