Peanut Butter Banana Bread

By Vickie

TOH award winner's book, 2014.

Ingredients

• Topping:
• 1/2 C all purpose flour
• 1/2 C packed brown sugar
• 1/4 C creamy peanut butter
• 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
• Batter:
• 1/2 C butter, softened
• 1 pckg. (8 oz.) cream cheese softened
• 1 1/4 C sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 C mashed ripe bananas
• 1 tsp. vanilla
• 2 1/4 C flour
• 1 1/2 tsp. baking powder
• 1/2 tsp. baking soda
• 1 tsp. ground cinnamon
• 1 1/2 C semisweet chocolate chips

Preparation

Step 1

1. Combine flour, brown sugar, peanut butter and cinnamon until crumbly. Set aside

2. Cream butter, cream cheese and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in bananas and vanilla. Combine the flour, baking powder, baking sida and cinnamon; stir into creamed mixture just until moistened.

3. Divide half of batter, putting some on the bottom of pan. Sprinkle half of topping next them put remaining batter over that. Finally, sprinkle other half of topping over the top. Bake at 350 for 45-55 min. ***Reduced fat peanut butter, not recommended for this recipe.