Change up your banana bread with the addition of peanut butter and Reeses Peanut Butter Cups in these Reeses Peanut Butter Banana Bread.
One of my favorite parts of Christmas is filling the stockings. My husband and I aren’t big on giving lots of gifts to each other, but I do love to get stuff to fill his stocking. Nothing big, maybe some candy and a few small gifts, but it’s the little things that are fun.
Miniature Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups were one of the candies that I put in our stockings this year. I can’t resist the combination of peanut butter and chocolate, so this has always been a favorite candy of mine. So when I saw this recipe on Picky Palate, I just knew that I would be making it.
I had never thought of adding peanut butter to banana bread. Throw in some chopped up mini Reese’s Peanut Butter cups, and I’m sold! And as luck would have it, I had a few super ripe bananas on the counter. This recipe makes 3 loaves, but I easily halved it, and I made mine in mini loaf pans. I hate to admit it, but although I intended to give most of these away, my husband and I ended up eating them all over the course of 3 days. They are that good. My husband still hasn’t stopped talking about them.
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The Ultimate Reeses Peanut Butter Banana Bread
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 1 hour
- Total Time: 2 hours
- Yield: 3 loaves 1x
Description
Change up your banana bread with the addition of peanut butter and Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups.
Ingredients
Bread
- 1 1/2 cups butter, softened
- 2 cups sugar
- 5 eggs
- 1/2 cup peanut butter
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 box (3.4 oz) instant vanilla pudding
- 2 cups flour
- 5–6 ripe bananas, mashed
- 20–30 mini Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups, chopped
Glaze
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- 1 tablespoon peanut butter
- 2–3 tablespoons milk
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350F. Grease 3 9×5-inch baking pans.
- Cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add the eggs one at a time, scraping down the sides of the bowl as needed. Beat in the peanut butter. add in the cinnamon, baking soda, salt, pudding mix and flour. Mix until combined. Fold in the bananas and chopped Reese’s.
- Pour the batter into the prepared baking pans. Bake for 45-60 minutes, or until a tester inserted in the middle comes out clean. Let cool completely.
- To make the glaze, whisk together the powdered sugar, peanut butter and milk until smooth. Drizzle over the top of each loaf.
Recipe Notes:
source: Picky Palate
Tina says
Hi ! Question – – is that supposed to be 3 full size loaves @ 9×5 – – or did you mean mini’s ? Thanks ! Can’t wait to make this !!!!!!!!!!!!
Deborah says
It is 3 full sized loaves. 🙂
Elaine says
this sounds so delish, a must try this Summer.
Chinky says
Hi do you have a from scratch recipe of the instant vanilla pudding mix that I can substitute for this? Thanks!
Deborah says
I have never used a substitution for the pudding mix. I did find this mix recipe online – http://www.browneyedbaker.com/2012/04/17/diy-homemade-instant-vanilla-pudding-mix/. I’m not sure how it would work with the recipe since I haven’t tried it, but it may be worth a try!
Cindy. Lo. says
I am a big fan of banana bread,
Especially after reading this post!
Veron says
Those look so irresistable! I never really filled stocking till this year. They were usually just for decoration. Finally my husband and I filled our stockings …:)
A scientist in the kitchen says
I love Reece peanut butter! Lots of fond memories with my friends over boys and dates 😉
Kevin says
They look so good. I really like the sound of chocolate and peanut butter in a banana bread. With both the bananas and the peanut butter I would think that the bread would be nice and moist. Come to think of it, I have not done a Christmas stocking in a while.
javagirlkt's cookin' says
WOW.
Now I know exactly what to do with those ripe bananas in my freezer!!!
I love bananas, I love reeces, I love bread….. This looks amazing!!
Rivka says
Ohh man delicious! I must try these for the pb-banana lover in my house — thanks for the fab. post!
Laura says
What is it with men and stockings–do they just not get it? Or did all mothers at some point decide that they would do stockings only for thier girl children (or was this Santa’s doing?). I have to say though that my husband did a good job on my stocking this year–a new oven mitt from Williams Sonoma, a gift card to a yarn store, chocolate covered espresso beans, a bumble bee for my crocs… As a reward, I think I’ll make him this banana bread (I think we have reeses from Halloween, or I can steal them from work). My hubby’s favorite beverage is a smoothie of bananas, chocolate soy milk, and peanut butter, so he’ll be all over this recipe!
Jenny says
Deborah,
Your little loaves look great! They are so yummy arent’ they? Glad you all enjoyed them. Happy New Year!