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Peanut Butter Banana Bread
Peanut Butter Banana Bread combines mashed ripe bananas with creamy peanut butter and brown sugar in a quick bread batter. The loaf is moist and tender with a sweet-nutty flavor profile, baked until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. This bread serves as a flavorful snack or breakfast option.
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
1 hr
Total Time
1 hr 10 mins
Servings:
12
Calories:
227 kcal
Course:
Snacks
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 cup banana you will need 3 large brown bananas, brown, mashed
- 1/2 cup peanut butter creamy
- 1/4 cup butter melted and slightly cooled, unsalted
- 3/4 cup light brown sugar packed
- 1 egg at room temperature, large
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract pure
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350ºF. Grease a 9x5-inch loaf pan with nonstick cooking spray and set aside.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, mash the ripe bananas with a fork. Add the peanut butter and melted butter and stir until combined. Stir in the brown sugar, egg, and vanilla extract. Stir until smooth.
- Stir the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients, don’t over mix.
- Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake for 50-65 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the bread comes out clean. Check the bread at 50 minutes, just to be safe. Oven times vary.
- Remove the pan from the oven and set on a wire cooling rack. Let the bread cool in the pan for 10 minutes. Run a knife around the edges of the bread and carefully remove from the pan. Let the bread cool on the wire cooling rack until slightly warm. Cut into slices and serve.Note-the bread will keep on the counter, wrapped in plastic wrap, for up to 3 days. This bread also freezes well. To freeze, cool the bread completely and wrap in plastic wrap and place in a freezer bag. Freeze for up to 1 month. Defrost before slicing.
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Nutrition Information
Calories
227kcal
(11%)
Carbohydrates
31g
(10%)
Protein
4g
(8%)
Fat
9g
(14%)
Saturated Fat
3g
(15%)
Cholesterol
23mg
(8%)
Sodium
247mg
(10%)
Potassium
155mg
(3%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
16g
(32%)
Vitamin A
145IU
(3%)
Vitamin C
1.1mg
(1%)
Calcium
22mg
(2%)
Iron
1.1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 12 Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 227
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 227kcal | 11% |
| Carbohydrates | 31g | 10% |
| Protein | 4g | 8% |
| Fat | 9g | 14% |
| Saturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Cholesterol | 23mg | 8% |
| Sodium | 247mg | 10% |
| Potassium | 155mg | 3% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 16g | 32% |
| Vitamin A | 145IU | 3% |
| Vitamin C | 1.1mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 22mg | 2% |
| Iron | 1.1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.