Ditch The Banana Bread For A Jamaican-Inspired Sweet Treat
BY DEB KAVIS
Banana bread is relatively simple to bake, but to shake things up, try frosted hummingbird bread, which features tropical flavors from Jamaica like pineapple and banana.
The recipe is inspired by hummingbird cake, a delightful confection with roots leading back to 1960s Jamaica. It has chopped walnuts or pecans with cinnamon, nutmeg, and vanilla.
The light and spongy dessert is topped off with a cream cheese frosting, much like a banana bread-style loaf cake. You can also swap the frosting for a light vanilla glaze.
With a focus on tropical flavors, from fruits to nuts, you can simply add pineapple and coconut to banana bread or experiment with a sweet potato banana bread recipe with nutmeg.