Peanut Butter Crumb Topped Banana Bread
Servings
2loaves
Servings
2loaves
Ingredients
Peanut Butter Crumb Topping
Banana Bread
Instructions
Peanut Butter Crumb Topping
  1. Melt peanut butter and butter together.
  2. Stir in remaining ingredients and set aside.
Banana Bread
  1. Combine butter and slightly chopped, or broken, bananas in a microwave safe bowl or large saucepan. Heat over low heat, or 30 seconds at a time in the microwave. Stir and mash with a large spoon or potato masher until butter is melted and bananas are soft and mashed.
  2. Remove from heat. Stir in sugar and salt. Add eggs, milk, and vanilla and mix well.
  3. Stir in flour and baking powder just until combined.
  4. Gently stir in any mix-ins, if using.
  5. Divide evenly between two greased 9″x5″ loaf pans.
  6. Divide peanut butter mixture in half, and crumble evenly over batter in pans.
  7. Bake at 350-degrees F for 40-45 minutes, or until toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean
  8. Cool 10 minutes before turning out of pan onto cooling rack to cool completely.
  9. To freeze, wrap well in plastic wrap and foil, and place in a zip-top freezer. Freeze for up to a month.
Recipe Notes
  • Add chopped peanuts to up the peanut butter flavor.
  • Use pecans or walnuts for a more traditional banana bread.
  • Use any flavor chips – chocolate, peanut butter, butterscotch, caramel, etc.
  • Substitute any nut or seed butter for the peanut butter in the crumb topping.