Cream Cheese Banana Bread

This moist banana bread has a surprise cream cheese layer in the middle that makes it sweeter and richer than your typical quick bread.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 50 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins
• Calories: 381 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• ½ teaspoon baking soda
• ½ teaspoon baking powder
• ¼ cup white sugar
• 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• ¼ cup sour cream
• ½ cup unsalted butter, melted
• ½ cup light brown sugar
• 2 ripe bananas
• cooking spray
• 1 (4 ounce) package cream cheese, softened

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x5-inch loaf pan with cooking spray.

Step 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.

Step 3

Whisk cream cheese, 1 egg, 1/4 cup white sugar, and 3 tablespoons flour together in a separate bowl.

Step 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.

Step 5

Bake in the preheated oven until top is firm, about 50 minutes. Cool in the pan, about 5 minutes.