Everything was falling into place, until I realized there weren’t any eggs!
What to do? Baking has to happen, no matter any obstacles that may come your way. But let’s face it. In no way I was ready to make a dash into the grocery store just for an egg!
Not when it was still drizzling out there.
Can you sense I’m not an umbrella girl too? Gah. Excuses. First, blame it on the drizzle and now, umbrella? Put down the umbrella and your car keys. March into the kitchen and bake some magic.
It’ll happen, even without an egg!
Ingredients:
- 2 very ripe bananas, mashed
- 1/2 cup freshly grated coconut
- 1/2 cup thick coconut milk
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/4 cup coconut oil
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 2 cups whole wheat flour
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 325F. Line a loaf pan with parchment paper and brush on some coconut oil to act as adhesive. Set pan aside.
- In a huge bowl, whisk mashed bananas, freshly grated coconut, thick coconut milk, vanilla extract, coconut oil and sugar until combined.
- In a separate bowl, sift all the dry ingredients (whole wheat flour, salt, baking powder and soda).
- Combine sifted dry ingredients into wet ingredients. With a large wooden spoon, stir the batter until just combined. Do not over-mix.
- Pour wet batter into prepared loaf pan. Bake for 45 minutes.
- Remove loaf from oven and allow to cool for 20 minutes before removing it from the loaf pan. Cool loaf on a cooling rack completely before digging in.
Hope your Friday is off to a great start with plenty of sunshine. And if it’s going to rain soon, don’t worry about not having eggs. Just make sure you’ve stocked up on the rest of ingredients.
Including tea.
What’s your favorite way of enjoying a rainy day?
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Love how creative you got here. Your photos are “always” breathtaking & simply gorgeous.
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Georgie — awwww, thanks so much my friend 🙂
Just the kind of treat I would have liked to have eaten for tea time…. Wonderful!
Here it’s grey and raining.
Cheers,
Rosa
Rosa — thanks friend. keep yourself warm and cozy 🙂
Banana and coconut sounds divine.. I loved how you have styled your loaf… gorgeous Kiran!
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No sunshine here but we have snow. Yep, winter is coming. Lovely egg free loaf Kiran. I love coconut so this appeals to me on levels, but I may wait until I have no eggs to make it 🙂
Meanwhile, on my snowy day, I will make brownies for the kids.
Have a great weekend!
Nazneen
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Nazneen — thanks dear. stay warm!
These famous moments when we realize we don’t have eggs to bake… I would just go to my mother in law and get “borrow” some eggs, that’s one advantage of living in a Indian family compound. You on the other hand surprised us with an egg less version and I am definitely amazed Kiran.
Helene — haha! i love the Asian culture of “borrowing” eggs, sugar, tea leaves etc. We are so hospitable 🙂
A perfect eggless banana cake!
The love you have for coconut shows again, and I am loving it. Can’t wait to try this one out.
Ash — thank you and do let me know how it tastes 🙂
ps: i’m born in a land that is so famous for anything and everything coconutty 😉
Gorgeous, I love those shavings of fresh coconut!
Laura (Tutti Dolci) recently posted..maple cinnamon pecan muffins
Laura — thanks sweets 🙂
You are braver than I…I would have surely had altitude – 1 egg – Total Fail!!
Looks terrific, eggless or not.
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Barb — thanks friend. i’m sure many would encounter problems with this recipe, i.e altitude, humidity, dryness etc. Sigh 😀
Looks great, Kiran! Nice improvisation 🙂
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Viviane — thanks friend 🙂
i hear you – i hate going to the grocery store for just one or two items and if its raining, forget about it. I normally never have freshly grated coconuts though 🙁
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Dixya — i usually succumbed to cracking a whole coconut and getting into grating the fresh flesh myself. You do what you have to in order to get it out 😀
This is true magic,Kiran!
You did it and prepared a delicious looking cake without eggs.
Didn’t know that a rainy day could be so inspiring, but it was and I’m extremely thankful for this gorgeous recipe 🙂
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Daniela — awww, thanks so much friend 🙂
This looks like lovely banana bread and with those ingredients it would have a fabulous flavour. I love your photos. GG
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GG — thanks so much, my dear 🙂
I love banana bread although I have never had it with coconut and I’m intrigued! Looks delicious Kiran. Happy Friday! 🙂
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Anne — thank you and hope you have a great weekend, friend 😀
looks so yum perfectly baked
Veena — thank you!!
Aaw, it’s no fun when you want to make something and are missing that one ingredient – it’s usually eggs for me too. It’s raining all weekend here but fortunately my pantry is stocked up with all these ingredients and this banana coconut loaf sounds like the perfect treat to curl up to with a hot cup of tea:) Thanks for sharing Kiran and hope you have a great weekend!
Kelly — thanks my dear, and hope you are having a cozy weekend too 🙂
my hot latte is ready… i am ready now…
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Cquek — 🙂
This cake looks scrumptious. I would have loved it to have it for breakfast with a cup of hot tea… heaven! And your pictures are gorgeous, I adore them! 😀
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Consuelo — thank you so so much, friend 🙂
I bet the banana acted well as a binder in place of the missing egg. Need to bake something myself now… I feel inspired by your mouthwatering loaf!
Daniela @ FoodrecipesHQ recently posted..Dried Apricots and Tahini Energy Balls
Daniela — awww, thanks sweetie. hope you got your baking fix 😉
Love your food styling..beautiful clicks Kiran..Can’t wait to try this soon 🙂
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Maria — thanks so much and I hope you get to try this recipe soon 🙂
I can never get enough of banana bread! This looks terrific with coconut cream.
Angie@Angie’s Recipes recently posted..Gluten Free Pumpkin Soup Bread
Mmm coconut in anything gets my vote! And it looks like a great texture even without eggs! 🙂
Lorraine @ Not Quite Nigella recently posted..Easy Ratatouille Soup
Loving the fact that its egg-less and you don’t need to rest the dough because its the wait I hate. A slice of this warm bread with a dollop of salted butter, ummm!
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Charul — this isn’t exactly a “bread”. it’s actually a cake baked into a loaf, so there’s no need for any resting time 🙂
Another of your coconut delights!
It’s sunny and bright here though fall is in the air.
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Lail — its the same here in Florida, and that’s why i was inclined to make a coconutty delight 🙂
Even without an egg you say? Terrific. GREG
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Greg — no big deal, huh 😀
I need to make this ASAP 🙂
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Matt — oh yes!
kiran, your hubby is a lucky guy. this looks amazing. just like you, on a rainy day i love tea and dessert of some kind, baked goods, sometimes samosa and pakoras.
Nisha — I don’t bake or cook a lot every day and the Hubby is not a huge fan of desserts. But yeah, he’s lucky either way 😉
looks great and ha sounds like something I would do
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Rebecca — thank you!
WOW. that is all I can say. This sounds absolutely incredible. If I have time today I am going to make this!
Davida @ The Healthy Maven recently posted..Gingered Butternut Squash Soup
Davida — thank you so much! do let me know how it tastes 🙂
Can’t get over how perfect this loaf looks, gorgeous!
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Wow, it looks delicious! I’d love to have a slice of this bread for breakfast!
Julia | JuliasAlbum.com recently posted..Apple banana muffins with pecans and dulce de leche drizzle
Great attitude to have in the kitchen. Just make it work. You surely rose to the occasion in style. Looks wonderful.
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Nice loaf! We drink tea all the time, and this would pair so well with it. I don’t blame you for not wanting to go out in the rain – not my favorite thing, either.
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Lovely looking loaf.. Beautiful photos…
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I love your eggless banana loaf! Baking is definitely the best way to spend a rainy morning. I think I carve for baked good a lot more when it’s drizzling outside. 🙂
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Great improv, Kiran! Clearly, you managed beautifully even without an egg! I’m hoping I’ll eventually be that flexible and creative one day when it comes to baking!
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Monica — i got the texture just right after 3 attempts. it takes a lot of patience and a few tries. i’m just a novice as others 🙂
Coconut makes everything so delicious… A healthy and so good for you fat that is always helps to lift a dish to new level.
It is always good to have an egg free cake recipe up your sleeve for the rainy days! The coconut must have made it very moist 🙂 (ps. please don’t email me the reply – I get your replies via chrome notifications)
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Such a situation happens in my house from time to time too, so I’m very grateful for every eggless recipe, especially such an appetising cake.
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Banana and Coconut Cream Loaf looks wonderfully delicious and congrats for such fantastic outcome 🙂 I am sure going to bake it when my MIL visits me this month end. thanks for sharing.
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Taruna — thank you so much and do let me know how it tastes 🙂
haha I HATE running out to the grocery store just to get one or two items. I love that you just made it work without eggs! This loaf looks awesome!
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What a lovely banana loaf…such a good combination with coconut – yummm!
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Wrapped as a present to delight the senses…I so love its combination of flavors, Kiran!
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And it did happen without eggs it seems 🙂 Rains are perfect when one is cosy and indoors, isn’t it?
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Nice combo, coconut & banana…On a rainy day, I would also prefer a warm freshly baken goodies straight out of the oven.
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What a beautiful combination of flavors and bananas do come handy when we run out of eggs don’t they 😉
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Manju — oh yes 😉
I want to come over for breakfast, the loaf looks delicious!
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Nik — always welcome!
I always cook without eggs so that’s never a dilemma for me. However, I do know the feeling of not having some ingredient on hand when I’m cooking. In fact, my time in the kitchen seems to center on improvising. So glad your Banana Coconut Cream Loaf turned out so good. Can’t wait to give it a try!
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Marly — I’m envious of your eggless cooking skills 🙂
Eggless or not that looks amazing, I bet it smells nice freshly baked
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That coconut is perfect Kiran! What a beautiful loaf. I would love some of this for my afternoon tea. Looks like perfection!
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When I was in Japan I always wear umbrella whenever it rains, and I remember it was shocking for me to see Californian never wear umbrella when it is raining (now sprinkling)…and now I do the same. So lazy. Hehe.
What a delicious loaf..and yeah you love coconut! Good to see many coconut recipes on your site because I do love coconut too!
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Nami — in Malaysia, we live, breathe and devote our lives to coconuts 😀
Good for you for being creative, whenever it’s raining I am hot chocolate girl all the way 🙂
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Isn’t vegan dessert amazing without the use of eggs? Banana is a great egg-replacer! Looks so yummy with the coconut milk & grated coconut. It hasn’t been rainy here in Buenos Aires since our first week – usually on a rainy day I would make a vegan Japanese kare (curry). I hope you have a great week, Kiran!
Love the use of fresh coconut, the loaf looks amazing.
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MMMMMM,…a lovely banana coconut bread! It looks just stunning & fabulous even. yummmmm!
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Necessity is the mother of all invention !
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