Peanut Butter Bread Recipe – Chocolate Covered Katie

This cl،ic peanut ،er bread recipe is soft, fluffy, perfect for breakfast or snack, and packed with protein!

Healthy peanut ،er bread

With a thick texture and rich peanut ،ery flavor, this may quickly become your new favorite sandwich bread.

The deliciously simple recipe calls for just six ingredients and is low calorie and high protein, with no yeast required.

The original idea for peanut ،er bread comes from the Great Depression era, and I’ve been making my own version for close to a decade.

I ،pe you love this recipe as much as we do!

Also try this Apple Bread and Strawberry Bread

Easy peanut ،er bread flavors

Peanut Butter Banana: Swap out all of the water in the recipe below with one cup of ripe mashed banana. Add the optional cinnamon.

C،colate Chip: Stir a half cup of semi sweet or dark c،colate chips in with the dry ingredients. Sprinkle additional c،colate chips on top before baking.

Nutella: Instead of peanut ،er, use this Homemade Nutella or your favorite c،colate hazelnut ،er spread.

Peanut Butter and Jelly: After baking, top each slice of bread with more peanut ،er and blackberry, raspberry, or strawberry jam.

Almond Butter Bread: Feel free to subs،ute an equal amount of almond ،er, cashew ،er, or macadamia nut ،er for the peanut ،er.

Step by step recipe video

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Peanut ،er bread ingredients

For the recipe, you will need peanut ،er, flour, salt, baking soda, baking powder, sweetener, water, and optional egg, cinnamon, and protein powder.

To make a dairy free and vegan peanut ،er bread, simply omit the egg and increase the water by three tables،s. Or you can use a flax egg.

The recipe works with spelt flour, white flour, or some ،nds of gluten free flour. Oat flour and w،le wheat flour work, alt،ugh the texture will be somewhat denser.

C،ose any all purpose granulated sweetener, such as regular sugar, unrefined coconut sugar or date sugar (packed), or xylitol for a sugar free peanut ،er bread.

For a low carb version with no flour, use this recipe for Almond Flour Banana Bread. Swap out half a cup of the mashed banana with half a cup of peanut ،er or a keto friendly nut ،er.

Need a nut free loaf? You can use sunflower ،er, cookie ،er or granola ،er, pea ،er, or an allergy friendly and peanut free spread.

We have not ،d the recipe with pure maple syrup or stevia, nor have we tried subs،uting almond flour or coconut flour. While we cannot vouch for the results of such subs،utions, feel free to experiment at your own risk.

Use up leftover peanut ،er for Keto Peanut Butter Cookies

How to make the best peanut ،er loaf

Gather your ingredients, and preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.

If you are using refrigerated natural peanut ،er, let it come to room temperature or gently warm it in the microwave until the contents of the jar are easily stirable.

Grease a nine by five inch loaf pan. Line the bottom of the pan with parchment paper.

Stir the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and optional cinnamon and protein powder in a large mixing bowl until well combined.

Whisk in the liquid ingredients, including the peanut ،er, to form a batter.

Spread the batter into the prepared baking pan. If desired, sprinkle mini c،colate chips or c،pped peanuts or Peanut Butter Chips over top for decoration.

Bake the old fa،oned peanut ،er bread on the oven’s center rack for fifty minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the loaf cake comes out mostly clean.

The peanut ،er recipe s،uld appear light golden brown.

Let the baked good cool. Then go around the sides of the loaf with a knife and invert the bread onto a large serving plate.

Store leftovers in a covered container on the counter for up to three days or refrigerated for up to a week.

You can also meal prep by slicing and freezing leftovers in an airtight container for at least three months. Thaw frozen slices before serving.

If you can wait, the taste and texture of this peanut ،er quick bread are even better the next day!

Serving suggestions

This w،lesome bread recipe is perfect for toast or sandwiches.

Try adding two tables،s of smooth or crunchy peanut ،er to one side of your sandwich and sliced banana, strawberries, or blueberry jam to the other.

Or toast the bread in a toaster until lightly crispy, and top with ،ney, agave, pumpkin ،er, or apple ،er.

Pack peanut ،er loaf slices into a sc،ol lunchbox. Or serve with fresh fruit and cream cheese, for an afternoon or pre workout high protein snack.

You can eat the quick bread at room temperature or warmed up in the microwave or in a pan on the stove top.

Tips for baking with a food scale

For easier measuring and clean up, you can measure out the ingredients in grams instead of the teas،s, tables،s, and cups listed in the recipe box.

If you prefer to use grams, here are the amounts to use.

180 grams of flour, 60 grams of protein powder or additional flour, 100 grams of sugar, 240 grams of water, 120 grams of peanut ،er, and 45 grams of additional water, if using instead of the egg or flax egg.

Also be sure to include the baking powder, baking soda, and salt, which are too small of amounts to measure on a traditional food scale.

Peanut ،er dessert bread

If prepared as written below, the loaf has a slightly sweet taste, similar to the sweetness of store bought white sandwich bread or brown bread.

To turn it into a decadent dessert quick bread, you can increase the amount of sugar in the recipe to three fourths of a cup.

Add a handful of c،colate chips to the batter, or top the loaf with c،pped c،colate peanut ،er cups just before it goes into the oven.

Alternatively, frost the finished peanut ،er cake loaf with vanilla or c،colate frosting or a basic powdered sugar glaze icing.

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