Peanut Butter Banana Bread
Two favorite ingredients combine to make this Peanut Butter Banana Bread. If you love peanut butter and bananas, you will love it! Slather a slice with butter and honey for an extra sweet treat.
I first shared a version of this peanut butter bread way back in 2010 and then gave it a little makeover in 2017 after I read David Leite’s memoir, Notes on a Banana. David has a James Beard award-winning website, Leite’s Culinaria, and his book is as delightful as the personal essays on his site.
I was inspired to update the recipe after reading about how David’s mom used to write notes on bananas before putting them in his lunch bag. And so I bought a bunch just to write notes on them and then I turned them into banana bread. Banana bread with peanut butter, which is the best combination.
And so, here are we are today and I thought I’d reshare this recipe because it’s the perfect baking project. The batter is easy to make, the scent of the bread while it bakes is amazing and, once it’s cooled, cutting off a slice is the nicest afternoon snack along with a cup of coffee.
This recipe makes enough for two 9×5″ loaves.
Ingredients
- All-purpose flour
- Salt
- Baking powder
- Mashed bananas
- Melted unsalted butter
- Granulated sugar
- Peanut butter
- Eggs
- Milk
It’s all very easy – just combine the dry ingredients in one bowl and the rest of the ingredients in a large bowl. Slowly add the dry ingredients to the wet ones and mix until just combined.
Divide the batter between the two pans and bake them for about an hour at 350°F. The banana bread is done with a toothpick comes out clean.
Cool the bread in the pan for at least 15 minutes and then remove it and cool it completely on a baking rack.
Tips for Storing the Bread
- It will keep well at room temperature for several days. Just keep it tightly wrapped. Or, you can keep it in the refrigerator for up to a week.
- You can also freeze the loaves. Tightly wrap them and then store them in a large freezer bag. They will be good for up to three months.
I hope you enjoy it!
Happy Baking,
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Peanut Butter Banana Bread
Two favorite ingredients combine to make this Peanut Butter Banana Bread. If you love peanut butter and bananas you will love it!
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 1 hour
- Total Time: 1 hour 15 minutes
- Yield: 20 slices 1x
- Category: Breakfast
- Method: Bake
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
- 2 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
- ¾ teaspoon salt
- 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
- 3 bananas, mashed
- ½ cup unsalted butter, melted
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup peanut butter
- 3 eggs
- ¾ cup 2% milk
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Spray two 9×5″ loaf pans with cooking spray.
- In a medium bowl, whisk the flour, salt, and baking powder. In a larger bowl, mix bananas, butter, sugar, peanut butter, eggs, and milk until well combined. Add the dry ingredients, in batches, to the wet ingredients stirring just until combined.
- Pour the batter in the prepared the prepared pans. Bake for approximatley 50 minutes to 1 hour. Use a skewer or cake tester to check it’s baked through. Let it cool in the pan for 15 minutes before transferring to a wire rack.
Notes
The bread will keep well at room temperature for several days or up to a week in the refrigerator. You can also freeze the loaves for up to three months.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 210
- Sugar: 15.3g
- Sodium: 310.4mg
- Fat: 8.7g
- Saturated Fat: 3.9g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4.2g
- Trans Fat: 0.2g
- Carbohydrates: 30.5g
- Fiber: 1.6g
- Protein: 4.3g
- Cholesterol: 29.2mg
The nutrition is an estimate only. It was calculated using Nutrifox, an online nutrition calculator.
Updated from the archives. First published Oct 2010.
Peanut butter and banana is one of my favorite flavor combos. some butter and honey on top and I would die and go to heaven, easy.
Ooooh, love the butter and honey idea!
This bread looks perfect! Can’t wait to try it.
This looks perfect! Wish I had a slice with my coffee right now.
Such a perfectly moist bread!
I love the addition of peanut butter to banana bread! That is a brilliant idea!
Any guidance on the volume of mashed banana to use in cups? The size of bananas varies so much.
Hi Matthew! Thanks for pointing this out – you need approximately 1 cup of mashed bananas, about 3 medium-sized ones. Hopes that helps!
Can I make this into mini muffins? Great treat for my nieces!
Hi – yes, you can do mini muffins, it would work well. They would need less baking time so you would need to adjust that – I think they would only need 15 minutes or so, but I haven’t tested it this way so can’t say for sure. Let me know how it works for you!
I was looking for a good peanut butter banana bread recipe and I’m glad I tried this one! Simple, yet delicious and moist. Thanks for this 🙂
So glad you liked it!
Can you make this using a Bundt pan?
I haven’t tried it in a bundt pan so can’t say how it would work. Sorry about that!
Can you make this with almond flour.
I haven’t tried it – usually, the amount needs to be adjusted if you use almond flour instead of AP flour. Without testing it I can’t say how much you would need.
Wow can’t wait to try this! I love the idea of putting butter and honey on it. Another recipe I found for banana nut bread said to put slices of bananas on top, which I will suggest here too!
Can I omit the milk? Or use water in its place?
I haven’t tried using water – sorry!