Peanut Butter Bread is a simple and delicious quick bread recipe. It uses basic pantry staples and results in tons of peanut butter flavor.
If you are looking for a quick breakfast or snack, try this easy Peanut Butter Bread recipe. It is one of the easiest Peanut Butter Desserts along with Peanut Butter Pudding,Peanut Butter Snowballs and Reese’s Pieces Cookies. With only a handful ingredients, this recipe is perfect for busy moms.
I have been making this Great Depression recipe for years and it’s perfect with a glass of milk. Another easy bread recipe to try is Banana Bread.
Peanut butter fans might also want to try making homemade Nutter Butter Cookies.
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Why this recipe works
You don’t need any complicated ingredients to make this bread and it doesn’t even include butter. With just a few pantry staples, this recipe comes together without much fuss or work.
It’s a great recipe and so easy. If you love peanut butter, it’s a must try and inexpensive to make.
Ingredients
- All Purpose Flour
- Granulated Sugar
- Large Egg (room temperature)
- Baking Powder
- Salt
- Fat Free Milk
- Creamy Peanut Butter
Find the complete list of ingredients at the bottom of the page.
Variations
- Chocolate Chips. Add a handful of chocolate chips to the batter for chocolate flavor.
- Nuts. You can fold chopped peanuts into the batter.
- Dried Fruit. Raisins and cranberries taste great in this bread.
Step by Step instructions
- Step 1. Go ahead and preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Then spray a 9X5 inch loaf pan with non-stick spray.
Step 2. Whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt.
Step 3. Next, add in the egg, milk and peanut butter into the dry ingredients. Blend with an electric mixer until wet ingredients combined.
Step 4. Pour the bread batter into loaf pan and bake.
Step 5. Now, it’s time to bake the bread. It takes 50-60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the bread comes out clean. Let the bread cool in the pan for 10 minutes. Then remove from the pan and place on a wire rack to cool completely.
Pro Tips
- Cut the bread when completely cool. You will have nice clean slices if you wait until its cool.
- Check to make sure the bread is fully cooked. A toothpick inserted into the center should come out clean.
- Don’t overmix the batter. Combine the ingredients until just blended together.
FAQs
Store any leftover bread in an airtight container or ziplock bag at room temperature for up to 4-5 days.
You can also freeze the bread. Wrap in plastic wrap and place in a freezer container. Freeze up to 3 months. Thaw in the fridge when ready to serve.
It is delicious with peanut butter spread on each slice. Jelly is also a great flavor combination.
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Peanut Butter Bread
Ingredients
- 2 cups All Purpose Flour
- 1/2 cup Granulated Sugar
- 1 large Egg room temperature
- 1 Tablespoon Baking Powder
- 1/2 teaspoon Salt
- 1 1/3 cup Fat Free Milk
- 1/2 cup Creamy Peanut Butter
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit and spray a 9X5 inch loaf pan with a non-stick cooking spray.
- In a large bowl, stir together the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt.
- Add in the egg, milk and peanut butter and blend with a hand held mixer until combined and smooth.
- Pour the batter into the prepared loaf pan.
- Bake for 50-60 minutes until a toothpick inserted into the center of the bread comes out clean.
- Let the bread cool in the pan for 10 minutes and then turn the bread out onto a wire rack to cool completely.
- Once the bread has cooled, it’s ready to slice, serve and enjoy!
