Hawaiian Nut Banana Bread
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Hawaiian Nut Banana Bread
Description
Hawaiian Nut Banana Bread features a batter combining flour, salt, baking soda, and cinnamon as the dry base. Wet ingredients include eggs, vegetable oil, sugar, and very ripe mashed bananas that provide natural sweetness and moisture. The mix-ins—chopped walnuts, drained crushed pineapple, sweetened flaked coconut, and chopped maraschino cherries—add flavor complexity and texture contrast with nutty, fruity, and tropical notes.
Baked in 9x5-inch loaf pans at 350 degrees for approximately an hour, the finished bread is deeply aromatic with cinnamon and fruit essences. The structure is moist but firm enough to slice well, with dual bursts of tropical pineapple and coconut flavors complementing the sweet, soft banana base. Walnuts contribute a crunchy texture in every bite, while maraschino cherries lend their distinct sweetness and vibrant hue throughout the loaf.
This banana bread is well suited to serve sliced for breakfast alongside coffee or as a sweet snack. Cooling it for 15 minutes in the pan before removal ensures stability and ease of slicing. Even distribution of mix-ins during folding helps prevent dense pockets for a uniform eating experience.
Ingredients
- 3 cups flour
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 3 large egg
- 1 cup vegetable oil
- 2 cups sugar
- 4 large banana mashed (very ripe bananas
- 1 cup walnuts , chopped
- 8 ounces pineapple drained, crushed
- 2 cups sweetened flaked coconut
- 1 1/2 cups maraschino cherries , chopped
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees and spray two 9x5 inch loaf pans with baking spray (or butter and flour them).
- Sift together the flour, salt, baking soda and cinnamon into a large bowl.
- Whisk in the eggs, oil, sugar and bananas until combined.
- Fold in the walnuts, drained crushed pineapple, sweetened flaked coconut and maraschino cherries then pour the batter evenly into two pans and bake them for 60 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Cool in the pan for 15 minutes before removing from loaf pans.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 24Servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 231 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 231kcal | 12% |
| Carbohydrates | 40g | 13% |
| Protein | 4g | 8% |
| Fat | 7g | 11% |
| Saturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Cholesterol | 26mg | 9% |
| Sodium | 160mg | 7% |
| Potassium | 166mg | 4% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 24g | 48% |
| Vitamin A | 58IU | 1% |
| Vitamin C | 3mg | 3% |
| Calcium | 15mg | 2% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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Overall Rating
5
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