Peanut Butter Banana Bread | The Sisterhood of the Shrinking Jeans LLC

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Banana bread is such a versatile staple, and who doesn’t always have an overripe banana or two lying around? Plus, you can add all kinds of fun things to banana bread to change it up – like peanut butter! Who doesn’t love peanut butter, right?

I found this recipe for Peanut Butter Banana Bread in October 2010 issue of Cooking Light. I’ve already made it several times (with my kids!) and it’s a huge hit for breakfast, snack, and even dessert. I may have even had it for dinner a time or two. Shhhhh!

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Peanut Butter Banana Bread

Bread:

  • 1 1/2 cups mashed ripe banana
  • 1/3 cup plain fat-free yogurt (I used Greek)
  • 1/3 cup creamy peanut butter
  • 3 Tablespoons butter, melted
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
  • 6.75 ounces all-purpose flour (about 1 1/2 cups) (I used whole wheat)
  • 1/4 cup of ground flaxseed (don’t sweat it if you don’t have it!)
  • 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/8 teaspoon ground allspice
  • 2 Tablespoons chopped dry-roasted peanuts
  • Cooking spray

Glaze:

  • 1/3 cup powdered sugar
  • 1 Tablespoon 1% low-fat milk
  • 1 Tablespoon creamy peanut butter

Directions:

  1. Preheat oven to 350.
  2. To prepare bread, combine first 5 ingredients in a large bowl; beat with a mixer at medium speed. Add granulated and brown sugars; beat until blended.
  3. Weigh or lightly spoon flour into dry measuring cups; level with a knife. Combine flour and next 5 ingredients (through all-spice) in a small bowl. Add flour mixture to banana mixture; beat just until blended. Stir in nuts. pour batter into a 9×5-inch loaf pan coated with cooking spray. Bake at 350 for 1 hour and 5 minutes or until a tooth pick inserted in the center comes out clean. Remove from oven; cool 10 minuets in pan on a wire rack. Remove brad from pan; cool.
  4. To prepare glaze, combine powdered sugar, milk, and 1 Tablespoon peanut butter in a small bowl, stirring with a whisk. Drizzle glaze over bread.
  5. Yield: 16 servings (serving size: 1 slice).

Nutrition*

  • Calories: 198
  • Fat: 7.4 g (saturated: 2.3 g; mono: 2.7 g; poly: 1.8g)
  • Protein: 4.7 g
  • Carbs: 29.7 g
  • Fiber: 1.9 g
  • Cholesterol: 28 mg
  • Iron: 1.1 mg
  • Sodium: 200 mg
  • Calcium: 27 mg

*Keep in mind that these nutritional values are based on the printed recipe, and not on my modifications!

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