Name: Tropical Banana Bread
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 75 min
Total time: 90 min
Yield: 8, 8 slices
Cuisine: american
Ingredients: 1/2 cup unsalted butter; 3/4 (75g) cup macadamia nuts (finely chopped); 3 (37g) tablespoons coconut oil; 1 ⅓ (300g) cups mashed bananas ((from 3 large or 4 small very ripe bananas)); ¾ (150g) cup white granulated sugar; 2 teaspoons vanilla extract; 2 large eggs; ¼ cup crushed pineapple (drained); 1 teaspoon baking powder; 1/2 teaspoon baking soda; 1/2 teaspoon Diamond Crystal kosher salt; 1 3/4 ((195g) cups all-purpose flour; ½ cup sweetened coconut flakes (plus 2 tablespoons for topping); 4 tablespoons unsalted butter (at room temperature); 3 ounces cream cheese (at room temperature); 1 ½ cups powdered sugar; Pinch kosher salt; 2 tablespoons heavy cream; 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract or vanilla bean paste; ¼ teaspoon coconut extract (optional)

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Tropical Banana Bread

Nutrition Facts

Per serving · recipe makes 8 · 1h 30m total

Servings

Calories

32% of a 2,000 cal day

641KCAL

Protein

6g12% DV

% DAILY VALUE

Total Fat37g

48%

Saturated21g

100%

Unsaturated17g

—

Total Carbs72g

26%

Fiber3g

10%

Total Sugars48g

—

incl. Added Sugars41g

82%

Starch22g

—

Sodium262mg

11%

% Daily Value is based on a 2,000 calorie day.

A soft, buttery banana bread with crushed pineapple, coconut flakes, and macadamia nuts, crowned with cream cheese frosting. Tropical flavors meet classic baking, perfect for breakfast or an indulgent snack.

Ingredients

8 SERVINGS

½ cupunsalted butter
75 gmacadamia nuts — finely chopped, ¾ cup
37 gcoconut oil — 3 tbsp
300 gmashed bananas — very ripe, 1⅓ cup
150 gwhite granulated sugar — ¾ cup
2 tspvanilla extract
2large eggs
¼ cupcrushed pineapple — drained
1 tspbaking powder
½ tspbaking soda
½ tspDiamond Crystal kosher salt
195 gall-purpose flour — 1¾ cup
⅝ cupsweetened coconut flakes
4 tbspunsalted butter — room temperature
3 ozcream cheese — at room temperature
1½ cupspowdered sugar
kosher salt
2 tbspheavy cream
½ tspvanilla extract — or vanilla bean paste
¼ tspcoconut extract — optional

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Method

1h 30m total

Read the method on A Cozy KitchenAdrianna Adarme’s original page

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