This Chocolate Coconut Almond Bread, a quick bread, is wonderful for snacking or gifting (think holidays, housewarming, or a hostess gift). The almond bread is sprinkled with sweet coconut and studded with semi-sweet chocolate chips - a sweet breakfast or afternoon snack.
Preheat oven to 350F.
In a large mixing bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. In a small bowl, whisk together coconut milk, eggs, vanilla extract, and almond extract. Add toasted coconut and chocolate chips and stir until all ingredients are fulling incorporated.
Pour milk mixture and melted butter over dry ingredients and briefly stir with a rubber spatula until most of the wet ingredients are incorporated.
Pour batter into prepared pan and top with slivered almonds.
Bake for 45-60 minutes, until top is golden and a toothpick inserted into center comes out clean. Remove from oven and allow to cool on a wire rack for 30 minutes. Remove from pan and return to rack to cool completely.
Recipe makes 1 standard sized loaf, or about 10 slices.