Name: Cinnamon Swirl Cream Cheese Banana Bread Recipe
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 1 h 5 min
Yield: 1
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 3 over-ripe mashed bananas; 1/3 cup melted butter; 3/4 cup sugar; 1 egg (beaten); 1 tsp vanilla; 1 tsp baking soda; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 1 1/2 cups flour; 1/2 cup chopped walnuts; For the cinnamon swirl:; 1/3 cup sugar; 1 Tbs cinnamon; 4 ounce cream cheese (room temperature); 1/4 cup sugar; 1 egg

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How To Make Cinnamon Swirl Cream Cheese Banana Bread

Level up your normal banana bread recipe and swap it with this cinnamon-swirled and cream cheese-loaded version that comes together easily.

Preparation: 15 minutes

Cooking: 50 minutes

Total: 1 hour 5 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

3over ripe bananas,mashed
⅓cupbutter,melted
¾cupsugar
1egg,beaten
1tspvanilla
1tspbaking soda
¼tspsalt
1½cupsflour
½cupwalnuts,chopped

For Cinnamon Swirl:

⅓cupsugar
1tbspcinnamon

For Cream Cheese Center:

4ozcream cheese,room temperature
¼cupsugar
1egg

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a 9×5 inch loaf pan and set aside.
In a large bowl mix bananas, butter, sugar, egg, vanilla, baking soda, salt and flour until just incorporated. Do not over mix. Fold in walnuts. Spread half of the mixture into the bottom of the loaf pan.
Next make the cinnamon swirl. Mix the cinnamon and sugar in a small bowl and sprinkle a little more than half on top of the banana mixture in loaf pan.
To make the cream cheese center: In a small bowl beat the cream cheese, sugar, and egg until smooth. Spread on top of the cinnamon sugar mixture.
Spread remaining banana bread batter on top of the cream cheese mixture. Sprinkle with remaining cinnamon sugar. Bake for 50 to 60 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean when inserted.

Nutrition

Calories: 520.20kcal
Fat: 18.79g
Saturated Fat: 10.71g
Trans Fat: 0.42g
Monounsaturated Fat: 4.88g
Polyunsaturated Fat: 1.26g
Carbohydrates: 83.56g
Fiber: 3.06g
Sugar: 52.31g
Protein: 6.99g
Cholesterol: 101.22mg
Sodium: 399.23mg
Calcium: 51.09mg
Potassium: 298.45mg
Iron: 0.98mg
Vitamin A: 180.30µg
Vitamin C: 5.09mg

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