From Valerie's Kitchen

February 28, 2015 By Valerie 1 Comment

A few interesting ingredients take this banana bread to a tropical place from which you will not want to return. Banana bread with an island twist.

 I’ve always had so-so feelings about banana bread. It’s okay and all, but it never really did that much for me.

Those feelings came to an abrupt end when I tried this recipe and discovered that banana bread can be be cool, interesting and downright exciting. Seriously, exciting!  No joke, this bread is exceptional.

With the help of fresh lime, coconut, and pecans – both in the bread and the sticky-sweet glaze – it becomes something far more interesting than plain old banana bread.

In other words, this ain’t your mama’s banana bread. Unless you happen to be one of my four children then…this IS your mama’s banana bread.   [Read More…]