Oh, friends it is beginning. The holiday baking is in full force, and I don’t know about you, but I’m completely overwhelmed. Usually I take the holidays pretty easy so that I can really enjoy them, but I took on a bit too much this year. I’ve learned my lesson. I’m pretty sure. 
This year I’m delivering a few more breads than cookies. I love how yummy breads are and although this Reese’s Banana bread is a full loaf the ones I pass out will be the mini loaves.
I think that there is something especially wonderful about Reese’s Banana Bread. I still love the regular banana bread, Biscoff banana bread, and I adore an awesome Grilled Peanut Butter, Nutella, Banana Sandwich, but the Peanut Butter chips in this one are like little golden nuggets of deliciousness. Plus, this is actually easier to whip up than a whole bunch of different cookies for a Christmas platter, and people love it just as much, and sometimes even more.
Lessons From Little Ones
This was one of those recipes that had little ones begging to take a nibble. I don’t know why that is so satisfying to me, but I adore when the kids cannot wait to dig in. Even though they are little and don’t know a ton about food/baking it’s still awesome that they can see and smell that something delicious was just created. Kids are pretty awesome like that. They are so quick to dish out the compliments and make you feel good. Nothing holds kids back from giving love and encouragement. Just one more little lesson that we could learn from our little ones. Truth.
Ingredients
- 1 3/4 Cup Flour
- 3/4 Teaspoons Baking Soda
- 1 1/4 Teaspoons Cream of Tartar
- 1/2 Teaspoon Salt
- 1/3 Butter, unsalted, softened
- 1/3 Cup Jif Creamy Peanut Butter
- 2/3 Cup White Sugar
- 2 Large Eggs
- 1 Cup Mashed Bananas, ripe (2-3 Medium bananas that have gone freckly)
- 1 Cup Chocolate Chips
- 1/2 Cup Peanut Butter Chips
Instructions
- Heat the oven to 350.
- In a small bowl, mix together the flour, baking soda, cream of tartar and salt. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, with a handheld mixer or the bowl of a kitchen aide, combine the butter, and peanut butter until smooth. Make sure you used softened butter (leave it on the counter for 30-60 minutes). Add the sugar and eggs, and mix to combine.
- Turn the mixer on medium speed and add a little of the dry mixture. Allow to mix until almost incorporated and add a scoop of the banana. Allow to mix again and then continue to alternate between dry ingredients and the banana, ending with the banana. Add the chocolate and peanut butter chips, stir to combine.
- Spray a bread pan (I prefer light in color or glass pans), with cooking spray and add the banana bread mixture. Bake for 50-60 minutes, tenting with foil the last few minutes to avoid too dark a crust.
- Allow to cool for 5 minutes and turn out onto a wire rack. Enjoy!
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I have made this bread so many times and love it. Think there is anyway to make it into muffins without them getting too dry?
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Sweet Basil Reply:
May 20th, 2013 at 9:13 pm
Thank you!! I’ve been working on that with the same result, dry. I’ll see what I can figure out and post soon I hope
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This bread looks so good, love the PB and banana!
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This looks right up my alley! Love anything with peanut butter, chocolate and banana!!! Stopping by thanks to your business card from BYBC13
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Sweet Basil Reply:
February 21st, 2013 at 9:41 pm
Thanks, Natalie!! I wish we could have met! That was such a busy day!!
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Awesome recipe
I love a good Banana Bread… Here’s another one you might like to try
Banana Bread Recipe
Thanks for sharing.
Katie
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YUM – I think we can all agree that we love banana bread. And I LOVE the combination of the double layers of Peanut Butter flavor in this one (plus chocolate chips) – a great banana bread recipe… I will be sharing with my readers too!
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Sweet Basil Reply:
December 16th, 2012 at 10:20 pm
Thanks, Rachel!!!
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wow I never thought to use peanut butter cups…I question if I would even end up sharing…sometimes it is just hard to share LOL
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the best combination. xo
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Oh my gosh I’ve got to make this!! Looks amazing!
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I have 3 overripe bananas winking at me as we speak. This looks like a yummy way to use them all up!
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I love banana bread so much…that I went on a “banana bread fest’ this fall. And for 8 straight weeks made 8 different versions…and I am loving this one of yours. PB goes so well with banana!
And when you comment on my site, something about how you type your URL into my comment field and also on other sites, sometimes if I click on your name, it leads to a dead end site. Not your blog. So weird but just thought I’d LYK there is maybe a typo or something funny in the URL field going on.
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I love adding peanut butter to my banana bread!
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How creative! Do you think this would work with a natural PB?
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Carrian Reply:
December 3rd, 2012 at 5:20 pm
Wendy, I’ve found that with natural peanut butter it goes a little dry, so just watch it and add a tablespoon of milk if needed
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Carrian, I think I love you. Nope–I KNOW I do. This bread is out-of-this-world and I’m officially weak in the knees. PB + bananas and little pockets of choc chips? Heavenly!
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Carrian Reply:
December 3rd, 2012 at 5:21 pm
awww thanks, friend!! I sure love you too!
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