Cream Cheese Banana Bread Recipe
Take banana bread to the next level with this delicious Cream cheese banana bread recipe. Swirls of cream cheese make this amazing.
Servings: 9
Cost: $5.25 Recipe, $0.58 per Serving
Ingredients
- 3 to 4 bananas ripe – if you have them in the freezer just allow to thaw
- ⅓ cup melted butter
- 1 egg
- ¾ cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 teaspoon of baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon of salt
- 1 ½ cups of flour
- For the filling:
- 8 ounces cream cheese at room temperature
- 1 large egg
- ¼ cup sugar
- 2 tablespoons flour
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375°F. Spray a 5×9-inch loaf pan with cooking spray.
- Peel and mash 3–4 ripe bananas in a large mixing bowl.
- Stir in ? cup melted butter, 1 large egg, ¾ cup sugar, 1 tsp vanilla extract, 1 tsp baking soda, and ¼ tsp salt until well combined.
- Add 1½ cups all-purpose flour and stir just until incorporated.
- In a separate bowl, beat together 8 oz cream cheese, 1 large egg, ¼ cup sugar, and 2 Tbsp flour until smooth.
- Pour half of the banana bread batter into the prepared loaf pan.
- Spoon half of the cream cheese mixture over the batter in small dollops.
- Add the remaining banana bread batter on top.
- Spoon the remaining cream cheese mixture over the top in dollops.
- Use a butter knife to gently swirl the cream cheese filling through the batter.
- Bake for 55–60 minutes, or until golden brown and a toothpick inserted into the bread comes out clean.
- Allow the bread to cool before slicing and serving.
Nutrition
Calories: 365kcal | Carbohydrates: 50g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 17g | Saturated Fat: 10g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 82mg | Sodium: 342mg | Potassium: 216mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 28g | Vitamin A: 627IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 38mg | Iron: 1mg
