Blueberry Coconut Banana Bread
This Blueberry Coconut Banana Bread is packed with flavor, and it makes for one heck of a Saturday morning breakfast!
Servings: 8 servings
Calories: 438kcal
Ingredients
- ¾ cup unsalted butter room temperature
- ¾ cup sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 3 ripe bananas mashed with fork
- ¾ cup unsweetened coconut flakes divided
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tsp lemon juice
- 1¼ cups all-purpose flour
- ¾ tsp baking soda
- 1 Tbsp water
- ⅓ cup blueberries
- ⅓ cup pecans coarsely chopped
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400°F. Grease and flour a large bread pan; set aside.
- Using a countertop mixer, cream the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy (~2-3 minutes on medium speed.)
- Add eggs; stir until just combined.
- Add bananas, ½ cup of coconut flakes, vanilla and lemon juice; stir until just combined.
- Add flour, baking soda and water; stir until just combined.
- Fold in the blueberries and pecans.
- Transfer batter into greased bread pan.
- Bake at 400°F for 40 minutes.
- Remove pan from oven and press remaining ¼ cup coconut flakes into top of loaf. Continue baking for 5-10 minutes, or until toothpick inserted into center of bread comes out clean.
- Let bread cool in pans for 15 minutes before transferring to a cooling rack.
Nutrition
Calories: 438kcal | Carbohydrates: 47g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 27g | Saturated Fat: 16g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 87mg | Sodium: 125mg | Potassium: 266mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 26g | Vitamin A: 625IU | Vitamin C: 5mg | Calcium: 22mg | Iron: 2mg
