This simple banana bread has coconut, macadamia nuts and so much more! My Hawaiian Banana Bread is easy to prepare, smells amazing and tastes even better!
Hawaiian Banana Bread
It’s no secret we make banana bread on a regular basis in our home. This recipe is a new favorite, we can’t get enough! The whole family will love the Hawaiian flavors.
Why You’ll Love This Recipe
- The Hawaiian ingredients add a little something different to regular banana bread.
- It’s super simple to make using basic everyday ingredients!
- It’s delicious warmed or chilled.
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Ingredients Needed For Hawaiian Banana Bread
Here are the ingredients to make Hawaiian banana bread at home. See the recipe card located at the bottom of the post for full instructions.
- salted butter– I generally use salted butter for all of my recipes, unsalted works fine as well.
- granulated sugar– This fine sugar gives the bread its sweetness.
- over ripe bananas– You’ll know your bananas are ripe by the black spots on the peel. The darker, the more sweet and soft the bananas will be.
- large eggs– For consistency, I use large eggs in my recipes.
- pure vanilla extract– For best tasting results use pure vanilla.
- all-purpose flour– Flour is the main dry ingredient in the banana bread.
- ground cinnamon– Cinnamon adds a nice spice to the banana bread.
- kosher salt– Kosher salt is a coarse sugar commonly used in cooking and baking.
- baking soda– Baking soda helps the bread rise during baking.
- shredded sweetened coconut– Find shredded coconut in the baking section of the grocery store.
- chopped macadamia nuts, salted– Macadamia nuts add a nice texture to the Hawaiian bread.
- white chocolate chips– White chips are a nice sweet addition to the banana bread.
How To Make Hawaiian Banana Bread
Preheat Oven. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. and spray 9 1/2 x 5 1/2 inch bread pan lightly with cooking spray.
Cream Butter and Sugars. Cream butter and sugar until well combined.
Add Wet Ingredients. Stir in bananas, eggs and vanilla mixing to combine.
Continue With Dry Ingredients. Add flour, baking, 1 teaspoon cinnamon, soda, salt, shredded coconut, macadamia nuts and white chocolate chips. Mix until combined.
Transfer Batter To Loaf Pan. Transfer to loaf pan. Place churro topping, sugar and cinnamon into a small bowl, stir to combine then sprinkle over top of banana bread batter.
Bake for 60-70 minutes or until baked through. Let cool completely then cut into slices.
Check center of bread with a toothpick to make sure it’s baked through. Let cool completely before cutting into slices.
Cut cooled bread into slices and serve room temperature with butter, honey or even jam.
How To Serve
Serve this sweet bread room temperature or warmed with butter.
How To Store Leftovers
Store any leftover bread in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 5 days. Warm in microwave as needed.
Try More Delicious Banana Bread Recipes
- M&M Banana Bread Recipe
- Churro Chocolate Chip Banana Bread Recipe
- Double Chocolate Chip Banana Bread
Hawaaian Simple Banana Bread
Equipment
- Oven
- mixing bowl
- loaf pan
- measuring cups
- measuring spoons
- mixing spoon
Ingredients
- 1 stick salted butter softened
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 3 large ripe bananas mashed
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 cup sweetened shredded coconut
- 1 cup chopped macadamia nuts
- 1 cup white chocolate chips
Cinnamon/Sugar Topping
- 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. and spray 9 1/2 x 5 1/2 inch bread pan lightly with cooking spray.
- Cream butter and sugar until well combined. Stir in bananas, eggs and vanilla mixing to combine. Stir in flour, baking, 1 teaspoon cinnamon, soda, salt, shredded coconut, macadamia nuts and white chips. Stir until combined and transfer to bread pan. Place churro topping, sugar and cinnamon into a small bowl, stir to combine then sprinkle over top of banana bread batter.
- Bake for 60-70 minutes or until baked through. Let cool completely then cut into slices.