📋 Healthy Tropical Banana bread (with lime glaze) recipe

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📋 Healthy Tropical Banana bread (with lime glaze) recipe

This easy Healthy Tropical Banana Bread, with amber rum, coconut and lime glaze really gives this quick banana bread a depth of flavor and truly balances the banana. If you are looking for a coconut banana bread recipe, without an overpowering banana flavor, then this is the one! * Rum extract can be substituted for rum.

Course Dessert, Snack

Cuisine American, North American

Keyword banana bread, coconut, lime, tropical

Special Diet Vegetarian

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 1

Total Time 1 15

Servings slices

Calories 303kcal

Author Terri Gilson

Equipment

Ingredients

1 cup all-purpose flour
1 cup whole wheat flour
¾ teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon salt
¾ cup brown sugar
¼ cup butter softened
2 large eggs
4 medium ripe mashed banana
¼ cup vanilla non-fat greek yogurt
3 tablespoons amber rum * or substitute 1 teaspoon rum extract for non-alcoholic version and add additional amounts of liquid (see variations and substitutions)
½ teaspoon vanilla extract
½ cup flaked sweetened coconut

Glaze

½ cup powdered sugar
1 ½ tablespoons fresh lime juice
½ teaspoon lime zest

Garnish

sweetened coconut flakes (if desired)
lime zest (if desired)

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Instructions

Preheat oven to 350° F (175 degrees C) and spray a loaf pan with non-stick cooking spray.
Combine flours, baking soda, and salt in a medium bowl, stirring with a whisk.
1 cup all-purpose flour, 1 cup whole wheat flour, ¾ teaspoon baking soda, ½ teaspoon salt
In a large mixing bowl, beat butter and brown sugar with an electric mixer at medium speed until well blended.
¾ cup brown sugar, ¼ cup butter
Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Add banana, yogurt, rum, and vanilla; beat until blended.
2 large eggs, 4 medium ripe mashed banana, ¼ cup vanilla non-fat greek yogurt, 3 tablespoons amber rum, ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
Add dry ingredients to banana mixture; beat at low speed just until moist. Stir in ½ cup coconut.
½ cup flaked sweetened coconut
Pour batter into greased loaf pan coated with cooking spray; sprinkle with 1 tablespoon coconut, if desired.
Bake at 350° F/176 degrees C for 55-65 minutes or until a cake tester/wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan 10 minutes on a wire rack; remove from pan.
*If it's browning too fast and not yet cooked in the middle. Spray a piece of aluminum foil with non-stick cooking spray and place it loosely over the bread.

Glaze

In a small bowl, combine powdered sugar, lime juice, and zest stirring with a whisk; drizzle over warm bread. Cool completely on wire rack.
½ cup powdered sugar, 1 ½ tablespoons fresh lime juice, ½ teaspoon lime zest

Garnish

Garnish with additional lime zest and coconut. *To get the larger pieces of lime for garnishing, use a grater. Garnish with shredded coconut or coconut flakes. Then put the bread (still in the loaf pan) in the fridge to set.
lime zest (if desired), sweetened coconut flakes (if desired)

Notes

Expert Recipe Tips:

The Mash Factor: For the best texture, mash your bananas until they are almost a liquid consistency. This ensures the banana flavor is distributed evenly throughout the loaf and provides maximum moisture.
Spoon and Level: When measuring your flours (especially the whole wheat flour), use the "spoon and level" method. If you scoop directly with the measuring cup, you’ll pack the flour down, leading to a heavy, dry bread.
Don’t Overmix: Once you add the dry ingredients to the wet, turn your mixer to the lowest setting or finish by hand. You want to mix only until the flour streaks disappear. Overmixing develops the gluten and makes the bread tough.
The Foil Trick: Because this loaf bakes for a long time (up to 65 minutes), the top can sometimes brown faster than the middle cooks. If it looks golden but the toothpick isn't coming out clean yet, loosely tent a piece of sprayed aluminum foil over the top to protect it while it finishes baking.
Glaze While Warm: Apply the lime glaze while the bread is still slightly warm. This allows some of that zesty lime flavor to soak into the top layer of the bread rather than just sitting on top.

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