Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Banana Bread

Oooh, yes! This Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Banana Bread is the best of all possible worlds! This riff on classic Banana Bread is so good, the whole loaf will be gone before you know it.

While this banana bread may look like a humble loaf speckled with chocolate chips, it is so much more than that.

I think you could even say the combination of peanut butter, chocolate, and bananas together are a little bit “extra.” This bread is packed with ingredients that make great pairings, but when combined as a trio? Well, they kind of make for the ultimate banana bread.

The resulting quick bread is rich with peanut butter and banana flavor, bits of semi-sweet chocolate, and a dense but not heavy crumb.

Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Banana Bread

PREP TIME15 mins

COOK TIME55 mins

TOTAL TIME70 mins

YIELD1 loaf

Ingredients

• 2 to 3 very ripe bananas, peeled
• 1/3 cup (74g) melted unsalted butter
• 1/2 cup milk, (whole, 2 percent or even a nut milk works)
• 1 large egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup (200g) sugar
• 1/2 cup (113g) creamy peanut butter
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• Pinch of kosher salt
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon (optional)
• 1 1/2 cups (191g) all-purpose flour
• 3/4 cup (143g) chocolate chips

Method

1. Preheat the oven and prep the pan:

   Preheat the oven to 350°F. Spray or grease a 4x8-inch loaf pan very well.

1. Make the batter:

   Mash the bananas in a mixing bowl using a fork. Whisk in the melted butter, milk, egg, and vanilla. Mix in the sugar.

   In another mixing bowl, using the hand mixer (or a whisk), beat peanut butter until smooth. Beat this into the banana mixture. Scrape the bowl down and beat in the baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and flour.

   

   

   

   
2. Fold in the chocolate chips:

   Fold in the flour until completely combined, followed by the chocolate chips.

   
3. Bake the loaf:

   Spread the batter in the prepared pan and bake on the center rack of the oven for 55 to 60 minutes, or until the bread is deeply golden and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
4. Cool the loaf:

   Remove the bread from the oven and place on a rack to cool completely before turning out.
5. Enjoy!

   Store the leftover bread wrapped well in plastic at room temperature for 3 days. Leftovers are great toasted lightly in a pan with butter.