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    Home » Recipes » Breads » Quick Breads

    Peanut Butter Chocolate Swirl Bread

    Published by Melissa on May 13, 2014 | Updated June 10, 2022 | 17 Comments

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    If you did a mash up of a peanut butter cookie and a rich, moist chocolate quick bread, you’d get this fun Peanut Butter Chocolate Swirl Quick Bread. A little bit crumbly on the outside and tender on the inside with little bits of peanuts throughout. 

    Roxana from Roxana’s Home Baking recently sent me an invitation to participate in this month’s chocolate party. Each month Roxana, along with some wonderful and very talented blogger friends, decide upon a secret ingredient to use in their chocolate sweets. This month’s secret ingredient is peanut butter. The combination sounded too good to resist joining in the baking adventure. 

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    I’ve been trying some fun new quick bread recipes for an upcoming garage and bake sale that I mentioned in my Streusel Topped Chocolate Chip Banana Bread post. Rather than just combine the chocolate and the peanut butter in the batter, I thought it would be more fun to swirl the chocolate in so the peanut butter would shine.

    Peanut Butter Chocolate Swirl Bread Recipe from Barbara Bakes

    Chunky Skippy Peanut Butter is always in our cupboard, so I always use chunky peanut butter when I bake with peanut butter. I like the little added crunch you get from the peanuts, but feel free to substitute creamy peanut butter if you must.

    If you’re a chocolate and peanut butter lover, give this recipe a try. And stop by the chocolate party to see all the chocolate peanut butter recipes your favorite bloggers created this month.

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    Peanut Butter Chocolate Swirl Bread

    Prep Time20 mins
    Cook Time50 mins
    Total Time1 hr 10 mins
    Course: Breads
    Servings: 2 loaves (or 5 mini loaves)
    Author: Barbara Schieving
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    Ingredients

    • 3 cups all purpose flour
    • 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
    • 1 teaspoon baking soda
    • 1 teaspoon salt
    • ½ cup 1 stick unsalted butter, room temperature
    • ½ cup sugar
    • ½ cup packed brown sugar
    • 1 cup Peanut Butter
    • 3 eggs
    • 2 teaspoon vanilla extract
    • 1 cup sour cream
    • ½ cup semisweet chocolate chips

    Instructions

    • Preheat oven to 350°. Spray two (9 x 5) loaf pans with nonstick baking spray, or five mini loaf pans (5 ¾ x 3 ¼ x 2 ¼.)
    • In a medium bowl whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Set aside.
    • In the bowl of a stand mixer beat the butter and the sugars until light and fluffy, about two minutes. Mix in peanut butter. Add eggs one at a time mixing well after each addition, scraping down sides of bowl as needed. Add vanilla and sour cream and mix to combine. Add flour mixture mixing on low just until blended.
    • In a medium microwave safe bowl, melt chocolate chips in microwave on 50% power, stirring often. Cool slightly. Stir in 1 ½ cups batter just until blended.
    • Using a scoop, alternative scoops of the chocolate and peanut butter batters in the prepared pans. Spread the batters so they touch each other and the sides of the pan. Using a butter knife, do a figure 8 through the pan twice. Don’t over mix the batters; you want to create a marbled look, not stir the batters together.
    • Bake for 50 minutes or until the center springs back when lightly pressed and toothpick comes out clean. (Bake 30-35 minutes for the mini loaves.)
    • Cool in pan 5 minutes on wire rack. Remove from pan and cool completely on wire rack before serving.
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    1. Cara

      December 15, 2014 at 12:27 pm

      Hello! I have made your chunky monkey bread & muffins and snicker doodle bread, as well as your pumpkin chocolate bread & cinnamon coffee cake (with butterscotch chips)–all delicious. I want to make this peanut butter chcolate bread recipe, but don’t have chunky PB. Can I add toffee bits or marshmallows?

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      • Barbara Schieving

        December 15, 2014 at 12:53 pm

        Thanks Cara! So glad you’ve been enjoying my quick bread recipes. Smooth peanut butter will work just fine. You could add toffee bits, and marshmallows on top. My concern with adding the marshmallows in the batter is that they might melt against the side and the bottom of the pan making it difficult to remove. Let me know how it goes. Happy holidays!

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    2. Jhuls

      June 10, 2014 at 5:05 am

      Wow! This looks really goood! I could use a slice or two right now! 🙂 Thanks for sharing and have a wonderful week! 🙂

      Reply
    3. Rocky Mountain Woman

      May 16, 2014 at 3:34 pm

      Yum! This one is a keeper! Love chunky peanut butter and chocolate…

      Reply
    4. Melanie @ Carmel Moments

      May 15, 2014 at 2:40 pm

      Great combo of flavors Barb! I can’t believe I didn’t know about this Chocolate Party. Totally my kinda thing. 🙂
      Have a wonderful day!

      Reply
    5. Maureen | Orgasmic Chef

      May 15, 2014 at 2:34 am

      With this you just need to slice and go. All the good bits are inside!

      Reply
    6. Shannon @ Bake.Frost.Repeat.

      May 14, 2014 at 10:18 pm

      This bread looks amazing. You can never go wrong with the pb and chocolate combo.

      Reply
    7. Ala

      May 14, 2014 at 11:07 am

      Barbara, this combo and recipe are way too good to pass up! It’s moments like these that make me so, so glad we are connected. I’d love to make this very soon!

      Reply
    8. Medeja

      May 14, 2014 at 5:00 am

      I think such bread would be just perfect with a glass of milk 🙂

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    9. Carol at Wild Goose Tea

      May 13, 2014 at 5:15 pm

      Peanut butter quick bread! OMG! Maybe I have been living under a rock, but I have never heard of peanut
      butter quick bread to start with. Then to have it swirled with chocolate. Oh my goodness. I like to give quick breads as gifts. I am telling you this bread could NOT under any circumstance be left alone with me. One of us would have to leave the premise. Lol

      Reply
    10. Melissa @ My Recent Favorite books

      May 13, 2014 at 4:35 pm

      This sounds like a really great combination! =)
      Pinned!

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    11. Carol

      May 13, 2014 at 3:27 pm

      Oooo-one of my favorite combos. That looks wonderful, Barbara.

      Reply
    12. Shaina

      May 13, 2014 at 1:33 pm

      Yum! There is nothing better than the combination of peanut butter and chocolate, especially when it’s swirled throughout yummy bread!

      Reply
    13. Rosa

      May 13, 2014 at 1:16 pm

      Mmmhhh, what a fabulous combination! This cake must be delicious.

      Cheers,

      Rosa

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    14. Alice // Hip Foodie Mom

      May 13, 2014 at 9:34 am

      peanut butter + chocolate is the best combination in the world. . and with the little bits of peanuts throughout? omg, love this and can’t wait to meet you!!

      Reply
    15. kelley {mountain mama cooks}

      May 13, 2014 at 8:07 am

      Two of my favorite things in one. I’ll bet this is amazing, Barbara!

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    16. Kitchen Belleicious

      May 13, 2014 at 6:46 am

      oh my! Absolutely amazing and the perfect breakfast to make my pre-k son on the day of his “graduation” next week! I love it

      Reply

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