Chocolate Chip Peanut Butter Oatmeal Banana Bread
All my favorite things in a gorgeous snack loaf. Please bake this if you can. If you’re a fan of chocolate with peanut butter and banana then this is the recipe for you. All of the ingredients come through but very subtly.
The ingredients are pretty straightforward with this one. The flour can be substituted with gluten free flour 1 to 1 or oat flour. The whole oats added in with the dry ingredients create the perfect texture, with a very slight hearty bite to the bread – amazing! Also, I used mini chocolate chips then and now. Please use what you have on hand, but I highly recommend the minis for aesthetic and taste! The more the better!
I typically make this bread with melted butter, but decided to try avocado oil this time. It worked beautifully. Any neutral oil will work with this recipe such as, olive oil or melted and cooled coconut oil. The other wonderful option is being able to sub in Greek yogurt for the sour cream. I’m a big fan of adding sour cream to banana bread though because it makes it SO moist.
Please make sure you loosely cover the loaf after 30 minutes of baking. The bread will start to brown at that point and you need to continue baking it and not burn the top. This slightly higher temperature will give the loaf a thick outer crust and preserve the interior and not allow it to dry out. Works every time.
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Chocolate Chip Peanut Butter Oatmeal Banana Bread
Ingredients
- 1 cup all purpose flour
- 1 cup rolled oats
- 1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 2 ripe bananas
- 1/2 cup all natural peanut butter, (room temp)
- 1/2 cup olive oil (or any neutral oil)
- 1/2 cup sour cream (or Greek yogurt)
- 1 egg, lightly beaten
- 1/2 cup mini chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 375° F. Spray your 9×5" loaf pan or line with parchment paper.
- In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, oats, sugar, baking powder and salt.
- In a medium bowl, mash the bananas. Stir in the oil, peanut butter, sour cream and beaten egg. Add this mixture to the dry mixture and combine (DO NOT OVER MIX). Stir in the chocolate chips.
- Transfer the batter to your prepared loaf pan and evenly spread out with a rubber spatula. Optional: sprinkle top with extra chocolate chips. Bake for 30 minutes then throw a piece of aluminum foil on the top of the loaf to loosely cover it. Continue baking for another 15-20 minutes or until a toothpick comes out mostly clean. Allow to cool at least 30 minutes in the pan prior to removal. Then allow it to cool for another 30 minutes prior to slicing.
Delicious! I was short on time because we wanted this for breakfast so I baked it in an 8×8 pan at 375 for 30 minutes and it came out perfect! Didn’t have to do the foil and only waited 10 minutes to cool. Saved me and 1 hour and 20 minutes on waiting to eat so I’m sure I will make it often. Also added 1/2 tsp of cinnamon and used coconut sugar instead of brown sugar. Thanks Stella!
Hi Linda, Thank you for trying the recipe and coming back to share your feedback! Very useful!
gonna make this tonight
Subbed applesauce for oil and the sour cream for Greek yogurt, and used sunbutter & whole wheat flour and it is still so incredible and perfectly moist! Amazing and adaptable recipe.
Hi Emma, I’m so glad you liked the recipe and I appreciate you sharing your feedback with us all – super helpful!!
I’ve always followed you. Made several of your recipes. The banana bread I’ve not made yet, but will do this weekend. I’m a big FAN!
Hi Jere and thank you for the continued support – it is greatly appreciated!!
hey can i use spelt flower instead of white ?
it should work with spelt yes
would doing this as muffins take less time to cook? and a different temperature?
Hi Elaine, Yes definitely less time in muffin tray for sure. I would do them at 350 F. for about 20-25 minutes. Until toothpick comes out clean.
This is seriously one of my favorite breads. In fact I’m going to go get another piece right now.
Hi Kathy, I’m so glad you liked the recipe!
so so good
Hi Sami, YES! thanks for trying!
I just made this bread, I can’t wait to try, It smells so GREAT and it puffed up in the pan. Very excited to find recipes with regular flour and low sugar.
Hi Ann Marie, hope you enjoyed the loaf!
I made it in one bowl and it turned out delicious!
So yummy! I’ve made so many of your recipes and they’re always great!
Do you think this would freeze?
Yum I had some sour cream to finish up and all the rest of the ingredients for this recipe. Love the oatmeal added and made muffins instead. Thanks will definitely make this again!
First time making this! Husband loved it! But how do I make it more stable? It’s falling off when I cut it 😕
Think dairy free yogurt can be subbed for the yogurt/sour cream? My daughter has an allergy.
Hi Claudia, yes i think that will work! Enjoy with your daughter!
Any suggestions for a dairy free addition. For the sour cream/green yogurt. I have an allergy. Think dairy free yogurt will work?
Yes it will work dairy free yogurt!
This recipe is amazing! I made this for my family and friends and everyone loved it! It’s perfectly moist and sweet.
Hi Sarah, glad everyone liked it! Job well done!