Tropical Banana Bread Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly oil a 9-by-5-inch loaf pan.
• Spread the macadamia nuts on one rimmed baking sheet and the coconut on another. Toast, tossing occasionally, until the macadamia nuts and coconut are golden, 5 to 7 minutes. Let the nuts cool, then roughly chop.
• Whisk together the flour, granulated sugar, baking soda, cinnamon, salt, nutmeg, macadamia nuts and coconut in a large bowl. In another bowl, whisk together the coconut oil, brown sugar, eggs, yogurt and vanilla. Stir in the bananas. Fold the banana mixture into the dry mixture until just combined.
• Pour the batter into the prepared loaf pan and lightly tap the pan on the counter to evenly distribute the batter. Bake until golden brown and a skewer inserted into the center comes out clean, 65 minutes to 75 minutes. Let the bread cool for 15 minutes in the pan. Remove from the pan and let cool completely on a rack.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease two 9x5 inch loaf pans.
• In a large mixing bowl, combine the flour, salt, baking soda, sugar and cinnamon. Add the walnuts, eggs, oil, banana, pineapple, vanilla, coconut and cherries; stir just until blended. Pour batter evenly into the prepared pans.
• Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 60 minutes, or until a tooth pick inserted into the center of a loaf comes out clean. Cool in the pan for 10 minutes, then remove to a wire rack to cool completely.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• In a large bowl, combine the flour, sugar, salt, cinnamon, and baking soda. In another bowl, mix together the eggs, oil, and vanilla. Add in the pineapple, coconut and bananas and stir. Pour the wet ingredients in with the dry ingredients and mix until they are just barely combined- don't overmix. Pour the batter into two 8x4" greased loaf pans.
• Bake for 65-75 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the middle of the loaf of bread comes out clean. Let bread cool for 5-10 minutes before removing from pans and placing on a wire rack to continue cooling.
• In a small bowl, mix together the reserved pineapple juice and powdered sugar. Drizzle over the top of the warm bread and enjoy!

Steps:

• In a large mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, beating well after each addition. Stir in bananas and sour cream. Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Stir into banana mixture just until moistened. Fold in nuts and ginger if desired., Pour into a greased 9-in. x 5-in. loaf pan. Bake at 350° for 50-60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan to wire rack to cool completely.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour two 8 1/2x4 1/2 loaf pans.
• Beat sugar and butter in a large mixing bowl on medium speed until creamy, about 2 minutes. Add eggs, one at a time, beating after each addition until just combined. Stir in mashed bananas, crushed pineapple, and vanilla.
• Whisk flour, salt, baking soda, and cinnamon together in a separate bowl until well blended. Add macadamia nuts and stir until coated. Add flour mixture to the banana mixture; stir until just combined.
• Divide batter evenly between the prepared loaf pans.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the centers comes out clean, about 1 hour and 10 minutes.
• Cool in the pans for 10 minutes, then remove to a wire rack and allow to cool completely, about 20 minutes longer.