{"id":178254,"date":"2026-01-31T14:33:21","date_gmt":"2026-01-31T13:33:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thetalentzone.co.uk\/musictv\/?p=178254"},"modified":"2026-01-31T14:33:21","modified_gmt":"2026-01-31T13:33:21","slug":"ainsley-harriott-banana-bread-with-a-bahamian-sky-juice-and-toasted-coconut-recipe-on-ainsleys-taste-of-the-bahamas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/thetalentzone.co.uk\/musictv\/178254\/ainsley-harriott-banana-bread-with-a-bahamian-sky-juice-and-toasted-coconut-recipe-on-ainsleys-taste-of-the-bahamas\/","title":{"rendered":"Ainsley Harriott banana bread with a Bahamian sky juice and toasted coconut recipe on Ainsley&#8217;s Taste of the Bahamas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ainsley Harriott served up a delicious banana bread with a Bahamian sky juice and toasted coconut on Ainsley&#8217;s Taste of the Bahamas.<\/p>\n<p>The ingredients are: 125g unsalted butter, softened, plus extra for greasing, 100g soft dark brown sugar, 3 medium eggs, 3 very ripe bananas, mashed, 1 tsp vanilla extract, 3 tbsp Greek yoghurt or full fat milk, 1-2 tbsp coconut rum or 1 tsp coconut extract, 225g plain flour, sifted, 40g good quality dark cocoa powder, sifted, 1 tsp baking powder, \u00bd tsp salt, \u00bd tsp cinnamon, a grating of fresh nutmeg or \u00bd tsp ground nutmeg, 80g dark or milk chocolate chips and 1 \u00bd tbsp desiccated coconut.<\/p>\n<p>For the Sky Juice Frosting: 120g unsalted butter, softened, 120ml sweetened coconut condensed milk or sweetened condensed milk, 2 tsp coconut rum or \u00bd tsp coconut\/vanilla extract, pinch of sea salt and zest of \u00bd lime.<\/p>\n<p>To Serve: fresh nutmeg, for grating and 1 tbsp coconut flakes, toasted.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/thetalentzone.co.uk\/musictv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/banana-bread.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/thetalentzone.co.uk\/musictv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/banana-bread-300x176.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"176\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-178255\" srcset=\"http:\/\/thetalentzone.co.uk\/musictv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/banana-bread-300x176.png 300w, http:\/\/thetalentzone.co.uk\/musictv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/banana-bread.png 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- food and drink --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:inline-block;width:300px;height:250px\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-0466605792016836\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"3648486817\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/thetalentzone.co.uk\/musictv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/med-cookbook.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/thetalentzone.co.uk\/musictv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/med-cookbook.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"258\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-167552\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>See recipes by Ainsley in his book titled: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/152910467X\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&#038;camp=1634&#038;creative=6738&#038;creativeASIN=152910467X&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;tag=thetalentzone-21&#038;linkId=06b3dec8884081535e94d2c9ffbe1909\">Ainsley\u2019s Mediterranean Cookbook<\/a> available from <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/152910467X\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&#038;camp=1634&#038;creative=6738&#038;creativeASIN=152910467X&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;tag=thetalentzone-21&#038;linkId=06b3dec8884081535e94d2c9ffbe1909\">Amazon<\/a> now.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Ainsley Harriott served up a delicious banana bread with a Bahamian sky juice and toasted coconut on Ainsley&#8217;s Taste of the Bahamas. 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