Rachie Bakes NI

Peanut butter, chocolate banana bread

If you fancy something moreish and moist then this banana bread is for you. Nothing fancy just really, really tasty! If you're like me and find yourself with a few overripe bananas this is the perfect recipe to transform them into. 

Ingredients
75g crunchy peanut butter 
125g  butter, softened
200g caster sugar 
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 eggs
200g plain flour 
1 teaspoon baking soda 
3 large very ripe bananas
1 large ripe, but firm, banana
100g milk chocolate chips

Method

Preheat your oven to 160c and line a loaf tin. 

Heat the peanut butter in a pan until just warm and set aside.

Cream the butter and sugar together until pale and fluffy.

Add in the vanilla.Sift together flour and baking soda.

Add one egg and a spoonful of flour, beat until smooth. 

Add the other egg and the remainder of the flour. 

Mash 3 bananas and add to the mixture.

Fold in the warmed peanut butter and chocolate chips. 

Pour mixture into the loaf tin. 

Slice the remaining firm banana in half and push gently into the mixture. 

Bake at 160c for 1 hour.