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Marbled Cream Cheese Banana Bread

Marbled Cream Cheese Banana Bread

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This Marbled Cream Cheese Banana Bread takes fruity and moist banana bread to the next level with a swirled velvety and sweet cheesecake layer.
Course Dessert, Snacks
Cuisine American
Diet Vegetarian
Keyword Banana Bread, Bananas, Cream Cheese Banana Bread, Overripe Banana Recipes
Prep Time 15 minutes
55 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 10 minutes
Servings 10 slices
Author Marley Goldin

Equipment

Ingredients

Banana Bread Batter

  • 3 large bananas overripe is best
  • ⅓ cup oil vegetable, canola, or coconut in liquid form
  • ¾ cup light brown sugar
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ½ teaspoon cinnamon

Cream Cheese Filling

  • 4 ounces cream cheese softened, light is okay!
  • ⅓ cup powdered sugar
  • 1 large egg

Instructions

Banana Bread Batter

  • Preheat your oven to 350°F and prep a standard 9-inch loaf pan by lining it with parchment paper or spraying it with cooking spray.
    Prepped loaf pan half lined and half sprayed
  • Peel your bananas and add them to a large mixing bowl. Use a fork to mash the bananas until they are almost liquefied (some lumps are okay!)
    Mashed banana in a large mixing bowl
  • Add the oil and brown sugar to the banana and use the fork to beat until well-combined.
    Mashed banana, oil, and sugar creamed together
  • Add the egg and vanilla extract and mix again to combine.
    Banana bread batter before adding dry ingredients
  • Lastly, add the flour, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon and combine, using a rubber spatula to scrape down the sides to make sure everything is integrated. Set the banana bread batter aside and make your cream cheese layer.
    Banana bread batter in a large mixing bowl

Cream Cheese Filling

  • Add the softened cream cheese to a mixing bowl and use a hand mixer on high to whip. Then, add the powdered sugar and whisk until smooth.
    Cream cheese and powdered sugar combined
  • Finally, add the egg and beat until smooth.
    Cream cheese layer for banana bread

Cream Cheese Banana Bread

  • Fill the prepped pan 1/3 of the way with banana bread batter.
    Loaf pan filled 1/3 of the way with raw banana bread batter
  • Then, add all of the cream cheese filling on top of the banana bread batter.
    Just added cream cheese layer on top of banana bread layer in loaf pan
  • Finally, add the rest of the banana bread batter on top. You can let it settle naturally (as pictured) or use a knife to swirl through the batter to add even more marbling.
    Cream cheese banana bread ready to bake in the oven
  • Bake on the top rack for 50-60 minutes until a toothpick comes out clean. Allow to cool completely before slicing into the loaf. Enjoy!

Notes

  • If your bananas aren’t overripe, stick them on a baking tray in their peel and let them sit in the oven while it’s preheating until the peel turns black.
  • Bananas for bananas? Hate waste? You’ll love this collection of the best ripened banana recipes!
  • Check out this list of all my best banana bread recipes.