Someone once told me that they didn’t like banana bread.
What? Everyone likes banana bread.
I think I stared at them in shock for a good 10 minutes. Because if you don’t like bread, then how can we be friends? It’s the BEST bread on earth. The bread that makes you remember what it’s like to be a kid and eat massive amounts of sweets when your mom wasn’t looking. It’s moist. It’s heavenly. It’s awesome. It’s in your face.
You know what else has been in my face a lot lately? Reality TV. Everytime I turn on the TV there it is. And you know what I think I secretly like it. It’s addicting. Don’t judge.
In fact, I kinda want to be Giuliana Rancic’s best friend. Mainly because I want to raid her closet. But she seems nice and fun. And I bet she likes bananas. I’m going to tweet her and find out.
Ah the power of Twitter. You can find out if people like banana bread.
Speaking of social media…
Maybe I should have unfriended the person that didn’t like banana bread. Because that’s what you do these days. You go on Facebook and unfriend the people who don’t like banana bread.
Only kidding. That would be rude. But I am going to hug them next time I see them. They are missing out one of the best breakfasts in the world. That makes me sad.
Okay but really, you want to know why this banana bread is so great?
Because it has coconut in it.
And toasted coconut on top.
It also has greek yogurt in it.
And a splash of orange juice.
Plus it’s made with love.
And because it will be your favorite breakfast ever.
Oh, and did I mention it’s healthy? Yep that’s right. 115 calories per slice. Yes, I will repeat that for you. 115 calories per slice. I calculated it out just for you.
Why is it healthy you ask? Because I use egg whites, greek yogurt, and minimal oil. It’s a lower fat, healthy option for you. The coconut provides some good fats though.
It also provides a bomb of flavor goodness in your mouth. Moist, delicious tropical savory sweetness.
Flavor bomb. Bomb diggity flavor. …Sorry, I’ll stop now.
If you know of someone who doesn’t like banana bread, this will surely change their mind.
Healthy + coconut + banana = love.
Have a slice or two for breakfast. Pack it for that 3pm snack. Make it for people who don’t like banana bread.
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Healthy Coconut Banana Bread
Ingredients
- 1 ¾ cup all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 3 large ripe bananas, mashed
- ½ cup + 2 tablespoons sweetened flaked coconut
- 2 tablespoons olive or coconut oil
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- ½ cup of brown sugar
- 3 egg whites (or 2 eggs)
- 2-3 tablespoons skim milk
- 1/4 cup fat free plain greek yogurt
- 1/4 cup orange juice
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Mix flour, baking powder, baking soda together in mixing bowl. In separate large mixing bowl combine mashed bananas, brown sugar, and vanilla. Add egg whites or eggs and mix together until smooth. Next add oil. Then, slowly add in flour and combine until moist.
- Next add greek yogurt and orange juice. Depending on the consistency you can add 2-3 tablespoons of skim milk. If you like your bread more dense than omit the milk, but if you like it more airy or lighter you can add it.
- Lastly fold in ½ cup of coconut into batter. Pour into greased 9x5 inch loaf pan. Sprinkle 2 tablespoons of coconut on top. Bake for 50-60 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean and the bread is golden brown.
Can I substitute maple syrup instead of the sugar and if so do I need to omit any of the wet ingredients?
Made this with the 2 eggs (instead of 3 egg whites) and it is delicious! The orange juice added such a nice, unique flavour!
I was excited about this recipe, but I was overall disappointed with the bread. It was very bland, and all of the flavors were lost-no coconut flavor, hardly banana flavor (never experienced that with banana bread!), no orange juice flavor, and not sweet enough. Also, the bread took a lot longer to bake than stated. Overall, q disappointment. Hoping to make a better version of this myself in the future, but I will not use this recipe again.
so sorry that you didn’t love it, try our coconut flour banana bread instead: https://www.ambitiouskitchen.com/chocolate-chip-coconut-flour-banana-bread-gluten-free-paleo/
If i don’t have orange juice, can you suggest a substitute?
I just wanted to tell you how much I love this recipe! I always double it and make 2 loaves, we like it so much. It’s a fantastic banana bread, and I make it regularly! I love it toasted with a little butter! Thank you so much for sharing this!
Amazing! So happy to hear that, Agnes 🙂
Question – can you make this without the orange juice? Or if I don’t have it, any suggestions on alternatives?
I think the OJ helps to sweeten. Maybe try my healthy banana bread recipe and just add coconut? https://www.ambitiouskitchen.com/my-favorite-healthy-banana-bread-recipe/
I love making this banana bread! I follow the recipe exactly (using whole eggs) and it turns out perfectly every time. It’s so good and moist! It also freezes well if you slice it and store it in a container.
Amazing! So happy you love this one 🙂
I made this and follow all the steps.. I cannot say it was good 🙁 it turned out dried and tasteless 😭
Very strange! I’d be sure to add the skim milk.
I’m from Australia and we don’t have all purpose flour, what would be a low calorie alternative, plain white flour, whole meal flour, coconut flour, almond meal etc?
Plain white flour is the same as all-purpose flour. Coconut flour does not behave in the same way as flour (because of the gluten), just beware of that.
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Amazing
Loved it
And my husband too
And my in laws too
Used real shredded coconut and only milk (no orange juice). Also used only whole wheat flour.
It took like a bit longer to bake though.
Thanks for the great recipe!
I just made this with my toddler and it was delicious! Didn’t change anything. We will definitely make this again, so thank you for the recipe.
delicious bread! love the calorie count, but is there any way you could post the full nutritional breakdown??
Feel free to look it up on a nutrition calculator! 🙂 For some of my older recipes, I don’t have the nutrition available.
I just made this – I used coconut Aussie yogurt instead of the fat free Greek, and I left 2 egg yolks in the batter because hey, everyone’s gotta be a little indulgent now and then, am I right? 😉 I also added some chia seeds for an extra fiber kick.
Fantastic recipe – it turned out amazingly! This will be a staple of mine from now on :). Thanks for all the wonderful recipes you post!
People have been enjoying this recipe for a long time. I found it today! It’s a keeper. I used all whole wheat flour, and I didn’t have orange juice, so just used milk. I’m always looking for healthy recipes for my diabetic dad, and this one is perfect. Delicious and easy. Thank you!
could i use coconut sugar in place of the brown sugar or would that change the taste to much?
No you can definitely use coconut sugar!
I just found you online when I googled healthy muffins w/o sugar. I'm making the banana breakfast muffins today. I'm wondering – did I miss it somewhere?-what's the sugar content for this recipe?
I just made this and it turned out delicious, I did some minor changes, I added a teaspoon of nutmeg, cinnamon, and ginger to the flour mixture. I also used whole wheat flour. I live in Korea and I can't find greek yogurt so I used apple sauce instead. Thanks for a great recipe.
Tried it and loved it! I’d love to try this with chopped walnuts next time.
Crystal … if you start up an account at caloriecount.com, you can plug in any recipe and it will break down the nutritional profile for you.
I will try it 🙂 …almost caveman's bread if it was not for sugar and flour in it.
I added a can of pure unsweetened pumpkin:) molasses and cut the sugar in half:)
When I bake I always use the whole eggs…. so if I wanted to do that with this recipe, how should I do that since you are using egg whites? I guess what I am asking is is their a ratio… like 1 whole egg equals two egg whites kind of thing. 🙂
Thanks.
Yes, you can use 1 egg.
Yesss!!!