Coconut Banana Bread with Lime Glaze

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Photography: Randy Mayor; Styling: Jan Gautro; Food Styling: Kellie Gerber Kelley and Kathryn Conrad
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1 loaf, 16 servings (serving size: 1 slice)
September 2003
RECIPE BY Cooking Light

The tangy lime glaze cuts the sweetness of the bread. Substitute apple juice for the rum if you prefer.

Ingredients

  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/4 cup butter, softened
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 1/2 cups mashed ripe banana (about 3 bananas)
  • 1/4 cup plain low-fat yogurt
  • 3 tablespoons dark rum
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1/2 cup flaked sweetened coconut
  • Cooking spray
  • 1 tablespoon flaked sweetened coconut
  • 1/2 cup powdered sugar
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons fresh lime or lemon juice

Nutritional Information

  • Calories 193
  • Caloriesfromfat 21%
  • Fat 4.6g
  • Satfat 2.8g
  • Monofat 1.1g
  • Polyfat 0.3g
  • Protein 2.9g
  • Carbohydrate 35g
  • Fiber 1.1g
  • Cholesterol 35mg
  • Iron 1mg
  • Sodium 179mg
  • Calcium 15mg

How to Make It

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350°.

Step 2

Lightly spoon the flour into dry measuring cups, and level with a knife. Combine the flour, baking soda, and salt, stirring with a whisk to combine.

Step 3

Place granulated sugar and butter in a large bowl; beat with a mixer at medium speed until well blended (about 1 minute). Add the eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Add banana, yogurt, rum, and vanilla; beat until blended. Add flour mixture; beat at low speed just until moist. Stir in 1/2 cup coconut. Spoon batter into a 9 x 5-inch loaf pan coated with cooking spray; sprinkle with 1 tablespoon coconut. Bake at 350° for 1 hour or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes in pan on a wire rack; remove from pan. Combine powdered sugar and juice, stirring with a whisk; drizzle over warm bread. Cool bread completely on wire rack.

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Ratings & Reviews

FarmerD's Review

spunchkin
October 11, 2014
Terrific. I like it almost as much as my fave, Molasses-Oat Banana Bread, a companion from the 2003 CL issue. The glaze is what makes this one- I'd recommend half again as much; especially since a lime is going to give you that much juice anyhow! :)

smd1212's Review

HousiGirl1
August 16, 2014
I've been making this bread for years and my family loves it - the only change I make is subbing in King Arthur Flour's white wheat flour for 3/4 cup of the flour. I actually consider this more of a dessert, but I don't have the sweet tooth my husband and son have, they eat it for breakfast. A real winner, right up there with CL's Chai Banana Bread and Bananas Foster Bread.

twoloves's Review

Joyce W
June 17, 2014
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kellergirl's Review

bmoxie1212
December 28, 2013
Delicious! I cut the sugar back to 3/4C and the bread was still quite sweet - my bananas were very ripe, so added a lot of sweetness. I added chopped pecans, about a half cup and baked in two loafs. It didn't take an hour to bake, maybe 45 minutes. The dough is dense so it does take a while to cook. I checked it often starting at 30 minutes. I could not taste the rum at all so either I would use rum to make the glaze or I would just omit it all together. I had last minute guests and nothing to offer, so I liked how this came together pretty quickly, and we ate it warm and fresh from the oven - yum!

RobertYost1's Review

twoloves
December 10, 2013
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mrslass's Review

terpfaninva
July 08, 2013
I made this for some friends and it was a hit! I had some bananas getting a little too ripe and decided to make some bread. I searched myrecipes and when I saw this I had to try it! So yummy!

carolfitz's Review

mjpamer
March 25, 2013
Made this morning to recipe, excellent banana bread -- but how does anyone serve just 16 slices from this loaf?

AnjaLu's Review

RobertYost1
March 24, 2013
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mangomama's Review

Dawnie
October 18, 2012
Very good-- I used half whole wheat and half all- purpose flour and it turned out moist and delicious.

LindsHof's Review

tara31
October 16, 2012
This has been my go-to banana bread recipe since it was first published in Cooking Light - which I now realize was nine years ago! It's never failed me!!