Mango Banana Bread is a delicious taste of the tropics made with ripe bananas and colorful dried mangoes.

This Tropical Mango Banana Bread is a delicious, but simple, twist on ordinary banana bread.

Normally I freeze ripe bananas in the freezer to make Daniel Tiger's Banana Swirl (aka Banana N'Ice Cream).

But, sometimes you just need a little baked happiness. I got this recipe years ago from my sister-in-law, Melanie and it became an instant family favorite.

What makes this banana bread special?

The dried mangoes not only add color, but incredible sweetness.

And there is one more secret ingredient: a bit of grated lemon zest! I would never have thought to add it, but it adds a subtle citrus note that perfectly complements the other ingredients.

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Recipe

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Ingredients

1 ¾ cup all purpose flour
2 ¼ teaspoons baking powder
½ teaspoon salt
⅓ cup shortening
⅔ cups sugar
¾ teaspoons grated lemon zest
1 to 1 ½ cup mashed bananas (about 2-3 bananas)
1 or 2 large eggs (if you have 1 cup of bananas use 2 eggs, 1 ½ cup bananas use 1 egg)
⅓ cup dried mangoes (chopped)

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350℉. Grease one 8 ½ x 4 ½ inch bread pan.
In a medium bowl combine flour, baking powder and salt with a whisk.
In a larger bowl, beat shortening, sugar and lemon zest together until creamy. Beat in eggs and bananas.
Add the flour in 2 equal parts beating until smooth. Add mangoes.
Pour into prepared bread pan and bake in preheated oven until brown and a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean, approximately 60 minutes.

Notes

The amount of eggs and bananas may seem a bit confusing as listed in the recipe. You need more eggs if you have less banana and less eggs if you have more bananas for the moisture content. I made it with two bananas, which was about one cup, so I needed two eggs.

Until next time, happy eating.
~Audrey

Comments

Karen

September 22, 2019 at 9:19 am

So gorgeous! Love the mangos in this bread, and your other quick breads look divine too.

Wendy Klik

September 22, 2019 at 11:33 am

I know my husband will be crazy about this bread. Thanks for sharing.

Hezzi-D

September 22, 2019 at 5:37 pm

Mango and banana pair so well together, yummy!

The Freshman Cook

September 22, 2019 at 6:03 pm

This bread is not only pretty to look at, but with all those flavors, it must taste amazing! I am looking forward to baking this very soon!

Inger @ Art of Natural Liivng

September 23, 2019 at 4:16 am

Looks delicious. And this will be perfect when the cold days get us down!

Inger @ Art of Natural Liivng

September 23, 2019 at 4:17 am

Looks delicious. And one of my favorite fruits!

Cheese Curd In Paradise

September 25, 2019 at 10:43 am

Mango and banana sounds like such an amazing combination.. This bread sounds so yummy and unique!

Tropical Mango Banana Bread is Delicious and Easy