Hawaiian Banana Bread with Pineapple, Coconut & Macadamia Nuts
Delicious Hawaiian Banana Bread enriched with pineapple, coconut, and macadamia nuts for a tropical twist.
Equipment
- Loaf pan
- Mixing Bowl
Ingredients
dry ingredients
- 1.5 cups all-purpose white flour
- 0.5 cups sugar
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 0.5 teaspoon baking soda
- 0.5 teaspoon salt
wet ingredients
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1.25 cups ripe bananas
- 1 can (8-ounce) crushed pineapple with juice I like Dole
- 0.5 cups organic sunflower oil or any tasteless oil
- 1 tablespoon organic sunflower oil
add-ins
- 0.5 cups macadamia nuts dry roasted & chopped
- 0.5 cups unsweetened coconut flakes
Instructions
Preparation
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
- Grease your loaf pan.
- Dry roast your macadamia nuts for a few minutes until slightly browned.
- Once they cool, chop them up. Set aside.
- Combine your dry ingredients – all-purpose flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Mix and set aside.
- Combine your wet ingredients – eggs, vanilla extract, banana, and crushed pineapple with juice, and oil.
- Mix the wet ingredients well.
- Add your dry ingredients to the wet. Mix well, but don’t overmix the batter.
- Add the chopped macadamia nuts and unsweetened coconut flakes.
- Fold the nuts and coconut into the batter. Again, do not overmix.
- Pour the batter into the greased loaf pan. Into the oven for 55-65 minutes at 350 degrees.
- Use a clean knife to make sure the banana bread is not sticky on the inside. Allow your banana bread to cool completely before cutting.
Nutrition
Serving: 1sliceCalories: 324kcalCarbohydrates: 34gProtein: 4gFat: 20gSaturated Fat: 5gCholesterol: 33mgSodium: 229mgPotassium: 176mgFiber: 3gSugar: 16gVitamin A: 71IUVitamin C: 4mgCalcium: 43mgIron: 2mg
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