Pina Colada Bread With Pineapple Glaze

Twist on banana bread!! Very moist. When testing I was concerned about not having added spices, but the flavored jello, bananas, and toasted coconut really pulled it all together.

• Ready In: 21 mins
• Serves: 8-10
• Yields: 1 loaf

Ingredients

• PINA COLADA BREAD

• 1 3⁄4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 (3 ounce) package  pina colada flavored Jello gelatin
• 2  teaspoons baking powder
• 1⁄2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 2  ounces rum
• 1⁄2 cup butter or 1⁄2 cup margarine
• 1⁄2 cup white sugar
• 1⁄4 cup brown sugar
• 2  large eggs
• 2  medium bananas, mashed
• 1  cup  toasted coconut

• PINEAPPLE GLAZE

• 1 3⁄4 cups powdered sugar
• 1⁄4 cup  pineapple juice

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350.
2. Grease 9 x 5 in loaf pan. (Wilton Cake Release works best).
3. Sift dry ingredients (including jello) together into bowl.
4. In seperate bowl beat butter or margarine until creamy.
5. Beat in white and brown (NOT POWDERED) sugars slowly.
6. Beat in eggs (and rum if desired) THOROUGHLY.
7. Slowly beat in dry ingredients.
8. Finally beat in mashed bananas until well mixed.
9. Pour into greased loaf pan.
10. Center loaf pan in oven.
11. Bake for 1 hour to 1 hour and 15 minutes OR until toothpick inserted in CENTER of loaf comes out clean.
12. While loaf is baking prepare pineapple glaze.
13. Sift powdered sugar into bowl.
14. Beat powdered sugar together with pineapple juice until smooth.
15. Pour over cooled loaf and sprinkle with toasted coconut.