Cream Cheese Banana Bread

Recipe View Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and lightly flour a 9x5-inch loaf pan to prevent sticking. (5 minutes)

Recipe View In a large bowl, whisk together the melted butter, brown sugar, egg, sour cream, granulated sugar, and vanilla extract until smooth. (3 minutes)

Recipe View Gently mash the ripe bananas with a fork and add them to the wet ingredients. Mix until just combined. (2 minutes)

Recipe View In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients, mixing until just combined. Be careful not to overmix. (5 minutes)

Recipe View For the cream cheese filling, in a medium bowl, whisk together the softened cream cheese, egg, granulated sugar, and flour until smooth and creamy. (5 minutes)

Recipe View Pour half of the banana bread batter into the prepared loaf pan. Spread the cream cheese filling evenly over the batter. Top with the remaining banana bread batter. (3 minutes)

Recipe View Bake in the preheated oven for approximately 50-55 minutes, or until a wooden skewer inserted into the center comes out clean. (55 minutes)

Recipe View Let the banana bread cool in the pan for 10 minutes before transferring it to a wire rack to cool completely. (10 minutes)