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.
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Happy bday baby!:) I’ve been making raw crunchy almond butter lately with vanilla and cinnamon-sooo good! I soooo want those baby jars of love:)
Honey almond butter!
walnut butter is my favorite nut butter but truly I love them all.
okay….my fav is artisana cashew butter. It’s like licking frosting out of the betty crocker tub when I was a kid. BUT the dream would be a blend of peanut-cashew-chocolate butter. mmmmm
I would have to say it is Peanut butter with Honey!!! yum! yum! yum!
Does pecan butter exist? I’ve never seen or eaten any but I love pecans.
Pecans with chocolate *drool*
That would be my ideal. That said I love peanut butter and honey together 🙂
People have mentioned so many awesome combos! I’m getting hungry just reading them! 😀
Thanks so much for the opportunity!! This would be a great birthday present for me..mines tomorrow the 9th. I’ve really wanted to try the walnut and pecan butter.
I would love to win this!!!
I love almond butter or dark chocolate dreams PB! YUM!!
Kim
Thanks!
I would love macadamian nut butter, macadamian nuts are my favorite so I assume I will love it in nut butter form
I’m so glad to here that you had a GREAT b-day!
My dream flavor of nut butter would be hazelnut butter (which I know exists, but I’ve never tried it), but I do love me some cashew butter!
I used to absolutely love Nutella before I was vegan. Since then, my favorite nut butter so far has been Naturally Nutty’s vanilla almond butter…WOW is it amazing! Please enter me in the Artisana give-away; I’d love to try their spreads!
My ideal nut butter would be macadamia nut with chocolate!
My favorite would be anything with chocolate in it 🙂 Happy birthday, Katie!
You’re so lucky to have so much flavours ! I would love to try the one with pecan. Oh ! My God ! I would die for two slices of bread with in between chocolate-pecan butter and cherry jam !!!!
I love maple almond butter 🙂 Great give away!!