Peanut Butter Banana Bread

Peanut butter banana bread is a banana bread studded with peanut butter and topped with a peanut butter glaze. This banana peanut butter bread is loaded with flavor and the way to use up ripe bananas.

This is one of our favorite flavor combinations! Take a moist banana bread and elevate the flavor even more with creamy peanut butter frosted glaze and peanut butter chips studded throughout the banana bread. Grab your prepared loaf pan and get to baking! Try our Oreo banana bread recipe.

Also, try out our banana pecan breadbanana muffins or even our banana foster monkey bread recipe. These are a few of our favorite recipes for spotty overripe bananas.

This Peanut Butter Banana Bread Is…

• PB Banana Bread topped with Peanut Butter Frosting
• Quick Bread Recipe
• More Than Regular Banana Bread
• Freezer Friendly

Ingredients Needed

• Flour
• Baking Soda
• Baking Powder
• Salt
• Butter
• Brown Sugar
• Granulated Sugar
• Bananas
• Egg
• Vanilla Extract
• Milk
• Peanut butter
• Peanut Butter Chips
• Reese’s Pieces
• Powdered Sugar

How to Make

Full steps on how to make peanut butter banana bread are in the printable recipe card at the bottom of the post. This is a visual walk through.

Step One: First, start by preheating the oven and prepping your 5-inch loaf pan. Then set it to the side.

Step Two: Next you will add your dry ingredients into a bowl. Mix and then set the flour mixture to the side.

Step Three: In a medium bowl beat your melted butter and both sugars for 2-3 minutes. You want the mixture to become creamy.

Step Four: Next add in the bananas and egg. Mashed bananas is key, we like to use a fork to break up the banana and mix with the wet ingredients.

Step Five: Then add in the vanilla and milk. Then slowly work in the dry ingredients. We do like to use an electric mixer for this bread to ensure the banana mixture is fully mixed.

Step Six: Next, fold in the peanut butter chips and the Reese’s Pieces, then pour the mixture into the pan.

Step Seven: Bake as directed. Once done allow the banana bread to cool.

Step Eight: Once the bread is cooled then you can mix up the peanut butter frosting, and spread over the top. Sprinkle the Reese’s Pieces on top and slice and serve.

This is a banana bread with peanut butter recipe!

Variations and Tips

Here are some changes and tips for success you can make to the best banana bread recipe. This is a peanut butter lover recipe!

• Swap creamy peanut butter with chunky peanut butter.
• Place a piece of parchment paper inside the loaf pan to make it easy to lift the quick bread out once the bread cools after being baked.
• Cool your bread in the pan on a wire rack to hep cool all sides of the bread.
• Stir in peanut butter cups that are chopped up, or top with the chopped candy instead of Reese’s Pieces.
• Your center of the bread will take the longest to cook. Use a toothpick to stick in to see if it is baked through. You don’t want any wet batter on the toothpick.
• If the top of the loaf of bread is browning too fast, cover with a tent of foil. This will make sure to not overbake the top of the bread.
• Ripe bananas are a must or you won’t get the banana flavor you want.

Storing

We like to store this banana bread that is frosted in the fridge. We find the frosting and bread last longer when refrigerated. Just place in an airtight container and refrigerate for 4-7 days.

You can also freeze any leftover banana bread. Just cover in foil or place in a freezer container or freezer bag. Freeze for 3-4 months.

Practical notes

Is banana and peanut butter a good combination?

Banana and peanut butter do go together. This is a popular combination that has been around for years. Give this bread a try and see how you like the peanut butter and banana flavor together.

How can you ripen bananas quickly?

Line a baking sheet with foil, and preheat the oven to 250 degrees. Place the whole banana in the peel on the baking tray. Then bake for 20-30 minutes or until the peel of the bananas are black. Remove from the oven, and allow the banana to cool then scrape it out of the peel and use for baking.

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Ingredients

Makes 12 servings

• 1 1/2 cups All-Purpose Flour
• 1 teaspoon Baking Powder
• 1 teaspoon Baking Soda
• 1/2 teaspoon Salt
• 1/2 cup Brown Sugar
• 1/2 cup White Sugar
• 1/4 cup Melted Butter
• 2-3 medium Bananas
• 1 Egg
• 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
• 1/2 cup Milk
• 1/2 cup Reese’s Pieces
• 1/2 cup Peanut Butter Chips, optional

Peanut Butter Frosting

• 1/2 cup Powdered Sugar
• 1/4 cup Peanut Butter
• 2 1/2 Tablespoons Milk
• 2 Tablespoons Crushed Reese’s Pieces

Equipment

• 1 Loaf Pan

Method

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease loaf pan and set it aside.
2. In a small bowl whisk your flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. Stir and set it aside.
3. Next in a bowl you are going to beat your butter and granulated sugar and brown sugar. Mix until fluffy and well mixed. This takes 2-3 minutes on medium speed.
4. Add in the bananas and egg, mixing well. You want to remove all the large lumps of banana in the mixture.
5. Pour in the vanilla extract and milk, mixing in. Then slowly add in the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients.
6. Once mixed stir in the Reese's Pieces and peanut butter chips.
7. Pour into the loaf pan and bake for 50-55 minutes or until the banana bread is fully cooked. Then place on a cooling rack to cool.
8. Next you will mix up the powdered sugar, peanut butter, and milk. Once well mixed you will spread evenly over the top of the banana bread. Then top with crushed Reese's Pieces.

Kitchen notes

Peanut Butter

We used a creamy peanut butter but you can use a chunky peanut butter. Bananas – Your bananas needs to be brown spotted and fully ripe. Otherwise the banana will not have the flavor of banana. Frosting – The frosting is optional, you do not have to top the bread with frosting.