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Peanut butter banana bread has the most delicious combination of flavors! This sweet and salty bread is destined to be a family favorite.
We love a good Peanut Butter Cookie, even better if it includes chocolate! This peanut butter banana bread is so moist and tender, it’s sure to appease any PB lover!
Next Level Banana Bread!
This peanut butter banana bread is so moist and tender, and has the most delicious combination of flavors! Peanut butter and banana is one of my very favorite flavor combinations. I remember as a child making peanut butter and banana sandwiches for lunch, and loving how the two flavors tasted together.
The combination of salty and sweet is amazing. It’s like they were made for each other! I’ve been making the same Banana Bread Recipe for years now, but it only recently occurred to me to add peanut butter to the mix. The peanut butter takes the flavor over the top and makes this banana bread so unique and delicious.
Peanut butter and bananas are a classic combination – just ask Elvis! We think even the King himself would love this delicious bread and it’s sure to be a hit with your family too.
A Simple Sweet Bread
Banana peanut butter bread has a delicious swirl of peanut butter that you’re going to love!
PREP. Preheat the oven to 325°F. Grease a 9 x 5-inch loaf pan and line with parchment paper, then set aside.
(The best way that I’ve found to prevent the bread from sticking to the bread pan is to spray the pan with cooking spray, then line it with parchment paper, making sure that it overhangs a little on each side).
WET INGREDIENTS. In a large bowl or the bowl of a stand mixer, cream together the sugar, butter, and ¼ cup peanut butter until light and fluffy. Add the eggs, vanilla, and milk, and mix until smooth.
DRY INGREDIENTS. Add the flour, salt, baking soda, and baking powder, and mix until just combined. Fold in the mashed bananas and pour into the prepared loaf pan. (I like to add the bananas last so there are still some small chunks of banana in the finished bread.)
SWIRL. Scoop the remaining ¼ cup peanut butter into a Ziploc bag, and cut the corner off the bag. Pipe three lines of peanut butter across the top of the batter, then drag a toothpick or skewer through the batter to swirl the peanut butter.
BAKE. Bake for 60-70 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the loaf comes out clean.
Recipe Tips
This peanut butter banana bread recipe needs nice mushy bananas.
Bananas. When choosing bananas for this recipe the browner the banana the better for the most sweetness!
Peanut butter. Substitute crunchy peanut butter for the smooth variety in this recipe.
Additions. Add some chopped walnuts, peanuts, raisins, chocolate chips, or even chopped-up peanut butter cups before baking! You could even add a little cinnamon to the batter if you’d like.
Slather each slice of bread with butter, Nutella, or jelly.
To make mini loaves of bread be sure to fill your smaller pans no more than halfway full and check on them every 5 minutes after they have been in the oven for 25 min.
Storing Tips
If you have older stale banana bread with peanut butter, use it to make some French Toast and drizzle it with maple syrup.
STORE. No need to store the banana bread with peanut butter recipe in the refrigerator, simply keep the bread on the counter in an airtight container or wrapped in plastic for a few days.
To freeze, wrap in plastic wrap or aluminum foil and place in a Ziploc bag in the freezer for up to 3-4 months.
When you are ready to eat it again, let it thaw on the counter or place it on a baking sheet and warm it in the oven for a few minutes. Set your oven to 350°F, put the bread in right as you set it, and check on it again right after the oven comes to temperature.
Recipe FAQ
You can wait for the bananas to brown on their own, but that can take several days. To speed up to process naturally you can place the bananas in a brown paper bag or you can ripen bananas in the oven or microwave.
If your bread comes out of the oven with a crack on top – it turned out just right! It will expand when cooking and let steam out of the top. If the top has already formed a crust then it cracks to allow the steam to escape.
With just a couple of adjustments, you can make muffins. Fill each muffin tin ⅔ of the way full add a bit of peanut butter on top and bake for 18-22 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
For More Quick Bread Recipes, Check Out:
- Zucchini Bread
- Amish Friendship Bread
- Snickerdoodle Bread
- Blueberry Bread
- Cream Cheese Banana Bread
- Starbucks Lemon Loaf
Peanut Butter Banana Bread Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 cup sugar
- ½ cup unsalted butter softened
- ½ cup creamy peanut butter divided
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3 tablespoons milk
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 3 bananas overripe and mashed
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 325°F. Grease a 9 x 5 loaf pan and line with parchment paper, then set aside.
- In a large bowl or the bowl of a stand mixer, cream together the sugar, butter, and ¼ cup peanut butter until light and fluffy. Add the eggs, vanilla, and milk, and mix until smooth.
- Add the flour, salt, baking soda, and baking powder, and mix until just combined. Fold in the mashed bananas and pour into the prepared loaf pan.
- Scoop the remaining ¼ cup peanut butter into a ziplock bag, and cut the corner off the bag. Pipe three lines of peanut butter across the top of the batter, then drag a toothpick or skewer through the batter to swirl the peanut butter.
- Bake 60-70 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the loaf comes out clean.
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Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Thank you Alicia from The Baker Upstairs!
Love this recipe! My banana peanut butter recipe turns out be perfect . It is not too sweet and the consistency is just right and very moist. It is a keeper!
Glad it’s a keeper! Thank you for letting me know!
It’s addictive!!! All of my friends love it
Yay!! It so is! Glad your friends liked it!
I need super peanut flavor. Would i BE able to add 3tbsp or so of peanutbutter powder? Do you think it would ruin the recipe?
I personally have not tried, so I can’t say for sure.
PERFECT! WISH I COULD POST A PICTURE OF THIS. IT LOOKED BEAUTIFUL! THE BATTER WAS A LITTLE THICK SO I ADDED A SMALL AMOUnT OF PEANUT BUTTER LIQUOR AND BANANA EXTRACT. I ALSO ADDED A HANDFUL OF LEFTOVER CHOPPED WALNUTS. COOKED PERFECTLY AT THE DIRECTED TEMPERATURE AND TIME (60 MINUTES). TENTED WITH TINFOIL HALFWAY THROUGH TO KEEP IT FROM BROWNING TO MUCH. PREP TIME IS AT LEAST 15 MINUTES – NOT 8. MADE SOME CINNAMON HONEY BUTTER TO GO WITH IT. THIS DOES NOT HAVE A STRONG BANANA FLAVOR, BUT IT IS DELICIOUS JUST THE SAME. IT’S MOIST BUT STILL HOLDS TOGETHER. TO THOSE WHO GASP AT THE CALORIE CONTENT, 1/10 OF A LOAF IS LESS THAN A PIECE OF TRIPLE LAYER CHOCOLATE CAKE. INSTEAD OF AVOIDING RICH FOOD, WE CHOSE TO ENJOY IT IN MODERATION. THANKS FOR SHARING THIS LOVELY RECIPE.
You are so welcome!! Thank you for sharing that!! That sounds great!
ThIs sounded amazing until i got to the nutritional facts. Please tell me That’s for the whole bread? But even then it’s quite high.
I had some over ripe bananas I wANTED TO USE because my guest kept asking about them. I searched and found this recipe. We are happy I found it. This recipe is easy and very DELICIOUS.
I am glad you found it, too! Thank you for sharing that!
even after i had to swap some baking powder for soda since my pantry was lacking this bread was amazing! will probably be making it once or twice a week depending on if my kids slow down on it ever.
Thank you for sharing that!!
Have yet to try… looking at the calOries.. and nutritional information i was taken back a bit! Is it accu?
Super fun twist on banana bread- my family couldn’t say enough about it! Will def make again!
Yay!! I am glad your family liked it!! Thank you!
Tried this recipe the other day and my kids could smell it baking and made my whole house smell delicious! Easy to make. They ate the whole thing before I could get a picture of it! Husband said no need to try any other banana bread recipe, this ones a winner!!!
Love hearing that!! I am so glad everyone loved it. Thank you so much for letting me know!
Looks really yummy!! Wondering have you done this recipe with Nutella instead of the peanut butter?
I have not, but I bet it would be good! If you try it, I’d love to know what you think!
Are the nutrition facts correct? Usually it’s based on a serving. Is this list for the entire loaf? So I would divide by 10 to get the per serving facts?