Inspired by the first installment of “Hearts Around the Table: Jenna’s First Love”, this banana bread has it all! Angie, played by Mindy Cohn, has a heart of gold and has taken in foster children for many years. She has continued her tradition of Sunday Supper with her now grown foster kids, and you could feel the love around the table! One of the things Angie is known for is her banana bread that she used to make for the bake sales at school. I came up with my version of a cozy, heart warming banana bread that feels like a big warm hug, including browned butter, chocolate and peanut butter!
Ingredients:
-1 stick unsalted butter (melted and browned)
-3 ripe bananas
-1 teaspoon salt
-1 teaspoon vanilla
-3 eggs
-2 cups flour
-1 cup brown sugar
-2 teaspoons baking powder
-1/4 cup peanut butter
-1 cup mix of chocolate chips and peanut butter chips
Directions:
Start by melting the sick of butter and stir continuously until it starts to brown. Take off heat and pour in separate heat safe bowl right away to prevent burning. Let it sit and cool while preparing the other ingredients.
In another bowl, mash bananas. Add eggs, vanilla and cooled browned butter. Stir well, then add flour, brown sugar, baking powder and salt.
Once it is all combined, stir in the mix of chocolate chips and peanut butter chips.
Pour half the batter in a greased loaf pan. Swirl peanut butter in the center with a toothpick. Then add the remaining batter. Add more of the chocolate chips and peanut butter chips on top before baking.
Bake at 350 degrees for about 40-45 minutes. Enjoy!