What can I make with peanut butter and banana?
Peanut Butter and Banana is what makes a sauce feel finished, as long as it does not split. Recipes using peanut butter and banana are below, followed by the temperature rules that keep it smooth.
12 recipes with peanut butter and banana
Acai Bowl
Frozen acai blended thick and topped with granola and fresh fruit.
Brazilian5m1Smoothie Bowl
Thick fruit smoothie topped with granola, seeds, and fresh berries.
American5m1Suya
Grilled skewered beef crusted in spicy peanut yaji.
Nigerian23m4Kung Pao Chicken
Sichuan stir-fry with peanuts, chiles, and tongue-tingling peppercorns.
Chinese25m4
Spring Rolls
Fresh rice paper rolls stuffed with shrimp, herbs, and vermicelli.
Vietnamese30m4
Pad Thai
Stir-fried rice noodles with shrimp, peanuts, and tamarind sauce.
Thai30m4
Banana Bread
Moist quick bread of overripe bananas and brown sugar.
American70m8
Massaman Curry
Rich, mildly spiced curry with beef, potatoes, and peanuts.
Thai105m6
Shrimp With Snow Peas
You can also use sugar snap peas for this recipe.
Chinese4
Napa Cabbage with Dried Shrimp
Dried shrimp gives this Chinese dish a punch of salty umami flavor.
Chinese4
Thai pork & peanut curry
step 1 Heat the oil in a large saucepan or flameproof casserole.
Thai4
Sichuan Eggplant
This recipe calls for asian eggplants, or Japanese eggplants.
Chinese4
Cooking with peanut butter and banana without splitting or clumping
- 1Bring peanut butter and banana closer to room temperature before it meets heat; cold dairy in a hot pan is what curdles.
- 2Add it off the heat or on the lowest setting, stirring constantly.
- 3A teaspoon of flour or cornstarch stabilises a sauce and keeps it glossy.
- 4Salt and acid go in at the end - both encourage splitting when added early.
What goes well with peanut butter and banana
Peanut Butter and Banana is at its best with garlic, herbs, lemon, flour, black pepper and nutmeg. Any two or three of those, plus peanut butter and banana, is already a dinner rather than an ingredient list.
Storing peanut butter and banana
Keep peanut butter and banana in the main body of the fridge, not the door, where the temperature swings most. Wrap cheese in paper rather than plastic so it can breathe. Hard cheeses freeze acceptably for cooking; fresh dairy does not freeze well.
Substituting peanut butter and banana
If you are out of peanut butter and banana, look for something that behaves the same way in the pan rather than something that tastes the same. Match the moisture level, the cooking time, and the richness, and adjust the liquid slightly if your substitute releases more water. When in doubt, describe what you actually have in the chat and Mr. Chef will rewrite the recipe around it.
Peanut Butter and Banana recipes: common questions
- What can I make with peanut butter and banana and not much else?
- Plenty. With peanut butter and banana plus an onion, garlic, oil, and salt you already have the base of a skillet dinner, a soup, or a simple sauce. Add a starch - rice, pasta, bread, or potatoes - and it becomes a full meal. The recipes above are ordered so the ones needing the fewest extra items come first.
- What is the quickest peanut butter and banana recipe?
- Look for the entries above marked 20 minutes or less. As a rule, anything cut small and cooked in a hot pan beats anything roasted whole, and one-pan recipes save more time in cleanup than in cooking.
- Can I substitute peanut butter and banana?
- In most recipes yes, as long as the replacement plays a similar role - similar moisture, similar cooking time, similar richness. Swapping across roles (a watery vegetable for a starchy one, for instance) usually needs a change in liquid or cooking time too.
- How do I use up leftover peanut butter and banana?
- Fried rice, a frittata, a grain bowl, a soup, or a quesadilla will absorb almost any leftover peanut butter and banana without a recipe. If you want something specific, tell Mr. Chef exactly what is in the fridge and it will build a recipe around it.