Cheesecake-filled banana bread: the tasty and easy recipe to prepare
This homemade cheesecake-filled banana bread is such a perfect recipe that I highly recommend you all to try out! It is very easy to make, needs few kitchen essentials, gets ready in no time and is like eating a cheesecake baked in a soft and moist banana bread. You do not even need gelatin!
So, just trust me and your instincts to serve this perfect homemade recipe during tea time. You can also use this recipe to prepare some delicious muffins or a bundt cake!
How to make cream cheese-filled banana bread
Preparing this tasty cream cheese-filled banana bread is more simple than you think. Whisk all the ingredients like in the classic recipe and pour half of the batter into a greased loaf pan. Then it is cream cheese turn, so smooth it out on the batter.
Pay attention when you pour the final layer of banana batter over the cheesecake one. Banana mixture is dense and could keep sinking in cream cheese, so you might feel that you will fall short of the batter. But do not worry. You just have to spread the banana mixture evenly all over the cream cheese (a spoon might not work so I used my fingers to spread it out) and once the cake bakes, it will spread out evenly all over the cheesecake layer.
Instructions
Peel and roughly slice the bananas into a large bowl. Use a fork or an electric mixer to mash the bananas well so until it turns into a smooth paste. Add melted butter, brown sugar, 2 teaspoons vanilla extract and break one egg. Beat everything well until smooth and even.
Peel and roughly slice the bananas into a large bowl. Use a fork or an electric mixer to mash the bananas well so until it turns into a smooth paste. Add melted butter, brown sugar, 2 teaspoons vanilla extract and break one egg. Beat everything well until smooth and even.
Add 1½ cups of flour, baking powder and baking soda to the banana mixture and stir the ingredients until well combined. Keep aside. In another bowl, beat the softened cream cheese and granulated sugar until smooth and fluffy. Break the egg into the cream cheese. Add the remaining vanilla and beat it all together until smooth and well blended.
Add 1½ cups of flour, baking powder and baking soda to the banana mixture and stir the ingredients until well combined. Keep aside. In another bowl, beat the softened cream cheese and granulated sugar until smooth and fluffy. Break the egg into the cream cheese. Add the remaining vanilla and beat it all together until smooth and well blended.
Fold in the remaining flour to the cream cheese mixture and whisk it well. Preheat the oven to 175 degrees C and lightly grease a loaf pan. Now, pour half of the banana mixture into the loaf pan and spread it evenly along the base of the pan. Then it is cream cheese turn, so pour it over the banana bread batter and add the remaining banana mixture. You might need to evenly spread the topmost banana mixture layer over the cream cheese layer.
Fold in the remaining flour to the cream cheese mixture and whisk it well. Preheat the oven to 175 degrees C and lightly grease a loaf pan. Now, pour half of the banana mixture into the loaf pan and spread it evenly along the base of the pan. Then it is cream cheese turn, so pour it over the banana bread batter and add the remaining banana mixture. You might need to evenly spread the topmost banana mixture layer over the cream cheese layer.
Bake the loaf for about 30 to 40 minutes or until it cooks well at the center. Slice, serve and enjoy!
Notes
- Tips on preparation: make sure you move your hands in just one direction while you whisk the ingredients. Remove the egg shells while you break the egg: a wiser technique would be to break the egg in a separate bowl first and then use that broken egg for the recipe. Lightly cover the loaf pan with aluminum foil if the cake is browning too quickly in the oven.
- Muffins: if you are a muffin lover, you can use a muffin tin and prepare a delicious snack for your children.
- Bundt cake: if a loaf pan for banana bread is too plain for you, make a bundt cake to taste this sweet in a very different way.
- Substitutions: coconut lovers can substitute butter with melted coconut oil, bringing out a new flavor to the banana bread.
- Additions: you can add sour cream or Greek yogurt to make even softer the banana bread. You might also use strawberries or nuts in the batter for a stronger taste.
Nutritional information (per serving): 351 Calories, 12.5g Total fat (7.4g Saturated fat, 0.8g Polyunsaturated fat, 3.4g Monounsaturated fat), 77.7mg Cholesterol, 358.2mg Sodium, 259.3mg Potassium, 57.8g Total carbohydrates (1.7g Dietary fiber, 23.8g Sugars), 7.6g Protein
