Peanut Butter Streusel Banana Bread
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Loading... - Chris Walker
- 20 Mar 2023
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PREP TIME: 15 MINS
TOTAL TIME: 1 HR 5 MINS
SERVINGS: 12
Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Streusel Banana Bread is a decadent twist on my Healthier Classic Banana Bread recipe, and it’s perfect for a sweet breakfast treat or an easy dessert!
Firstly, I want you to know I tried to talk myself out of it. I really did.
I told myself that you’ve seen enough banana bread recipes, and I just don’t need another.
And besides, no one is making banana bread this time of year. They’re making salad and low-calorie everything to make up for all of the holiday naughtiness. And I probably should be, too.
But the day I made this banana bread—rather than making supper, naturally—I took it out of the oven, and the streusel was just calling to me, and I couldn’t ignore it.
I mean, I LOVE banana bread, but I just don’t know if there’s anything much better than crumbly streusel.
Except for maybe this peanut butter streusel. It’s SO good, I think this might actually be my favorite banana bread!
The chocolate chips? They’re basically just for looks.
You can totally stir some into your batter if you want to go all out. And you know I won’t judge you for doing something like that.
This time though, I just wanted a nice, moist, plain banana bread with a little treat on top.
I am also totally one of those people who eats the top bit last. It’s like a dessert for your dessert—or your breakfast or afternoon snack! Bananas and peanut butter are perfectly acceptable breakfast foods.
Ingredients Needed:
Bananas: you’ll need ripe or overripe bananas for this bread to have the best flavor.
Butter: use unsalted butter, as we’ll be adding salt. If you only have salted butter to hand, don’t add as much salt.
Sugar: use white granulated sugar for the bread, and then soft brown sugar for the streusel topping.
Eggs, Milk, and Baking Soda: they will help the bread to rise and be nice and fluffy. Use any kind of milk you have from whole milk, lower-fat milk, dairy-free milk, or even plain yogurt if you prefer.
Flavorings: vanilla extract and ground cinnamon give the bread an irresistibly warm, spiced flavor.
Peanut Butter: I normally use smooth peanut butter for this banana bread, but you can use crunchy too for a bit of extra texture. Creamy peanut butter will give the streusel that creamy flavor, but natural peanut butter will work as well.
Flour: whole wheat flour or all-purpose flour is fine for the streusel, all-purpose flour will work best for the banana bread.
Oil: you can use canola oil or another neutral-flavored oil. Coconut oil will work too!
Chocolate Chips: these are optional for the topping, or you can mix them into the bread as well. Any kind will do! Read More…
