Coconut Banana Bread with Lime Glaze

Of all the banana bread recipes I have tried, this one takes the cake!  If you like bananas and coconut, you are going to LOVE this bread.  Watch for a few more coconut treats in the coming weeks!

Coconut Banana Bread with Lime Glaze

Source: CookingLight magazine

Ingredients:

2 cups all-purpose flour

3/4 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 cup granulated sugar

1/4 cup butter, softened

2 large eggs

1 1/2 cups mashed ripe banana

1/4 cup plain low-fat yogurt

3 Tablespoons dark rum

1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

1/2 cup flaked sweetened coconut

cooking spray

1 Tablespoon flaked sweetened coconut

Glaze:

1/2 cup powdered sugar

1 1/2 fresh squeezed lime juice

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Combine flour, baking soda, and salt, stirring with a whisk.

Place granulated sugar and butter in a large bowl; beat with a mixer at medium speed until well blended.  Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition.  Add banana, yogurt, rum and vanilla; beat until blended.  Add flour mixture; beat at low speed just until moist.  Stir in 1/2 cup coconut.   
Spoon batter into 9x5 inch loaf pan coated with cooking spray; sprinkle with 1 tablespoon coconut.  

Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.  Cool in pan 10 minutes on a wire rack; remove from pan.  

Combine powdered sugar and juice, stirring with a whisk; drizzle over warm bread.  Cool completely on wire rack.