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
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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
(or Better Peanut 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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Peanut butter used to take first place but since I’ve discovered sunflower seed butter, peanut butter is only second best! My dream combination is sunflower seed butter plus carob or chocolate–delish! Only even more amazing with banana…and peanut butter…wait is that possible in one jar?! Let’s pretend it is!
Oo giveaway!!
But first of all, Happy Birthday! I hope you had a great day! what cake did you end up celebrating with?
As for nut butters, hmmm, all of those flavors look really good. I really want to try coconut butter but it’s always so expensive. Same for macadamia. I think something like coconut ginger would be really good.
I know I also mentioned I sometimes mix in fruit spreads or jellies with my nut butters so some really amazing concoctions I”ve made have been cashew butter/ apricot spread, almond butter and rose jelly from a middle eastern market, or almond butter with guava jelly. I love Sunbutter with agave too
Ok that was wayyy more than one flavor, but I hope it still counts as my entry!
My dream nut butter would be maple pecan butter because that is my all time favorite clif bar and i think it would be amazing. Or I would have dark chocolate almond butter. I love almonds and dark chocolate too. So hard to decide:o)
I just bought the new Maranatha Dark Chocolate Almond Spread and I have a feeling it will beat out Mighty Maple PB Co for my new favorite!
Dark chocolate almond butter is my all time fav!
I”m pretty sure I’ve already left a comment, but just to be safe…my fave is either Justin’s maple nut butter (oh holy yum!) or sunflower seed butter!
Yum I’m definitely going to have to try this…it looks like it was made to be eaten with oatmeal or oatbran!
My favorite nut butter is straight up plain old almond butter. Oh, and I’ve been eating this banana butter on toast every morning for the last week!
My favorite nut butter is homemade raw almond butter. Next time I make it, I will throw a banana into the blender as well.
Happy (belated) birthday, Katie!
Ooooh, I’m so excited to have read about this coconut delicousness you speak of. I’m actually allergic to most nuts and seeds, so my favorite nut butter is by default soy nut butter. It is the only one that I don’t have a horrible allergic reaction to!
I’ve never heard of coconut butters before. Even if I don’t win, if these spreads are lacking peanuts, almonds, sunflower seeds, etc, I am going to have to give them a try! How have I not come across this stuff before?!
My favorite nut butter would have to be homemade nutella. All that chocolatey and hazelnut goodness!
i LOVEEEEEEEEEEEE cashew butter……
For the competition – my favourite is Peanut Butter and Co’s White Chocolate Wonderful peanut butter!
Currently my favorite would have to be the Dark Chocolate from Peanut Butter and Co.! It’s so addicting!
Um, I’m kinda addicted to the thought of any type of spreadable, buttery goodness. I have never tried almond or cashew butter. Big fan of peanut butter and bananas and chocolate. I think the possibilities are endless!
Oh, and fav flavour of peanut butter….
I like to make my own chocolate flavoured stuff by stirring in a few squares of melted dark chocolate. It give it a richness which is lovely, without being too much of a sugar bomb. It’s also a loooot cheaper than store bought chocolate peanut spread!
i love almond butter and i would die to win this katie
xx
You are so sweet for doing this giveaway! My dream flavor would be choco-banana-coconut-brazil nut. I can taste it now!
I have only tried plain raw crunchy almond butter, and I am in luv! I gots lots of love to share, so would luv to try them all…
White chocolate wonderful is amazing – my favorite!
Such an awesome giveaway Katie
Any nut butter mixed with chocolate is heavenly. I am looking forward to trying this banana peanut butter, sounds like the perfect combo.
I’m a fan of the salty, crunchy nut butters; extra-crunchy peanut butter, on a piping hot bagel, all melty – perfection!
No contest here- PB & Co.’s Dark Chocolate Dreams is by far the best in my book!
I love trader joes unsalted creamy!
I love crunchy almond butter
umm your site kind of just keeps making me happier and happier .. first melted banana, now this! you spoil us
p.s. is there where i’m supposed to enter your generous giveaway? happy birthday by the way dollface! how old are yaaa?!!
favorite flavor of nut butter.. yikes this is damn near impossible to answer. If i had to narrow it down to 2 it would be PB&Co cinnamon raisin swirl or Naturally Nutty vanilla almond butter **swoon**
lots of love miss thing!
Jenny
my dream flavor would be pb with banana, cinnamon and dark chocolate mix in, the ultimate combo
I love nut butters in general, but nothing beats peanut butter! It’s been my favorite food since I was a kid.
ahhh! i could not find a link here on your post so i’m glad i found and hope im not too late~!!!!!!
i absolutly love coconut butter – it is my fave, but for nut butters i love almond butter. haven’t tried many others.
i have been wanting… craving … to try this cacao bliss product you so tempt me with.
that box full of artisana products? wow girl. i’m super mondo jealous. MONDO!
-muffy
Not sure if I’ve already commented or not, but I guess it’s always nice to receive more comments! My dream nut butter flavour would be… hazelnut. I think you can probably get it, but I must confess I’ve only recently been getting into nut butters and have only ever had plain peanut or cashew. I’d love to try a chocolate and nut butter, or coconut butter too. My local health food shop also sells a pumpkin seed butter, and I’m so going to try it! I love pumpkin seeds! =)
Yumm, almond and dried cherry nut butter – awesome!!!!
dream flavor? i’m overwhelmed by possibility! i think, it would be roasted almond and pecan, no salt, with a hint of pumpkin and maple. i need to try making that!
Cashews, cinnamon, and honey….mmm!
it is soooo difficult to say what my favorite nut butter is because i havent had the chance to even try most of the nut butters out there! so i guess my favorite of all that i had would be dark chocolate dreams, its amazing! but i think my dream flavor would be mocha cinnamon almond butter, yummmm =) thankyou so much!
My favorite nut butter flavor is simple peanut butter. All the other flavored ones are good only once in a while.
this is a tough question! i would say my favorite flavor that i’ve tried so far is either roasted hazelnut butter or salted raw vanilla almond butter (i make it myself and tastes like cookie dough!).
My favorite has got to be choco-peanut butter. It’s the absolute best of both worlds!!
My current favorite is cinnamon raisin swirl pb! But I’m dreaming of a pumpkin flavor to hit the shelves.
Chocolate PB!
call me boring (i prefer classic!) but my favorite flavor of nut butter is raw almond butter. just almonds, nothing else. so simple, but so freaking good. :]
Ever since you mentioned Peanut Butter & Co Dark Chocolate Dreams (and I went out and bought it and ate much more than I should have in one sitting…) I’ve been utterly addicted.
dream nut butter = cinnamon, maple almond butter!!
Woohoo, a giveaway
My fave nut butter is probably the dark chocolate dreams from PB & Co, although I do love me plain ol’ pb as well.
I do love me some PB&Co, but my dream flavor would be Cherry Fudge Sundae! Like Cherry Garcia, but with Peanut!
waht, you can not ship outside the US?don’t worry, I have relatives there
eheheh i’d relly love to try them, especially because i only can fine peanut butter here, you know, the “helathy food” trend is late in this part of the world 
Keepin’ it classic: peanut butter! YUM!
My favorite nut butter flavor is definitely almond butter. Cashew almond butter is definitely awesome though. My dream flavor would be like chocolate almond butter. That would probably be really fantastic!
gosh. plain ole peanut butter is just so delicious it’s hard to imagine anything better. not that i would mind trying other flavors
This post was hard to find, but winning any nut butter would make it worth the search!
Anyway, I love almond butter and think they should make an almond banana butter. How delicious would that be?
Plain pb for me. Is that too boring?
Mmm would love to win some of those butters and taste them at last! I’m a chocolate gal, of course–but chocolate-ginger would be my fave, I think.
One fav nut butter is nearly impossible to choose! My tops depend on the day but homemade almond butter or good old fashioned natural pb make my heart (and tastebuds) quite happy. And that White Chocolate Wonderful definitely has an extra special spot too.
Favorite pb flavor – I think I have to be boring and say that my favorite pb is plain old pb! My favorite combo is pb, banana and chocolate though – I think you would agree
I’ve always been envious of those who can buy PB&Co though, I get the feeling I would love all those flavors.
My all-time favorite nut-butter is plain old peanut butter. Not the nasty skippy stuff, but the natural peanut butter. I can’t go a day without a little bite (or a big bite………….)
Great giveaway!
My favorite nut-butter… I live in Norway, so anything other than peanut butter is ridiculously expensive (seriously, it’s between $7 and $10 for a 9 oz jar of nut butters). I have to say that my all time favorite is almond butter. It is so creamy and sweet. Add a little cinnamon and some agave and it’s the perfect topping for frozen banana ice cream… yummy! — I made myself hungry.
Great post!! I love banana butter! I wanna win some nut-butter goodness! My favorite kind would be raw almond butter…its the purest and tastest in my opinion!
Maggie
Hi,
Love your blog! Ever since I started reading blogs, I’ve been exposed to the world of nut butters and have been trying so many of them. I still love a good crunchy peanut butter, but am really wanting to try the Artisana ones, any of them! Cocoa bliss sounds great, but would love to try so many and can’t find them locally. Thanks for the opportunity.
pb&co’s cinnamon raisin has got to be my favorite flavor yet
Coconut, chocolate, banana, almond, mango, avocado.
Easily my six favorite foods.
Combine the first four into a nut butter and I’d be practically in heaven! I don’t imagine I’d have much luck incorporating the last two, but hey, thats what the rest of the meals of the day are for!!!
Coconut, chocolate, banana, almond, mango, avocado.
Easily my six favorite foods.
Combine the first four into a nut butter and I’d be practically in heaven! I don’t imagine I’d have much luck incorporating the last two, but hey, thats what the rest of the meals of the day are for!!!
I love the Mighty Maple from PB&Co. or any of the Justin’s Nut Butters
my favorite is the cashew butter from WFs! it’s sooooo good.
Definitely, positively, absolutely, almond butter!
Macadamia sounds very dreamy <3 That banana butter looks outstanding!
Plain ole’ peanut butter! Specifically Smuckers Natural Creamy. If I’m feeling a little more indulgent, Mighty Maple certainly does the trick
or any of the PB&Co flavors, really!
Hope you enjoyed your birthday, Katie
Meg
I can’t believe I still haven’t made this.
I think a Coconut, Banana Butter with any type of nuts! Anything with coconut or bananas are excelent! Maybe a little cinnamon too.
Haylee
p.s
Happy late b-day!
whoa i’d like to try that.
have you have hazelnut butter?
hm… i don’t really discriminate, i tend to consume nut butters of all flavors and varieties
however, i think a cinnamon almond butter would be de.lic.ious.
great giveaway
my dream pb flavor would be cinnamon banana! :]
Almond Butter lovers unite!
I love love LOVE Justin’s Maple Almond Butter. It just doesn’t get any better! I’d love to try the Artisan butters, but have not been able to find them in my area. My dream nut butter? hmmm…maybe something like coconut vanilla almond buttah!
Thanks for the giveaway! You are a doll
If it includes chocolate, I’m in!
Is it here to enter the Coconut Giveaway??? I had a hard time finding where to post my answer! I spent quite some time to find the ”Banana Butter” post, lol.
Anyway, my ”dream” nut butters (with an ”s”, because I can’t choose…I hope it’s not cheating!) is:
- ”Tiramisu” Macadamia Butter (Coffee liqueur blended with the white, dreamy colour of macadamia nuts. Not for children. ;p)
-”Black Forest” Coconut Butter (Cocoa, cherry bites and coconut butter)
-”Nanaimo” Peanut Butter (Cocoa, Vanilla marbled in peanut butter)
-”Pumpkin pie” Pecan Butter (Pumpkin, raisin, spices and caramelized pecans!)
Very complicated list, lol.
Thanks for the giveaway, you’re so generous
I can’t imagine anything better than simple chocolate nut butter–why mess with perfection?
My favorite nuts are macadamias and walnuts so any nut butter mix of those two would definitely top my list of favorite!
Hi!
I just had my first banana butter experience and let me tell you, it DEFINITELTY won’t be my last. Thank you so much for opening my eyes to this eeeeeeeeasy delish treat!
Thanks!!!!!!!
Jackie
munchingmadness.blogspot.com
is there anyway this can be done without blender? like mashing it?
i tried it out! Do check it out on my blog! And i loved it! Thanks so much for the recipe!
OH MY GOODNESS! I love PB & Banana sammiches….but I never thought to mix the 2 in a blender! I have been putting PBU on my raw chocolate pudding (which has banana in it) so I suppose that isn’t TOO far off
but yummy!!!
I thought I invented this stuff! But, instead of using a blender/food processor, I just microwave the banana, which makes it soft enough to easily mix with the peanut butter – it helps that the PB melts a little, too.
I usually use almond butter & make one serving at a time – 1/4 – 1/3 banana & 1T almond butter. Since I’m microwaving the banana, frozen ones work fine. Whenever I have a banana that’s a day from unusably overripe, I peel & put in the freezer, sincer they’re perfect for the almond butter mix or banana bread at that point.
mystery photo?
Entry for the food scale!
This is delicious! I’ve made pb banana icecream before with rice milk and frozen bananas, but never even thought of making banana butter with just fresh bananas and pb! All I need now is some whole-grain bread to put this on… But I really love it with apples!
And as for your question: I’m fine without knowing the calorie content of your recipes. If I really must know, I can do my own research on it, but it’s not crucial to know. It’s not all about the calorie and fat content, it’s WHAT’S eaten that really matters.
Great idea! I’ve been thinking about making something like this- I got the idea somewhere of a coffee peanut butter, or maybe like a Kahlua or Bailey’s Irish Cream flavor!
Ah! Peanut Butter and Banana…I think I might like that pair more than PB&J. Great Idea!!
OMG. it looks amazinggg. How long can it keep for though??
oh boy, this is deeeeelish! thanks for the recipe, it was super atop vanilla ice cream
Making this. . . Now!
Thank you for the idea.
I’m sure you’ve made it 1,000 times but just in case you haven’t… This with coconut butter is amazing – I didn’t think anything could taste that good…! : )
Eleanor,
Can you believe I haven’t tried it that way yet??! Now I know I must! Maybe tomorrow?
I made banana butter! YUM. I used two small bananas and a couple small spoonfuls of pb. added some nutmeg and raisins. It was delish!
Hey Katie, love the site. I tried this recipe a while back (been lurking) and was in love, love, love with it. However, recently I read about all of our little insect friends that may end up mashed up in our PB during , so I’ve been turned off
( I’m assuming the same hold true for organic butters (or even more so)? <3
Ah! I accidently hit enter w/o leaving my name!
Ick, yeah, I read that too… but it’s not just pb they’re allowed to be in. It’s pretty much anything. I mean, if you look carefully enough there are often buggies in broccoli, kale, dried figs, etc. (And don’t even think about it if you eat meat… I’m sure the animals ingest their fair share of bugs before they’re slaughtered). Gross, but I try not to think about it or I’d lose my appetite LOL!
If I won the new artisana giveaway, I would totally use it to make coconut-banana butter! I love banana butter made w/peanut butter so I know it will be excellent w/coconut butter!!!!!! they just don’t sell it at my whole foods or anywhere else nearby
Hi Katie
I’m entering the giveaway for the Artisana nut butter (posted on October, 18). I would cry if I won this: I don’t get Artisana at all near me. I have some Maranatha selections and then its just generic name brands. This would be so amazing.
I’m entering the coconut butter giveaway!
I have a HUGE obsession with bananas, and coconut banana butter sounds soooo good. There are soooooooooo many possibilities:
Plain Coconut Banana Butter
CHOCOLATE coconut banana butter
Fruit-y coconut banana butter (blend in some strawberries or other fruit with the coconut butter and banana)
An ice-cream topping…..soo much good food!!!!
Yay for the Coconut Butter giveaway!! It’s sad to say, but I am the only person in my family that likes coconuts. Maybe if I won I could convert some people
Thanks for the giveaway, Katie!
i have tried this; it is awesome. The addition of coconut butter would be INSANE! if only i had some free samples to test it out…
MMM this sounds AMAZING.
the greatest combination!
would love to try it- just need the coconut butter !!!
Love this recipe idea! SO easy but sounds so yummy! I would like some Coconut Butter, impossible to find where I live!
Katie how have i not tried this yet?! Sounds soooo good!
I haven’t tried the Artisana Coconut Butter yet, it’s way too expensive. But I’d love to win some!!
YUM! I’m writing this on my to-make list!
Would love to try some artisana! That banana butter sounds incredible too…I think It would be delicious drizzled over vegan pancakes
I want to try this recipe with Artisana! I make it all the time with regular pb, but I’ve never tried coconut butter. Thank you for the amazing giveaway
Just commenting to say that…not only would I love to win some coconut butter, but I’d love to try making coconut banana butter. I already add coconut butter to my homemade nut butters- delicious!
I love this banana butter. I made it with chocolate almond butter once, and wow!!
Here’s hoping I win some Coconut butter!
OMGOSH I made this and it is AMAZING!!! I put it on like everything now- more bananas, other fruit, tofu ‘fries’, anything. (I can’t have like severe gluten allergy so I can’t have bread
boo) But to add coconut OMGOSH! HEAVEN IN A BLENDER!!!!!!!!!! And those little packets to try would be so cool! I <3 NUT BUTTERS!!!
banana butter! definitely a rival to pb + sliced banana toast.
Oh man, i love peanut butter and bananas, why didn’t i think of this?!
Thanks for your creativity Katie, i can’t wait to make this.
entering to win the artisana yumminess – and let you know your banana butter has changed my life its so so good! (and several of my friends and co-workers now make it regularly!!!). xo!
Aww lol thanks!
Banana + peanut butter = heaven, and in a jar… perfection!
This entry is got the giveaway
Mmmm…When I read this I had to turn it into a smoothie. I added oats to make a complete breakfast. I ground 1/3 cup oats in the blender, added 1 tablespoon dark chocolate dreams pb, 1 banana and lots of almond milk. Serves 1-2/
Oooh wow, that sounds delicious!
Ashamedly, I have yet to try banana butter. I buy coconut butter infrequently due to its hefty price tag…
And I love it so much…
I would love to be the recipient of this giveaway!!
I already eat peanut butter and banana everyday so why not combine them? What a great idea!
Entering the giveaway
I actually have always hated bananas, but the only way I like them is with peanut butter!!!!! And my mom has just recently fallen in love with coconut butter, so this is totally for her.
Hmmm, I think I’ll have to try the coconut butter in banana soft serve. Yum! I almost always eat my coconut butter straight up, though.
this looks so easy and sooo yummy! :]
I love eating banana and pb together but never thought of making banana pb butter. It looks so delicious. I might make some tonight
thanks for a great idea!
OH my yummers. Coconut banana butter on my calorically dense bagel french toast would be worth every ounce of weight gained & more! Maybe even coconut banana butter on my Belgian waffles, topping my muffins, mixing into my oatmeal, or eating straight out of the jar..
I LOVE mixing nut butters with banana to give them more bulk/last longer and that yummy banana taste! I want to try the coconut banana butter, please let me win
This sounds AMAZING!! I want to try it!!
Ahh! Never fear when the magic bullet is near… What a great idea! I am excited to try this because I’m always looking for a thinner consistency for peanut butter and this looks like it’ll be perfect! I’m sure my husband will be weary at first but I’ll just try it on my daughter.. she’ll eat anything. KUDOS!
-Sonny
If you haven’t already you MUST try coconut peanut butter! Or would it be peanut coconut butter?? Tropical Traditions sells it, but it is really simple to make yourself!
Combine: 200 grams coconut butter with 3/4 cup (about 188 grams) peanut butter. I melt them together. Keeps well in a glass container in the fridge. It’s addictive and amazing!
Oh wow, that DOES sound dreamy!!
I’M IN LOVE WITH THIS STUFF!
I’m leaving this for the Artisana Coconut Butter giveaway! Hope I win!
Please please please!
Haha. I just made a variation of this today!! Pumpkin butter! I use 1 tbsp pumpkin puree to 2 tsp nut butter (today it was soy nut butter). =]
I know this is a really old post, but I stumbled upon it due to the fact that Ive been thinking about the whole calorie count on my blog too. Not many people actually READ my blog, but I post the calories sometimes but lately Ive been wanted to end that. Im still debating because I know to my friends who read that have eating disorders and are in recovery… it can actually be helpful to know how much your getting so you dont undereat and Im the same way. Right now, I have to count because if I dont I wont be getting enough.
Thank you again for your blog! Im going to make some pumpkin pie babies right now!
please start leaving more calorie counts, i love when blogs do this! Thanks!
Hey Liz,
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I’m probably not going to list calories for my recipes anymore, but I can easily calculate them for anything you want. So if I ever post a recipe and you want to know the calorie count, just ask in the comment section
great idea ! I’d use it as a cake frosting or maybe squirt some into the middle of your cupcakes for one.
I just made this and my whole family demolished it
It was in the fridge for a couple days before they got to it and it was fine… I wonder how long it will keep? Do you know?
I know it lasts for up to a week… but after that, maybe you could freeze it? It’s never been around long enough for me to know exactly how long it lasts
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First, let me tell you what has been made known to you before- I love your blog; the recipes are fantastic and all of a sort I’d willingly try (and love, afterwards!) and your philosophy on food (both veganism and calorie counting) is refreshing. (Sadly, I am condemned to count for life: I was just diagnosed with juvenile or type 1 diabetes.) Second, I just wanted to say that I was thrilled that today I was able to make pancakes (based off of one of your recipes), this banana butter, anddd a tofu scramble- all for under the amount of calories I allot to breakfast! Woo! Thank you sooo much!
Aww Kristen, thank you so much for such a sweet comment!!
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Your breakfast sounds like a feast! I wanna come next time
How many servings does this make? And how much protein does it have?
If you use the version I like, it makes 120 grams, so if you’re going by pb standards (where 30g is a serving), it would be 4. Sorry, no idea about the protein.
I don’t obsess over calories, but I do take part in a daily “general count.” I will be transparent and say that I live my recovery from an eating disorder every day. I have been in recovery for over two years now, and I use calorice ranges as a way to ensure that I am eating enough but not too much. I would appreciate caloric data on your blog because many of your recipes seem to follow my vegan, healthy lifestyle. However, in the end, I will subscribe to your blog regardless because I truly enjoy it!
Aw, thanks Ally! I’m trying to remember to include more calorie counts every now and then. Tomorrow’s recipe, for example, will have it listed.
hey girl! Just made this->> I LOVE ITTTT <3
xo Em
http://www.pureglowsixteen.blogspot.com
That looks pretty damn tasty… I would think it would be perfect to add in a chocolate protein smoothie as well. I have put it on waffles and pancakes, while it may not be the healthiest calorie wise, it tastes mighty delicious, thanks!
Katie,
I always eat my bananas with pb and I love the combination. I am definitely going to try your recipe, but I got to say the color doesn’t look the most appetizing! Lol!
Doug
Eh, taste is what matters, right?
Definitely! I am going to put it to the test today and will report back. The magic bullet has been sitting around too long!
loved this idea! i like a little crunch in my food
so instead putting it in the blender i simply took
half a banana and two tablespoons of peanut butter
and mashed them together a fork. It was too easy
and if your in the mood, put chocolate chips in!
That sounds awesome to me, too!
Just found your blog and just made this and yu-HUM! Am currently eating it with a dollop (okay a bit *more* than a dollop) of maple syrup and it’s oh so good. And I wonder why my post partum weight loss has stalled. Hmmmmm. Anyway, love the blog and have told all my friends about it.
Oh wow, Elyse, thank you SO much! That really means a ton to me!
Also, I adore the pb-maple combo! It makes really good sandwiches. Pb+maple > pb&j!
i just made this banana butter and it was ah-mazing!! thanks for the idea!!
I’m so excited you made it!!
I vote yes for calorie count. I know its not the most important thing when evaluating foods to eat ( but when you are on a diet like me) it is an important consideration.
this recipe is amazing. i made it this morning and had it on a sandwich at lunch.. SOOO GOOD! for dessert i took a frozen banana and a spoonful of peanut butter and it really was like peanut butter banana ice cream. AHH. this is my new addiction.
It’s crazy how just two ingredients can taste so much like pb-banana ice cream, right?!
Holy this is brilliant! Quick question – how long do you think it would keep in the fridge?
Thanks!
At least three days
I LOVE THIS RECIPE! I ate it in my oatmeal this morning.
Oh and I think you should give calorie counts when specific people ask…. otherwise its not a big deal. Some people care, others don’t.
I made this just today….. the banana butter was great..until it got a weird brown “skin” on top. Did I do something wrong? Anyway, it’s in my fridge. I hope it doesn’t go bad…probably not right?
Oh no, it’s still good!!
That’s just the banana separating. Stir it before using, and it’ll go back to normal!
Unfortunately, as a gastric band patient, I have to count calories. That being said, it’s much easier for me to plug the items that I use in my little calculators, because I often adjust recipes to fit my own tastes. So if you don’t want to put up caloric info, that’s fine with me
Hi,
I was just wondering, do these need to be refrigerated? I wanted to send some to relatives.
These nut butter recipes are such good christmas presents
Thanks!
I think they do, because of the banana. But my gingerbread butter doesn’t!
http://chocolatecoveredkatie.com/2010/12/20/gingerbread-butter-sandwich/
I for one would love to know the nutritional content of your recipes. I would love to make more of these recipes, but I do not because of not knowing the nutritional content or having the time to figure it out *and* make the recipe etc. I like to keep the carbs, proteins and fat content balanced in my diet. If you decide *not* to add the nutritional content to your recipes, do you know if there is a “calculator” out there that would give this info to me if I enter the recipe ingredients/amounts? I would appreciate knowing where to get something like that.
I say what would it hurt to make that info available? It’s not “obsessing” as so many put it, but having the info to make wise, healthy decisions.
I love your web/blog! Thank you!
Thanks, Ginger!
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Especially with the more-recent blog posts, I have been trying to include nutritional info. It’s usually as a link right under the ingredients for the recipe
This is an old post, but I just can’t help but comment to say I really enjoyed this recipe! I did 1/2 a banana and 4tbsp of PB. Glorious!
Thanks again! I can’t wait to try your other recipes!
Emilie
http://www.liveeatsmile.blogspot.com
hey katie!
I was wondering what would be the best way to keep this once it’s made? Like in the fridge?
thanks!
There’s many ways to loosen up peanut butter, and they all have the same effects – smoother, lower in calories and often more nutritious. I just mixed some with a splash of mint tea, and have definitely used chocolate milk in the past!
I just made this banana butter this morning and am using it as a topping for buckwheat pancakes for breakfast! Amazing recipe, yet so simple! You’re so smart
I’ll def. be using this again!
Hi Katie! Big fan of your blog, but I could never get my meat-loving family to go vegan, or vegetarian for that matter! Anyway, I was just wondering if you noticed that you had two almost-identical posts about the Banna Butter? Also, I’ve been surfing your blog for the Cinnamon Roll Pie but it seems to have gone missing along with a few other recipes…
I can pull up that page… maybe it’s a temporary glitch? Can you try again tomorrow and let me know if you still can’t see it?
Also, what browser are you using? And can you copy/paste the links you’re getting error messages on?
I’m also not sure what you mean by this: “you had two almost-identical posts about the Banna Butter”
This was delicious with cocoa powder and sweetener!
I just made the Banana Peanut Butter and it was delicious! Although yours looks much more creamy than mine…did you use a very ripe banana? I used a just-yellowed banana and the texture and taste reminded me of peanut butter cheesecake. Thanks for the recipe! This happens to be one of my favorite flavor combinations….along with peanut butter and chocolate!
I do always use over-ripe bananas. But maybe the texture difference is due to the pb brand as well? PB cheesecake certainly sounds good to me!
Yes, please post calories!! I’m an athlete, which means I like to know my macronutrient breakdown (fat, protein, carb amount) in order to heighten my performance and get the best results.
First of all, I looooooooooove your site. For me, calorie counting is really important…not an unhealthy obsession. I’m 180 pounds. When I first started reading your site I was 200 pounds. You have really helped me to lose weight and not feel like my life is over. And while calorie counting is important…I think the best thing is to just have everything in moderation. I’m not on a “diet” to lose weight, just reinventing the way that I eat so that I can be healthy, live longer and enjoy life. I think calorie counting can be really negative (especially when you’re not trying to lose weight.) but it’s important at first when you’re overweight to see just HOW MUCH you eat. I know you already do calorie counting, but if that’s too much work for you, you don’t have to include calories. What you could do is just include the servings per recipe in plain bold letters in each recipe and then make a separate article that explains why you don’t count calories, but gives a link to a recipe calorie counting website. It’s win-win. Not only did you made a healthy recipe, but you’d be giving people a tool to help them with other recipes outside of your blog. It’s your blog…don’t feel pressured to do all the work that people should be doing themselves. Keep being awesome!!!
Dear Katie,
I just got out of the gym and decided to try this because it’s warm today and I like cold things after working out. This is quite possibly the best thing I’ve tasted in a loooong while. Thank you for showing me how to eat vegan and be healthy and cool… thank you! Thank you! Thank you!!!
Love,
Leanna
Quick question: How pronounced is the banana flavor in this?
Depends on if you use an over-ripe one or a green (very unripe) banana. I use overripe because I love the banana flavor.
I say yes to adding the calorie counts. I love your website and all of the recipes I have tried from it, however it would be nice to have a general idea of the caloric density of the recipes! Thanks!!
Yes calorie/nutritional info!! Knowledge is power and I think it’s important to be aware of what you’re eating- whether you’re counting calories or not. I think without the info it may also be easy to justify overeating because it’s ” healthy”. Calories are calories regardless of the additional nutritionist and therefore should be taken into consideration.
I think I’m going to make this and just eat the whole thing with a spoon like pudding. Yum.
Hi Katie!
I am a huge nut butter lover so i made the banana butter/ better peanut
butter and I LOVE it!!
I just had a quick question: I could not believe that it’s only 40 calories per tablespoon
and I’m truly stumped about how thats possible. My friend said maybe the banana somehow
spreads it out? I have no idea, but if you have time to respond, that would be great!
By the way, I abolsolutely love all of your recipes! I am a new reader and am really enjoying trying
the recipes out!
Thanks again!
Hi Katie!!
I am a new reader/fan of yours and since I just started my new vegan lifestyle your recipes have been a great kick start, so thank you for that!
I am a huge nut butter lover and so I had to try the Better Peanut Butter/ Banana Butter, it turned out amazing!
I just had a quick question: I noticed that it was only 40 cal/tablespoon! I mean that’s awesome but I was wondering how on earth that’s possible! My friend suggested that maybe the banana spread some of the calories out? Im not sure..and also do you know how many carbs there are in each serving?
Thanks so much!
Sorry, I don’t know.
Hey, how long does this keep in the fridge? Does it go all brown and yucky like a banana would? :S
A few days. Yeah it gets brown, but if you stir it before eating it goes back to normal
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WOW! i just used 3 oz. of frozen banana and 3 Tbsp of maranatha smooth almond butter and put it in my mini food processor and it was DA BOMB!!! i thought i would just have a Tbsp, then i had 2 tbsp, then i just ate the whole thing and I’ll have salad the rest of the day. It was like frozen yogurt and it was SOOOOOOOO yummy!! thanks, Katie! (that’s my 15 y/o dd’s name, so I’m a little partial to you- she loves to make yummy treats, too
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yes, yes, please have a calorie count. Thanks.
Please include calories! I love all of your recipes but I tend to not make them because I am a calorie counter and although they are healthy, I do not have any idea what the calories are like. If the calories were included in the recipes then I would be super excited to make more of your recipes and share them to my other “calorie counter” friends
To answer your email question, it makes 140 grams for less than 450 calories. So 14 grams (1 tablespoon) is less than 45 calories.
I made this yesterday and had to add a little milk to loosen it up as my hand blender didn’t seem to manage the “smooth blending”. It’s yummy though
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I know that this is a REALLY, REALLY old post, but I’m just now reading it and wondering if you could use the powdered peanut butter (PB2) and come up with a similar output? It’d be more bananna-y in texture I suppose, but lower in fat…
I’m not a calorie counter, but a point counter (weight watchers) so I’m just trying to figure out which would be better for this diet – this recipe, or the PB2, or a combination of the two. I love my regular peanut butter on a whole wheat english muffin each morning, but the fat in regular peanut butter doesn’t love me back.
If some people are concerned with the high calories of peanut butter, a company makes powdered peanut butter you mix with water with 85% of the fat calories removed. It is called PB2, they also make a chocolate version.
Do you have to use a food processor with this? Or would it work just the same in a blender? Thanks (:
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