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.
🙂
My favorite nut butter right now is the cinnamon raisin pb from Pb& Co, but there are still tons of flavors I want to try 🙂 including the Artisana flavors! any nut butter will be a friend to me.
I hope this is the post for the giveaway! I would love to try some banana butter with CHOCOLATE! I think that would be heavenly!
I get so much inspiration from your blog, thank you once again! I was dying to try the Artisana nut butters so here goes my entry ;]
-One of my absolute favorite nut butters at the moment is the Organic Almond butter with flax seed oil by Once Again. Its super pricey but the toasty, rich flavor that it delivers is superior to the one of Maranatha’s (which is pretty awesome too!).
My new-found favorite is Mighty Maple from PB&Co. OMG delicious!
favorite nut butter? Almond! Favorite flavor? Chocolate!
great giveaway!!! 😀
Glad to hear you had such a good birthday!
My favourite flavour of nut butter is definitely the aforementioned nutty-nanna goo (similar to your Better than Peanut Butter, with a touch of cinnamon), but some other favourites are almond butter and cashew butter. Mmmm….
This is my first comment in a long time… but I have been reading, just quietly! I love both smooth and crunchy peanut butter (especially the PB&Co versions!). Cashew nut butter is also wonderful!
I haven’t been lucky enough to find any ‘different’ flavours of peanut butter over here in the UK. All the shops here stock seem to just be plain nut butters. I’d love to try the maple and chocolate versions of PB&Co (I know I can easily get the flavours my spreading maple syrup/vegan chocolate spread over the peanut butter, but it’s just not quite the same as getting it all from one jar, is it? Haha).
Coconut and chocolate sounds divine. I’d love to try a macadamia and cranberry combination in spread form. Cashew nut and cinnamon might go together nicely as well. Mmm…
great giveaway, hope i win!!
my dream flavor would be chocolate chip cookie dough peanut butter!!
glad you had a wonderful birthday 🙂
My favorite flavored nut butter has to be maple almond butter…but white chocolate PB is a close second. Thanks for doing the giveaway Katie. And Happy Birthday!!!
Maple peanut butter or toffee almond butter sound amaaaaaazing to me. Chocolate coconut sounds like a dream!
This is my mundane (compared to some of the others) response to my favorite nut butter. I LOVE almond butter. I have no idea why; I don’t particularly love almonds. But there’s just something about the butter form that is delicious to me.
i love dark chocolate peanut butter on….everything.
What an awesome giveaway! My dream nut butter would be chocolate and butterscotch!
My current favorite nut butter is PB&Co’s white chocolate PB. My dream kind would be rocky road PB! 🙂
I love nut butters but I think my favorite is still peanut butter. The only flavored nut butter I’ve tried is dark chocolate and white chocolate. I loved the dark chocolate. I suppose I should try a few more flavors and might find a new love!
mmm anything with honey and cinnamon!