Cheesecake-Filled Banana Bread
This is the BEST Banana Bread recipe, blending the best of both worlds in a single bite.
Ingredients
Banana bread:
- 2 ripe bananas
- 1 large egg beaten
- ½ cup light brown sugar 110 g
- ¼ cup granulated sugar 50 g
- 8 tbsp butter melted
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- ¼ cup Greek yogurt 60 g
- 1 cup all-purpose flour 125 g
- 1 pinch salt
- 1 tsp baking soda
Cream cheese filling:
- 1 large egg
- 4 oz cream cheese 110 g, softened (1/2 block)
- ¼ cup granulated sugar 50 g
- 3 tbsp all-purpose flour
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350˚F (180˚C).
- In a medium bowl, mash the bananas. Add the beaten egg, brown sugar, granulated sugar, melted butter, vanilla extract, and Greek yogurt. Mix until well combined.
- Add the flour, salt, and baking soda to the banana mixture and stir until just combined.
- In a small bowl, prepare the cream cheese filling by mixing the egg, softened cream cheese, sugar, and flour until smooth.
- Pour half of the banana bread batter into a greased 9×5-inch (23×12 cm) bread pan.
- Evenly spread the cream cheese filling over the banana bread batter. Top with the remaining banana bread batter.
- Bake for about 50 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
- Allow the banana bread to cool for 15 minutes before slicing and serving. Enjoy!