Go Back
Hawaiian Banana Bread

Hawaiian Banana Bread Recipe

Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Servings: 8 servings
Calories: 340

Ingredients
  

  • 2 cups (250g) all-purpose flour
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • ½ tsp baking powder
  • ½ tsp salt
  • 1 tsp ground cinnamon
  • ½ cup (113g) unsalted butter, melted
  • ¾ cup (150g) packed light brown sugar
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 3 very ripe bananas
  • ½ cup crushed pineapple, drained well
  • ½ cup sour cream
  • ½ cup sweetened shredded coconut
  • ½ cup macadamia nuts, roughly chopped and toasted

Method
 

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Whisk flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, and cinnamon in a medium bowl.
  2. In a large bowl, mash bananas. Stir in melted butter, brown sugar, eggs, vanilla, pineapple, and sour cream until combined.
  3. Add dry ingredients in two additions, folding just until no streaks remain. Fold in coconut and macadamia nuts.
  4. Scrape batter into a greased, parchment-lined 9x5-inch loaf pan. Bake 55 to 65 minutes, until a toothpick comes out with moist crumbs. Tent with foil if browning too fast after 45 minutes. Cool in the pan 10 minutes, then lift out.
  5. Let the loaf cool completely on a wire rack, about 1 hour, before slicing with a serrated knife.

Notes

The bread slices cleanly once fully cooled; cutting it warm can make the crumb gummy. Flavors deepen overnight, so this is a great make-ahead loaf for the next day.