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Cream Cheese Banana Bread

Cream Cheese Banana Bread

This quick bread recipe has a delicious cream cheese swirl baked into the center of the loaf and can be whipped up in 10-15 minutes! 
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 50 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Servings: 12 slices
Course: Breakfast, Snack
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

Cream Cheese Filling
  • 4 ounces cream cheese softened, brick-style
  • 1 egg large
  • ¼ cup granulated sugar
  • 2 tablespoons flour
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Banana Bread
  • 2 bananas mashed, 1 cup total
  • 1 egg large
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
  • ¼ cup vegetable oil or canola oil
  • ¼ cup Greek yogurt plain
  • 1 ½ cup flour
  • ½ teaspoon baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon salt

Method
 

  1. Preheat oven to 375°F. Spray loaf pan with nonstick spray. Set aside.
Cream Cheese Filling
  1. In a medium bowl, using a hand mixer, beat together cream cheese, egg, sugar, flour, and vanilla extract until smooth. Set aside.
Banana Bread Batter
  1. Mash the ripe bananas with a fork. Set aside.
  2. In a large bowl, using a hand mixer, combine egg, sugar, vanilla extract, vegetable oil, and Greek yogurt.
  3. Add dry ingredients (flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt). Finally, add the mashed banana and mix until smooth.
Bread
  1. Add about 2/3 of the banana bread batter to the bottom of a prepared loaf pan.
  2. Layer drops of the cheesecake filling directly onto the banana bread better. Use a spatula or small spreader to drag the filling to the edges. Top with remaining banana bread batter.
  3. Bake at 375°F for 20 minutes. Lower the oven temperature to 350°F and continue baking for 30 more minutes. The top should look fully baked and have no jiggle to it. Add a few minutes at a time if needed until fully baked.
  4. Allow the bread to cool in the pan for 15 minutes before removing from the pan to cool completely on a wire rack. Slice and enjoy!

Notes

  • Starting the baking time at a higher temperature will help the bread batter rise quickly and decrease the chances of the cream cheese filling sinking to the bottom of the loaf.
  • Lower the temperature after 20 minutes without opening the oven door. Turn on your internal oven light if you can’t resist taking a look!
  • Using a light, non-stick metal or glass loaf pan is preferable. Dark loaf pans may burn your banana bread.