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Coconut Key Lime Banana Bread is banana bread with coconut all topped with a tart and tangy key lime glaze. Not your ordinary banana bread.

Overhead of bread with a slice cut out

The first time I had banana bread that was not baked by my mother was the college cafeteria.

Not exactly a bakers delight.

I had grown up all my life having my banana bread made with graham flour and had no idea that anyone made it any different.

And though delicious is not how I would describe it, it did get me think as to what the “average” banana bread tasted like.

The banana bread that everyone seemed to grow up on.

From that point on I pretty much tried every banana bread I could find.

I’ve had some winners and some losers.

But when I saw this bread over at A Yankee in a Southern Kitchen and it had key lime involved, I HAD to try it.

So glad I did.

This was originally a “light” recipe, which I quickly changed.

If you want to see the original recipe that is lower in calories go here.

I on the other hand added more butter, more sugar and full fat Greek yogurt to my banana bread.

So in a way it is more like cake.

The key lime glaze really adds a depth of flavor to this bread that makes it fall into the prestigious top five banana breads I have ever baked.

Since I am also obsessed with adding mascarpone to my banana breads as of late, I think the next time I make it, I will add some of that.

Life is a little too busy right now so this post is a short one.

Thanks to all of you who wrote about your evil gym experiences to me via email.

They were good for a laugh and made me feel less alone when up against Barbie and Ken. 😛

Side of Coconut Key Lime Banana Bread

Tips for making banana bread:

You need really ripe bananas.

Brown spots on bananas are your friend when making any banana baked good.

The more ripe the more flavor it will give the baked good.

Don’t have ripe bananas?

You can trick them into ripening.

How?

Preheat oven to 300F.

Place the unpeeled bananas on a foil-lined baking sheet and bake them for 15 to 20 minutes.

They will turn really dark.

Don’t panic that’s what is supposed to happen.

Let them cool and them mash them up.

Really mash the bananas.

A lot of people just throw in the banana in pieces into the batter.

But since they are usually added at the end of the recipe you need them mashed.

Because you won’t be mixing for long and need the bananas mashed in order to incorporate throughout the whole recipe.

Since this is a quick bread do not over mix the batter.

With quick breads you don’t want to produce too much gluten.

Otherwise you are going to get a tough loaf instead of the moist loaf you should get.

P.S. It’s a great day to buy my cookbook Holy Sweet!

Want more Banana Bread Recipes?

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Fruity Pebbles Banana Bread

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Coconut Key Lime Banana Bread

Coconut Key Lime Banana Bread

Ingredients

  • For the Bread:
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ½ cup unsalted butter, room temperature
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/3 cup brown sugar
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 ½ cups mashed bananas
  • 1/3 cup Greek yogurt(or sour cream)
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • ½ cup shredded sweetened coconut
  • For the Glaze:
  • 1 TBSP shredded sweetened coconut( I actually used much more)
  • ½ cup sifted powdered sugar
  • 1 ½ TBSP key lime juice

Instructions

  1. For the Bread:
  2. Preheat oven to 350 degrees
  3. Butter 1 large 9” loaf pan or three miniature pans
  4. Combine flour, baking soda and salt in bowl, mix ingredients.
  5. Place granulated sugar and butter in a large bowl, beat with a mixer or spoon until well blended.
  6. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.
  7. Add banana, yogurt, and vanilla; beat until blended.
  8. Add flour mixture; beat at low speed or by hand until just moist.
  9. Stir in 1/2 cup coconut.
  10. Pour mixture in loaf or divide amongst three small pans.
  11. Bake at 350 degrees for 30-35 minutes or until a wooden pick comes out clean.
  12. If baking in a large pan bake for about 1 hour.
  13. Cool in pan for 10 minutes large or 5 minutes small loaves.
  14. Remove from pan and place on a wire rack.
  15. For the Glaze:
  16. Combine ingredients, stirring with a whisk and drizzle over banana breads while still warm.
  17. Cool completely on wire rack.
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Comments

  3. That is totally lush looking Peabody. How do you manage that? Oh wait you told us how: added more butter, more sugar and full fat Greek yogurt. Right! But you do get a great photo!

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  8. Congratulations to Mary!! :0)

    Nothing beats homemade banana bread; and I LOVE your variation, with the coconut and lime – how divine is that?!?!!

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  9. It must be banana season because I’m seeing banana bread all over the blogosphere! We can’t seem to keep enough bananas on hand lately for me to make bread. I keep buying them, but they keep disappearing!

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  15. Your recipe is most intriguing, which means I may have to try this one out. I always have loads of ripe bananas, now that I freeze them. I hadn’t thought to freeze them once they turned spotty. Now I can make banana bread at my leisure rather than the slave to over ripe bananas. (I wonder why it took me so long to figure out i could freeze them? I am a wally.)

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  22. So I’ve never had banana bread, mostly because I don’t like bananas. But with the addition of the lime and coconut? I’d so try it. 🙂

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  26. Wow … I haven’t been around in a while and check out what you’re doing … banana bread with FULL FAT GREEK YOGURT!!!

    I love how you fattened up a recipe. So funny. I’m a on a real key lime kick lately so rest assured I’ve bookmarked this lovely bread. And as you know, all you have to do to get me to swoon is put coconut on something. I’m all there!

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  29. I made this when I first saw it on your site and will be making it again this weekend. I thought I had the best banana bread recipe but this one tops them all. It is fantastic. Better the next day! Thanks so much.

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  31. The banana and coconut pair well together for the bread, but the key lime glaze was a strange addition…. At least to my taste buds. The bread itself was “delish”!

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