Vegan Peanut Butter Bread

My vegan peanut butter bread is loaded with wealthy peanut butter taste, and tremendous easy to make with a handful of pantry staples. Simply candy sufficient and topped with a buttery peanut crumb topping, it’s excellent for every little thing from candy snacking to an indulgent breakfast!

Peanut butter is form of my love language. I am not kidding. The primary time I bought into my husband’s automobile, shortly after assembly him, I noticed that he saved a jar of peanut butter within the console, simply in case he wanted a snack. That absolutely sealed the deal. Now we’re married and rejoice our love with treats like vegan peanut butter cookies, vegan peanut butter pie, and vegan peanut butter cake.

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Our newest obsession: this vegan peanut butter bread. It is candy, however not fairly as candy as the opposite desserts I simply talked about, so it is acceptable as a noon snack and even breakfast. Peanut butter, all day, daily.

I did not provide you with the concept for peanut butter bread alone. It is really a classic, depression-era recipe. You may try the unique peanut butter bread https://www.sprinklebakes.com/2020/08/depression-era-peanut-butter-bread.html, if you would like. It is egg-free, really easy to veganize. However, the traditional peanut butter bread recipe is thought for being a bit dry, and albeit, plain. So I tweaked the recipe so as to add moisture, and jazzed it up with just a little additional sweetness and crumb topping. These adjustments turned an in any other case okay peanut butter bread into one thing completely scrumptious and crave-worthy!

Elements You will Want

Under you may discover a listing of components on this recipe, with notes and substitutions. Scroll all the best way to the underside of the submit to see the total recipe, together with the quantity of every ingredient.

Flour. We’re utilizing all-purpose wheat flour on this recipe, also referred to as white flour. I have not examined the recipe with different varieties, so I can not say how they’d work.
Peanuts. Roasted and salted peanuts work finest for our crumb topping.
Brown sugar. Use natural brown sugar. Typical granulated sugars, together with brown sugars, are typically processed utilizing animal bone char.
Salt.
Vegan butter. Most grocery shops carry this within the refrigerated part, close to the common butter.
Non-dairy milk. Use a non-dairy milk that is unflavored and unsweetened. Something you’d usually drink is okay, resembling soy, cashew, almond, or oat milk. My guide to dairy-free milk can assist if you do not know the place to begin.
Peanut butter. Be sure to’re utilizing creamy peanut butter (not chunky) and ensure it is standard (not the runny, pure kind).
Vegetable oil. Any impartial oil you usually prefer to bake with can be utilized, resembling peanut oil, canola oil, or corn oil.
Vanilla extract.
Apple cider vinegar. Want an alternative choice? Learn my guide to apple cider vinegar substitutes for baking.
Granulated sugar. Bear in mind what I mentioned in regards to the brown sugar? You bought it — this additionally must be natural.
Baking powder.
Baking soda.

How It is Made

Under is an in depth photograph tutorial on the way to make this dish. Scroll all the best way down if you would like to skip proper to the recipe!

Step 1: Put together. Preheat your oven to 350°F and grease the within of your loaf pan.

Peanut crumb topping mixture in a bowl with spoon.

Step 2: Make the topping. Stir some flour, peanuts, brown sugar, and salt collectively in a small bowl, then stir in melted vegan butter. Pop the bowl into the fridge and let it chill as you make the loaf.

Liquid ingredients for Peanut Butter Bread in a liquid measuring cup with wire whisk.

Step 3: Combine the moist components. Mix your non-dairy milk, peanut butter, oil, vanilla, and apple cider vinegar. Whisk the combination effectively, ensuring to get the peanut butter comparatively effectively distributed. A number of small flecks are high-quality.

Tip: In the event you wrestle to get the peanut butter blended in, you possibly can heat up the moist components, however ensure you allow them to cool to room temperature earlier than including them to the dry combination.

Dry ingredients for Peanut Butter Bread in a mixing bowl with wire whisk.

Step 4: Combine the dry components. Whisk collectively your flour, sugar, brown sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.

Peanut Butter Bread batter in a mixing bowl with wooden spoon.

Step 5: Combine the batter. Pour the moist combination into the dry combination, then stir simply till blended. Do not overdo it!

Unbaked loaf of Peanut Butter Bread in a loaf pan.

Steps 6 & 7: Form and bake. Pour the batter into the loaf pan, then sprinkle the topping over it. Stick it within the oven and let it bake for 50 to 55 minutes. It is accomplished when a toothpick inserted into the middle comes out clear.

Tip: Peanut butter bread solely rises barely, after which it falls a bit because it’s cooling. Don’t be concerned although — in the event you’ve adopted the recipe the feel can be spot on!

Partially sliced loaf of Peanut Butter Bread on a wooden board.

Steps 8 & 9: Cool, slice, and serve. Let your peanut butter bread cool on a wire rack utterly earlier than you are taking it out of the pan. After that, you possibly can slice it up and dig in!

Variations

Chocolate chip peanut butter bread. Peanut butter and chocolate are a match made in heaven. Stir in a cup and a half of vegan chocolate chips for an extremely decadent deal with.
Skip the topping. Hold issues easy and omit the crumb topping. Your loaf will nonetheless be scrumptious, even when much less dessert-y.
Cinnamon peanut butter bread. It is a surprisingly underrated taste combo! Add a teaspoon of cinnamon to the batter and a half teaspoon to the topping.

Regularly Requested Questions

Can this recipe be made gluten-free?

I am afraid I have not examined a gluten-free model, so I can not say. I believe an all-purpose gluten-free flour mix could be your finest wager if you would like to provide it a attempt.

Can I make this recipe with pure peanut butter?

I do not suggest it. Typical peanut butter typically works higher for baking, and that is what I developed the recipe with. Pure peanut butter might make your loaf overly crumbly and a bit oily.

How ought to I retailer my peanut butter bread and the way lengthy will it maintain?

Your vegan peanut butter bread will maintain in an hermetic container at room temperature for about 4 days, or within the freezer for as much as three months. I prefer to slice it up, separate the slices with parchment paper, then seal them up in a freezer bag and pop them within the freezer. Particular person slices might be thawed at room temperature or with a fast zap within the microwave when a craving hits.

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Recipe

Slice of Peanut Butter Bread topped with peanut butter.

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Course Breakfast, Dessert

Prep Time 15

Cook dinner Time 50

Whole Time 1 5

Elements

For the Topping

⅓ cup all-purpose flour
⅓ cup roasted and salted peanuts
2 tablespoons natural brown sugar
¼ teaspoon salt
3 tablespoons vegan butter, melted

For the Peanut Butter Bread

1 ⅓ cup unflavored and unsweetened non-dairy milk
¾ cup creamy peanut butter (use standard peanut butter, not the pure, runny selection)
¼ cup vegetable oil
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar
2 cups all-purpose flour
⅓ cup natural granulated sugar
⅓ cup natural brown sugar
1 tablespoon baking powder
¼ teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon salt

Directions

Preheat the oven to 350°F and grease the within of a 9 x 5 inch loaf pan.
To make the topping, stir the flour, peanuts, brown sugar, and salt collectively in a small bowl. Add the melted butter and stir till the dry components are evenly saturated. Place the topping into the fridge to sit back when you combine the batter.
In a medium bowl or container, whisk the milk, peanut butter, oil, vanilla, and apple cider vinegar collectively. Break up any massive clumps of peanut butter and get the combination comparatively easy — small flecks of peanut butter are high-quality, although.
In a big mixing bowl, whisk collectively the flour, sugar, brown sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
Pour the milk combination into the bowl with the flour combination, then stir simply till the batter is mixed. Do not overmix it — cease as quickly as you not see flour streaks.
Switch the batter to the ready baking pan and easy out the highest with a spatula. Take the topping out of the fridge and sprinkle it over the batter, breaking apart any massive clumps together with your fingers.
Bake the loaf for 50 to 55 minutes, till the topping is calmly browned and a toothpick inserted into the middle comes out clear. The loaf will solely rise barely — that is completely high-quality.
Place the loaf pan on a cooling rack and let the bread cool utterly.
As soon as the loaf is cool, loosen the perimeters with a knife, then take away it from the pan. Slice, serve, and revel in.