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I love this twist on Banana Bread! Cream cheese makes EVERYTHING better, making this Cream Cheese Chocolate Chip Banana Bread is no exception.
Why This Recipe Works
This bread does not fit with my “good habits” diet, but if it were in my kitchen right now I wouldn’t be able to resist. Imagine banana bread transformed into an irresistible dessert.
How is 2016 starting out for you? Enjoying baking or sticking to some better habits? My first week of the year has miraculously transformed into one overflowing with productivity and good habits. The gym saw my face, I have accomplished a ton of work and my cold is waning.
Plus, my oldest cutie begins adaptive snowboarding lessons tomorrow and I am super excited for him! I am a skier at heart, but I’m proud that his adventurous little self is excited to get on the slopes in some way. He’ll definitely come home hungry, ready to eat a slice or two of this sweet bread.
If you have little ones, they will not be able to keep their chubby little fingers off this stuff.
Recipe Ingredients
Bananas– Ripe bananas that are easy to mash.
Semi-sweet chocolate chips – Perfect to pair with cream cheese, not overly sweet.
Cream cheese– Allow it to soften before adding to the recipe.
Pantry staples – Brown sugar, sugar, butter, vanilla, eggs, flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt.
How To Make Cream Cheese Chocolate Chip Banana Bread Recipe
Step 1
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F and coat a 9×5 pan with cooking spray; set aside.
Step 2
Combine the butter, brown sugar, sugar, eggs and vanilla in a large bowl. Mix well.
Step 3
In a medium bowl, combine flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt and mix well. Gradually add to the butter-sugar bowl until combined. Add mashed bananas and chocolate chips. Pour half of the batter into the prepared pan. Spread softened cream cheese evenly over bottom half of the batter and top with remaining batter.
Step 4
Sprinkle additional chocolate chips over the top, if desired. Bake in the preheated oven for approximately 1 hour. Start checking for doneness at the 50-minute mark. When a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, the bread is done.
Have a great weekend, friends! Thanks so much for peeking in!
FAQ About Banana Bread
Is banana bread supposed to be moist?
Yes, definitely one of the benefits of enjoying a slice of banana bread is that it’s moist, easy to bite into and enjoy the way that bananas infiltrate bread to make it soft and slightly sweet.
How do you keep banana bread moist?
Banana bread will be moist if you have a good ratio of flour to bananas and the more overripe the bananas are, the better for the purpose of baking bread.
What kind of bananas do you use for banana bread?
You want to use bananas that are no longer yellow, dark spots are appearing or the outside is almost completely darkened for the best banana bread bananas.
How do I make bananas ripe faster for banana bread?
If you have bananas that are still green or just turning yellow, you can add them to a brown paper bag and enclose them. If you have a ripe apple or another banana that is ripe, you can add them to the bag so it can produce ethylene gas to help speed up the process.
What do you eat banana bread with?
Banana bread is awesome because you can eat it as your breakfast, enjoy it for a snack and nothing needs to be paired with it. However, slide some butter over the top for another way to enjoy it, eat it on the side of some eggs and sausage or a cup of Raspberry Honey yogurt.
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Cream Cheese Chocolate Chip Banana Bread
Add a few twists to banana bread to create a delicious dessert bread!
5 from 1 vote
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Course: Bread
Cuisine: American
Prep Time: 15 minutes minutes
Cook Time: 1 hour hour
Servings: 12 servings
Calories: 1271kcal
Author: Megan Porta
Ingredients
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F and coat a 9×5 pan with cooking spray; set aside. Combine the butter, brown sugar, sugar, eggs and vanilla in a large bowl. Mix well.
In a medium bowl, combine flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt and mix well. Gradually add to the butter-sugar bowl until combined. Add mashed bananas and chocolate chips. Pour half of the batter into the prepared pan. Spread softened cream cheese evenly over bottom half of the batter and top with remaining batter.
Sprinkle additional chocolate chips over the top, if desired. Bake in the preheated oven for approximately 1 hour. Start checking for doneness at the 50-minute mark. When a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, the bread is done.
Nutrition
Calories: 1271kcal | Carbohydrates: 127g | Protein: 15g | Fat: 79g | Saturated Fat: 45g | Cholesterol: 86mg | Sodium: 482mg | Potassium: 1115mg | Fiber: 15g | Sugar: 82g | Vitamin A: 642IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 160mg | Iron: 12mg
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