Raspberry Coconut Banana Bread is summer in loaf form. It uses fresh raspberries and is moist, dense, and fragrant.
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The Raspberry Coconut Banana Bread is as lovely as it is tasty. A loaf that is baked well will be evenly baked through with a golden top. It would also be dense and moist, but not underbaked. With the right ingredients and amount of time in the oven, you can achieve a well-baked loaf through this recipe. Most recipes will provide a range of baking time as every oven bakes slightly different as do different loaf pans. Banana loaves are the best baking recipes for developing a good eye for knowing when the baked good is ready in the oven. Hope you will give it a go and it’s ok if you’re new to loaf baking and no success the first time around. It will only get better!
I used coconut chips in the loaf pictured. Sweetened shredded coconut is commonly used and can be used in this recipe if preferred. I think coconut chips gives a more crunchy texture while the coconut smell becomes more infused into the loaf when shredded coconut is used. Both very lovely and delicious!
Raspberry Coconut Banana Bread
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup butter softened
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 2 eggs
- 3 ripe bananas mashed
- 1 Tbsp milk
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 1/4 cup flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 3/4 cup fresh raspberries
- 1/2 cup sweetened shredded coconut or coconut chips
Instructions
- In a large mixing bowl, mix butter and sugar until fluffy, approx. 3 minutes.
- Add eggs one at a time, mix until blended.
- Add bananas, milk, and vanilla extract, mix until blended.
- Add flour and baking soda, mix until combined.
- Gently fold in raspberries that have been tossed and covered in 1 Tbsp of flour in a separate bowl. This adds texture to the berries and will prevent them from sinking to the bottom of the pan when baking.
- Fold in shredded coconut or coconut chips in to the batter.
- Bake at 365 F in a lined loaf pan with aluminum foil, greased with butter, for 1 hour to 1 hour and 10 minutes until golden and toothpick insert comes out clean from the middle of the loaf.
- Cool before removing from pan.
If you love baking with fruits and fruity flavours, you will likely love my Strawberry Upside Down Cake. It uses fresh strawberries and is baked in a heart-shaped pan, though you can use any cake pans for it. It is a beautiful and delicious cake!
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