Description
Indulge in the delightful flavors of Cream Cheese Cinnamon Swirl Banana Bread, a perfect blend of moist banana bread and a creamy, tangy swirl. This easy-to-make treat fills your kitchen with a comforting aroma, making it an irresistible choice for breakfast, snacks, or dessert. With ripe bananas contributing to its tender texture and a luscious cream cheese filling enhanced by warm cinnamon, each slice promises to please everyone at the table.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 large ripe bananas
- ½ cup unsalted butter
- ¾ cup brown sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 8 oz cream cheese
- ¼ cup granulated sugar
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease a loaf pan and line it with parchment paper.
- In a bowl, mash bananas and mix in melted butter, brown sugar, eggs, and vanilla until smooth.
- In another bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon.
- Combine wet and dry ingredients gently until just mixed.
- Prepare the cream cheese filling by beating together cream cheese, granulated sugar, one egg, and vanilla until creamy.
- Assemble the layers by pouring half the batter into the pan, adding half the cinnamon-sugar mixture, spreading the cream cheese filling on top, and then covering with remaining batter and topping with more cinnamon-sugar.
- Swirl gently with a knife before baking for about 50-60 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 60 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice (about 80g)
- Calories: 210
- Sugar: 12g
- Sodium: 150mg
- Fat: 9g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 30g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 40mg