Enjoy a mouthwatering twist on classic banana bread with this Cream Cheese Banana Bread! This delightful quick bread features that banana flavor you love with a smooth ribbon of cream cheese filling.
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Ingredients
Cream Cheese Filling
4ouncescream cheeseroom temperature
1largeegg
½cuppowdered sugar
2tablespoonsall-purpose flour
1teaspoonpure vanilla extract
Banana Bread
2ripe bananas
1cupall-purpose flour
½teaspoon baking soda
½teaspoonbaking powder
¾teasoonkosher salt
½teaspooncinnamon
¼teaspoonnutmeg
½cupunsalted buttermelted
½cuppacked brown sugar
1large egg
¼cupGreek yogurtcan use sour cream
⅓cupgranulated sugar
1teaspoonpure vanilla extract
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350°F, and prepare a 9 X 5-inch loaf pan by spraying the pan with cooking spray.
Cream Cheese FIling
In a large mixing bowl, beat the cream cheese until smooth. Then add the egg, sugar, flour and vanilla and mix until completely smooth and combined. Set aside.
Banana Bread
In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg.
Mash bananas in a small bowl.
In a large bowl, lightly beat the eggs. Add the melted butter, brown sugar, Greek yogurt, granulated sugar, and vanilla and mix. Add the mashed bananas and combine.
Add the flour mixture and stir until just combined, being careful not to over mix.
Pour 2/3 of the batter into the prepared loaf pan, and spread to corners. Place dollops of the cream cheese filling on top and spread. Pour the remaining batter over the cream cheese and spread to cover.
Bake about 50-60 minutes or until top is firm and springs back when gently pressed. If bread is browning too much before it is full cooked, gently place a piece of tin foil over the pan for the remaining baking time.
Cool in the pan for about 7-10 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.