Best Island Style Banana Bread Recipes

ISLAND STYLE BANANA BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Grease the bottom and half way up the sides of 2 loaf pans; set aside.
• Combine the next 5 ingredients; set aside.
• In a large mixing bowl beat butter with mixer on high speed for 30 seconds.
• Add 1/2 cup of the brown sugar, the 2 eggs and the vanilla; beat until well combined.
• Add dry mixture and mashed bananas alternately to beaten mixture, beating on low speed after each addition, until well combined.
• Stir in pecans.
• In a medium bowl beat together the cream cheese, the 1 egg and remaining 1/4 cup brown sugar on medium speed until almot smooth.
• Stir in coconut.
• Pour 1/4 of the banana mixture into each loaf pan.
• Spoon 1/4th of the cream cheese mixture over each banana mixture.
• Using a spatula, cut through the batter to marble.
• Repeat the 2 layers as above but don't marble this time.
• Bake in preheated oven for about 50 mins or until they test done.
• Cool in pans on wire rack for 10 minutes.
• Remove from pans and cool completely.

ISLAND-STYLE BANANA BREAD

Steps:

• Grease bottom and 1/2 inch up sides of two 7-1/2x3-1/2x2-inch loaf pans; set aside. Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon; set aside. In a large bowl beat butter with an electric mixer on high speed for 30 seconds. Add 1/2 cup of the brown sugar, the 2 eggs, and vanilla; beat until combined. Add dry mixture and mashed banana alternately to beaten mixture, beating on low speed after each addition until combined. Stir in pecans. In a medium bowl beat cream cheese, remaining egg, and remaining 1/4 cup brown sugar on medium speed until almost smooth. Stir in coconut.