This Pecan Coconut Banana Bread has to be my favorite banana bread recipe of all time! It’s the ultimate banana nut bread recipe, so super moist and packed with pecans and coconut. Like it wasn’t amazing enough already, it’s also topped with a deliciously crumbly streusel topping!
Even better, this recipe doesn’t contain a ton of butter and fat, it doesn’t need it! The bananas keep it plenty moist!
This recipe is really easy to make, no special tools required! Like all quick bread recipes, you’ll want to be sure not to over mix the wet and dry ingredients, just combine until moistened. Over mixing the ingredients causes a tough & chewy bread.
Pecan Coconut Banana Bread Recipe
Equipment
Ingredients
- ½ cup vanilla yogurt
- 1 egg
- 3 medium bananas mashed (about 1 ⅓ cups)
- 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 1 ⅓ cup flour
- ½ cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup chopped pecans
- ½ cup shredded coconut
Streusel Topping
- 3 tablespoons flour
- 3 tablespoons brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 2 tablespoons coconut
- 2 tablespoons pecans
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease a 9×5 loaf pan.
- In a large bowl combine flour, sugar, baking soda, salt, pecans and coconut.
- In a separate bowl, combine yogurt, egg, oil and bananas. Add to flour mixture and stir just until moistened. Do not overmix. Pour into prepared pan.
- Combine topping ingredients until crumbly and sprinkle over batter.
- Bake 55-65 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
Nutrition Information
Nutrition information provided is an estimate and will vary based on cooking methods and brands of ingredients used.
Course Bread, Dessert, Snack
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Getting ready to try this one. Can’t wait, also making the Warm Apple Pie Bread, again. lol . Except I’m going to sub pears for the apples. Love it. Thanks.
That sounds delicious, Marcia! I can’t wait to hear how it turns out.
It was delicious
this is the banana bread absolutely delicious thank you for sharing
I made this banana bread not sure why it rose in the oven
Hi Holly,
I just saw your recipe for pecan, coconut banana bread which looks delicious! I have a question: what can I substitute for the vanilla yogurt. we normally buy Greek yogurt and then add honey, fruit, nuts etc. I also have Buttermilk and sour cream in the fridge. What suggestions do you have? Thanks!
Hi Barbara, lots of other readers have used greek yogurt in place of the vanilla yogurt with great results.
Absolutely the best Banana Bread Recipe Ever! I have shared the link with many of my friends……Delish!!
Thank you for giving a measurement for the bananas. It really bugs me when people don’t say how much of the banana. Because my medium might be different then your medium.
I’m going to try the banana coconut pecan bread it sounds amazing I will let you know results once I make it
I can’t wait to hear how it goes Laurie!
Has anyone ever substituted honey or apple sauce for the sugar??
I’m making for a friend that doesn’t like bananas.
Could I eliminate them?
As this is a banan bread, I would not recommend leaving out the bananas. You might like to try our carrot bread instead.
Made it for the first time,turned out great. Did a little tweaking to make it more diabetic friendly. Used 50/50 white sugar and light brown sugar. It’s still sweet but didn’t run the sugar up. Love it.
This makes the best banana bread!
Have you tried putting oatmeal in this recipe?
I haven’t Tracy. Let us know if you try adding oatmeal!
Can I use Greek vanilla yogurt?
Thank you :)
Hi Leesa, that should turn out fine. A lot of other readers have used greek yogurt with great results.
I only have plain yogurt. Can i use that?
Hi Karen, you can but you may want to add a dash of vanilla extract for a similar flavor. Hope that helps!
Is there anything else I can use instead of yogurt?
We have only made this as written but sour cream or mayonnaise should work in place of the yogurt.
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I seriously LOVE this banana bread recipe. I will never make plain banana bread again! Only thing I do is add an extra tbsp of flour to topping.
This is so delicious and easy to make. The streusel topping is amazing!