Toasted Coconut Lemon Bread with Salted Honey Butter.
It’s Tuesday and things are feeling sort of bright and fresh around here.
I love, love, love that citrus fruits are a winter thing. I mean, I know that I use lemons and limes year round, but come mid winter they totally brighten up my day and obviously my foods too.
I have a little confession though. This was the first time I actually ever baked with lemons, or any citrus fruit for that matter. As you guys know, when baking is involved around here, chocolate must also be involved. Growing up my savory foods were never, ever, mixed with my sweets.
It just was not something I ever thought as of being good. Lemon bread or banana bread? Yeah, I would go banana for sure, but with chocolate as well… of course.
However, the more I get into cooking and baking, and the more new flavors and combos I try, the more my tastes are changing and evolving. Now I know that using lemons in baked goods is a very common and well-loved concept, but for me it is totally new and very exciting.
And this bread is actually good, even without the chocolate.
Say what?! Yup, I never thought I would say it, but it is.
Now it is of course, delicious with chocolate too. I know this because half the loaf is studded with chocolate chunks.
Do not judge. I was worried it just would not be the same without chocolate, plus if I wanted to get anyone else in my family to try this bread than I needed a little chocolate to persuade them. You know how it works.
I am happy to say that I have a new love in this world and it is most definitely baking with lemons. We all loved it.
So good. Granted this bread is also loaded with one of my very favorite ingredients. Coconut! Now I know that lemons and coconut together is so good.
If you are looking for something to brighten your Tuesday or really your week than this is your bread. And my gosh, the smell as it bakes is simply amazing. Kind of makes you want to go out and buy up all the flowers at the grocery store and start spring cleaning.
Or at least just make things feel a little brighter and less clustered. Which I am thinking we may all need after a long weekend. Although, I kind of needed this bread yesterday. Monday was good, but still Monday. Put it this way, I had a doctor’s appointment and on all of my forms I put 2015 for the year. Yeah, I did and I have no idea why. I am losing it. Well, that and I hate going to the doctors. I am a nervous mess both before and after. It is not fun.
Now, we have to talk about how this bread is good both warm right out of the oven or toasted with a good drizzle of the salted honey butter.
I highly recommend experiencing this bread both ways because both are so good. One thing though, do not skip out on the honey butter. It is the perfect sweet drizzle for the bread. The flavors just work.
Best part – it’s a no fuss, done in less that an hour, bread.
Love those! Because easy and less than an hour means you can be enjoying warm bread with little effort on any day of the week. Yes, please.
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Toasted Coconut Lemon Bread with Salted Honey Butter.
By halfbakedharvest
Course: Bread, Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: coconut, lemon
This bread is also loaded with one of my very favorite ingredients. Coconut! Now I know that lemons and coconut together is so good.
Ingredients
- 2 cups unsweetened coconut flaked or shredded
- 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 cup white whole wheat flour or whole wheat pastry flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 2 tablespoons lemon zest about 2 lemons
- 2 eggs
- 1/4 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice about 2 lemons
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 3/4 cup canned coconut milk
- 1/4 cup coconut oil melted
- 4-6 ounces dark chocolate chopped (optional)
Salted Honey Butter
- 1/2 cup honey
- 2 tablespoons salted butter melted
- 1-2 teaspoon lemon zest optional
Instructions
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Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Spray a 9x5 loaf pan thoroughly with nonstick spray.
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Spread coconut flakes on a baking sheet in a thin layer and bake in preheated oven. The flakes will toast very quickly and won't take more than 5-10 minutes. After a few minutes stir the coconut to help ensure even color.
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In a small bowl, combine the white whole wheat flour (or whole wheat pastry flour), all-purpose flour, baking soda, salt and lemon zest, whisking thoroughly. Set aside.
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In a large bowl, whisk together eggs, lemon juice, vanilla and brown sugar until smooth. Add in coconut milk and melted coconut oil, whisking until combined. Slowly stir in dry ingredients and mix until just combined. Fold in 1 1/3 cups toasted coconut (reserve the rest for topping) and chopped chocolate if using. Pour batter into the greased loaf pan.
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Place loaf pan on a baking sheet and set in the oven. Bake for 40-50 minutes, or until center is set. If the top begins to brown, tent the bread with aluminum foil.
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Remove and let cool for at least 20 minutes before cutting. Drizzle the bread with the salted honey butter and then sprinkle with the remaining toasted coconut. Serve warm or toasted with the salted honey butter. Bread will keep (covered) for 3-5 days.
Salted Honey Butter
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Mix the melted butter with the honey in a small bowl. If desired warm the honey in the microwave for 15 seconds and then drizzle over the bread.
Recipe Notes
Honey Butter adapted from my [Blueberry Brie Cornbread Muffins | https://dev.halfbakedharvest.com/roasted-blueberry-and-brie-cornbread-muffins-with-warm-honey-butter/]
Oh, and if you are into chocolate (don’t lie, you know you love it), that version is pretty awesome too. Obviously.
Toasted coconut, lemon, chocolate – a great combination in a gorgeous loaf. Love it.
Thanks norma!
This is one gorgeous life girlfriend! I am drooling over that shot where you are pouring the honey butter on top. I wish I was that loaf, and that loaf was my mouth having honey butter poured in!
In reality, I have actually never had honey butter. Ya, that needs to change.
Yes, this looks like something I must try! Love the flavor combos in this!
I love lemon and coconut together. A perfect duo to me.
That salted honey butter looks craaaazy good!! LOVE it!
Oh man that salted honey butter looks amazing! I would totally drizzle that on anything and everything!
Your photos are spot on, great recipe!
Tieghan, this bread is gorgeous! It just looks so bright and spring-y—(currently craving any cheerful food) and I just love that honey butter! pinned!
You had me at salted honey butter….well, and toasted coconut…and lemon. I love all the things in this bread!! Pinned!
I love the flavor combination! Lemons are a great winter ingredient:)
This is AMAZING!! But great minds think alike, I have a pina colada pound cake on the way! LOL! So odd we came up with similar cakes!
Oh yum! I want some for breakfast right now.
Thank you!
Wow! This is just such a perfect recipe for a cold winter day! Can’t wait to make it. Thanks for always having just the right thing and never being boring!
Thank you for reading!
You had me at toasted coconut! My mouth is drooling just looking at this!
Thank you!
This loaf is absolutely gorgeous! I’m so glad I’m starting to see more bright, springtime recipes because I am so ready for that! Absolutely love the flavor combinations in this bread. 🙂
Thanks so much, Beth!
Thanks Beth! I love bright recipes!
I actually love to use citrus in my baking since it feels a lot lighter than something loaded with chocolate (not that there’s anything wrong with things loaded with chocolate ;)). Also, after all this snow we’ve been getting up in Boston I could definitely use something that reminds me that spring is coming and the snowpocalypse will end eventually! Haha.
Thanks Rebecca!!
this is pure heaven!
Thank you!
I have ALL of these ingredients including UNsweetened coconut (which I had to order online) so I am going to make this today. Have to use unsalted butter cause I can’t have salt but still…yum.
Thank you so much!! 🙂
Looks so delicious! I’d love a slice of it right now! 🙂
Thanks so much!
This looks wonderful! I agree that using lemons and other citrus in winter makes it a little brighter when winter seems so bleak.
Thanks Laura!
I have a hard time not adding chocolate to baked goods too!
Haha! Glad I am not alone!
Oh my gosh these photos!!! I’m in love with that coconut picture. Amazing. I’m not a huge coconut fan, but I am craving this bread!
Thanks Chelsea!
YUM. Lemon + toasted coconut + honey = I need a loaf tomorrow for breakfast.
Thanks Stephanie!
This bread looks incredible, I am all about toasted coconut lately so I know I’d love this!
Thank you so much, Laura!
This is such a delicious looking loaf! I totally have a lemon yogurt bread up my sleeve!
Thanks Jessica!
Er mer gerd. That glaze! I want a straw.
Haha! Thanks Dorothy!
Scrumptious! I’ve been having lemon desserts for years and I still get excited by them. 😉
Thank you so much!
Goodness gracious, please give me a spoon to spend some quality time with that salted honey butter. Oh my gosh!
Haha! Thanks Hayley!
Yes to this entire loaf and all of the goodness in it!!! And that honey butter, I think I want to drown everything and anything in it!! 🙂
Thanks Jocelyn!
This looks crazy good!! I’ve had honey butter before, but not like this! I love all the different kinds of coconut going on in this recipe!!
Thanks so much, Melissa! Triple the coconut is the best!
I am curious about this Salted Honey Butter! Can’t wait, in fact, just made banana oatmeal cookies so might as well experiment with this salted honey butter!
Oh yum!! Hope you love it!
Made this tonight to share with my coworkers tomorrow any couldn’t wait until then to try a piece…so so delicious. Wow! I hope there’s some let for everyone else tomorrow! 🙂
Ya!! So happy you love t!! Hope it goes well tomorrow!
The first time you’ve baked with lemons?? Wow. Baking with citrus is such a wonderful thing! This bread is just lovely. I hope to see more citrus baking from you! 😉
You will! 🙂
Thanks Brenda!
This bread would definitely brighten my day! I can’t resist that coconut topping, yum!
Thank you! Nothing tops toasted coconut!
Sooo Delicious! Can’t Wait to have Slice of it 🙂
Good Morning Tieghan!
I just came across this recipe and wants to make it but have a couple of questions: I’ve never used coconut oil; can I substitute regular oil for it and I can’t find unsweetened coconut flakes, so can sweetened shredded coconut be used?
Thank you! I love all of your recipes and especially the videos and beautiful pictures!!!
Hi Susan! I would recommend using olive oil or canola oil. Yes, you can use sweetened shredded coconut. Please let me know if you have any other questions. I hope you love this recipe! Thank you! xTieghan
Can the coconut milk be replaced with whole milk or some other type of milk? Thank you!
Hey D,
Sure whatever milk you like will work! I hope you love the recipe, please let me know if you have any other questions! xTieghan