Peanut Butter Glazed Banana Bread

Fall is fast approaching and for me that means the smell of fallen leaves, wood stoves, boots, sweaters and fall foods. One of those fall foods is quick bread... banana, pumpkin, apple, zucchini, no matter the flavor, it's a fall staple.

Since I went a little overboard in buying bananas last week, I had a bunch of brown bananas that needed to be put to good use. I found this recipe for banana bread in a past issue of Cooking Light. I was intrigued by the peanut butter banana combination and the idea of glazing a quick bread. I had to substitute a few of the ingredients due to what I had on hand in the kitchen, so I'm sad to say the bread probably isn't as light as the original.

 

Moist banana bread with a hint of creamy peanut butter, drizzled with a sweet peanut butter glaze. It's the perfect breakfast on the go on a chilly fall morning or a great afternoon snack.

Peanut Butter Glazed Banana Bread

Adapted from Cooking Light

Bread
1 1/2 cups mashed ripe banana
1/3 cup sour cream
1/3 cup creamy peanut butter
3 tablespoons butter, melted
2 large eggs
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
6 3/4 ounces all-purpose flour (about 1 1/2 cups)
3/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/8 teaspoon ground allspice
Cooking spray

Glaze

1/3 cup powdered sugar
1 tablespoon 1% low-fat milk
1 tablespoon creamy peanut butter

Preheat oven to 350. Spray a 9x5 inch loaf pan with cooking spray.  

Combine the first five ingredients in a large bowl and beat on medium speed with a mixer until blended. Add the sugars and beat again on medium speed until combined. 

Combine the dry ingredients in a medium sized bowl and gradually add to the wet ingredients, beating on medium speed until just blended. Pour the batter into the prepared loaf pan. Bake 50-65 minutes or until the edges are brown and a tooth pick inserted into the middle of the loaf comes out clean.

Remove from oven and allow to cool for 10 minutes before removing the loaf from the pan. Cool the loaf completely before adding the glaze.

For the Glaze:

Combine the ingredients in a small bowl with a small whisk. Drizzle the glaze over the entire loaf.