Caribbean Banana Bread

Submitted by diner524

"Found this on-line at recipeisland.com/caribbean recipes and am posting it for ZWT. It sounds delicious and more like a dessert. I am not a fan of coconut, so would leave that out!!"

 

• Ready In: 1hr 15mins
• Ingredients: 20
• Yields: 1 loaf
• Serves: 12

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
• 2 teaspoons lime juice
• 2 teaspoons dark rum (or 1/8 teaspoon rum extract)
• 2 tablespoons pecans, toasted and chopped
• 2 tablespoons sweetened flaked coconut

directions

1. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Coat an.
2. 8 x 4 inch loaf pan with cooking spray and.
3. set aside. Beat 2 tablespoons of margarine.
4. and cheese at medium speed of a mixer, add.
5. 1 cup sugar, beating well, add egg and beat well.
6. 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.
7. Next add flour mixture to creamed mixture.
8. alternating with the banana mixture, mix.
9. after each addition. Next stir in 1/4 cup.
10. pecans and 1/4 cup of coconut.
11. Pour batter into prepared pan; bake at 375.
12. degrees F. for 60 minutes. Let cool in pan.
13. for 10 minutes, remove from the pan Let it.
14. cool slightly on a wire rack.
15. Combine brown sugar along with 2 teaspoons.
16. each margarine with the lime juice and rum.
17. right into the sauce pan and bring it to a.
18. simmer.
19. Cook for 1 minute, stir constantly. Remove.
20. from heat and stir in 2 tablespoon of each.
21. pecans and the coconut spoon over the loaf.

Reviews

[4-H Mom]

Made this early this morning. Very moist and it has great flavor. Had a small slice of this with a little cream cheese on it. Yummy! Thanks for the great recipe. made for Potluck tag

 

[PanNan]

I selected this recipe for Culinary Quest 3 and am very glad I did. The flavors of the rum, coconut, pecans and the very moist buttery topping with a limey tang was very unusual but absolutely delicious.

 

[Leggy Peggy]

Fabulous quick bread. I made as written except to add a bit of cinnamon. I'm not a big fan of rum so next time I would halve the amount added, but that's just personal opinion. Thanks for posting.

 

[LifeIsGood]

Yummy banana bread with a twist! I really loved the coconut and rum flavors. The bread was moist and flavorful. Great topping! Thank you!

 

[Chef kd]

very moist if you don't over bake it . I also add 1/8teaspoon of cinnamon, allspice ,ginger .and 1tablespoon of Crème De Banana to the mashed banana . I didn't try the topping because it seems to sweet