How To Make Banana Bread With Cream Cheese

Here is our delicious banana bread recipe with cream cheese.  There are making ways to make this bread and this is one of our favorites.

Whether you’re kickstarting your day or treating yourself to a little pick-me-up, this combo of banana goodness and creamy decadence hits all the right notes. It’s like a warm hug for your taste buds, and you’ll be hooked from the first bite. 

What Ingredients Go Into This Bread?

You will need:

• cream cheese
• soft butter
• sugar
• ripe bananas
• eggs
• vanilla
• baking powder
• baking soda
• flour
• walnuts (optional)

How Do You Make Moist Banana Bread?

This bread needs to have ripe bananas. Don’t add too much flour to the dough. You want the bread to be mixed, light and fluffy, but not thick like paste. Adding room temperature cream cheese will also add a slight tang and moisture to the dough.

Can You Add Toppings To The Bread?

Yes. You can add walnuts, pecans (or your favorite nuts) to this. You can add chocolate chips (mini work well).

Can You Make Mini Loaves?

Mini loaves for bread is my favorite. You are able to freeze extra loaves for later and gift them to friends and family (best gifts ever!).

How Do I Know When The Bread Is Done?

You can do the toothpick test. Place a toothpick into the middle of the bread and pull it back out. If the toothpick has dough on it, the baking process is not complete. There are also cake testers you can use to do the same thing, I’ve just lost mine.

Like this, you may love our other banana bread recipes.

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5 from 2 votes

Cream Cheese Banana Bread

Join the flavor party you don't want to miss with our banana bread with cream cheese! A perfect balance of bananas into bread.

Course: Baking, Snack

Cuisine: American

Author: Regina Sober

Equipment

• Mixing Bowls
• Measuring Cups
• Measuring Spoons
• Spatula
• Hand Mixer
• Loaf pan
• Mini loaf pans

Ingredients

• 1 8 oz brick of cream cheese softened
• 3/4 cup softened butter
• 3-4 bananas peeled and smashed
• 1 1/2 cup sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 3 cups flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 cup chopped walnuts optional

Instructions

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
• In a bowl, cream the cream cheese (this will make it fluffy), then add in the butter and cream it some more.
• Add in the sugar until blended, then add in the eggs and vanilla until incorporated.
• Add in the bananas and walnuts and mix again.
• Add the baking powder, baking soda and flour and mix.
• Place batter into a greased loaf pan.
• Bake for 45-60 minutes, until toothpick comes out clean for mini loaves.
• Single Loaf, bake for 60 minutes to 1 1/2 hours.