Description
Indulge in the delightful combination of moist banana bread swirled with a luscious cream cheese filling. This Cream Cheese Banana Bread is a perfect blend of sweet, tangy, and creamy flavors that will have you coming back for more.
Ingredients
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For the banana bread:
- 2 to 3 very ripe bananas, peeled (about 1 1/4 to 1 1/2 cups mashed)
- 1/3 cup (76g) melted butter, unsalted or salted
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- Pinch salt
- 3/4 cup (150g) sugar (1/2 cup if you would like it less sweet, 1 cup if you want it sweeter)
- 1 large egg, beaten
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 cups (205g) all-purpose flour
For the cream cheese filling:
- 8 ounces cream cheese, at room temperature
- 1 large egg
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 2 tablespoons flour
Instructions
- Preheat the oven: Preheat the oven to 350°F and grease a 4×8-inch loaf pan.
- Make the banana bread batter: In a mixing bowl, mash the ripe bananas with a fork until completely smooth. Stir the melted butter into the mashed bananas. Mix in the baking soda and salt. Stir in the sugar, beaten egg, and vanilla extract. Mix in the flour.
- Make the cream cheese swirl: In another bowl, beat together all the ingredients for the cream cheese filling with a hand mixer or in a stand mixer.
- Swirl the batters in the pan: Pour half of the banana bread batter in the loaf pan. Top the batter with half of the cream cheese filling, one dollop at a time. Top with remaining batter. Top with the remaining cream cheese filling one dollop at a time. Insert a butter knife about halfway into the batter and run through the batter vertically and horizontally to swirl the cream cheese into the banana bread batter.
- Bake: Bake for 55-60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center of the loaf comes out clean. If the top starts to brown too much before the middle is done, tent the top with foil.
- Cool and store: Cool the banana bread for a few minutes in the pan, then remove from pan and transfer to a cooling rack to cool completely. Store covered at room temperature for up to 4 days.
Notes
- For best results, use very ripe bananas with lots of brown spots for maximum sweetness and flavor.
- Feel free to add chopped nuts or chocolate chips to the batter for extra texture and flavor.
- This banana bread also freezes well. Wrap slices individually in plastic wrap and store in a freezer-safe bag for longer storage.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 280
- Sugar: 18g
- Sodium: 220mg
- Fat: 14g
- Saturated Fat: 8g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 35g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 5g
- Cholesterol: 70mg
