Tropical Banana Bread

Craving a tropical vacation? This banana bread can just about get you there. Lower in sugar and fat than many similar banana bread recipes, yet loaded with a ton of tropical flavour, now you can let the taste of coconut, pineapple and banana take you on that coveted mini-vacation to the beach.

Makes one 10×4-inch loaf

You’ll Need

2 Tbsp orange juice
½ cup finely chopped dried pineapple
1 cup mashed banana (approx. 2-3 bananas)
½ cup brown sugar
¼ cup cane sugar
1 egg
1 egg white
¼ cup coconut oil, melted and cooled
¼ cup plain yogurt
1 ¼ cup all-purpose flour
1 tsp baking soda
½ tsp baking powder
1 tsp ground cinnamon
½ cup coconut chips

Prep and Cook

1

Preheat the oven to 350°F and spray a 10x4-inch loaf pan with non-stick spray.
2

In a small bowl, combine the orange juice and dried pineapple and set aside.
3

In a medium bowl, stir together the mashed banana, brown sugar, cane sugar, egg, egg white, coconut oil, and yogurt.
4

Sift the flour, baking soda, baking powder and cinnamon over the wet ingredients and fold until almost completely combined.
5

Add the orange juice/pineapple mixture and the coconut chips and stir just until incorporated.
6

Scrape the batter into the prepared loaf pan and bake for 45-55 minutes, or until the centre is set and a tester inserted into the middle of loaf comes out clean.