Here’s a delicious Cream Cheese Stuffed Banana Bread recipe — moist, sweet, and with a rich, creamy surprise in the center. 🍌🧀 Perfect for breakfast, brunch, or dessert!
🍌 Ingredients
For the banana bread:
- 1 ¾ cups (220 g) all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ cup (115 g) unsalted butter, softened
- ¾ cup (150 g) granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 3 ripe bananas, mashed (about 1 ½ cups)
- ½ cup (120 ml) buttermilk or milk
For the cream cheese filling:
- 8 oz (225 g) cream cheese, softened
- ¼ cup (50 g) granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
👩🍳 Instructions
- Preheat oven:
- 350 °F (175 °C). Grease a 9×5-inch loaf pan or line with parchment paper.
- Make the cream cheese filling:
- In a bowl, beat cream cheese, sugar, egg, and vanilla until smooth. Set aside.
- Prepare banana bread batter:
- In a medium bowl, whisk flour, baking soda, and salt.
- In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
- Beat in eggs, one at a time, then add vanilla.
- Stir in mashed bananas.
- Alternately fold in flour mixture and buttermilk until just combined.
- Assemble:
- Pour half of the banana bread batter into the loaf pan.
- Spoon the cream cheese mixture evenly over the top.
- Cover with remaining banana bread batter. Use a spatula to smooth the top.
- Bake:
- 50–60 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the banana layer (not the cream cheese) comes out clean.
- If the top browns too quickly, cover loosely with foil.
- Cool & serve:
- Let cool in the pan for 10–15 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack.
- Slice to reveal the creamy center.
💡 Tips
- Use very ripe bananas for maximum sweetness and moisture.
- You can swirl the cream cheese filling into the banana bread for a marbled effect.
- Store in an airtight container at room temperature for 2 days or refrigerate for up to 5 days.
- Optional add-ins: chocolate chips, walnuts, or pecans for extra texture.
If you want, I can give you a mini loaf/muffin version of this so each serving has a perfect cream cheese center. Do you want me to do that?
