Peanut Butter Banana Bread

I felt like I was a bread machine this morning :)

This morning, I was reading some blogs and drinking my coffee when I noticed we had bananas that were ready to be used.

I though about banana bread but being a fan of peanut butter, I wondered if anyone ever made a PB and banana bread. How original of me, right?

Well it took Google about 2 nano seconds to find tons of MY original idea.

So I found one I liked but I modified it to be healthier. I have baked before following a recipe strictly but this is my first EVER experiments in baking.

The aroma is starting to escape the oven and it smells so good right now and there is still 45 minutes left on the timer, sniff sniff; how on earth am I going to wait? Don't worry, I don't intend to give you folks an update every few minutes.

If you can read these lines, the experiment was successful, if you can't well lets not waste time, you are reading right now, right? Or maybe you are looking at the pictures?

Meanwhile here is my very own recipe:

Peanut Butter Banana Bread

Ingredients

Coconut Oil                           1/2 Cup (or 1/2 Cup of Butter)

Truvia                                     3/4 Cup (or 1 Cup Sugar)

Eggs                                         2

Natural Peanut Butter     1/2 Cup

Bananas                                2 Mashed

All Purpose Flour             1 Cup

Whole Wheat Flour        1 Cup

Baking Soda                      1 Teaspoon

Chopped Walnuts          1/2 Cup

Directions

1- Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Lightly grease a 5*9 inch loaf pan or line with parchment paper.

2- Soften Coconut Oil. (15 secs in the microwave should be enough)

3- In a large mixing bowl, cream together Coconut Oil and Truvia. Add eggs; beat well. Stir in peanut butter, bananas, flours and baking soda until blended. Fold in walnuts. Pour into prepared pan.

4- Bake at 325 degrees F (165 degrees C) for 70 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into center of the loaf comes out clean. Remove to a wire rack to cool.

Did you notice Ivy, I spelled 'flour' right from the start; old monkey do learn, right? ROTFL (Rolling on the flour laughing)

The results are in, dim the lights... Alright we watched the finally of American Idol so I'm still under the influence :)

Two testers out of two were happy with the result. It tasted more like a Banana bread but with a light peanut butter flavor.

My wife is not a fan of PB, she had taken out the Nutella to “improve” the experience if need be. However after a few bites, she liked it so much that the Nutella was staying safely in the jar. For the last bite, she couldn't resist the Nutella's attraction and she went for it. She said Nutella wasn't worth it. Oh my gosh, I didn't know one day I would have to compete with Nutella and my money wouldn't have been on me!