peanut butter banana bread

 

Fact: Peanut butter makes everything better.  That is not a theory that is a fact.  That is at least a fact in this house.  When my kids start to turn their noses up at food I do one of the following: slather it with peanut butter, drizzle it with honey or dash a few sprinkles across it.  Don't underestimate the power of these three super ingredients.  They kinda make me a rock star to my kids in the kitchen.  Take delicious moist banana bread and add peanut butter then top with a peanut butter glaze and you have just made life better.  Your kids gobble down one slice and ask for another.  Supermom one and kids zero.

peanut butter banana bread

adapted: cooking light

1 1/2 cups mashed ripe banana 

1/3 cup plain fat-free yogurt
1/3 cup chunky peanut butter 

3 tablespoons butter, melted
2 large eggs
1/2 cup granulated sugar1/2 cup packed brown sugar
6 3/4 ounces all-purpose flour (about 1 1/2 cups)
1/4 cup ground flaxseed
3/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon 

Cooking spray
 

1/3 cup powdered sugar 

1 tablespoon 1% low-fat milk 

1 tablespoon creamy peanut butter

Preheat oven to 350°. 

To prepare bread, combine first 5 ingredients in a large bowl; beat with a mixer at medium speed. Add granulated and brown sugars; beat until blended.  

Weigh or lightly spoon flour into dry measuring cups; level with a knife. Combine flour and next 4 ingredients (through cinnamon) in a small bowl. Add flour mixture to banana mixture; beat just until blended. 

Pour batter into a 9 x 5-inch loaf pan coated with cooking spray. Bake at 350° for 1 hour and 5 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. 

Remove from oven; cool 10 minutes in pan on a wire rack. Remove bread from pan; cool.
 

To prepare glaze, combine powdered sugar, milk, and 1 tablespoon peanut butter in a small bowl, stirring with a whisk. Drizzle glaze over bread.