🍌🍫 Reese Peanut Butter Cup Banana Bread 🍫🍌
Ingredients:
Dry Ingredients:
2½ cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
¼ teaspoon kosher salt
1 tablespoon all-purpose flour (reserved for coating peanut butter cups)
Wet Ingredients:
½ cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
1 cup sugar
2 eggs, beaten
1 cup mashed ripe bananas (about 3 medium bananas)
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
½ cup whole milk
Mix-ins:
28 mini Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups, divided (22 for the batter, 6 for topping)
Directions:
Prep Work:
Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease a 9x5-inch loaf pan and line it with parchment paper for easy removal.
Chop & Coat the Cups:
Roughly chop 22 mini peanut butter cups. Toss them with 1 tablespoon of flour—this helps keep them from sinking to the bottom of the bread.
Mix Dry Ingredients:
In a medium bowl, whisk together the 2½ cups of flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.
Cream the Butter and Sugar:
In a large mixing bowl, cream the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy (about 2–3 minutes using a hand mixer).
Add Wet Ingredients:
Beat in the eggs, then mix in the mashed bananas and vanilla extract until well combined.
Add Milk and Dry Mix:
Alternate adding the dry ingredients and milk to the banana mixture, beginning and ending with the dry mix. Stir gently just until combined—don’t overmix!
Fold in Peanut Butter Cups:
Gently fold the floured chopped peanut butter cups into the batter.
Pour and Top:
Pour the batter into your prepared loaf pan. Cut the remaining 6 mini peanut butter cups in half and press them gently into the top of the batter for a gooey, melty topping.
Bake It Up:
Bake for 55–65 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean (a little chocolate is fine!). Check at the 45-minute mark and cover loosely with foil if the top is browning too quickly.
Cool and Slice:
Let the bread cool in the pan for about 10–15 minutes before transferring to a wire rack. Cool completely before slicing for the neatest results—if you can wait that long!