Cream Cheese Banana Bread
Yield: 12 slices
Learn how to make a decadent and moist cream cheese banana bread filled with a delicious cream cheese swirl. This recipe is sure to become a family favorite!
Equipment
- 1 9x5 Loaf Pan
- 1 Hand Mixer
Ingredients
For the Cream Cheese Filling
- 4 oz cream cheese softened, brick-style
- 1 egg large
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 2 Tablespoons flour
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
For the Banana Bread
- 2 bananas mashed, 1 cup total
- 1 egg large
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 Tablespoon vanilla extract
- 1/4 cup vegetable oil or canola oil
- 1/4 cup Greek yogurt plain
- 1 1/2 cup flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
Instructions
- PREHEAT oven to 375 degrees F. SPRAY loaf pan with nonstick spray. Set aside.
Make the Cream Cheese Filling
- In a medium bowl, using a hand mixer, BEAT together cream cheese, egg, sugar, flour, and vanilla extract until smooth. Set aside.
Make the Banana Bread Batter
- MASH the ripe bananas with a fork. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, using a hand mixer, COMBINE egg, sugar, vanilla extract, vegetable oil, and Greek yogurt.
- ADD dry ingredients (flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt). Finally, ADD the mashed banana and mix until smooth.
Assemble the Bread
- ADD about 2/3 of the banana bread batter to the bottom of a prepared loaf pan.
- LAYER drops of the cheesecake filling directly onto the banana bread better. Use a spatula or small spreader to drag the filling to the edges. TOP with remaining banana bread batter.
- BAKE at 375 degrees F for 20 minutes. LOWER the oven temperature to 350 degrees F and continue baking for 30 more minutes. The top should look fully baked and have no jiggle to it. Add a few minutes at a time if needed until fully baked.
- Allow the bread to cool in the pan for 15 minutes before removing from the pan to cool completely on a wire rack. Slice and enjoy!
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Notes
- Starting the baking time at a higher temperature will help the bread batter rise quickly and decrease the chances of the cream cheese filling sinking to the bottom of the loaf.
- Lower the temperature after 20 minutes without opening the oven door. Turn on your internal oven light if you can't resist taking a look!
- Using a light, non-stick metal or glass loaf pan is preferable. Dark loaf pans may burn your banana bread.