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Hawaiian Banana Nut Bread

Moist banana nut quick breads with crushed pineapple, chopped pecans, and shredded sweetened coconut. Baked in 9x5-inch loaf pans and topped with turbinado sugar for a crisp sweet crust.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time1 hour 15 minutes
Total Time1 hour 25 minutes
Servings: 2 servings

Ingredients

Ingredients

  • 3 eggs lightly beaten
  • 2 cupsmashed bananas
  • 1 1/2 cupscanola oil
  • 1 Tbspvanilla extract
  • 2 tspcoconut extract
  • 1 8-ozcan crushed pineapple, drained
  • 3 cupsall-purpose flour
  • 2 cupssugar
  • 1 tspbaking soda
  • 1 tspsalt
  • 1 1/2 tspcinnamon
  • 1 cupchopped pecans
  • 1 cupshredded sweetened coconut
  • 1/4 cupturbinado sugar

Instructions

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350°F. Spray two 9×5-inch loaf pans with cooking spray.
  • In a large bowl, whisk together the 3 lightly beaten eggs, 2 cups mashed bananas, 1½ cups canola oil, 1 Tbsp vanilla extract, 2 tsp coconut extract, and the drained 8-oz can crushed pineapple.
  • In a separate bowl, whisk together 3 cups all-purpose flour, 2 cups sugar, 1 tsp baking soda, 1 tsp salt, and 1½ tsp cinnamon.
  • Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and stir until just combined, avoiding overmixing.
  • Stir in 1 cup chopped pecans and 1 cup shredded sweetened coconut until evenly distributed.
  • Divide the batter evenly between the prepared loaf pans and smooth the tops. Sprinkle the tops with ¼ cup turbinado sugar.
  • Bake at 350°F for about 1 hour and 15 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean or with a few moist crumbs.
  • Remove the pans from the oven and place on wire racks. Let the loaves cool in the pans for 10 minutes.
  • Loosen the edges with a knife, invert the loaves onto the wire racks, remove the pans, and let the breads cool completely before slicing.

Equipment

  • Loaf Pan

Notes

Notes
Check bread at 1 hour and cover with foil if starting to get too brown.
Can freeze baked loaves.
I used Sugar in the Raw for the turbinado sugar on top of the loaves.