October 2020: Peanut Butter and Chocolate Chip Banana Bread
Swirls of peanut butter and warm chocolate chips turn this simple banana bread recipe into a dream.
Swirls of creamy peanut butter and a smattering of chocolate chips turns this simple banana bread recipe into a decadent affair. I know the word “decadent” seems like a stretch of a description for the humble banana bread but you gotta trust me here. Warm chocolate and gooey peanut butter? Yeah… there’s not much more to say… You’re gonna want to make this recipe!
A close-up of all the gooey goody in this banana bread.
INGREDIENTS
- 3 overripe bananas
- 1/2 cup melted coconut oil or melted butter
- 1/2 cup honey
- 2 eggs
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 cups flour
- 1 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 cup chocolate chips
- 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
INSTRUCTIONS
- Preheat the oven to 350F degrees and grease your bread pan and lay a piece of parchment paper inside.
- In a large bowl, mash your bananas.
- Then, add in the coconut oil, honey, eggs, and vanilla and combined.
- Next add the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt, and mix until the batter forms.
- Gently fold in the chocolate distributing the chocolate chips throughout.
- Using teaspoon size amounts, dollop 3/4th of the peanut butter into the batter and gently swirl it throughout.(Don't over mix. You want them swirls!)
- Pour the batter into the prepped pan with parchment paper.
- Dollop your remaining peanut butter on top and gently swirl it through the batter.
- Bake for 50-60 minutes, or until center is set being careful not to over cook. (Cover with foil if necessary.)
- Remove the bread from the oven and let cool for 5 minutes in the pan.
- Gently lift the bread with the parchment out of the pan and let cool for another 15 minutes on a wire rack before cutting into it.