Ava's Raspberry Coconut Breakfast Loaf
'Ava's Raspberry Coconut Breakfast Loaf' (no sugar, no salt, no sweeteners, all natural ingredients and suitable for 6m+, easy for bub to it up and eat) Recipe requested by followers!! Couldn’t live without this loaf! I bake it once a fortnight and freeze individual slices, and take out a slice in the morning and put it in the toaster to defrost or leave out the night before. Bub loves it. We either eat it at home for her breakfast or if i am going out to meet a friend for breakfast I toast (defrost) it for her in the toaster and place a couple of slices in a zip bag and bring it out with us in a cooler bag with her water. This is another version of Ava's breakfast loaf, this time with Raspberries instead of sultans OR try it with blueberries or strawberries. NOTE: adapt recipe to suit intolerances or allergies: use coconut yogurt instead of Greek yogurt or use oat flour instead or wheat flour. Loaf tin is: 900g/2 lb loaf tin. Dimensions may vary slightly but should be approximately 23 x 13 x 7 cm (9 x 5 1/2 x 3 inches).
Ingredients
- 3 bananas (the more over ripe then better!)
- 2 cups (250grams) of wholemeal/wholewheat self-raising flour
- 1/2 cup of desiccated coconut
- 2 eggs
- 2 tablespoons of greek full fat yogurt (heap)
- 1 cup of fresh raspberries (or you can use blueberries or strawberries) * save a handful of raspberries to decorate loaf before going into the oven.
- 2 tablespoon of poppy seeds OR Chia seeds OR sunflower seeds
- 1 tablespoon of mixed spices (or just cinnamon)
Directions
- Step 1 Preheat oven 170 degrees celsius and prepare a tin loaf tray with non-stick baking paper. In a large bowl combine all wet ingredients, then slowly mix in dry ingredients (sshhhh secret – don’t over mix!)
- Step 2 Once combined the mixture should look like a cake mixture. Pour all ingredients into a prepared loaf tray (lined with baking paper) and decorate the top of the loaf, pressing in some left over raspberries and dusting with coconut.
- Step 3 Place tray in the middle of the oven for approx 40min. Once centre of loaf is cooked, leave to cool completely, then slice up serve or/and freeze individual slices lay out separately in a zip bag.
- Step 4 TIP: to defrost, take out a frozen slice in the morning and put it straight into the toaster (it may need one and a half “press of the toaster button” time depending on your toaster) ready for baby’s breakfast OR leave a frozen slice in the fridge (in a container) over night, ready to give freshly defrosted to baby in the morning – either can serve cold or toast it. This loaf is also a great way to introduce a bit of egg if you haven’t done so already.
I made your Raspberry and Coconut Breakfast Loaf this afternoon for my 9mo (and hubby and I of course, hehe), and it was DELICIOUS!!! I used gluten free self raising flour, and I also used half raspberries and half strawberries (because I had to use the strawberries up) and it worked out perfectly. Great consistency and texture! Fantastic flavor! Thanks so much for sharing!! xx
This recipe is bullet proof! I’ve just substituted several things in as I didn’t have the right ingredients and it still came out delicious and a really nice texture! Thanks!
Fantastic hope u liked it! X
Just wondering, do you think I could use this mix for mini muffins or would it be too dense?
Could try should be fine! Let me know how it goes x
Turned out great!! Thanks for a great recipe!!
?? great job! Go mum x
Thabk you so much for sharing this recipe and your journey it has helped me so much! I don’t bake but this was one of the best things I have ever made such a great tasting loaf x
Amazing!! Well done ?
just made a loaf… thank you so much for sharing
Amazing ?
Just made this this evening. On a bit of a roll today because this is the third of your recipes that I have made today (also made eggy muffins and those coconut ball thingies).
Love this loaf. Had to make it gluten and dairy free (so used gluten free flour and coconut yoghurt) but it was still fantastic.
Love your blog too. Pretty much everything my son eats now comes from your website. You should make a blw cookery book – I’d buy it!
Great! How did it go? x
He loved the loaf. Not a fan of the muffins though. He just doesn’t really seem to like egg, no matter what form I give it to him in – fried, scrambled on bread with spinach (another recipe of yours I had tried). But hey, I like them!
Give him time! Ava didn’t like egg until she was about 12mo I think it was the texture? Who knows… I just kept offering to her though
thanks lovely x
Oooo thanks lovely for following! I’m in the middle of making a book as well speak ? xx
Found out what I was doing wrong…it was 170 degrees Celsius…not Fahrenheit!!!! It would be 340 degrees Fahrenheit when converted…now it will cook for me!!
Love this recipe! So nice to have a quick, healthy breakfast to grab from the freezer for our little boo. Mom and dad think it’s delicious too.
Well done!! X
Iv made this twice now, with some substitution of ingredients to mix it up a bit (ie I added bran and dates instead of sultanas this time.) I’m a nurse and I have been eating it on the way to work on those early morning shifts. Keeps me full and stops me eating junk. Perfect, thank you!
Amazing ! ?? sounds delicious ? thanks for sharing x
Hello! We suspect an egg alĺergy/intolerance. Anyone tried this with a flax egg or other egg substitute? Thanks!
Yes should be fine with flax egg, if not just add another whole banana OR half cup of applesauce x
I tried this by halving the recipe…but using 2 bananas, a flax egg and the same amount of Greek yogurt…It worked well! I tried a slice. Also, used strawberries so used 1 cup of sliced strawberries….now to see if baby likes it!
Fab job mummy! I’m sure bub will like it, if not mum can eat it all up ?
This recipe is the best! I love how easy it is to do this and it tastes good! Me hubby and the baby love it! It’s a lifesaver thanks for sharing xx
? Glad you all love it xx
Really want to try this bread but baby is allergic to cows milk protein – what can I use instead of the yoghurt or can I just leave out (coconut yoghurt not easy to find where I am)? Thank you
Just use any non-dairy yoghurts.
Can I double check – is it 2 tablespoons of cinnamon? Going to make this tomorrow 🙂
Yes lovely ?
I made this yesterday and was very dense, any ideas why?! Still tasty but quite hard/tough for little one to eat?
Were the bananas overripe enough? X
If I don’t have self rising flour, is there a certain amount of yeast I should put in instead?
Use a teaspoon of baking powder with any flour x
I just made this and subbed half coconut flour and half almond flour +2tsp baking powder for the self raising flour. It was so good!
So good to hear! Thank u for the feedback and sharing with others x
Would I be able to use dried fruit?
sure can!
How would you recommend making this without egg!? My 8mo has an allergy. Thank you!
1 flax eeg = 1 egg.
Try using flax egg. 1 tablespoon of flaxseed meal with 2.5tbs of water and let it sit for 10 minutes until egg consistency.