Peanut Butter Pumped Banana Bread

Mmmmm. Bananas and peanut butter.

This bread is LOADED with bananas and chunky (you can use smooth if you want) peanut butter. It's crunchy on the outside, but absolutely melts in your mouth. It's actually extremely easy to make, too!

The Bread:

• 1 Stick of Butter (I used light butter) 
• 1 1/2 Cups Sugar
• 2 Eggs
• 2 Tablespoons Vegetable Oil
• 1 Cup Peanut butter (your favorite kind!)
• 1/4 Cup milk
• 3 Mashed Small to Medium Bananas (or two large)
• 2 Cups Flour (I used 1/2 Cup Whole Wheat and 1 1/2 Cups All Purpose)
• 2 Teaspoons Baking Powder
• Apple Pie Spice (optional, you can add a pinch if you like spices in your banana bread)
• Chocolate Chips
• Cinnamon

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees
2. Cream butter and sugar in a large bowl until very light and fluffy using a hand or stand mixer. Add in the eggs one at a time and continue to beat until everything is very frothy and light. 
3. Add in the veggie oil and peanut butter and mix until well combined. Add in the milk and mashed bananas and stir in using spoon until just combined (you don't want to use the mixer anymore at this point or you'll get rid of the yummy banana chunks!)
4. Sift together the flour, baking powder, and apple pie spice (optional), cinnamon, and chocolate chips. Pour together all at once into the wet mixture. DO NOT use a mixer or you'll get a rubbery cake!
5. Fold in the dry ingredients until JUST combined. To ensure a tender cake, I always stop stirring after ten folds even if I can still see flour. It's okay if all the flour isn't combined! As long as there isn't too much unmixed, you're better off undermixing than overmixing because the bread won't have melt-in-your-mouth texture if you do too much!
6. Bake covered in foil for ten minutes, then (depending on your baking dish) bake another ten minutes uncovered or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean or the bread "springs" back when pushed down! 
7. Enjoy your yummy bread!