Description
This peanut butter banana bread is the perfect balance of flavors and textures. It’s naturally sweetened with bananas and maple syrup, making it a better-for-you treat. Plus, it’s easy to make with simple pantry ingredients.
Ingredients
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- 1 1/2 cup all-purpose flour (or white whole wheat flour)
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 3 very ripe bananas (360g or about 1 2/3 cup of mashed bananas)
- 1/4 cup maple syrup
- 1/4 cup avocado oil
- 1/4 cup plain yogurt
- 2 eggs, room temperature
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1/4 cup peanut butter (plus more 2 tablespoons for drizzling on top)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray loaf pan with non-stick spray or line with parchment paper and let excess extend over sides of pan to help lift out later.
- In a medium bowl combine flour, salt, baking soda, and baking powder.
- In a stand mixer (or with a hand mixer) mash bananas until chunky, then add the maple syrup, avocado oil, yogurt, eggs, and vanilla. Some small lumps of banana are ok.
- Note: Before adding the peanut butter, you may want to warm it in the microwave for 10-15 seconds to make it easier to combine.
- Add 1/4 cup of peanut butter and continue to mix until combined.
- Stir in the flour mixture until just combined. Do not overmix.
- Pour batter into loaf pan. Melt the remaining 2 tablespoons of peanut butter in the microwave for 10-15 seconds to pour easily on top of the batter. Drizzle or spoon on top and use toothpick to swirl into batter.
- Bake for 60-70 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
- Allow to cool for at least 10 minutes before using parchment paper to lift out.
Notes
Tip: To get eggs room temp quickly put whole eggs in small bowl with warm water.