Cream Cheese Banana Bread

5 from 19 votes

Cream Cheese Banana Bread tastes like there is a creamy cheesecake baked right in the middle of a moist loaf of bread. It’s a delicious variation of a classic homemade banana bread.

Prep Time15

Cook Time50

Total Time1 5

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Servings: loaf

Calories: 2464kcal

Author: Jennifer Fishkind

Ingredients

Banana Bread

¾ cup granulated sugar
6 tbsp salted butter room temperature
1½ ripened bananas (about ½ cup mashed bananas)
1 large egg
2½ tsp whole milk
1 cup all-purpose flour
½ tsp baking soda

Cream Cheese Filling

4 ounces cream cheese softened
1 large egg
2 tbsp granulated sugar
2 tbsp all-purpose flour

Instructions

Prep a 9x5 inch loaf pan by spraying it with cooking spray or line with parchment paper and setting it aside.
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
Use a mixer to beat the sugar and butter together until fully combined.
In the same bowl, beat in the bananas, egg, and milk until smooth, about 1 minute.
On low speed, mix in the flour and baking soda. Do not overmix. Set batter aside for now.
In a bowl, whisk together the cream cheese, egg, sugar, and flour
Take the loaf pan and pour half of the bread batter into the bottom of the pan.
Spread the cream cheese mixture on top of the bread batter. Carefully create a top layer with the remaining bread batter. Make sure all these layers are spread evenly but are not mixed into each other.
Bake in the oven for 50-60 minutes or until golden brown and a tester comes out clean. Let completely cool before cutting and serving.

Notes

Because the cream cheese layer is in the middle, it may seem like it should affect your ability to tell if your bread is baked or not. The cream cheese layer will firm up and take on the consistency of bread when baked, so you can use a tester to check the bread for doneness just like you normally would.
The cream cheese layer will cause the bread to flatten slightly when cooled.

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