Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Banana Bread

Ingredients

• 2 to 3 very ripe bananas, peeled
• 1/3 cup melted unsalted butter
• 1/2 cup milk,
• 1 large egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• Pinch of kosher salt
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 3/4 cup chocolate chips

Directions

1. Heat the oven to 350 degrees F. Coat a 4x8-inch loaf pan thoroughly with spray or grease. In a mixing bowl, use a fork to mash the bananas, then whisk in the melted butter, milk, egg, and vanilla. Stir in the sugar.
2. In a separate mixing bowl, beat the peanut butter with a hand mixer, or use a whisk, until it’s smooth. Add it to the banana mixture and beat until combined.
3. Scrape down the bowl, then beat in the baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and flour. Fold the flour in until the batter is fully mixed, then fold in the chocolate chips.
4. Transfer the batter to the prepared pan and smooth it out. Bake on the center rack for 55 to 60 minutes, until the loaf is a deep golden color and a toothpick poked into the middle comes out clean.
5. Take the bread out of the oven and set it on a rack to cool completely before removing it from the pan. Wrap any leftover bread well in plastic and keep it at room temperature for 3 days. Leftovers are excellent lightly toasted in a pan with butter.