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Cream Cheese Banana Bread sliced on a cutting board

Cream Cheese Banana Bread

5 from 2 votes
You cannot go wrong with banana bread, especially when you are making your favorite banana bread recipe like this super moist, crazy delicious cream cheese banana bread made with simple ingredients.
Serving10 servings
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 20 minutes

Ingredients

For the banana bread

  • 1 cup flour
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • ¾ teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • Pinch of salt
  • ½ cup butter, softened at room temperature
  • ¾ cup brown sugar
  • 1 egg
  • ¼ cup Greek yogurt
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 2 ripe bananas, mashed

For the cream cheese layer

  • 4 ounces cream cheese, softened at room temperature
  • 2 Tablespoons sour cream
  • 1 egg
  • 3 Tablespoons sugar
  • ½ teaspoon vanilla
  • 3 Tablespoons flour

Equipment

Instructions

  • Prep. Preheat the oven to 350°F and grease a loaf pan liberally with baking spray.
  • Combine the dry ingredients. Whisk together the flour, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt and set aside.
  • Cream. Beat the butter and sugar together on high speed until fluffy and significantly lightened in color.
  • Combine the remaining wet ingredients. Mix the egg into the butter mixture followed by the Greek yogurt. Mix in the vanilla.
  • Put it all together. Mix the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients followed by the bananas.
  • Make the cream cheese layer. Beat the cream cheese and sour cream together on high speed until smooth. Mix in the egg, sugar, vanilla, and flour.
  • Assemble. Pour ½ of the batter into the prepared loaf pan and smooth it out. Pour the cream cheese layer on top and smooth it out. Do not mix the layers together. Pour the remaining batter over the cream cheese layer and smooth it out. Do not mix the layers together.
  • Bake. Bake for 1 hour or until a toothpick inserted into the middle of the banana bread comes out mostly clean.

Notes

If you want to add even more flavor of texture to this yummy cream cheese banana bread, feel free to add in some chocolate chips or chopped nuts to this recipe, You can also pick your favorite crumb topping to make and add it on top of the banana bread batter before placing it in the oven.

Nutrition

Calories: 278 kcal · Carbohydrates: 38 g · Protein: 4 g · Fat: 12 g · Saturated Fat: 7 g · Polyunsaturated Fat: 1 g · Monounsaturated Fat: 3 g · Trans Fat: 0.4 g · Cholesterol: 65 mg · Sodium: 221 mg · Potassium: 177 mg · Fiber: 1 g · Sugar: 24 g · Vitamin A: 425 IU · Vitamin C: 2 mg · Calcium: 69 mg · Iron: 1 mg
Cuisine: American
Cost: $5
Author: Steph Loaiza
Course: Snack