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8.26.16

Coconut Butter Paleo Banana Bread

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Perfectly sweet, soft, moist and delicious Coconut Butter Paleo Banana Bread that’s free of refined sugar, perfect for breakfast or snack and very kid friendly.  It’s also nut free, dairy free and great to pack on the go!

coconut butter banana bread-4Gee, can you tell I’m just a little into bananas and coconut butter lately?  Between my chocolate coconut butter cookies and banana bread bars I’m hoping I can tear myself away from the bananas and move on to fall foods without too much separation anxiety.

Separation anxiety with your favorite foods is a real thing, so don’t laugh at me.  Anyway, I actually made this one twice, so, no need to separate just yet 🙂

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Aside from the banana issue, I’m glad that I’m rekindling my old love for coconut butter recently.  Back in my days of marathon training + Whole30 style eating, coconut butter was consumed in great amounts – usually with bananas actually!  The combo is seriously delicious, even without being baked into a soft, sweet and ultra moist loaf of Paleo banana bread.

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Anyway, it occurred to me about a month ago that with the warm weather oppressive heat we’ve been having, that my coconut butter would be perfect for drizzling – no heating necessary!

See, I’m always trying to look on the bright side, which isn’t hard, when coconut butter Paleo banana bread is there with perfectly drizzled coconut butter over the top.

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A little more about this coconut butter Paleo banana bread:  It’s nut free and the only non-fruit added sweetener is 1 tbsp pure maple syrup – how cool is that?  With the natural sweetness of the bananas and coconut butter, you might not even need the maple.

This bread is also seriously indestructible – you can add in pretty much anything you want and it travels really well too!  I show it “naked” here, but I made it another time with added blueberries and strawberries to bring on our trip to Hershey Park (yes I’m that fun) and it survived like a champ.

This is now my “new love banana bread” because I’m head over heels for it and no one can stop me.  If only you made it too, you might understand the strong feelings – so let’s get to it!

Coconut Butter Paleo Banana Bread

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Coconut Butter Paleo Banana Bread

Sweet, moist, soft and dense Coconut butter paleo banana bread that's also nut free, kid friendly and is great to pack on the go! Grain free, dairy free, Paleo
Author: Michele Rosen
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 50 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour
Course: Breakfast/Snack
Cuisine: Paleo
Servings: 1 loaf
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4.73 from 11 votes

Ingredients

  • 2 large very overripe bananas or 3 small ones, mashed
  • 2 large eggs whisked
  • 1/2 cup coconut butter melted, stirred and cooled to almost room temp
  • 1 tbsp pure maple syrup
  • 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
  • 1/2 cup organic coconut flour
  • 1/4 cup tapioca flour
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • pinch sea salt
  • Extra coconut butter for drizzling*

Instructions

  1. Preheat your oven to 350 degrees and line an 8.5 x 4.5 loaf pan with parchment paper**
  2. In a large bowl, mix together the mashed bananas, eggs, coconut butter, maple syrup and vanilla.
  3. In a medium bowl, combine the coconut flour, tapioca flour, baking soda and salt.
  4. Carefully mix the dry ingredients into the wet until just combined and a thick batter forms. Coconut flour is dense and causes the batter to seem very thick - totally normal.
  5. Transfer all of the batter into the parchment lined loaf pan and bake in the preheated oven for 45-55 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean and the top is set and deep golden brown.
  6. Remove from oven and allow to sit for 2-5 minutes before removing to cool on a wire rack (you can simply lift the ends of the parchment paper for easy removal.)
  7. Cool completely before slicing and serving. Store leftovers covered at room temp for 2 days or in the refrigerator, wrapped, for up to 4 days. Enjoy!

Recipe Notes

*This is optional - coconut butter will turn solid around room temp so the drizzle will turn into a glaze when it cools
**If you use a 9 x 5 your loaf won't be as tall but it's fine - just watch the baking time since it may be done sooner

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Want more Paleo banana bread recipes?  Try one of these!

Banana Blueberry Breakfast Bread

Chocolate Caramel Banana Bread

Almond Butter Chocolate Chunk Banana Bread

Cherry Chocolate Chip Banana Bread 

What food have you rekindled your love for lately?

Thoughts on coconut butter?

Michele

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More than a little into running and paleo recipes (yoga now too!) but I'm not here to rain on your grains (or anything else) so come along for the ride! I do a little too much of everything (except cleaning), and I enjoy laughing at myself. As long as I'm the one making the jokes, that is. Just kidding. So bring me your angst, your appetite and your frying pan and climb aboard!

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  1. meredith (The Cookie ChRUNicles) says

    August 26, 2016 at 5:36 am

    I have so many bananas right now that I better bake them into something fast! and I just bought a new bag of coconut flour too!

    Reply
    • Michele says

      August 29, 2016 at 8:25 pm

      With this weather they’re still ripening too fast for me to keep up with 🙂

      Reply
  2. Megan @ Skinny Fitalicious says

    August 26, 2016 at 7:01 am

    That drizzle is perfection! I can never say no to a good banana bread especially a Paleo one!

    Reply
    • Michele says

      August 29, 2016 at 8:25 pm

      Haha thanks! I’m almost sad to go from banana to pumpkin lol 🙂

      Reply
  3. lindsay Cotter says

    August 26, 2016 at 9:00 am

    hello! you read my mind. I adore coconut butter. Oh man, must make this! healing food, right? xxoo

    Reply
    • Michele says

      August 29, 2016 at 8:24 pm

      Very healing in many ways!

      Reply
  4. Mel_OutRunCF says

    August 26, 2016 at 9:11 am

    i woke up this morning thinking about food options to carry with me for marathon week-end (it is in a month and out of town!)…and bam…I come on your website and find the perfect option! Thank you! That will give me enough time to try it at least once before…and i’m not mad about it because it looks delicious haha

    Reply
    • Michele says

      August 29, 2016 at 8:24 pm

      I have to say this is a really great travel bread! Sturdy and texture doesn’t change after several days. Hope you like it!

      Reply
  5. Ellen @ My Uncommon Everyday says

    August 26, 2016 at 9:48 am

    I’ve made sooo much banana bread this summer, and I can’t get enough. And somehow I’ve never had coconut butter?! So that needs to change ASAP.

    Reply
    • Michele says

      August 29, 2016 at 8:23 pm

      Oh yes – needs to change! You’ll love it!

      Reply
  6. Taylor says

    August 26, 2016 at 3:33 pm

    Oh my goodness!!! My mouth is watering!!!! Looks soo good!!

    Reply
    • Michele says

      August 29, 2016 at 8:22 pm

      Thanks! Hope you try it out – so worth it!

      Reply
  7. Casey the College Celiac says

    August 26, 2016 at 7:26 pm

    What a great idea to add coconut butter to the old favorite of banana bread…YUM!

    Reply
  8. Amry says

    August 28, 2016 at 11:05 am

    This sounds great except I don’t have arrowroot powder. Can you suggest a substitution?

    Reply
    • Michele says

      August 29, 2016 at 8:21 pm

      If you can’t get tapioca or arrowroot you can add 1 and 1/2 tbsp more coconut flour and it will still be good!

      Reply
      • Amry says

        August 30, 2016 at 12:50 am

        I’ll try it. Thanks Michele!

        Reply
  9. marla says

    August 28, 2016 at 9:15 pm

    This banana bread looks delish!

    Reply
    • Michele says

      August 29, 2016 at 8:20 pm

      Thanks, hope you try!

      Reply
  10. Irena Macri says

    August 30, 2016 at 7:48 pm

    That coconut butter glaze is enough to convince me to make this! What a winner. I love using coconut butter in the batter too – it’s a nice switch from other nut butters. Great for allergies or sensitivities 🙂

    Reply
  11. Jaime says

    September 10, 2016 at 11:47 am

    5 stars
    Ah, this recipe was amazing. One problem, my top browned up quite well in 45 minutes but the center was still pretty soft. What do you suggest? Foil after 45 min and bake for another 10?

    Reply
    • Michele says

      September 10, 2016 at 5:41 pm

      Oven temps/behavior varies so you can either foil the top and bake for a full hour or experiment adding a bit more coconut flour, although I find that most of my banana breads need about 55 minutes to really come together. You can try covering the top half way through to see how that works!

      Reply
  12. Chris says

    September 11, 2016 at 11:44 pm

    Can this be made with an egg substitute such as ground chia seeds?

    Reply
    • Michele says

      September 12, 2016 at 9:28 pm

      I’m not sure since I haven’t tried it, but, from what I hear I think it’s tough to substitute for more than one egg in a recipe. If you do wind up trying with a flax egg, let me know how it goes!

      Reply
      • Galya says

        September 5, 2018 at 2:39 am

        5 stars
        I substituted with avacado (1/2 avacado= 1 egg). I actually don’t even like avocados, but I realized too late that I was out of eggs and asked google for egg substitutes. I really don’t like the taste of avacado, but you couldn’t taste it at all! Mine still turned out fine, though I feel like it was a tad bit too oily since avacados have oil in them (and I had to use coconut oil instead of butter).

        Reply
  13. Marie says

    October 20, 2016 at 6:01 pm

    Just started two weeks ago a paleo diet for health issues. I’m so glad a found your website! I baked this wonderful banana bread this afternoon and I just can’t get over it!! Thank you for the great recipes
    Cheers from Switzerland

    Reply
    • Michele says

      October 20, 2016 at 9:22 pm

      That banana bread is one of my favorites – it’s great with add-in like blueberries too! Glad you liked it!

      Reply
  14. claudia paiva says

    March 4, 2017 at 3:36 pm

    Can you sub the coconut butter with almond butter? Thanks

    Reply
    • Michele says

      March 4, 2017 at 5:05 pm

      Yup that should be fine 🙂

      Reply
  15. Laketia Johnson says

    March 10, 2017 at 7:51 pm

    5 stars
    I just made this with chocolate chips and pecans and OMG!!!!!!! You are genius!!

    Reply
    • Michele says

      March 10, 2017 at 10:23 pm

      Ooh that sounds yummy! So glad you liked it 🙂

      Reply
  16. Megan Tyrell says

    January 20, 2019 at 12:10 pm

    This bread looks delicious!! I was wondering can you take out the sweetener (maple syrup) we are doing no sugar for a little while and I was wondering if it would affect the recipe if we took it out. Also open to alternative ingredients 🙂

    Reply
  17. Kim says

    February 10, 2019 at 6:22 pm

    5 stars
    Excellent. Moist. Not sweet lots of banana flavor and easy to make!

    Reply
  18. Denise says

    March 20, 2020 at 11:12 am

    5 stars
    This just became my new go to for banana bread! I have so many bananas that need to be used up (need more coconut butter! lol) and now I know how I’ll do that. The only thing I did differently is I added half a teaspoon of cinnamon. Perfection!

    Reply
  19. Dani says

    April 6, 2020 at 4:28 pm

    5 stars
    My favorite banana bread recipe of all! So delicious, moist, naturally sweet and just perfect. Can’t wait to make it again!

    Reply
  20. Sarah says

    October 20, 2020 at 10:15 am

    Just wondered if arrowroot flour can been used in place of tapioca flour.

    Reply
  21. Sylvia Arrowood says

    December 13, 2020 at 10:06 am

    5 stars
    Wow! This banana bread is wonderful. Tastes like banana and is moist. I will make this recipe again. I made this for a friend and she loved it.

    Reply

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