Chocolate Peanut Butter Banana Bread (Printable)

Moist banana bread swirled with creamy peanut butter and chocolate chips, perfect for breakfast or snacking.

# What you'll need:

→ Dry Ingredients

01 - 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
02 - 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
03 - 1 teaspoon baking soda
04 - 1/2 teaspoon salt

→ Wet Ingredients

05 - 3 large ripe bananas, mashed
06 - 2/3 cup granulated sugar
07 - 1/3 cup neutral oil (vegetable or canola)
08 - 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter, plus extra for swirling
09 - 2 large eggs
10 - 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

→ Mix-ins

11 - 1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips

# Directions:

01 - Preheat the oven to 350°F. Grease and line a 9x5-inch loaf pan with parchment paper.
02 - In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt until well blended.
03 - In a large bowl, combine mashed bananas, sugar, oil, peanut butter, eggs, and vanilla. Mix until smooth and creamy.
04 - Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients. Stir gently until just combined; do not overmix to maintain tender texture.
05 - Fold in the chocolate chips until evenly distributed throughout the batter.
06 - Pour the batter into the prepared loaf pan. Dollop extra peanut butter on top and swirl gently with a knife to create marble effect.
07 - Bake for 50–55 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out with just a few moist crumbs.
08 - Cool in the pan for 10 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely before slicing.

# Expert Suggestions:

01 -
  • The texture is impossibly moist, almost cake-like but still substantial enough for breakfast
  • That moment when you slice into it and see the marbled peanut butter running through dark chocolate crumb feels like opening a present
02 -
  • Overmixing the batter will make your bread tough and dense, so stop as soon as the flour disappears
  • The swirling step is purely aesthetic but worth the extra thirty seconds for that beautiful marbled look
03 -
  • Use really ripe bananas with plenty of black spots for the best flavor and sweetness
  • Let the bread cool completely before slicing, otherwise it will crumble and you will lose those pretty swirls

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