Banana Coconut & Pecan Bread

Banana Coconut & Pecan Bread
What To Do With Over Ripe Bananas!
Difficulty: Easy
Prep Time: 30 minutes
Cooking Time: 45-50 minutes

Ingredients

4 large ripe bananas, smashed

1 banana, slice in half

1 3/4 cup flour

3/4 cup sugar

1 cup coconut oil, melted

1 1/2 tsp baking powder

1 tsp cinnamon

1/2 tsp allspice

1 tsp vanilla bean extract

1 cup sweetened coconut flakes

1/2 cup chopped pecans

2 eggs

Pam cooking spray

Cooking Tools

Large mixing bowl

Small mixing bowl

12 count muffin tin or

1 bread loaf pan

Muffin liners (optional)

Directions
Preheat oven to 350 Degrees F. Smash the bananas in a small whisking bowl. Mix dry ingredients: flour, sugar, baking powder,cinnamon & allspice. Whisk in the rest of the ingredients until blended well. Spray muffin tin or bread loaf with the cooking spray. Pour batter evenly into loaf or muffin pan and place either sliced banana on top of batter or banana slices on top of each muffin. Bake in oven for 45-50 minutes. Eat warm or at room temperature. Top with coconut flakes if so desired.
Yields 1 loaf or 12 muffins 

Banana Bread

Banana Bread
Delicious & Gluten Free!
Difficulty: Easy
Prep Time: 30 minutes
Cooking Time: 50-60 minutes

Ingredients

2 cups Bob's Red Mill gluten free flour

5 ripe bananas, mashed

2 ripe bananas, sliced long ways

3/4 cup Swerve, sugar replacement

1 stick butter, room temperature

2 eggs

2 heaping tbsp plain yogurt

1/2 tsp vanilla bean extract or paste

1 tsp baking powder

1 tsp baking soda

1/4 tsp salt

1 cup chopped walnuts

butter cooking spray

Cooking Tools

2 medium mixing bowl

1 large bread loaf pan or 2 medium

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 Degrees F. Grease pans with butter cooking spray. Mix dry ingredient in mixing bowl 1. Mix bananas, sugar, eggs, butter, yogurt, vanilla extract in mixing bowl 2. With a whisk, add dry ingredients into wet ingredients 1/2 cup at a time until mixed well.  Fold in walnuts and pour batter into prepared pans. Lay sliced bananas on top of batter. Bake in preheated oven for 50-60 minutes or until toothpick test come out clean.  Let bread slightly cool before removing and slicing.

Yields 1 or 2 loaves