Happy National Peanut Butter Day, friends! How are you celebrating this creamy, crunchy, and always delicious holiday? If you answered baking, then I have a tasty recipe for you.
Although I considered making cookies or peanut butter granola, I decided to pay homage to one of my favorite food combos—PB and banana.
And quite fittingly, three bananas in my basket turned brown, signaling they’re ripe for picking baking.
The secret to this recipe is the chopped peanuts; I can’t believe I nearly nixed them! Their crisp crunch balances the moist banana and creamy peanut butter.
Here’s to you, peanut butter!
Peanut Butter Banana Bread
Adapted from Joy the Baker
Ingredients:
1 1/2 cups mashed ripe bananas
1/3 cup plain fat free Greek yogurt
1/3 cup creamy all-natural peanut butter
3 tablespoons coconut oil, melted
2 large eggs
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 cup whole-wheat flour
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 cup ground flaxseed meal
3/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 cup chopped dry roasted peanuts
Directions:
1. Place a rack in the center of the oven and preheat to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Grease and flour a 9×5-inch loaf pan. Set aside.
2. In a large bowl, whisk together flours, flaxseed meal, baking soda, salt, and ground cinnamon.
3. In a medium bowl, whisk together mashed bananas, Greek yogurt, peanut butter, and melted oil. Whisk in eggs and sugars. Blend mixture until smooth.
4. Pour wet mixture into larger bowl with dry ingredients. Fold together with a spatula until no more flour bits remain. Fold in chopped nuts. Pour batter into prepared baking pan and bake for 55 to 65 minutes, or until a skewer inserted into the center of the loaf comes out clean.
5. Remove from oven and allow to cool in pan for 20 minutes before moving bread onto a wire rack to cool completely.
You knew this question was coming–crunchy or smooth?
Great minds think alike, my friend! I’m posting about peanut butter banana bread today too!
Woohoo! I’m not opposed to baking another loaf.
I’ve had a recipe for peanut butter banana bread pinned for ages and still haven’t made it! I really need to fix that problem, especially on national peanut butter day! Yours looks great!
This loaf won’t last long–that’s for sure!
All natural, unsalted crunchy!
Bread looks delicious!
I like the unsalted crunch too! Thought I was the only one who liked it without all the salt.
All-natural, unsalted, (raw) crunchy almond butter is my favorite!
This looks delicious. I bet you could totally sub another nut butter for the peanut butter
I actually thought about subbing in almond butter, but I wanted to fully celebrate National Peanut Butter Day.
Crunchy all the way! I like smooth too because all peanut butter is delicious but I love the crunch. Great idea on adding the peanuts into the bread. It sounds oh so delicious!
Basically, I won’t say no to PB.
Can you just send me a slice, holmes??
I’ll slip a Crumbs cupcake in the package too!
Peanut Butter Banana Bread seems to be the thing in the blog world today! My post tonight is about it too
although I didn’t add any crunchy peanuts and I’m feeling a little sad!
Great minds …
Besides the flaxseed, I actually have all these ingredients. It sounds pretty good. I actually like crunchy peanut a lot on sandwiches…I used to be smooth. I don’t know, I’m not too picky though LOL
Any peanut butter is good peanut butter, right?
This look amazing! Thanks for sharing
It’s quite tasty–it won’t last long!
That bread looks so moist and delicious! Like a cloud of whipped pb – banana heaven!
It’s so good–eating a slice right now actually.
Omg, I totally have to try this.
You’re the banana bread queen, Laura–you will love the addition of PB!
I so love anything with peanut butter added to it. How’s Downton Abbey going?
Oh man! This sounds deliciousssss! Must make. Think it’d work with crunchy PB?
I bet it would–I have crunchy on hand, but since the original recipe called for creamy, I stuck to it. (I changed some other ingredients, so I wanted to keep a few things constant.) Let me know how it turns out with crunchy!
This looks amazing! Pinning @ now. I celebrated by giving my dog some peanut butter
I didn’t have any non-dog-PB in the apartment!
LOL! Doggies love PB!
Yummm PB banana bread sound AMAZING!! If you’d like to make me some, I’d be more than happy to accept!
Lol–have to wait more bananas to become super ripe.
Holy yumville, Carrie!! This recipe combines three of my favorite things in the world – peanut butter, bananas and bread! I wonder how substituting honey (in lieu of the sugar) would work? Thoughts?? I may just have to try it and find out. Happy Friday to you!
I bet honey would work–I usually do that sub in most baked goods. My big gamble with this version was coconut oil for butter, so I didn’t want to change too many things right off that bat.
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YUM!!! I love peanut butter! I can eat either, but we typically buy smooth since my husband doesn’t like crunchy.
I never say no when it comes to peanut butter.
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Glahhh, why can they only air one episode a week?! Gimme more Downton!
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