While peanut butter and jelly is a classic combination, I never really enjoyed it growing up. I always loved my peanut butter sandwiches with slices of ripe banana, drizzled with a little honey. That is what inspired this coffee cake, trying to get the perfect balance of peanut butter, honey, and banana. To do this we made a banana cake with honey instead of white sugar, then make a delicious crunchy peanut butter streusel, then topped it with a little honey glaze to help keep the cake moist and add a little touch of sweetness!
Servings: 18
Calories: 381kcal
Ingredients
Coffee Cake
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 3 tsp baking powder
- ¾ tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp salt
- 8 oz cream cheese softened
- ½ cup unsalted butter softened
- ¾ cup honey
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 eggs
- 12 oz mashed bananas about 3 medium sized bananas
Peanut Butter Streusel
- ¾ cup crunchy peanut butter
- 1¼ cup old-fashioned oats
- ¾ cup brown sugar packed
Honey Glaze
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- 2 tbsp honey
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tbsp milk
- 1½ tbsp unsalted butter melted
Instructions
Peanut Butter Streusel
- Mix peanut butter, oats, and brown sugar together and set aside.
- Preheat oven to 325°F and grease a 13×9 baking pan.
Coffee Cake
- Sift flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt together in a bowl and set aside.
- In a large mixing bowl, cream cream cheese and butter together. Add honey slowly in a steady stream, scraping sides of bowl if necessary. Beat in eggs, one at a time until well incorporated. Add bananas and vanilla extract and mix well. Add flour mixture half at a time.
- Pour half the batter into prepared pan, then evenly sprinkle streusel mixture on top. Bake for 45-50 minutes or until a cake tester inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean.
- Let cool on a cooling rack.
Honey Glaze
- Whisk together all ingredients. While coffee cake is still warm drizzel honey glaze over evenly. Enjoy!
Notes
You can use creamy peanut butter in this recipe but we prefer crunchy peanut butter because then your streusel is full of peanut pieces, adding to the delicious texture!
Nutrition
Calories: 381kcal | Carbohydrates: 53g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 17g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Cholesterol: 48mg | Sodium: 220mg | Potassium: 308mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 30g | Vitamin A: 395IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 74mg | Iron: 2mg
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