Peanut Butter Banana Bread

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

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• Snickerdoodle Bread
• Blueberry Bread
• Cream Cheese Banana Bread
• Starbucks Lemon Loaf

Thank you Alicia from The Baker Upstairs!