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Cream Cheese Banana Bread
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Cream Cheese Banana Bread

Go Bananas and (s)Cream Cheese! Photogenic Cream Cheese Banana Bread!
Course Bread, Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 12
Calories 179kcal
Author FoodFaithFitness

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 cups overripe bananas mashed (about 3 large bananas)
  • 1 large egg room temperature
  • 1/3 cup nonfat plain Greek yogurt room temperature
  • 1/3 cup pure maple syrup or honey
  • 2 tablespoons melted and cooled coconut oil or canola oil
  • 2 tablespoons brown sugar
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
  • 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
  • 3/4 cup white whole wheat flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 4 ounces reduced-fat cream cheese room temperature
  • 3 tablespoons granulated sugar
  • 2 tablespoons nonfat Greek yogurt room temperature
  • 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
  • 1 large egg room temperature

Instructions

  • Preheat your oven to 350°F. Line an 8x4-inch loaf pan with lightly greased parchment paper.
  • In a medium bowl, whisk together the cream cheese, granulated sugar, 2 tablespoons Greek yogurt, 2 tablespoons flour, and 1 egg until smooth. Set aside.
    Cream Cheese Banana Bread
  • In a large bowl, mash the bananas, aiming for a creamy texture with a few lumps. Whisk in the egg, 1/3 cup Greek yogurt, maple syrup, and oil until combined. Mix in the brown sugar and vanilla extract.
    Cream Cheese Banana Bread
  • In another bowl, whisk together the all-purpose flour, whole wheat flour, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt.
  • Gently fold the dry ingredients into the wet mix. Stir just until you can't see any flour.
  • Pour a third of the banana bread batter into your prepared pan. Spoon alternating cream cheese filling and banana batter on top, creating a mosaic. Swirl a knife through in a figure-eight pattern.
    Cream Cheese Banana Bread
  • Bake for 55 to 70 minutes. Tent with foil if the top burns. The bread is done when a knife comes out clean (internal temperature 200 °F).
  • Let the bread cool in the pan 15 mins, use the parchment "handles" to lift out the bread and let it cool completely.
  • Slice up and DEVOUR!

Nutrition

Calories: 179kcal | Carbohydrates: 31g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 0.003g | Cholesterol: 33mg | Sodium: 188mg | Potassium: 158mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 16g | Vitamin A: 105IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 36mg | Iron: 1mg