Quick Peanut Butter Bread Recipe

Peanut butter bread is moist, rich and bursting with peanut butter flavor. Add chocolate chips or spread peanut butter onto this quick bread and enjoy it for breakfast or as a snack! 

This peanut butter bread is delicious! I also added semi sweet chocolate chip morsels. My husband loved it! I will definitely be making this again and again.
-Eileen

Peanut Butter Bread

All these years I’ve been baking and I’ve never made or even tried peanut butter bread!

Banana Bread is one of my favorites so if I am going to make a quick bread, that’s my go-to.

But once I tried peanut butter bread, I realized it’s a contender for the top spot in my heart against banana bread!

If you want to add chocolate chips to this recipe, DO IT! It tastes like a giant reese’s cup then!

Peanut Butter Loaf Recipe Ingredients

creamy peanut butter: adds flavor

granulated sugar & brown sugar: adds sweetness and flavor

egg: binds the batter together by providing structure

vegetable oil: adds fat and moisture 

buttermilk: makes the bread moist & fluffy

vanilla extract: adds flavor

all purpose flour: flour is necessary to build structure

baking powder: helps to leaven and lift the batter

salt: just a pinch to balance the sweetness and enhances the other flavor

How to make peanut butter bread

1. Combine the peanut butter, granulated sugar and brown sugar with electric mixer.
2. Add in eggs, buttermilk and vanilla extract.
3. Add the dry ingredients.
4. Pour batter into the prepared pan and bake. 

Total Time Required for this Peanut Butter Bread Recipe

• 5-10 minutes to prep the batter
• Bake for 60-70 minutes at 350ºF
• 30-60 minutes to cool

Peanut Butter Quick Bread Pro Tips

Tip #1 – Do Not Over Mix the Batter

• I have been guilty of this myself and I am learning to be okay with lumps in my batter. For quick bread, do not use your electric mixer to beat in the dry ingredients, using a spatula and mixing by hand will give you more control. “Mix just until incorporated” means mixing the dry ingredients with the wet ingredients until you can just no longer see any flour streaks. Yes, you should still scrape the sides and the bottom of the bowl, but do that as you’re mixing in the flour.

Tip #2 – Be careful to not over bake the bread

• Sometimes the bread can trick you, it can look done on the outside but still be doughy in the middle. That’s when tenting the bread with aluminum foil comes in handy. It protects the top from becoming too brown, overcooked or crusty. 

Tip #3 – Know what size loaf pan you have

• There’s two popular loaf pan sizes – 9×5 and 8.5×4.5. Even though the numbers are similar, the pans actually differ in size by 15%. The 8.5×4.5 pan will yield a tall, more domed bread and will take 5-10 minutes longer when baking. The total suggested bake time for a 8.5×4.5 inch pan is 55-65 minutes and 9×5 inch pan is 45-60 minutes.

How to properly measure flour

• Fluff the flour with a fork
• Use a spoon to scoop the flour into your measuring cup
• Use a butter knife to level off the flour in the measuring cup

Sticking the measuring cup straight into the bag of flour will result in too much flour to be packed into the cup, which can result in dry peanut butter bread.

Peanut Bread Recipe Variations

• Crumb Topping. Take these blueberry muffins to the next level by topping them with our ultimate crumb topping.
• Nuts. Add in ½ cup of chopped nuts.
• Extra Cinnamon. Add in ½ cup of cinnamon chips.
• Zest it up a bit. ​If you like a fresh, zesty taste, try adding the zest of a lemon to your muffin batter.

Gluten free peanut butter bread

I have made this bread multiple times with King Arthur’s Gluten Free Measure for Measure Flour with great success. You can also try another brand of gluten free all purpose flour. Be sure to measure the flour properly. 

How to store Peanut Butter Bread

To Freeze:

Individually wrap each muffin in plastic wrap. Then place them in a ziploc bag or airtight container and place in the freezer for up to 3 months.

To Thaw:

To thaw, leave them at room temperature until defrosted, about 1 hour. Or unwrap them and microwave at 20 second intervals until defrosted.

How long does Peanut Butter Quick Bread last at room temperature?

Peanut butter quick bread can typically last for about 2 to 3 days when stored at room temperature in an airtight container or wrapped tightly in plastic wrap.

Does Peanut Bread need to be refrigerated?

​​Peanut butter bread can last a couple of days at room temperature if well-sealed, but for longer storage, especially beyond 2-3 days, it’s better to refrigerate it.

More like this recipe for Peanut Butter Bread

• Blueberry Muffins
• Cinnamon Swirl Bread
• Peanut Butter Banana Bread
• Chocolate Chip Muffins