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Hummingbird Bread With Cream Cheese Icing

Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour

Ingredients

  • 3 ripe bananas mashed
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1/4 cup brown sugar lightly packed
  • 1 egg
  • 1/4 cup canola or vegetable oil
  • 1 1/2 cups flour
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/2 cup shredded coconut
  • 1/2 cup crushed pineapple drained of juice
  • 1/2 cup chopped pecans

Cream Cheese Icing

  • 4 oz cream cheese room temperature
  • 1/4 cup butter room temperature
  • 1/2 cup icing sugar
  • 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1/2 tsp cinnamon
  • 1/3 cup chopped pecansĀ 

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Coat a loaf pan with nonstick cooking spray, and set it aside.
  • In a large mixing bowl combine the mashed bananas, sugars, egg, and oil. Beat with a mixer until well combined.
  • Add in the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt and mix until combined. Fold in the coconut, pineapple, and chopped pecans.
  • Pour batter into the prepared loaf pan and bake for 55-60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in middle comes out clean. Cool completely on the wire baking rack before adding the icing.

For Cream Cheese Icing

  • Beat the cream cheese and butter together until fluffy.
  • Add in the icing sugar, vanilla, and cinnamon and beat until combined.
  • Spread evenly over top of the cooled loaf and sprinkle with chopped pecans