Carrot-Peanut Butter Quick Bread Recipe
🕒 Total Time: 1 hour 25 minutes
🥄 Prep Time: 15 minutes
🍽️ Cook Time: 1 hour 10 minutes
🥪 Yield: 1 9×5 inch loaf pan
Description:
Indulge in the delightful combination of carrots and peanut butter with this scrumptious Carrot-Peanut Butter Quick Bread recipe. Perfect for a weeknight treat or any time you’re craving a flavorful homemade bread, this recipe promises a moist and irresistible loaf that’s bound to become a household favorite.
Ingredients:
- 1 1/4 cups brown sugar
- 1/2 cup peanut butter
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 2 eggs
- 2 cups grated carrots
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp ground allspice
- 1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
- 1/2 cup half-and-half
- 1/4 cup milk
Instructions:
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Preheat Oven:
Set your oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. -
Prepare Pan:
Grease a 9×5-inch loaf pan or mini loaf pans, ensuring easy removal of the bread after baking. -
Sift Dry Ingredients:
In a bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, allspice, and nutmeg, ensuring an even distribution of leavening agents and spices for optimal rise and flavor. -
Prepare Wet Ingredients:
In another mixing bowl, cream together the brown sugar, peanut butter, vegetable oil, and eggs until smooth and well combined. Add in the grated carrots and vanilla extract, incorporating them evenly into the mixture for a flavorful and moist crumb. -
Combine Ingredients:
Alternately add the sifted dry ingredients and the half-and-half/milk mixture to the creamed mixture, stirring gently until just combined. Be careful not to overmix, as this can result in a tough texture. -
Transfer Batter:
Pour the batter into the prepared loaf pan, ensuring it’s evenly distributed for uniform baking. -
Bake:
Place the loaf pan in the preheated oven and bake for 65-70 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. To prevent over-browning, you may want to loosely cover the top with foil halfway through the baking process. -
Cool and Serve:
Once baked, remove the bread from the oven and allow it to cool in the pan for 10 minutes. Then, carefully transfer it to a wire rack to cool completely before slicing and serving.
Indulge in the delightful flavors of this Carrot-Peanut Butter Quick Bread as a tasty snack, dessert, or even as a breakfast treat. Enjoy its moist texture and rich taste, perfect for sharing with friends and family or savoring all to yourself!
