Cream Cheese Banana Bread

Name: Cream Cheese Banana Bread
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h 15 min
Ingredients: 3 c all purpose flour; 1/2 tsp baking soda; 1/2 tsp baking powder; 1/2 tsp salt; 3/4 c butter, softened; 8 oz cream cheese, softened; 2 c sugar; 2 large eggs; 1-1 1/2 c mashed bananas (about 4 medium); 1 c chopped pecans, toasted; 1/2 tsp pure vanilla extract; TOPPING; 1/2 c packed brown sugar; 1/2 c chopped pecans, toasted; 1 Tbsp flour; 1 Tbsp butter, melted; 1/8 tsp ground cinnamon

By Kimi Gaines
@kimijo

I love banana bread recipes...the different the better. This is adapted from a Southern Living magazine. Gonna make it today...sounds so yummy with the cream cheese and topping!!

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Prep:

15 Min

Cook:

1 Hr

Ingredients

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3 c

all purpose flour
1/2 tsp

baking soda
1/2 tsp

baking powder
1/2 tsp

salt
3/4 c

butter, softened
8 oz

cream cheese, softened
2 c

sugar
2 large

eggs
1-1 1/2 c

mashed bananas (about 4 medium)
1 c

chopped pecans, toasted
1/2 tsp

pure vanilla extract
TOPPING
1/2 c

packed brown sugar
1/2 c

chopped pecans, toasted
1 Tbsp

flour
1 Tbsp

butter, melted
1/8 tsp

ground cinnamon

How to Make Cream Cheese Banana Bread

Step-by-Step

Preheat oven to 350F grease and flour 2-8"x4" loaf pans.
Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt; set aside
Using an electric mixer, beat together butter and cream cheese until creamy. Gradually add sugar mixing until light and fluffy. Add eggs one at a time, mixing just until blended.
Gradually add flour mixture to butter mixture, beating on low speed until blended. Stir in bananas, pecans and vanilla extract.
Divide batter evenly into prepared pans.
To make the topping, combine all ingredients in a small bowl. Sprinkle evenly over batter in both loaf pans.
Bake 1 hr, or until a wooden pick inserted in the center comes out clean. If necessary, cover pans loosely with foil for the last 15 minutes to prevent excess browning.
Cool breads in pan on wire racks for 10 minutes. Remove from pans to cool completely.