Hummingbird bread is such a southern classic! If you love banana bread, you’re going to love this recipe. Filled with bananas, pineapple and coconut, then topped with cream cheese frosting. It’s a sweet treat everyone adores.
I love making delicious and tasty breads, and this recipe is hands down among the best one you can find. If you like moist and rich breads, this is a must try recipe. You can also try the Moist Pumpkin Bread, Cream Cheese Banana Bread and Apple Pull Apart Bread.
Hummingbird Bread
Why do they call it a Hummingbird cake or in this case bread?
Hummingbird bread is flavorful moist and flavorful, made from a relatively simple ingredients. Many speculate that the cake’s name is due to its sweetness, but the origin of the cake remains a mystery.
What is a Hummingbird cake or bread made from?
Hummingbird cake is a banana-pineapple spice cake that is very common in the Southern United States. It is usually made with flour, sugar, oil, ripe banana, pineapple, cinnamon, pecans, eggs, and leavening agent. Hummingbird desserts are usually served with cream cheese frosting.
Ingredients You Need for Hummingbird Bread:
(full amounts in recipe box below)
For Bread
- butter
- sugar
- brown sugar
- eggs
- baking soda
- salt
- flour
- mashed bananas
- pure vanilla extract
- cinnamon
- can crushed pineapple
- sweetened shredded coconut
- chopped pecans
- powdered sugar
- cream cheese
How To Make Hummingbird Bread:
Bread Directions:
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees and grease your loaf pans with cooking spray
- In a large mixing bowl, combine the flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt and whisk until combined
- Using a standing mixer, cream the butter and sugars until creamy and fluffy
- Mix in the eggs and vanilla
- Gradually mix in the dry ingredients and mix until combined. Batter will start to look really dry and crumbly
- Add in the pineapple, coconut and pecans and mix until combined
- Add in the mashed bananas
- Pour batter into loaf pans and bake for 35-40 minutes or until a toothpick or a knife comes out clean
- Let sit on a wire rack to cool completely
Icing Directions:
- Using a standing mixer, combine all ingredients except the pecans and mix until smooth and fluffy
- Using a rubber spatula, scoop some of the cream cheese frosting onto a cooled loaf and frost
- Sprinkle with some chopped pecans
- Enjoy!
How long will Hummingbird Bread Stay Fresh?
The Hummingbird Bread can be stored wrapped in plastic wrap at room temperature for about 4-5 days.
Can you freeze this Bread Recipe?
Yes. Before freezing, make sure the bread is completely cooled. After that, wrap in aluminum foil. Freeze for up to 3 month. Defrost before slicing. You can also freeze individual slices.
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Hummingbird Bread
Ingredients
Bread:
- 1/2 C unsalted sweet cream butter softened
- 3/4 C sugar
- 1/4 C brown sugar packed
- 2 large eggs
- 2 1/2 C flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 1/2 C mashed bananas
- 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1 8 oz can crushed pineapple with juice
- 1 C sweetened shredded coconut
- 1/3 C chopped pecans
Icing:
- 1/2 C unsalted sweet cream butter softened
- 1 8 oz cream cheese softened
- 1 C powder sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 3/4 C chopped pecans
Instructions
Bread:
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees and grease two 8×4 loaf pans with pam spray
- In a large mixing bowl, combine the flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt and whisk until combined
- Using a standing mixer, cream the butter and sugars until creamy and fluffy
- Mix in the eggs and vanilla
- Gradually mix in the dry ingredients and mix until combined. Batter will start to look really dry and crumbly
- Add in the pineapple, coconut and pecans and mix until combined
- Add in the mashed bananas
- Pour batter into loaf pans and bake for 35-40 minutes or until a toothpick or a knife comes out clean
- Let sit on a wire rack to cool completely
Icing:
- Using a standing mixer, combine all ingredients except the pecans and mix until smooth and fluffy
- Using a rubber spatula, scoop some of the cream cheese frosting onto a cooled loaf and frost
- Sprinkle with some chopped pecans
- Enjoy!
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33 comments on “Hummingbird Bread”
I’d love to make this, what does c stand for in the measurements?
Is there a kgs or lbs to go on?
C stands for cups
Thanks, but how big a cup should I use?
Hi Lesley,
A Cup of All Purpose Flour is equal to about 120 grams. You can find conversion charts online for just about any ingredient used in baking, converting Imperial (U.S., Volumetric) to Metric (Weight).
It was really good to recommend! Tasted really good. I rate it 5 stars.
Do you drain the pineapple or no
Do not drain. Add the can with the juice.
Should the pineapple be drained?
No…keep the juice!
Do you have to use a standing mixer as I don’t have one
Hi Elizabeth! A hand mixer will work just fine.
Thank you so much for your answer I love this recipe and I shared the bread with many people and I got many compliments it’s a lot of work with a hand mixer however I wish for mother’s day would be to get a standing mixer thank you again
Do you drain the canned crushed pineapple??? And what size loaf pan?
Do not drain – 8×4 loaf pans.
‘The Cheesecake Shop’ in Australia, used to sell this Hummingbird Cake, but they stopped due to the costs involved. I’m sur happy to make this recipe.
Should I drain the liquid from the crushed pineapple?
Do not drain!
Do you drain the pineapple?
Do not drain
Can this be made without a stand mixer?
Yes….you can make this with a hand held mixer.
Do you drain the pineapple?
Do not drain.
The recipe keeps saying loaf pans…how many pans does this recipe make? Make the cake all the time but this sounds so much easier!
Use 2 loaf pans for this recipe.
Does the Hummingbird bread use two bread pans?
yes 2 8×4 pans
Do the pineapples get drained
Mmm I cant wait to make the hummingbird bread
Sounds delish. Hubby is allergic to coconut…can i just leave it out?
Yes! You can just skip the coconut>
Sounds really good & would like to give it a try. What size pans?
So this sounds great. From the South, but never heard of this. Maybe I need to catch up on my heritage! wondering, does this fill two 8 x 4 inch pans? Thanks