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Cream Cheese Banana Bread
Prep
20 mins
Cook
50 mins
Servings
8
Difficulty
Hard
This cream cheese banana bread is my go to when I have overripe bananas sitting on the counter. The cream cheese adds such a lovely richness and tangy flavor that elevates this classic treat beyond your typical banana bread. What I love most is how straightforward it is to throw together, taking just twenty minutes of prep before it bakes. Plus, bananas are packed with potassium, which is wonderful for your heart health. With simple pantry staples and about an hour of your time, you'll have a moist, delicious loaf that's perfect for breakfast or an afternoon snack.
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Ingredients
- 1cooking spray(for greasing)
- 118 mlbutter(softened)
- 118 mlbrown sugar(packed)
- 2egg
- 78 mlsour cream
- 118 mlwhite sugar(divided)
- 1 tspvanilla extract
- 3ripe bananas(mashed)
- 237 mlplain flour(plus 3 tbsp, divided)
- 1 tspbaking soda
- ½ tspbaking powder
- ¼ tspsalt
- 225 gcream cheese(softened)
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Instructions
- 1
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x5-inch loaf pan with cooking spray.
- 2
Combine butter, brown sugar, 1 egg, sour cream, 1/4 cup white sugar, and vanilla extract in a large bowl; whisk until smooth. Mash in bananas using a fork. Whisk in 1 cup flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt until just combined.
- 3
Whisk cream cheese, 1 egg, 1/4 cup white sugar, and 3 tablespoons flour together in a separate bowl.
- 4
Pour half of the banana mixture into the prepared loaf pan. Spread cream cheese mixture evenly on top. Pour remaining banana mixture over cream cheese mixture.
- 5
Bake in the preheated oven until top is firm, about 50 minutes. Cool in the pan, about 5 minutes.
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