Cream Cheese Filled Banana Bread just sounds great. Take a great banana bread recipe and kick it up a notch with a layer of cream cheese for extra taste and moisture.
Several version of this has been making the interest rounds recently so I just had to try it. Now I’m picky… very picky. I love my old fashion banana nut bread. Nothing else will do but I’m willing to buff it up some and I do love cream cheese.
So my plan. I would use my banana bread recipe but make two smaller loafs. I usually make a single very large and tall loaf but adding more height with the filling just would not work. So spread in into two pans, more like most people make banana bread and cut back the cooking time some.
Rating:
A five mainly because the banana bread is a 5. The banana flavor overwhelms the cream cheese some.
Sous chefs Molly and Lilly 7 months old waiting for the banana bread to be done…
Notes: Due to the cream cheese, the old tooth pick method of checking for done does not work well. Watch the edges for dark brown.
Allow 8 oz cream cheese to rest at room temperature until softened. Preheat the oven to 350 not convection.
Grease and flour two 4 by 8 loaf pans with a tablespoon of butter and little flour.
In a large mixing bowl mash 2-3 over ripe bananas. Add 2½ cup AP flour, 1 cup sugar, 4 teaspoon baking powder, 1 teaspoon salt, 3 tablespoon oil, ¾ cup milk, 1 egg, 1 cup chopped walnuts (optional).
Beat at medium speed with hand mixer for 1-2 minutes stopping occasionally to scrape sides to be sure to incorporate all the ingredients.
Mix the cream cheese filling. Combine 8 oz of softened cream cheese with 1/2 cup sugar, 1/4 cup flour and one egg. Mix until almost smooth.
Transfer 1 3/4 cup of the banana mixture into each floured pan. Spread the cream cheese mixture evenly over each pan. Then top with the remaining banana mixture.
Bake for about 45 minutes until edge is browning well. The toothpick method may not work well due to the cream cheese.
Remove from pan and cool on rack.
Cream Cheese Filled Banana Bread
Cream Cheese Filled Banana Bread sounds great. Take a great banana bread recipe and kick it up a notch with a layer of cream cheese for extra taste and moisture.
Author: Dan Mikesell
Serves: 2 loaves
Ingredients
- 2-3 over ripe bananas
- 2½ cup AP flour
- 1 cup sugar
- 4 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 3 tablespoon oil
- ¾ cup milk
- 1 egg
- 1 cup chopped walnuts (optional)
Cream Cheese Filling
- 8 oz cream cheese
- ½ cup sugar
- 1 egg
- ¼ cup flour
Instructions
- Allow 8 oz cream cheese to rest at room temperature until softened. Preheat the oven to 350 not convection.
- Grease and flour two 4 by 8 loaf pans with a tablespoon of butter and little flour.
- In a large mixing bowl mash 2-3 over ripe bananas. Add 2½ cup AP flour, 1 cup sugar, 4 teaspoons baking powder, 1 teaspoon salt, 3 tablespoons oil, ¾ cup milk, 1 egg, 1 cup chopped walnuts (optional).
- Beat at medium speed with hand mixer for 1-2 minutes stopping occasionally to scrape sides to be sure to incorporate all the ingredients.
- Mix the cream cheese filling. Combine 8 oz of softened cream cheese with ½ cup sugar, ¼ cup flour and one egg. Mix until almost smooth.
- Transfer 1¾ cup of the banana mixture into each floured pan. Spread the cream cheese mixture evenly over each pan. Then top with the remaining banana mixture.
- Bake for about 45 minutes until edge is browning well. The toothpick method may not work well due to the cream cheese.
- Remove from pan and cool on rack.
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Updated
August 3 2014
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