Peanut butter banana quesadilla (Just 3 ingredients!)

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A peanut butter banana quesadilla is a super easy vegan breakfast or snack. With melty peanut butter and gooey banana, it’s a hit with adults and kids alike!

Peanut butter banana quesadilla on table with glass of non-dairy milk and sliced banana.

Peanut butter banana quesadillas makes for an excellent breakfast, lunch, or snack. It takes that classic Elvis sandwich and moves it into quesadilla territory.

To make this 3-ingredient recipe, a whole wheat tortilla is toasted in a dry skillet with a slathering of nut butter and thinly sliced banana. The banana becomes gooey, and the nut butter gets wonderfully melty.

This easy snack is a warm, filling, and satiating way to start the day. The punch of protein and fat from the nut butter keeps you full until lunchtime.

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Why readers love this recipe
Ingredients
Step by step instructions
Make it your own
Storage and reheating
FAQ
More easy breakfast ideas
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Why readers love this recipe

“A breakfast that makes me smile from the name to the taste to the happiness of my belly full of PB and banana! Simple and cozy with its mix of soft insides and crispy edges. Yum.” – Samara

Ingredients

Here are the ingredients you will need to make this recipe.

Tortilla: I like to use a whole wheat tortilla. However, for a gluten-free option, use a gluten-free tortilla.

Peanut butter: Look for peanut butter with just one or two ingredients: peanuts and maybe salt. I prefer the crunchy variety for extra texture.

Banana: You’ll only need half of the banana for this recipe. Save the other half for smoothies, or nosh on it while the quesadilla cooks.

Step by step instructions

Here’s how to make this recipe at a glance. For complete ingredient amounts & instructions, keep scrolling to the recipe card below.

Tortilla slathered with peanut butter and topped with sliced bananas.

1. Slather a tortilla with peanut butter.

2. Top it with sliced banana.

Folded peanut butter banana quesadilla in skillet.

3. Fold the tortilla into a half moon, and toast it in a dry skillet at a medium heat. Flip the quesadilla once one side is toasty brown.

Hand holding peanut butter banana quesadilla over plate.

4. Serve right away while the tortilla is still warm.

Make it your own

Hand holding peanut butter banana quesadilla by glass of non-dairy milk.

You can make this easy snack your own by varying the ingredients.

Vary the nut butter

Instead of peanut butter, use almond butter, pistachio butter, or cashew butter. Or replace the nut butter with vegan chocolate hazelnut spread (similar to Nutella). For a nut-free option, use sunflower seed butter.

Add more fillings

In addition to or instead of banana, add any of the following:

Sliced strawberries
Raspberries
Chocolate chips
Cinnamon
Vegan honey or maple syrup
Mini vegan marshmallows
Browned pieces of seitan bacon

For a more substantive snack, use a second tortilla

After slathering peanut butter & sliced banana on one tortilla, top it with a second tortilla. Then toast the whole circle in a skillet.

(If you like, you can slather the second tortilla with additional peanut butter before assembling.)

Storage and reheating

Close-up peanut butter and banana in quesadilla on orange plate.

Peanut butter banana quesadillas are best served hot and fresh.

However, if you happen to have some leftover, store it in an airtight container or sandwich bag in the refrigerator. It will keep for 3 or 4 days.

Enjoy it cold out of the fridge, or reheat in a dry skillet on the stove.

FAQ

But wait, doesn’t a quesadilla need to contain cheese?

I hear you. Since queso means cheese in Spanish, strictly speaking a quesadilla should contain cheese.

However, I’ve found that when people are doing an internet search for recipes like this one with a filling toasted inside of a tortilla, they generally search with the word quesadilla. It’s a type of shorthand for this kind of recipe.

I’ve tried using other names and keywords, but they just aren’t helpful for people looking for this type of recipe.

Do I need to oil the skillet?

No. I’ve used both stainless steel and non-stick skillets for this recipe, and it works fine without it. The quesadilla always browns beautifully and never sticks without any oil.

However, if you just like using oil, feel free to add a neutral flavored oil to the skillet (like avocado oil), oil spray, or melt non-dairy butter in the skillet before adding the tortilla.

More easy breakfast ideas

Peanut butter and banana in toasted tortilla on rust orange plate.

Here are more easy vegan breakfast ideas I know you’ll love.

Banana and peanut butter peeking out from quesadilla.

If you try this recipe and love it, let me know! Leave a comment and ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ rating in the comment section below. It truly makes my day and is such a help!

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