My all-time favorite banana bread recipe is this one that’s packed with cream cheese so let me tell you how thrilled I was when I realized that there are hundreds of other cream cheese banana bread recipes that need to be tried!
This one was fantastic! I love any quick bread with a crunchy topping on top and this definitely fit the bill. And the bread itself is just as silky and soft as the original cream cheese banana bread I fell in love with.
📖 Recipe
Cinnamon Cream Cheese Banana Nut Bread
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Servings 2 loaves
Ingredients
- 1 cup chopped pecans divided
- ¼ cup butter softened
- 1 8 ounce package cream cheese, softened
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 1 ½ cups mashed very ripe bananas about 4 medium
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- ¼ cup firmly packed brown sugar
- 1 ½ teaspoons all-purpose flour
- 1 ½ teaspoons melted butter
- ¼ to ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
Instructions
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Preheat oven to 350F. Place ¾ cup pecans in a single layer on a baking sheet, and bake 12 to 15 minutes or until toasted and fragrant, stirring after 6 minutes.
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Beat softened butter and cream cheese at medium speed with an electric mixer until creamy. Gradually add granulated sugar, beating until light and fluffy. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating just until blended after each addition.
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Combine flour and next 3 ingredients; gradually add to butter mixture alternately with buttermilk, beginning and ending with flour mixture. Beat at low speed just until blended after each addition. Stir in bananas, ¾ cup toasted pecans, and vanilla. Spoon batter into 2 greased and floured 8- x 4-inch loaf pans.
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Stir together brown sugar, reserved ¼ cup chopped pecans (not toasted), 1 ½ tsp. all-purpose flour, 1 ½ tsp. melted butter, and ground cinnamon. Lightly sprinkle mixture over batter in pans.
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Bake at 350F for 1 hour or until a long wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean and sides of bread pull away from pan, shielding with aluminum foil during last 15 minutes to prevent excessive browning, if necessary. Cool bread in pans on wire racks 10 minutes. Remove from pans to wire racks. Let cool 30 minutes.
Sus says
Cinnamon + cream cheese + banana = Win! 3 of my most favorite in one delicious goody.
Veronica says
You know what is so super duper pooper lame? The stupid Kansas state fair won’t let you submit ANY baked good for judging that has cream cheese in it. It can’t be baked in, or used in frosting. And of course, that’s the first thing I think of every time I see a brilliant recipe like this one, that even if it’s the best banana bread on the planet, I can’t bring it to the fair. They say it’s b/c cream cheese is supposed to be kept refrigerated, which is the lamest thing I’ve ever heard. Hello, so are eggs and butter and sour cream, all things you are allowed to use in baked goods and frostings. Arg. The frustration. it kills me. Sorry I just went off on a tirade. Cream cheese brings out the rants in me around this time each year. I love submitting stuff to the fair, but hate the cream cheese restriction. Have you ever had carrot cake without cream cheese icing? It’s just so wrong. Anyway, sorry again. Back to this bread. Dude, like I said, brilliant. I need to make this. Too bad for the fair judges, they won’t be getting any. It’s all mine! Bwahahahaha.
Lisa~~ says
Cream cheese in banana bread sounds wonderful.
Lisa~~
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Maggie @ A Bitchin' Kitchen says
This bread looks so yummy! I’ve never put cream cheese in a quick bread, but I’ve had a cream cheese pound cake recipe that I’ve been meaning to make for ages…same idea I guess? :)
Pam @ From Apples To Zucchini says
Oh boy – now this looks delicious! I made a loaf a long time ago with cream cheese in it and totally forgot about it – looks like I need to make another!
Lauren at Keep It Sweet says
This bread does sound good! I’d probably top it with some cream cheese icing:-)
Rachel @ Baked by Rachel says
Love the outer crust! Looks fantastic. :) Funny thing… I’m not a fan of butter on flavored bread like this – only on things like rolls and Italian bread. Weird?