This coconut and lemon verbena loaf is so easy to make. Whip up a loaf or two for a Sunday Afternoon tea and sit back and enjoy your garden. Crunchy and chewy on the outside and soft in the middle. Lemon Verbena has a fragrant lemony flavour and pairs deliciously well with coconut and passionfruit.

coconut and lemon verbena loaf

Coconut and Lemon Verbena Loaf with Passionfruit

Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 25 minutes
Additional Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 50 minutes

This is the perfect loaf to spend Sunday afternoon in the garden.

Ingredients

  • 1 cup desicated coconut
  • 1.5 cups self raising flour
  • 1 cup milk
  • 1/4 cup raw Sugar
  • 2 TBSP Honey
  • 1 tsp vanilla essence
  • 2 TBSP chopped fresh Lemon Verbena leaves

Icing

  • 1 cup icing sugar
  • 2 TBSP Passionfruit pulp
  • 1 tsp lemon juice

Instructions

  • Preheat oven. to 180 degrees Celsius.
  • Add all ingredients to a mixing bowl and mix until just combined (as little as possible).
  • Add mix to a greased loaf tin.
  • Bake for 25 minutes or until a skewer comes out clean.
  • Allow to cool.
  • Mix icing ingredients and drizzle over. Or serve by itself with butter.
  • For a low-sugar option, skip the icing and serve with fresh passionfruit and greek yogurt.

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