Description
Indulge in the delightful experience of Cream Cheese Banana Bread, a luscious twist on the beloved classic. This recipe features a rich cream cheese filling nestled between layers of moist banana bread, making it an irresistible choice for breakfast, brunch, or dessert.
Ingredients
Scale
- 3 ripe bananas
- ½ cup butter, melted
- 1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, room temperature
- 1 cup granulated sugar (½ cup white and ½ cup brown)
- 2 large eggs
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- ½ cup sour cream
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour for the cream cheese filling
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F and prepare two loaf pans with nonstick spray.
- For the cream cheese filling, beat cream cheese and sugar until smooth; mix in egg, vanilla extract, and flour.
- In a large bowl, mash bananas; then mix in melted butter and sugars. Beat in eggs, sour cream, and vanilla until smooth.
- Combine dry ingredients: flour, baking soda, and baking powder in a separate bowl.
- Gradually add dry ingredients to the wet mixture until just combined.
- Layer half of the banana batter into each pan, add cream cheese filling evenly on top, then cover with remaining batter.
- Bake for 50-55 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 55 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 290
- Sugar: 18g
- Sodium: 200mg
- Fat: 14g
- Saturated Fat: 8g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 36g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 60mg