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Healthy Banana Coconut Bread

Course Cakes
Cuisine American
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 10 minutes
Servings 8
Author Rafeeda

Ingredients

  • 3/4 cup wholewheat flour
  • 1/2 cup all purpose flour
  • 1/4 cup milled flax
  • 1 1/2 tsp cinnamon powder
  • 1/4 tsp nutmeg powder
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/4 tsp baking soda
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 2 large bananas mashed (approx 1 cup)
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 1/3 cup coconut milk
  • 1 large egg lightly beaten
  • 2 tbsp oil
  • 1/4 cup chopped pecans
  • 1/4 cup grated coconut

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 180 degrees. Grease a large loaf pan and set aside.
  • In a bowl, combine all the dry ingredients - flour to salt - and whisk well.
  • In another bowl, mix the banana, brown sugar, coconut milk, egg and oil till well combined.
  • Add this to the dry ingredients and mix just till done. The batter will be lumpy.
  • Pour into the pan and flatten the top. Sprinkle the chopped pecans and coconut over it.
  • Bake for 45 to 60 minutes till done. After 30 minutes, ensure to cover the top with aluminium foil to avoid the coconut from burning.
  • Cool in pan. Slice and serve when completely cool.

Notes

For the coconut milk, I used 1/3 water + 1 tsp coconut milk powder
You can replace pecans with macademia nuts, almonds or walnuts