Chocolate Peanut Butter Banana Bread

Have you ever had a peanut butter and banana sandwich? I have not. But I imagine it would be pretty good. I was chatting with a friend on the topic of the world’s best sandwiches, and the peanut butter and banana sandwich came up. It was tough to stop thinking about that killer combo after that! The luxurious smoothness of peanut butter and the sweet, starchy bananas make a feast of flavor and texture. I wondered if there was a canvas out there, aside from sandwich bread, that could do these comforting, reminiscent flavors justice. I think this Chocolate Peanut Butter Banana Bread is the right answer.

How to make Chocolate Peanut Butter Banana Bread

You’ll start with basic banana bread – basic, but really really good even on its own, especially when you start with very ripe bananas. The more ripe the better, always. Just combine the dry ingredients (flour, salt and baking soda) with the wet ingredients (butter, eggs, sugar and vanilla). Then stir in the bananas and milk.

The ripple you see in this bread is the mix of chocolate and peanut butter. Just melt them together in the microwave. Then put half the batter into the loaf pan and pour the chocolate peanut butter mixture over it. Top it with more batter and you’ll get that nice ripple at the end.

The finished product is a perfect balance of chocolate, peanut butter and bananas. I just got lucky here, because I couldn’t have planned a better balance of flavors. No flavor overpowers another, and you’ll get the full impact in every bite of this moist, delicious bread.

My favorite part of this Chocolate Peanut Butter Banana Bread is the crust. The melted chocolate and peanut butter form a smooth layer over the bread that, when baked, tastes almost like frosting. Heat up a slice for a few seconds in the microwave, slather some butter on it, and you’ve got yourself a little slice of heaven right there. If you’re like me you’ll want to make two loaves, because the first one is usually gone after day one. Enjoy!

Chocolate Peanut Butter Banana Bread

Ripe, sweet bananas and creamy peanut butter swirled with chocolate in a moist, cakey bread

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Prep Time 25 minutes mins

Cook Time 1 hour hr

Total Time 1 hour hr 25 minutes mins

Course Breakfast, Dessert

Cuisine American

Servings 1 loaf

Ingredients

  

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• 1 stick unsalted butter room temperature
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 cups flour
• 2 eggs
• 3 ripe bananas
• 1 tsp. vanilla
• 1/4 tsp. salt
• 1 tsp. baking soda
• 1 Tbsp. milk
• 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
• 1/4 cup semisweet chocolate chips

Instructions

 

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a loaf pan with nonstick cooking spray.
• In a large bowl, beat the butter, vanilla and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs.
• In a separate bowl, mash the bananas and milk together.
• In a third bowl, whisk together the flour, salt and baking soda. Blend dry ingredients into the creamed mixture alternately with the bananas. Pour half of the batter into the prepared loaf pan.
• Place chocolate chips into a microwave safe dish and melt for 30 seconds on high power in the microwave. Add the peanut butter and melt for another 30 seconds. Stir together until smooth. Pour half of the mixture evenly over the bread batter. Top with the remaining batter and peanut butter mixture.
• Bake for 60-70 minutes, until a cake tester comes out clean. Allow to cool completely before turning it out of the pan.

Keyword bread, breakfast, brunch, quick bread

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