Strawberry Coconut Chia Seed Banana Bread

It's been forever, I know!  I've been wanting to get back into it though, so here I am. 

I went on vacation to Arizona to visit Jakes aunt and my friend Amy and while I was there, Jakes aunt made banana bread. It made me realize I had never made it before. 

When I got home I searched Pinterest and found this recipe from Ambitious Kitchen blog. It's seriously delicious so I hope you enjoy :)

Strawberry Coconut Chia Seed Banana Bread

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Ingredients

• 1 3/4 cup all purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup ripe mashed banana (about 2-3 bananas)
• 1 tablespoon coconut oil, melted and cooled
• 1/3 cup packed dark brown sugar
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 egg
• 1/4 cup nonfat plain greek yogurt (I used Chobani)
• 2 tablespoons unsweetened almond milk (soy, coconut, or skim also work)
• 3/4 cup diced organic ripe strawberries
• 1/4 cup smashed organic raspberries (or you can use more strawberries)
• 1/2 cup unsweetened coconut, plus 3 tablespoons for topping (sweetened is fine, too)
• 2 tablespoons chia seeds
• 2-4 strawberries, sliced for topping

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350 F. Grease 9-inch loaf pan with cooking spray. (I love Trader Joe’s Coconut Oil spray.)
2. In a large bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt; set aside.
3. In a seperate large bowl, beat together banana, brown sugar, egg, coconut oil vanilla, yogurt, and almond milk until smooth and creamy. Slowly add dry mixture to wet ingredients, and mix until combined. Gently fold strawberries, raspberries, coconut and chia seeds into the batter.
4. Place batter in prepared loaf pan. Sprinkle top evenly with 3 tablespoons of coconut. Place sliced strawberries over the top of the bread. Bake for 50-65 minutes or until toothpick inserted into center comes out clean. Cool on wire rack for 20 minutes, then remove from pan and return to wire rack to finish cooling. Bread is even better the next day (they always are). Bread will stay fresh for a few days when wrapped tightly. I love this bread with strawberry jam and peanut butter.

Nutrition Information

Serving size: 1 slice Calories: 157Fat: 3.8g Carbohydrates: 27.5gSugar: 9.7g Fiber: 2.5gProtein: 3.8g