Description
This cream cheese-filled banana bread is moist and flavorful with a sweet cream cheese layer inside, perfect for breakfast or a snack.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 large egg
- 1/2 cup light brown sugar (packed)
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1/4 cup liquid-state coconut oil (or canola/vegetable oil)
- 1/4 cup sour cream (lite or Greek yogurt)
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 cup mashed ripe bananas (about 2 large bananas)
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- pinch salt (optional)
- 4 ounces brick-style cream cheese (softened; lite is okay)
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar (for filling)
- 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour (for filling)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Spray one 9×5-inch loaf pan with floured cooking spray or grease and flour the pan; set aside.
- In a large bowl, add the egg, sugars, coconut oil, sour cream, and vanilla. Whisk to combine.
- Add the mashed bananas and stir to incorporate.
- Add flour, baking powder, baking soda, optional salt, and fold until just combined; don’t overmix.
- Turn about two-thirds of the batter out into the prepared pan, smoothing the top lightly.
- In another bowl, add all filling ingredients (egg, cream cheese, sugar, 3 Tbsp flour) and whisk to combine.
- Evenly pour filling mixture over the banana bread layer.
- Top with remaining batter, smoothing gently over the filling.
- Bake for 48 to 50 minutes until the top is golden and a toothpick comes out clean or with a few moist crumbs.
- Allow bread to cool in the pan for about 15 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely before slicing.
Notes
Use very ripe bananas for best flavor. Do not overmix the batter and soften the cream cheese to room temperature.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 50 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 250
- Sugar: 12g
- Sodium: 200mg
- Fat: 10g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 32g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 30mg