Peanut Butter Apple Banana Bread — Jazz up regular banana bread with peanut butter and apples! A perfect combo that tastes amazing together!! Fast, easy, no mixer required, and a hit with everyone!
PB Apple Banana Bread Recipe
Peanut butter and apples go together. Peanut butter and bananas go together. Apples and bananas go together. It all works so well together.
This apple banana bread recipe combines some of my favorite ingredients into one super soft, moist loaf that’s filled with harmonious flavors and wonderful textures in every bite. I have over 40 different recipes for banana bread and dozens more for banana muffins and banana cakes, but I’ve never tried this combo and I’m so glad I did.
The peanut butter flavor doesn’t overwhelm the homey taste of banana bread, with some apple flavor coming through. It’s a fast, easy, no mixer recipe and because I used oil there’s no butter to cream and no mixer to dirty. Oil keeps bread softer and springier than butter, and I prefer it.
Baking with bananas and apples adds so much moisture that it’s impossible to have a dry loaf. Throw in peanut butter and peanut butter chips and you’re destined for success. My family said this is the best banana bread I’ve ever made. Until next month. But for now, I’ll take the compliment.
What’s in PB Apple Banana Bread?
To make this one bowl banana bread recipe, you’ll need:
- Egg
- Light brown sugar
- Canola oil
- Granulated sugar
- Sour cream
- Creamy peanut butter
- Vanilla extract
- All-purpose flour
- Baking powder and baking soda
- Salt
- Mashed bananas
- Grated apple
- Peanut butter chips
How to Make PB Apple Banana Bread
This is such a quick banana bread recipe and it requires minimal effort to make! Simply whisk together the sugar and the wet ingredients, then gently stir in the dry ingredients. Fold in the mashed bananas, grated apple, and peanut butter chips.
Turn the batter into a greased 9×5-inch loaf pan, then bake until the top is golden, the center is set, and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, or with a few moist crumbs, but no batter.
If desired, you can serve this peanut butter apple banana bread with Peanut Butter, Honey Butter, Vanilla Bean Browned Butter Glaze, or Cream Cheese Glaze.
How to Store Banana Bread
This PB apple banana bread can be stored at room temperature for up to 1 week, or in the freezer for up to 6 months.
Tips for Making Apple Banana Bread
I recommend using a store-bought peanut butter like Jif or Skippy for this one bowl banana bread recipe rather than a natural or homemade peanut butter. Natural peanut butters are usually too oily for this recipe.
Note that your bananas should be quite ripe when you mash them. The riper they are, the moister and sweeter they’ll be.
You may need to tent the pan with a sheet of foil draped loosely over it in the last 10 to 15 minutes of baking to prevent the top and sides from becoming overly browned before the center cooks through. Baking times will vary based on moisture content of bananas, apples, climate, and oven variances.
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Peanut Butter Apple Banana Bread
Ingredients
- 1 large egg
- ½ cup light brown sugar, packed
- ⅓ cup canola or vegetable oil, liquid-state coconut oil may be substituted
- ¼ cup granulated sugar
- ¼ cup sour cream, lite is okay; or Greek yogurt may be substituted
- ¼ cup creamy peanut butter
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt, or to taste
- 1 cup mashed ripe bananas, about 2 large or 3 small bananas
- 1 cup grated apples, about 2 small or 1 extra-large grated on the coarsest blade of a box grater; I used unpeeled gala apples
- 1 cup peanut butter chips, butterscotch chips or a mix-and-match combination of peanut butter and butterscotch chips may be used
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F. Spray one 9×5-inch loaf pan with floured cooking spray, or grease and flour the pan; set aside.
- To a large bowl, add the the first seven ingredients, through vanilla, and whisk to combine.
- Add the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and fold with spatula or stir gently with a spoon until just combined; don’t overmix.
- Add the bananas, apples, and fold gently to combine.
- Add the peanut butter chips and fold gently to combine.
- Turn batter out into the prepared pan , smoothing the top lightly with a spatula.
- Bake for about 60 to 65 minutes (I baked 63 minutes) or until the top is golden, the center is set, and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, or with a few moist crumbs, but no batter. **
- Allow bread to cool in pan for about 15 minutes before turning out on a wire rack to cool completely before slicing and serving.
- Optionally, serve with or glaze with Peanut Butter, Honey Butter, Vanilla Bean Browned Butter Glaze, or Cream Cheese Glaze.
Notes
- **Tip – Tent the pan with a sheet of foil draped loosely over it in the last 10 to 15 minutes of baking to prevent top and sides from becoming overly browned before center cooks through. Baking times will vary based on moisture content of bananas, apples, climate, and oven variances. Bake until done; watch your bread, not the clock and don’t worry if it takes longer to bake than the baking estimates provided.
- Bread will keep airtight at room temperature for up to 1 week, or in the freezer for up to 6 months.
- Adapted from The Best Strawberry Bread and Zucchini Banana Bread.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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Wow, just made this today and it is amazing! My husband and I just love it. So moist and great combination of flavours. I didn’t feel that it needed a glaze or icing. Now I will have to look at some of your other recipes.
Thanks for the 5 star review and I am glad that it’s amazing and both you and your husband love it!
Delicious! I made it gluten free and it is wonderfully moist. I used 2 bananas and one green apple as well as 1 cup of chocolate chips. Will be making again!
Thanks for the 5 star review and I’m glad that it worked out well GF and that you’ll be making it again!
Awesome recipe. I used chunky peanut butter because that is what I had. Honey crisp apple.
Thanks for the 5 star review and I’m glad that this turned out awesome for you!
So delicious!! Even my very picky husband enjoyed it. I used one large Pink Lady Apple, two large bananas, Greek yogurt instead of sour cream, and due to an allergy, I mixed 1 tablespoon of ground flaxseed with 2 tablespoons of water in place of the egg. It is moist and so perfectly tasty. I am fairly inexperienced in the kitchen especially when it comes to baking, and this is the best thing that has ever come out of my oven.
Thanks for the 5 star review and glad this came out great with a flax egg too!
Glad to hear it’s the best thing that has ever come out of your oven – that is a huge compliment!
My family loved this recipe. They also said it was the best I’ve ever made, and it was easy since I didn’t have to pull the blender out. I omitted the chips and added cinnamon. I also finely chopped the apples versus grated because I had some leftover from a pancake batter I had just made. Chopped works well for my family b/c they like the apple chunks.
Thanks for the 5 star review and glad this was a hit!
My family loved this recipe! It is very moist and delicious! Also it was very easy to make and didn’t take much time at all. I used two large bananas, I would suggest three for more banana flavor, or stick with two if you want the peanut butter to shine more. Definitely will be making again!
Thanks for trying the recipe and glad you’ll definitely make it again!
Can i use straight peanut butter instead of the chips i dont have any or chocolate chips
No. You need to either omit all the chips entirely OR swap with what you have but you cannot add PB in place of the chips. The batter will not be correct.
Oh just made this recipe peanut butter apple banna bread…the aroma thhe smell is fantastic and the result of the taste of the bread wow yummilicious though ut my first time to bbaked this. A little longer of baking time….but it worths. Thanks so much for this beautiful and healtylicious recipe. God bless and more power Ms. Averie :)
I tried this peanut butter apple banana recipe and it tastes just awesome. I also recommend everyone to try this recipe at least one time you will love it.
Thanks for sharing these recipes.
Thanks for trying the recipe and I’m glad it came out great for you!
Hi Averie,
I made this last night, and it turned out great! It took over 75 minutes for this to bake in a toaster oven. Since I am in a warm climate, I don’t want to heat up the house. I let it sit over night, and tried it this morning. Delicious!
Thank you.
That’s wonderful you could make this in your toaster oven! Glad it tasted delicious!
***Averie –sorry! My phone did autocorrect :(
Hi Carrie!
I’ve never made bread before and this is probably a silly question: can you freeze bread dough like you do the cookie dough and bake it later?
Thanks!
You’d be better off to make the bread straight through, then freeze it, rather than freeze the dough. Bread freezes really well in general although I haven’t personally frozen this one.
I would love to try this! Can applesauce be substituted for the grated apples and/or some of the oil? Curious if anyone has tried this and in what combination. Thanks!
I would make the recipe as written. I fear that applesauce will be too watery and runny and the bread won’t set up.
OH MY GOSH. This is amazing. I watched this like a baby because I didn’t want it to overcook. It is SOOOO good!! I want to eat it all right now. But then there won’t be any left..
Thanks for trying the recipe and glad it came out great for you! Glad there won’t be any leftovers :)
Can I make this without sour cream or yogurt? It’s too much of a pain to go out in the snow with a four month old to get it.
Probably will still work, minus some moisture and lift (won’t rise quite as well).
Apples and peanut butter are one of my favorite snacks, and peanut butter and bananas are a favorite breakfast. I’ll have to try this for both!
Just tucking into this! Great recipe – used regular plain yogurt and walnuts instead of chips. Did not peel my apple. Came out wonderful and moist. Its almost half gone as I type :)
Thanks for trying the recipe and I’m glad it came out great for you!