Author Notes: A cake-like banana bread made w/ coconut, oatmeal and dark chocolate. —Angela Brown
Makes: 1 loaf
Ingredients
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1 1/2
cups flour
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1
teaspoon salt
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1
teaspoon baking soda
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3
overripe bananas, mashed
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1
stick butter
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3/4
cup sugar
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2
eggs
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1/4
teaspoon vanilla extract
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1
cup old fashioned oats
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1/4
cup shredded coconut
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1/2
cup dark chocolate chips, coarsely chopped
Directions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter the bottom and sides of one 5×10 loaf pan and set aside.
- In a medium sized bowl, whisk together the flour, sea salt, and baking soda. Set aside.
- In a small mixer bowl, add the butter and sugar and mix until light and fluffy. Add the eggs, one at a time. Add the mashed bananas, vanilla extract, oatmeal, coconut, and dark chocolate chips. Add the dry ingredients and mix until incorporated. Bake for 1 hour.
- For the butter: in a small mixer bowl, add the butter, scraped vanilla beans, vanilla extract and honey. Beat until the butter is smooth and creamy and all the ingredients are well incorporated.