Description
A moist and indulgent banana bread packed with creamy peanut butter and chunks of Reese’s peanut butter cups. Perfect as a dessert, snack, or sweet breakfast treat.
Ingredients
For the bread:
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1 ½ cups (190 g) all-purpose flour
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1 teaspoon baking soda
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½ teaspoon baking powder
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½ teaspoon salt
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½ cup (115 g) unsalted butter, softened
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½ cup (100 g) granulated sugar
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½ cup (100 g) brown sugar, packed
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2 large eggs, room temperature
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1 cup (240 g) mashed ripe bananas (about 2–3 bananas)
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½ cup (130 g) creamy peanut butter
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1 teaspoon vanilla extract
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½ cup (120 ml) sour cream or plain Greek yogurt
Mix-ins and topping:
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1 cup (150 g) chopped Reese’s peanut butter cups (plus extra for topping)
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½ cup (90 g) semi-sweet chocolate chips (optional)
Instructions
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Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease a 9×5-inch loaf pan or line with parchment paper.
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In a medium bowl, whisk flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.
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In a large bowl, cream butter, granulated sugar, and brown sugar until fluffy.
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Beat in eggs one at a time, then add peanut butter and vanilla. Mix until smooth.
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Stir in mashed bananas and sour cream.
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Gradually fold in dry ingredients until just combined—do not overmix.
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Gently fold in chopped Reese’s and chocolate chips.
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Pour batter into prepared loaf pan. Smooth top and sprinkle with extra chopped Reese’s.
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Bake 55–65 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out with moist crumbs.
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Cool in pan for 15 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely before slicing.
Notes
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Use overripe bananas with brown spots for best sweetness and moisture.
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Tent with foil halfway through baking if the top browns too quickly.
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Cool completely before slicing for clean cuts.
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Store unglazed bread before freezing, add fresh Reese’s on top when serving.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 60 minutes
- Category: Quick Bread / Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 320 kcal
- Sugar: 26 g
- Sodium: 230 mg
- Fat: 15 g
- Saturated Fat: 7 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 42 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 6 g
- Cholesterol: 55 mg
Keywords: Reese’s peanut butter banana bread, peanut butter banana bread, Reese’s dessert loaf, chocolate peanut butter banana bread Nutrition (per slice, based on 12 servings) Serving Size: 1 slice Calories: ~320 Sugar: 26 g Sodium: 230 mg Fat: 15 g Saturated Fat: 7 g Unsaturated Fat: 8 g Trans Fat: 0 g Carbohydrates: 42 g Fiber: 2 g Protein: 6 g Cholesterol: 55 mg Would you like me to also turn this into a JSON-LD Recipe Schema so it’s SEO-ready and can qualify for Google Rich Snippets?