Here’s a Cream Cheese Stuffed Banana Bread recipe that’s rich, moist, and has a luscious cream cheese layer running through the middle. Perfect for breakfast, dessert, or snacking.
🍌 Cream Cheese Stuffed Banana Bread
✨ What You’ll Get:
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Super moist banana bread
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A rich, cheesecake-like cream cheese layer
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Easy to make in one loaf pan
🍞 Ingredients
For the Banana Bread Batter:
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1 ½ cups mashed ripe bananas (about 3 large bananas)
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½ cup granulated sugar
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¼ cup brown sugar
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1 large egg
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⅓ cup vegetable oil (or melted butter)
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¼ cup milk
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1 tsp vanilla extract
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1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
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1 tsp baking soda
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½ tsp salt
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½ tsp ground cinnamon (optional)
For the Cream Cheese Filling:
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8 oz (1 block) cream cheese, softened
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¼ cup granulated sugar
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1 large egg
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½ tsp vanilla extract
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1 tbsp all-purpose flour (helps thicken)
🥣 Instructions
1. Preheat & Prep:
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Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C).
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Grease and flour a 9×5 inch loaf pan, or line with parchment paper.
2. Make Banana Bread Batter:
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In a large bowl, whisk together mashed bananas, sugars, egg, oil, milk, and vanilla.
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In another bowl, mix flour, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon.
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Combine wet and dry ingredients until just mixed. Do not overmix.
3. Make Cream Cheese Filling:
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In a medium bowl, beat cream cheese, sugar, egg, vanilla, and flour until smooth and creamy.
4. Assemble the Loaf:
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Pour half of the banana bread batter into the pan.
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Spread the cream cheese filling evenly over the batter.
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Pour the remaining banana bread batter on top and gently spread to cover the filling.
5. Bake:
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Bake for 55–65 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the banana part (not the cream cheese) comes out clean.
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Tent with foil halfway through if the top is browning too fast.
6. Cool:
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Let cool in the pan for 15–20 minutes.
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Remove and cool completely on a wire rack before slicing.
🍽️ Serving Tips
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Delicious warm or chilled
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Pairs well with coffee or tea
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Keeps in the fridge for up to 5 days, or freeze slices for later