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Moist Cream Cheese Banana Bread With Crumb Topping

Cream Cheese Banana Bread with Crumb Topping is a soft, moist loaf layered with a rich cream cheese filling and finished with a cinnamon streusel topping and light vanilla glaze.
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Ingredients
  

For the Cinnamon Streusel Topping

  • ½ cup all-purpose flour
  • 2 Tablespoons light brown sugar
  • 2 Tablespoons sugar
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 3 Tablespoons melted butter
  • 2 Teaspoons chopped pecans optional

For the Banana Bread Batter

  • 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • ¾ teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • ⅓ cup unsalted butter room temperature
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1 egg white
  • 1 cup mashed bananas about 2 medium bananas
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • ½ cup sour cream
  • ¼ cup miniature chocolate chips
  • ¼ cup chopped pecans

For the Cream Cheese Filling

  • 6 oz cream cheese room temperature
  • 3 Tablespoons sugar
  • 2 Tablespoons all-purpose flour
  • ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 egg yolk

For the Vanilla Glaze

  • ⅔ cup powdered sugar
  • ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 4 to 5 teaspoons milk

Instructions
 

  • Mix the streusel ingredients until crumbly and set aside.
  • Preheat the oven, prepare the pan, and mix the banana batter with add-ins.
  • Beat the cream cheese filling until smooth.
  • Layer the batter and filling, add streusel on top, then bake for 55–65 minutes.
  • Mix the glaze and drizzle over the cooled bread.