Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Banana Bread
This Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Banana Bread is soft, moist, and packed with cozy flavors. Ripe bananas add natural sweetness, the creamy peanut butter is rich and nutty, and the mini chocolate chips melt into perfect pockets of sweetness. It’s a great and comforting bake to use up your ripening bananas!
Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1/8 tsp nutmeg
- 1/8 tsp cloves
- 1 tbsp cornstarch
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 3/4 cups white sugar
- 1/3 cup oil
- 1 cup bananas approx 2-3 medium, mashed
- 2 large eggs room temperature
- 1 tbsp vanilla
- 1/2 cup sour cream room temperature
- 3/4 cups creamy peanut butter
- 2/3 cups mini chocolate chips
- 3 tbsp creamy peanut butter melted (for the drizzle)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350℉/176℃ and grease and line a 9x5 loaf pan with parchment paper. Set aside. Mash the bananas and set aside.1 cup bananas
- In a bowl, mix together the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, cornstarch, and salt. Set aside.2 cups all-purpose flour, 1 tsp baking soda, 1 tsp cinnamon, 1/8 tsp nutmeg, 1/8 tsp cloves, 1 tbsp cornstarch, 1/2 tsp salt
- In another large bowl, add the white sugar, peanut butter, bananas, eggs, vanilla, oil, and sour cream. Whisk well to combine. It may be clumpy from the bananas, that's normal!3/4 cups white sugar, 1/3 cup oil, 2 large eggs, 1 tbsp vanilla, 1/2 cup sour cream, 3/4 cups creamy peanut butter, 1 cup bananas
- Combine the dry and wet ingredients together until almost completely combined, then mix in the mini chocolate chips and continue to mix just until the flour streaks disappear. Do not over-mix!2/3 cups mini chocolate chips
- Scoop half of the batter into the prepared pan and spread. Then drizzle some peanut butter on top and swirl in. Add the rest of the batter on top, and drizzle and swirl the rest of the peanut butter. Finish by sprinkling some mini chocolate chips.3 tbsp creamy peanut butter
- Bake the bread for 60-80 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean. Mine took 75 minutes. I would start checking every 5 minutes after the 55 minute mark as every oven differs.
- Once baked, slightly open the oven and allow the hot air to come out. Leave it like this for 10 minutes to prevent the loaf from collapsing, then remove it completely from the oven and allow it to cool on the counter.
- Once ready, slice, and enjoy!
Notes
Peanut butter* - I melted 3 tbsp of peanut butter to drizzle in between and on top of the banana bread. I find that melting it makes it easier to swirl in, but you don't have to! This step is optional, but delicious :)
Mini chocolate chips* - If you don't have any, you can use semi-sweet or dark chocolate chips.
You can also omit the chocolate chips completely or replace them with your favorite chopped up nuts, raisins, coconut, or anything else!