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

This is the perfect loaf to spend Sunday afternoon in the garden.
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Additional Time 15 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes

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

Method
 

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