This peanut butter banana bread filled with little morsels of peanut butter and chocolate is the perfect solution to over ripe bananas.
You think you’ve got a great banana bread recipe, but have you had this peanut butter banana bread? It’s so soft and full of chocolate chips and peanut butter chips.
Is Peanut Butter Healthy?
There are a lot of good things about peanut butter, but also a few negatives.
It’s fairly rich in nutrients and a decent protein source.
It’s also loaded with fiber, vitamins and minerals.
But, when you choose peanut butter, you need to also consider the high calorie load.
Oh, friends it is beginning. The holiday baking is in full force, and I don’t know about you, but I’m completely overwhelmed. Usually I take the holidays pretty easy so that I can really enjoy them, but I took on a bit too much this year. I’ve learned my lesson. I’m pretty sure. 😉
This year I’m delivering a few more breads than cookies. I love how yummy breads are and although this Reese’s Banana bread is a full loaf the ones I pass out will be the mini loaves.
Can You Freeze Banana Bread?
Yes! Because banana bread freezes well, it is the perfect make-ahead treat! Allow fresh-baked banana bread to cool completely before freezing so it doesn’t create condensation that leads to soggy bread.
The bread stays fresh for 2 to 4 months in the freezer. Thaw frozen banana bread in its packaging at room temperature or in the refrigerator before serving.
I think that there is something especially wonderful about Reese’s Banana Bread. I still love the regular banana bread, Biscoff banana bread, and I adore an awesome Grilled Peanut Butter, Nutella, Banana Sandwich, but the Peanut Butter chips in this one are like little golden nuggets of deliciousness. Plus, this is actually easier to whip up than a whole bunch of different cookies for a Christmas platter, and people love it just as much, and sometimes even more.
Lessons From Little Ones
This was one of those recipes that had little ones begging to take a nibble. I don’t know why that is so satisfying to me, but I adore when the kids cannot wait to dig in. Even though they are little and don’t know a ton about food/baking it’s still awesome that they can see and smell that something delicious was just created. Kids are pretty awesome like that. They are so quick to dish out the compliments and make you feel good. Nothing holds kids back from giving love and encouragement. Just one more little lesson that we could learn from our little ones. Truth.
What Makes Banana Bread Go Flat?
An excessive amount of baking powder in a banana bread recipe can cause the dough to rise very quickly and then fall in the center when the resulting air pockets collapse. If you use baking powder or baking soda that has aged, it may lose effectiveness. Make sure your leavening agent is good.
Excess moisture or an inaccurate dry-goods measurement can cause the middle of your loaf to sink because the center of the bread is too moist and soft. Use bananas that are overripe and soft but not mushy. The softer bananas get, the higher the liquid content becomes. Add a tablespoon of flour at a time to help reduce the moisture of the batter, just until it is thick and not watery.
Too much banana can create a heavy loaf that may sink in the center. Follow the recipe to ensure that you add enough banana without adding too much.
If your bread seems fine while cooking but collapses in the center after baking, the center may not be thoroughly cooked when the rest of the bread is done. To avoid over baking the outside while thoroughly cooking the center, reduce your oven temperature by 25 degrees Fahrenheit, and then increase the cooking time by 10 to 15 minutes. Test it with a toothpick or similar item at the end of the shortest recommended cooking time, then monitor it until the toothpick comes out clean.
All our BANANA BREAD RECIPES:
- Homemade Banana Bread
- Double Chocolate Banana Bread
- Sour Cream Banana Bread
- Biscoff Banana Bread
- Carrot Cake Banana Bread
- Pumpkin Banana Bread
- S’mores Banana Bread
- Snickerdoodle Banana Bread
- Oreo Biscoff Banana Bread
- Chocolate Chip Zucchini Banana Bread
- Banana Crumb Bread
Peanut Butter Banana Bread
Peanut Butter Banana Bread
Description
Ingredients
- 1 3/4 Cup Flour
- 3/4 Teaspoons Baking Soda
- 1 1/4 Teaspoons Cream of Tartar
- 1/2 Teaspoon Salt
- 1/3 Cup Butter, unsalted, softened
- 1/3 Cup Jif Creamy Peanut Butter
- 2/3 Cup White Sugar
- 2 Large Eggs
- 1 Cup Mashed Bananas, ripe (2-3 Medium bananas that have gone freckly)
- 1 Cup Chocolate Chips
- 1/2 Cup Peanut Butter Chips
Instructions
- Heat the oven to 350.
- In a small bowl, mix together the flour, baking soda, cream of tartar and salt.
- Set aside.
- In a large bowl, with a handheld mixer or the bowl of a kitchen aide, combine the butter, and peanut butter until smooth.
- Make sure you used softened butter (leave it on the counter for 30-60 minutes).
- Add the sugar and eggs, and mix to combine.
- Turn the mixer on medium speed and add a little of the dry mixture.
- Allow to mix until almost incorporated and add a scoop of the banana.
- Allow to mix again and then continue to alternate between dry ingredients and the banana, ending with the banana.
- Add the chocolate and peanut butter chips, stir to combine.
- Spray a bread pan (I prefer light in color or glass pans), with cooking spray and add the banana bread mixture.
- Bake for 50-60 minutes, tenting with foil the last few minutes to avoid too dark a crust.
- Allow to cool for 5 minutes and turn out onto a wire rack.
- Enjoy!
Heather
Made this in three mini loaf pans and cooked for 45 minutes, came out perfect. I didn’t have peanut butter chips so I used Jiff Natural Chunky and it was a heaping 1/3 cup. No issues with the natural Jiff. Three overripe bananas, like so black that most people would consider them garbage but I’m convinced those are the best for banana breads. We love it and will make again!
Sweet Basil
Hi Heather! Thank you so much for the feedback! I’m so glad you enjoyed this recipe! And thanks for including your tips!
Kristen
I have made this several times because I love peanut butter and banana bread. Every time I have made it the sides end up too dark before the middle is cooked. I have an oven thermometer so it is not an issue of my oven being too hot. Am I missing something or do you have any tips so this doesn’t happen?
Sweet Basil
Hmmmmm…is your pan dark? A dark colored pan would definitely do that. You could also cover it with foil for the last 20 or so minutes. Another possible option would be to bake it a little longer at 325. I hope this helps!
Abby
I had high hopes for this but can’t say I was super impressed. We found this to be kind of dry. I upped the amount of peanut butter to 1/2 c based on another review saying there wasn’t enough peanut butter flavor, but also because I didn’t have any peanut butter chips. But just based on adding more peanut butter and not using the peanut butter chips, that shouldn’t have affected the dryness or moistness of the bread. It has butter, 2 eggs, and 3 mashed bananas, I would have thought that would be enough moisture so I don’t know what went wrong. If I try to make it again, I may melt the butter and add in an equal part of oil. For as delicious as it sounds, it was very underwhelming.
Danielle
I made this without the chips and it was amazing! So good! Thanks for sharing.
Sweet Basil
Thank you Danielle!
Sadia Khan
Can the Greek yogurt substitute for Cream of Tartar?
Sweet Basil
You can just skip the cream of tartar if you don’t have any. Enjoy!
Sylvia Newman
I’m looking forward to making this, but the the calorie information is not helpful. Under “servings” it says, “One Loaf” and the calorie count says “One slice” but nowhere does it say how many slices that is based on. I can figure it out, but it would be nice to have this information provided. Thanks!
Sweet Basil
Thank you Sylvia! It’s so hard to judge because people cut slices so differently. Massive slices in our house…LOL! Hope you enjoy it!
Wendy
Hi there, can I know how many grams does 1 cup equivalent to?
Sweet Basil
1 cup = 128 grams
Serena
This recipe looks amazing and I really want to try! However, I’m not a big fan of jiff, I try to use a more natural pb. What alterations to the recipe should I do if I want to use a different pb?
Sweet Basil
Hey Serena! Natural peanut butter has more oil in it and won’t work well in this recipe.
Jolie
I made this tonight. I didn’t see the comment for using natural pb. I used Natural Jiff pb. It took my bread 2 hours to bake, with turning the heat up for about the last 20-25 mins to 375, keeping foil on. Bread came out delicious, but didn’t expect for it to take so long. In the end, I got two beautiful over flowing loafs, so it was well worth it. I did not have pb chips, so I just added extra chocolate chips. Thank you for the recipe. I will make this again. 4.5 Stars
Sweet Basil
Thank you so much for the feedback Jolie! Ya, it doesn’t quite bake or turn out the same with natural peanut butter for some reason. And I never say no to extra chocolate chips!
Natalie
I love banana bread! And with peanut butter it’s simply perfect! Looks amazing and the texture is so rich!
Sweet Basil
It is so delicious! It such a fun spin on tradition banana bread!
Shannon
What would you recommend for cooking temp and time if making the mini loafa?
Sweet Basil
It will make about 3 mini loaves. Keep the temperature the same but it should only take 10-12 minutes to bake, but it will depend on your oven and how dark your pans are so watch them carefully.
Meemz
Hello,
Most banana bread recipes call for adding the flour all at once and mixing until just incorporated to avoid over mixing because this is result in a dense cake. However, your method is different. Can you please explain why? And have you tried mixing the dry ingredients after adding all the wet? What difference does it make in terms of texture?
Sweet Basil
Hi! Great question! We’ve tried both methods and found that alternating between wet and dry ingredient results in a fluffier bread. It is still critical to not overmix it. I hope you enjoy this one!
Meemz
Thank you very much for your reply. If I were to make reviled banana bread with chocolate chips. Would creaming sugar and butter and then adding eggs and bearing until light and fluffy help with the texture. All recipes call for beating eggs until fully incorporated but nothing about beating until light and fluffy. Will this make for an airier and fluffier bread?
Sweet Basil
Sure that sounds great!
Edith
I am allergic to peanuts. Can you sub in almond butter for the peanut butter? Also what would you suggest to sub for the peanut butter chips?
Sweet Basil
Hi Edith! I would suggest just making our Very Best Banana Bread instead! https://ohsweetbasil.com/the-very-best-banana-bread-recipe/
Enjoy!
FloyNell Bogard]
Looking forward to making this recipe. My family will love it. Thank you for sharing.
Sweet Basil
You’re very welcome! I hope you all love it as much as we do!
Sarah
How is this 0 carbs?
Sweet Basil
It is magic! Jk! It definitely is not 0 carbs! I’ll look into the nutritional info. Thank you for the heads up!
Sweet Basil
I just checked the info and it says 38g. That should be accurate!
Cindy Hamilton
This peanut butter banana bread is by far the best I’ve ever tasted! Thank you so much for sharing, as it’s my family’s new favorite!!
Sweet Basil
Yippee!! Thank you Cindy!!
Marianne McCarthy
Don’t print this recipe, you get the recipe plus 2 pages of junk with it, waste of ink.
Jim Trogdon
Made this today. Loved the way it made the house smell.
However, we couldn’t taste the banana nor the peanut butter.
Can I increase both items and if so how much.
I did make this according to the ingredients and followed the directions.
Please e-mail a response.
Sweet Basil
Hi Jim! This seems crazy because it’s all about peanut butter and bananas. There’s no way to increase those ingredients without completely changing how it will bake.
Sweet Basil
Xoxo!!
Alison
Oh wow I am so happy you made this ! I love PB and bananas! I am eating one big banana now as I am commenting you lol .
Sweet Basil
It’s the best banana bread!
Gary
Just made it on a snowy Sunday morning for family staying over. Delish moist just right amount of PB flavor not overwhelming the bananas. Used chunky PB, didn’t have creamy in the house. Gave a nice texture. Served with Greek vanilla yogurt on top. thanks
Sweet Basil
ohhh, so the chunky turned out? That’s so good to know!
Mariam Peters
Hi. I’m always looking for recipes for kids’ birthday cakes and this recipe looks delicious! Can this recipe be used for a layer cake? Maybe with peanut butter frosting in between the layers? What do you think?
Sweet Basil
Hi Mariam, because this is a quick bread I wouldn’t try it as a cake.
Shannon Skillman
Best banana bread recipe I have found on the internet so far. Epic!
Sweet Basil
Best comment ever!! Seriously, thank you for the love!
Lexi
This looks so good, but I don’t have cream of tartar? Is there a substitute? Thanks!
Sweet Basil
Hi lexi, You can skip it if you don’t have any. 🙂
Lisa
Love this bread!! It’s absolutely delicious. 😍😍
Sweet Basil
Thank you so much, Lisa!
Jaune
If I wanted to make mini loaves, what size do you recommend and how long do I cook them? I never know how to translate the cooking time to the smaller loaf pans.
Cindy Hamilton
Jaune, I’ve made mini loaves and cooked about half the time then checked it every few minutes until it was done. Huge succesx! It made 3 mini loaves!
Jenny
This recipe sounds amazing!! I’m thinking of making mini muffins with it. Would that work? For how long should I cook them?
Sweet Basil
Minis usually only take about 10-12 minutes but it depends on your ovens and how dark the pans are so watch them carefully.
Vivian Coffer
I made this today and I made jumbo muffins and they were yummy.
Sweet Basil
Love it as jumbo muffins!
Melanie Hansen
How long would you bake jumbo muffins?? at 350??
Sweet Basil
For 15-20 minutes
Patricia Murphy
Can I use Self rising flour with this peanut butter banana bread recipe?
Sweet Basil
Hi Patricia, We’ve had better luck using all-purpose but please let us know if you try it.
Linda Nelson
What size pan?
Linda
I ran across this recipe the other day and it spoke to me!! I love peanut butter (!) and banana, and together I imagined a wonderful tasting bread. I was NOT disappointed! It was delicious 🙂 It’s a recipe I will keep for those times when I have a few over ripe bananas.
Sweet Basil
Linda, So happy to hear that!!!
Kaci
oh my gosh! this looks and sounds DIVINE!! I just posted banana bread last week but I will definitely be giving yours a try! 🙂
Krissy Allori
I can only imagine how good this tastes. Can’t wait to make!
Jocelyn (Grandbaby Cakes)
This peanut butter banana bread looks incredible!! Love it!!!
DessertForTwo
This looks like my new go-to recipe for banana bread!!!
Sweet Basil
Yay!! It’s so soft and squishy which is a must with banana bread!
Betsy @ Desserts Required
Love the addition of peanut butter AND two kinds of chips!
Sweet Basil
Thank you so much!
Lauren Gaskill
OMG! This bread represents everything that’s good in the world of food. LOVE!
Sweet Basil
ahaha, totally! Thank you!
Megan @ Megunprocessed
This made my mouth water! Looks so YUMMY!
Sweet Basil
Always a good sign…
Sarah
Can I double successfully? Or is it better to make one at a time?
Sweet Basil
We have!
Shanna
Has this been tried with coconut oil instead of butter?
Sweet Basil
Yes and it worked quite well!
Pamela Porosky
Just curious, has anybody made this in smaller loaf pans? And if so how long did you make it for? I’m thinking about trying it in smaller pans to give as gifts
Sweet Basil
We have many times and when we do the minis we still tend to bake them for almost as long as the big. It will depend on if it is a dark pan as well, so I’d keep the light on and start checking it at 35 minutes. Most often ours take 50 minutes.
Shereen Graves
What if I don’t have cream of tartar?
Sweet Basil
Hi Shereen! You can just skip it. We just like the little tang it adds to the bread. Omitting it won’t change the texture or deliciousness! Enjoy!
Shawnna Griffin
hey girl- this bread looks amazing! yummy for my tummy!
Kathy
What kind of chocolate chips do you recommend?
Sweet Basil
Hi Kathy, We honestly just buy whatever is on sale, though the bigger the chip the less it melts in baking so if you want melty chocolate stick to a smaller chip like nestle or a store brand.
Lisa S.
I have milk chocolate, semi-sweet and extra dark chips. I’m thinking milk would be best but do you have a preference?
Sweet Basil
We love milk chocolate with the peanut butter flavor but all are good 🙂
Ashley R
I remember when you were pregnant with P and you told me you couldn’t get enough of grilled pb&j sandwiches. Your love of peanut butter runs deep, as does mine. I knew I liked you for a reason 😉
Sweet Basil
yes!
Monique @ Ambitious Kitchen
This looks amazing! Just imagine it warm and toasty with extra peanut butter spread on top. love.
Sweet Basil
well shoot, now I’ve got the munchies. haha! miss you!
Katarzyna
Your blog is magnificent! as well as your recipes 🙂 Is it all right to use peanut butter instead of peanut butter chips?
Gina A
This is AWESOME!!!! I just made it a few days ago. I substituted reduced fat peanut butter in place of regular creamy….and it’s STILL so rich & yummy!!!!!
Sweet Basil
Yay!!! I’m so thrilled you liked it!!!!
Laura@bakinginpyjamas
I’ve never had this flavour combination together before, I can imagine it tastes delicious. We can’t get peanut butter chips over here in the UK, are they an integral part of this bread?
Paul
Hi Laura
I believe Sainsbury’s is your best source for PB chips in the UK
Hunter
I have made this bread so many times and love it. Think there is anyway to make it into muffins without them getting too dry?
Sweet Basil
Thank you!! I’ve been working on that with the same result, dry. I’ll see what I can figure out and post soon I hope
Laura (Tutti Dolci)
This bread looks so good, love the PB and banana!
Natalie
This looks right up my alley! Love anything with peanut butter, chocolate and banana!!! Stopping by thanks to your business card from BYBC13 🙂
https://stephenandnat.blogspot.com/
Sweet Basil
Thanks, Natalie!! I wish we could have met! That was such a busy day!!
Katie
Awesome recipe 🙂
I love a good Banana Bread… Here’s another one you might like to try
Banana Bread Recipe
Thanks for sharing.
Katie
Rachel (teacher-chef)
YUM – I think we can all agree that we love banana bread. And I LOVE the combination of the double layers of Peanut Butter flavor in this one (plus chocolate chips) – a great banana bread recipe… I will be sharing with my readers too!
Sweet Basil
Thanks, Rachel!!!
angela@anotherbiteplease
wow I never thought to use peanut butter cups…I question if I would even end up sharing…sometimes it is just hard to share LOL
Monique @ Ambitious Kitchen
the best combination. xo
Kristy {Sweet Treats & More}
Oh my gosh I’ve got to make this!! Looks amazing!
Erin | The Law Student’s Wife
I have 3 overripe bananas winking at me as we speak. This looks like a yummy way to use them all up!
Averie @ Averie Cooks
I love banana bread so much…that I went on a “banana bread fest’ this fall. And for 8 straight weeks made 8 different versions…and I am loving this one of yours. PB goes so well with banana!
And when you comment on my site, something about how you type your URL into my comment field and also on other sites, sometimes if I click on your name, it leads to a dead end site. Not your blog. So weird but just thought I’d LYK there is maybe a typo or something funny in the URL field going on.
Laura (Tutti Dolci)
I love adding peanut butter to my banana bread!
Wendy @ AMFT
How creative! Do you think this would work with a natural PB?
Carrian
Wendy, I’ve found that with natural peanut butter it goes a little dry, so just watch it and add a tablespoon of milk if needed
Hayley @ The Domestic Rebel
Carrian, I think I love you. Nope–I KNOW I do. This bread is out-of-this-world and I’m officially weak in the knees. PB + bananas and little pockets of choc chips? Heavenly!
Carrian
awww thanks, friend!! I sure love you too!
kelly https://kitchentuts.com/
I can only imagine how good this tastes. Can’t wait to make!
Sweet Basil
Thank you!