Description
Peanut Butter Chocolate Banana Bread combines three irresistible flavors into one incredibly moist, decadent loaf with swirls of creamy peanut butter ribboned through tender banana bread studded with chocolate chips.
Ingredients
For the Banana Bread:
3 very ripe bananas (about 1½ cups mashed)
â…“ cup melted butter
½ cup granulated sugar
¼ cup light brown sugar, packed
2 large eggs
½ cup creamy peanut butter
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon salt
1½ cups all-purpose flour
1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
For the Peanut Butter Swirl:
â…“ cup creamy peanut butter
2 tablespoons powdered sugar
1 tablespoon milk
Instructions
1. Preheat oven to 350°F and grease 9×5-inch loaf pan. Line bottom with parchment paper, leaving overhang on two sides.
2. In large bowl, mash bananas until mostly smooth. Stir in melted butter, then add both sugars, eggs, ½ cup peanut butter, and vanilla. Whisk vigorously for 45 seconds until smooth and fluffy.
3. Sprinkle baking soda and salt over wet mixture and stir thoroughly. Add all flour at once and gently fold just until barely combined.
4. Fold chocolate chips into batter with 2-3 gentle strokes. Reserve 2 tablespoons chips for topping.
5. In small bowl, stir together â…“ cup peanut butter, powdered sugar, and milk until smooth and pourable. Add more milk if too thick.
6. Pour banana bread batter into prepared pan and spread evenly, smoothing the top.
7. Drizzle peanut butter mixture over top in lines or dollops. Use butter knife to swirl in figure-eight or zigzag pattern, cutting to bottom of pan. Make 5-6 passes—don’t over-swirl.
8. Sprinkle reserved chocolate chips over top, pressing slightly so they adhere.
9. Bake for 60-70 minutes, until deeply golden and toothpick comes out with a few moist crumbs. Peanut butter areas may look slightly underdone.
10. Cool in pan 15 minutes, then lift out using parchment overhang. Cool completely (45+ minutes) before slicing.
Notes
Store wrapped tightly at room temperature for 4 days or refrigerate for up to a week.
Use regular creamy peanut butter, not natural—natural separates and creates oily batter.
Use ripest bananas with black-spotted peels for maximum flavor.
Don’t over-swirl or you’ll lose the beautiful ribbon pattern.
Crunchy peanut butter works too and adds great texture.
Cool completely before slicing for cleanest cuts and set peanut butter swirls.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 1 hour 5 minutes
- Category: Dessert, Breakfast
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 340
- Sugar: 24g
- Sodium: 280mg
- Fat: 16g
- Saturated Fat: 6g
- Unsaturated Fat: 9g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 43g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 8g
- Cholesterol: 50mg