Peanut Butter Banana Bread is a super easy quick bread that your family will love. For even more diverse flavor, add walnuts, pecans or chocolate chips. This delectable banana bread is moist, quick to fix and the flavor combination is amazing.
How do You Make Peanut Butter Banana Bread?
First, preheat the oven and spray a 9×5 inch loaf pan with nonstick baking spray. Then whisk together the flour and baking soda and set aside. Using a mixer cream the butter and sugars. Add the eggs one at a time, mixing just until incorporated. Then stir in the vanilla, peanut butter and mashed bananas. Add the flour mixture in two parts mixing just until incorporated. Fold in the chocolate chips.
Pour banana bread batter into the prepared loaf pan and bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Allow to cool five minutes before inverting on to a wire rack to fully cool.
What is the best peanut butter to use?
Don’t fret too much over which peanut butter to use however creamy standard peanut butter works best. I have used the crunchy and I have used the all natural kind as well with good results however creamy (not all natural) provides the best results.
What defines a quick bread?
Quick breads are defined as bread recipes with leaving agents other than yeast and eggs. The basic ingredients for quick bread are flour, liquid, salt, and a leavening agent such as baking powder and/or baking soda. Many quick bread recipes also include eggs but not as the sole leavening agent. Classic Banana Bread, Pumpkin Bread, Zucchini Bread, Corn Bread, Cranberry Bread, Lemon Bread and more are all examples of quick bread.
Recipe notes and helpful tips
- Use a nonstick loaf pan. Spray the bottom and up the sides about one and one-half inches. This makes for clean edges and helps avoid the dough buckling and folding over making for weird edges.
- For best results use, overripe bananas.
- Creamy (not all natural) peanut works best in this recipe.
- Beat the butter and sugars until light and creamy.
- Once the butter and sugars are creamed mix the rest of the ingredients in with the mixer on the stir setting or by hand.
- Do not over mix the dough. Mix just until the ingredients are incorporated. Over mixing the dough can make for tough bread.
- If the top of the bread browns too much while baking, cover loosely with aluminum foil.
What other ingredients can be added?
- 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
- 1/2 cup chopped pecans
- 3/4 cup chocolate morsels
- 3/4 cup peanut butter morsels
- 1/2 cup chopped macadamia nuts
- 4 slices crispy cooked bacon coarsely chopped
Can Peanut Butter Banana Bread be frozen?
Yes it most certainly can. The bread must be fully cooled before packaging and freezing so condensation does not get trapped inside. Wrap in plastic wrap and place in a freezer bag, removing as much of the air as possible. Freeze up to 3 months. To thaw, remove from the freezer, take out of the freezer bag and set on the counter for several hours.
This scrumptious Peanut Butter Banana Bread is quick to fix, dependable and oh so good. Put the ingredients for this sweet bread on your grocery list today and make you and your loved ones a sweet treat.
Other Quick Bread Recipes You Will Love!!
- Cinnamon Bread
- Easy Lush Zucchini Bread
- Blueberry Banana Bread
- Carrot Bread
- Banana Nut Bread
- Beer Bread with Cheddar
Peanut Butter Banana Bread
Ingredients
- 1 3/4 cup all purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 cup butter softened
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup light brown sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 3/4 cup creamy peanut butter
- 3 overripe bananas mashed
- 3/4 cup semi sweet chocolate morsels optional
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Spray a 9X5 inch loaf pan with nonstick baking spray.
- Whisk together flour and baking soda; set aside. Using a mixer cream the butter and sugars. Add eggs 1 at a time mixing just until incorporated. Stir in vanilla, peanut butter and mashed bananas. Add the flour mixture in 2 parts mixing just until incorporated. Fold in the chocolate chips.
- Pour into the prepared loaf pan and bake for 60-70 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Allow to cool 5 minutes before inverting on to wire rack to fully cool.
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Krystle
Wow, I didn’t think banana bread could get any better. You provided me wrong! Will try with chocolate chips next time.
Catalina
I can only immagine the amazing smell and taste of this bread! Yum!
Erin
This Peanut Butter Banana couldn’t look any more perfect!
Amanda
This was so delicious! Super moist and amazing flavor!
Sara
There is nothing quite like the balance of peanut butter and bananas! I have some bananas that are just about ready to be baked; I am excited to try this!
Krissy Allori
Peanut butter and banana are a match made in heaven in this bread!
Kate
What a great idea! I love banana and peanut butter together, baked into a bread sounds like a match made in heaven!
Lauren
I can’t believe I’ve never had peanut butter banana bread before! I love this combination. Chocolate chips are not optional for us! Haha!! Delicious!
Kristen
I love peanut butter anything and this bread is no exception. Perfect with a cup of coffee!