This Peanut Butter Apple Banana Bread is the most comforting way to use all those fall apples this year.
Funny things happen when you send your spouse to the store. You have a recipe in your mind. The flavors are dead-set in your head. You just need el spouso to stop on the way home from work and grab the ingredients so you can make magic happen in the kitchen so said magic can end up in your mouth! So there you are. All day just day-dreaming about these flavors. You can pretty much taste them. And then the unthinkable happens. It all goes wrong. But in an amazing kind of way.
(stick with me, it’ll make sense soon)
So let me explain.
So these flavors I was day dreaming about. Apples and Butterscotch. One of my favorite fall-flavor combinations. Seriously, how can you go wrong here? I made it happen with this popcorn mixture, and I wanted to see it recreated in banana bread. I saw no problem in sending the wifey to the local grocery store to cure my cravings.
The only problem? We buy our baking chips in bulk. I know, that doesn’t sound like a problem.
Except for the fact that butterscotch chips and peanut butter chips are the same color. (and apparently my wife can’t read, but that’s another story I guess… I kid!)
So here I am mixing along. In go the apples. In go what I think are butterscotch chips. Give it a good mix, and then a swipe of a finger. Wifey follows suite.
We both swallow. Then the furrowed brow. Then simultaneously:
“Those are PEANUT BUTTER CHIPS! …….. mmmmmm!”
Frustrated for about half a second that I wasn’t going to get my apple+butterscotch fix, but it totally turned into gratitude that it all still worked out into something fantastically delicious!
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 1/3 cup unsweetened applesauce
- 1 tablespoon coconut oil , melted
- 3 medium ripe bananas
- 2 eggs
- 1/3 cup almond milk
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 cup whole wheat pastry flour
- 2 apples , peeled and diced (any variety you have on hand)
- 1/2 cup peanut butter chips
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Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease a loaf pan with cooking spray.
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Stir together 1/2 cup granulated sugar, 1/2 cup brown sugar, 1/3 cup applesauce, and 1 Tablespoon oil. Set aside.
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Add 3 bananas, 2 eggs, 1/3 cup milk, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1 teaspoon baking soda to a blender and blend until smooth.
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Pour half the banana mixture into the sugar mixture with 1 cup of all purpose flour. Stir until just incorporated, then add the remaining banana mixture and 1 cup whole wheat flour. Mix until just incorporated. Stir in diced apples and peanut butter chips. Pour into prepared pan.
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Bake for 45-55 minutes until a toothpick comes out clean.
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Cool completely before removing loaf from pan.
adapted from Crazy for Crust's Healthier Banana Bread
Hey there! My name is Holly, and I am passionate about enjoying all foods without guilt, judgement, or failure. Food shouldn’t have a “good” or a “bad” label. After years and years of dieting and having a bad relationship with food and my body, I am finally at place where food is not the enemy, and I want nothing more than to help other women get to this place with me!
I live in the beautiful state of Utah with my son and the love of my life. I’m a coffee obsessed, yoga-practicing, Zumba-rockin’ nerdy tattoo-lovin’ Air Force wife, and I’m so excited to share my story, experiences, and lessons with you.
Karen says
LOL! What a great….mistake…? Nah, even if it wasn’t the plan, I’m sure it tastes amazing! Love the idea of this combo! Yum!
Holly Waterfall says
seriously! who doesn’t love apples and peanut butter??!
Layne says
I just pinned so I can bake this soon with my son – how delicious! Thanks for sharing your recipe.
Holly Waterfall says
I bet your son will love helping.. and sneaking peanut butter chips!
Danielle says
Yum! Looks so good! What would you substitute for the coconut oil for someone with some coconut allergies? Would you trade it for another oil or just go for straight up margarine? I’m also trying to figure out if I could make this work in the breadmaker….
Holly Waterfall says
I don’t have any experience with using a breadmaker, so I can’t quite say, but I bet you could! Regardless, it’s super easy to make and no real need for the bread maker 🙂
As for oil, use a vegetable oil instead of coconut oil. Same amount. Enjoy!
nathalie muscat says
I can’t find peanut butter chips in my country 🙁 can I use the normal peanut butter ? thanks!
Holly Waterfall says
You would want to replace with some sort of chips. Chocolate chips, butterscotch chips, white chocolate chips, etc