Caribbean Banana Bread
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons butter, softened
- 2 tablespoons light cream cheese, softened (tub type) ⓘ
- 1 cup sugar ⓘ
- 1 large egg ⓘ
- 2 cups all-purpose flour ⓘ
- 2 teaspoons baking powder ⓘ
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda ⓘ
- 1/8 teaspoon salt ⓘ
- 1 cup banana, mashed (ripe) ⓘ
- 1/2 cup skim milk ⓘ
- 1 teaspoon vanilla ⓘ
- 2 tablespoons dark rum (or 1/4 teaspoon rum extract) ⓘ
- 1/4 cup pecans, toasted and chopped ⓘ
- 1/4 cup sweetened flaked coconut ⓘ
- Topping ⓘ
- 1/4 cup brown sugar, packed ⓘ
- 2 teaspoons butter ⓘ
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Coat an.
- 8 x 4 inch loaf pan with cooking spray and.
- set aside. Beat 2 tablespoons of margarine.
- and cheese at medium speed of a mixer, add.
- 1 cup sugar, beating well, add egg and beat well.
- Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda with salt in a separate bowl, stir well. In a separate bowl, combine the banana, milk, vanilla and 2 tbls rum.
- Next add flour mixture to creamed mixture.
- alternating with the banana mixture, mix.
- after each addition. Next stir in 1/4 cup.
- pecans and 1/4 cup of coconut.
- Pour batter into prepared pan; bake at 375.
- degrees F. for 60 minutes. Let cool in pan.
- for 10 minutes, remove from the pan Let it.
- cool slightly on a wire rack.
- Combine brown sugar along with 2 teaspoons.
- each margarine with the lime juice and rum.
- right into the sauce pan and bring it to a.
- simmer.
- Cook for 1 minute, stir constantly. Remove.
- from heat and stir in 2 tablespoon of each.
- pecans and the coconut spoon over the loaf.
Nutrition & Diet Analysis (per serving)
1240
kcal
62% DV
Protein
Fat
Carbs
* % Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet (FDA 2020).