Bake Peanut Butter Chocolate Chunk Banana Bread

I love any recipe that uses up something that would otherwise get thrown away, and banana bread is a perfect example. I'm one of those people who only likes bananas before they start developing spots. This means that I usually only get about halfway through a bunch before I'm unwilling to eat the rest.

Since the key to a moist, sweet and flavorful banana bread is to use really ripe bananas, it's the perfect way to get rid of the rest of the bunch before they end up in the trash. Aside from the fact that ripe bananas are sweeter and have a more intense banana flavor, they also have a lower starch content, which insures the bread stays moist.

The thing is, I find plain banana bread a little boring, which is why I usually end up adding other things. My double chocolate banana bread has become a favorite in my household, but this time, I decided to try a banana bread with another one of my favorite ingredients: peanut butter! I mean think about it, peanut butter and banana sandwiches are amazing, chocolate dipped bananas are divine, and peanut butter chocolate cups are habit forming, so how awesome would it be to have a peanut butter and chocolate chunk banana bread?

While I leave you to ponder that, let me just tell you that if you really want to go overboard, slice this bread up and make peanut butter banana sandwiches with it.