Cream Cheese Banana Bread: 7 Reasons It’s Your New Go-To Treat

This cream cheese banana bread is moist, flavorful, and incredibly easy to make. The cream cheese adds a tangy richness that complements the sweetness of the bananas perfectly.

Prep : 10 Total : 25 minutes

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Ingredients

Main Ingredients

1.5 cup All-purpose flour
1 tsp Baking soda
0.5 tsp Salt
0.5 cup Unsalted butter, softened
0.75 cup Granulated sugar
4 oz Cream cheese, softened
2 large Eggs
1 tsp Vanilla extract
1.5 cup Mashed ripe bananas About 3 medium

Instructions

Preparation Steps

Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease and flour a 9x5 inch loaf pan.
In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, and salt.
In a large bowl, cream together butter, sugar, and cream cheese until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs one at a time, then stir in vanilla.
Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients, mixing until just combined. Stir in the mashed bananas.
Pour batter into the prepared loaf pan and bake for 50-60 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
Let cool in the pan for 10 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.

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