Yes, the following is better than peanut butter.
I know, you’re all rolling your eyes right now, saying, “How can anything (besides chocolate) be better than peanut butter?” Hear me out; this spread has the one-up on regular pb because it:
- is easier to spread
- is lower in calories (more about this at the end of the post)
- tastes sweeter, without any added sugar, and has a serving of fruit
Above, spread on top of Banana Bread for One.
Another bonus: This recipe doesn’t make as much of a mess as trying to smush sliced banana into a sandwich. As usual, the recipe is so simple that I feel a little silly writing it down.
Banana Butter
- 1 medium banana
- 2 to 4 tablespoons peanut butter, depending on how pb-y you like it (or almond, cashew, walnut butter, etc.)
- optional: I like to add a little cinnamon
My favorite ratio is 4 tablespoons peanut butter to 80 grams (without peel) banana (about 1/2 a large banana). And I often use a frozen banana, which makes this spread taste like peanut butter ice cream!
Procedure: Whir the two ingredients in your food processor or blender until smooth. Leftovers can be stored in the fridge. (If possible, it’s best to let the mixture sit for a few hours before enjoying, as the taste becomes more robust with time.)
Above, spread over a Breakfast Pizza Cake.
Other Ideas for Use:
This creation can be used anywhere you’d use regular peanut butter—warmed up and drizzled over oatmeal, as a sandwich spread, dip, or pudding, as a smooth-and-velvety topping for waffles or pancakes, on vegan ice cream, or simply eaten plain off a spoon (or out of the blender, depending on your level of self-restraint!).
As for calories… Ok, so I’m having a bit of a dilemma: Recently I’ve been getting quite a few requests from readers asking if I can add calorie counts to my recipes. I don’t count calories, but I know that a lot of you (readers and fellow bloggers) do count. So, since I really try hard to make my recipes—and my blog in general—suitable for everyone, and since it’s not hard for me to figure out the calorie counts anyway, I thought I’d ask: Do you want me to add calorie info to my recipes? Please vote; either way, I’m interested in hearing your opinion. And until I figure this dilemma out, here are the nutritional stats for the banana butter:
Banana Butter Calories:
Serving Size: 1 tablespoon (based on my favorite combination)
Calories per serving: about 40 calories
(As a reference, regular peanut butter has about 100 calories per tablespoon.)
Variations:
Yes, there is a chocolate version.
🙂
I favorite nutbutter is peanut butter – but a DREAM nut butter? I’d say peanut butter/COCONUT/chocolate butter. O.M.G.
fav flavor has to be a mocha or a plain and crunchy plain almond butter!! happy belated bday sweetie!
xoxo
lo
My current nut buttah fave is TJs sunflower seed butter, in fact I just blogged about it 5 mins ago. And yesterday, and the day before that….
I would love to try chocolate infused nut butters, I have some Choco PB2 on order but like a choco-cashew butter would be divine. I want to try ALL of the Artisana flavors!
I have yet to try vanilla almond butter, but it sounds delicious! Chocolate almond butter would be great too!
I would LOVE to win some Artisana nut butters so that I can finally get to try this delicious looking stuff. I have not had the opportunity to try many nut butters, but if I had to choose a favorite, I would have to say it’s White Chocolate Wonderful from PB&CO. I hardly ever buy it though since I can’t keep myself from eating most of the jar with a spoon. It’s that good!
Cashew butter, hands down!
Then almond butter.
Then peanut 🙂
I love nut butter, period! I think I’m a nut butter addict, but i’m okay with that 🙂 Lately though, i’ve been missing PB and Co, especially their Dark Chocolate Dreams… mmmm. I wish they would go on sale every now and again 🙁
All of the Artisana flavors sound delicious to me! 🙂
My dream nut butter flavour would have to be chocolate coffee cashew nut butter…sounds weird but I think the combination of rich, dark chocolate, bitter coffee and the subtly sweet smoothness of cashews would be just divine.
In reality, I would love to try both Mighty Maple and Cinnamon Raisin Swirl PB & Co flavours.
I’m not sure if the giveaway is open to UK residents (of which I am one, unfortunately!) so if not then just enjoy the bizarre quality of my nut butter tastes / suggestion ; )
I like PB & Co’s Dark Chocolate Dreams. And of course there’s always classic all natural peanut butter! I made your banana butter by the way- and loved it!
ooh, my fav nut butter is almond, although i usually don’t descriminate 🙂
and you must have known how much i want to try that artisana cacao bliss!!! hope you had a great bday!
wow, how many comments already. My fave nut butter is homemade nutella
Is that pic from your bday bash!???? So cute i hope u got great stuff and spent it with lovely people 😀 My fave nut butters are TJ’s roasted AB or PB, the perfect combo of taste and value ;D
I`ve never tried any of that brand of nut butter, I`m stuck on my Jiffy Peanut Butter and my almond butter. But I would love anything that was chocolate + peanut butter. Reese’s are my absolute favorite candy, and that combination is insanely good.
The Artisana Goji Bliss has got to be the most amazing nut butter I have ever tasted! I was lucky enough to sample all the flavors at the SF Green Festival last year. OOhh I do hope that they come again this year! As for a dream flavor… I’d love to try some sort of raw nut butter that incorporates persimmons, just because they are my favorite fruit.
I love maple peanut butter or almond butter! Mmmmm 🙂
yay giveaway! i usually use barney butter, but my FAVORITE is pecan butter! YUM!