This Coconut Banana Bread is fairly quick to whip together and is a great recipe for breakfast on the go.

(Shh, you don’t have to tell anyone that it’s vegan!)

Prep time:  15 minutes; Cook time: 50 – 60 minutes + 10 minutes cooling time; Serves: 8 – 10

What you need:

• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 3/4 cup maple syrup
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 2 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
• 2 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp nutmeg
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 1 tsp salt
• 4 ripe bananas, mashed
• 1 cup vegetable oil
• 1 cup coconut milk
• 1/2 cup shredded coconut

What you do:

• Preheat oven to 350°F
• Grease 8″ x 8″ pan (or 9″ x 5″ loaf pan)
• In a large bowl, whisk the dry ingredients together: flour, brown sugar, cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda, nutmeg and salt

• In a second bowl, whisk the wet ingredients: mashed bananas, maple syrup, vanilla, vegetable oil and coconut milk

• Mix wet mixture into dry mixture until combined

• Stir in the shredded coconut

• Fill pan with batter

• Bake for 50 – 60 minutes, or until the toothpick inserted in the centre comes out clean

• Let cool on a rack for about 10 minutes before removing

• Slice!

• Serve!

• Enjoy!

• Give old bananas a second life and enjoy breakfast!

• Happy National Banana Bread Day!

Yield: 1 pan or 1 loaf (roughly 8 servings)

Banana Coconut Bread

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time: 50 minutes

Additional Time: 10 minutes

Total Time: 1 hour 15 minutes

A great recipe for when you have too many ripe bananas on hand. No one has to know that this is vegan.

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Ingredients

• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 3/4 cup maple syrup
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 2 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
• 2 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp nutmeg
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 1 tsp salt
• 4 ripe bananas, mashed
• 1 cup vegetable oil
• 1 cup coconut milk
• 1/2 cup shredded coconut

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350°F

1. Grease 8" x 8" pan (or 9" x 5" loaf pan)
2. In a large bowl, mix the dry ingredients together: flour, brown sugar, cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda, nutmeg, and salt
3. In a second bowl, mix wet ingredients: mashed bananas, maple syrup, vanilla, vegetable oil, and coconut milk
4. Mix wet mixture into dry mixture until combined
5. Stir in the shredded coconut
6. Fill pan with batter
7. Bake for 60 - 70 minutes, or until the toothpick inserted in the centre comes out clean.
8. Let cool on a rack for about 10 minutes before removing.

Nutrition Information:

Yield:

10

Serving Size:

1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 537Total Fat: 28gSaturated Fat: 7gTrans Fat: 1gUnsaturated Fat: 20gCholesterol: 0mgSodium: 478mgCarbohydrates: 68gFiber: 3gSugar: 31gProtein: 5g