Ingredients
- ¼ cup melted butter
- 2 large eggs at room temperature
- ¾ tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp salt
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 ½ cups mashed bananas, this equals three large bananas
- ½ tsp vanilla extract
- ¼ cup yogurt, plain
- 1 cup toasted coconut
- 3 tbsp Bacardi black rum
Glaze:
- ¾ cup confectioner sugar
- 4 tbsp lime zest
- 1 ½ tbsp Bacardi Black rum, divided
- ½ cup toasted coconut
How To Make Jamaican Banana Bread
- Preheat the oven to 350*. Prepare a loaf pan by spraying it with non-stick spray
- In a bowl whisk together the dry ingredients and set to the side
- In a mixing bowl combine the butter and the sugar, mix well. Add the eggs one at a time, beating after each one. Mix in the bananas, yogurt, rum and the vanilla
- Slowly add the dry ingredients to the banana mix and mix thoroughly
- Beat thoroughly after each addition
- Fold in ½ cup of coconut without over mixing.
- Scoop the butter into the prepared loaf pan
- Bake at 350* for 60 minutes
- Test the loaf with a toothpick. If it comes out clean, it is done. If it comes out doughy, continue baking for a few minutes.
- Once baked fully, flip out on a cooling rack and allow to cool
- Next make the glaze, in a bowl, mix together the confectioners sugar, lime zest and rum
- Drizzle this over the top of the loaf.
- Sprinkle the lime zest and remainder of the coconut
- Set off to the side to cool completely
Enjoy!
