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Glazed Blueberry Banana Coconut Bread



I hope you are enjoying #BlueberryWeek so far, I know I am!  One of my favorite ways to use blueberries is in quick breads.  I'd pinned a recipe from Taste of Home for Glazed Coconut Banana Bread, and on the day I made it I'd picked just about a cup of blueberries from the bushes in our yard and I thought, why not toss them in?

Hate when fruit sinks to the bottom when making baked goods? My grandmother taught me to take some of the flour called for in the recipe (about a tablespoon) and toss it with the berries.  This helps to keep the berries distributed evenly throughout the bread or muffins.


We really enjoyed this one, and I'm looking forward to making it again now that our bushes are producing more consistently.  Quick breads freeze and defrost really well, just leave off the glaze.  I wrap them in one layer of Press N Seal, and then put them into a zip top bag.  Once defrosted, you can then add the glaze or sprinkle with some turbinado sugar.

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Glazed Blueberry Banana Coconut Bread

Yield: 12
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ingredients:

  • 1/4 cup butter, softened
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 2 large eggs, room temperature
  • 1 1/2 cups mashed ripe bananas (2 to 3 medium)
  • 1/4 cup reduced-fat plain yogurt
  • 3 tablespoons unsweetened apple juice
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour (1T reserved)
  • 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  •  1c fresh blueberries
  • 1/2 cup plus 1 tablespoon sweetened shredded coconut, divided
For the glaze
  • 1/2 cup confectioner's sugar
  • 1 tablespoon lime juice

instructions:

  1. Preheat oven to 350°. Grease and flour a 9x5-in. loaf pan. In a large bowl, beat butter and sugar until crumbly. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in bananas, yogurt, apple juice and vanilla. In another bowl, whisk flour, baking soda and salt; stir into butter mixture. Toss blueberries with reserved tablespoon of flour, and fold in along with 1/2 cup coconut.
  2. Transfer to prepared pan. Sprinkle with remaining coconut. Bake 50-60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan 10 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool.
  3. In a small bowl, mix confectioner's sugar and lime juice until smooth; spoon over warm bread.
Slightly adapted from: https://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/glazed-coconut-banana-bread/
coconut, blueberry, banana, quick bread
Dessert, breakfast
American
Created using The Recipes Generator
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Erin said…
Love these flavors together in a bread. I don't think I've ever had coconut in a bread!
August 2, 2019 at 8:11 AM
Amy (Savory Moments) said…
Love the flavor combination in the bread!
August 2, 2019 at 8:12 PM

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