Sharing a favorite simple banana bread today! My Hawaiian Banana Bread is easy to prepare, smells amazing and tastes even better!
Simple 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.
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Ingredients Needed For Hawaiian Banana Bread
- 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 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. Add flour, baking, 1 teaspoon cinnamon, soda, salt, shredded coconut, macadamia nuts and white chocolate chips. Mix 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.
Once dough is combined, add coconut, macadamia nuts and white chips.
Transfer batter to greased loaf pan and top with additional shredded coconut and cinnamon sugar.
Bake bread for 60-70 minutes, until center is baked through. Check center with a toothpick to make sure it’s baked through.
Cut cooled bread into slices and serve room temperature with butter, honey or even jam.
How To Serve
Serve banana 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.
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.
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