Ingredients
For the Main Component:
3 ripe bananas, mashed
1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted
3/4 cup granulated sugar
1 egg, room temperature
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp kosher salt
For the Cream Cheese Filling:
8 oz cream cheese, softened
1/4 cup granulated sugar
1 egg, room temperature
2 tbsp all-purpose flour
For the Crumb Topping:
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
4 tbsp unsalted butter, cold and cubed
For Garnish (optional):
1 tsp powdered sugar for dusting
Directions
Preheat your oven to 350°F and grease a 9x5-inch loaf pan.
In a large bowl, whisk together mashed bananas, melted butter, sugar, egg, and vanilla.
Gently fold in the flour, baking soda, and salt until just combined; do not overmix.
In a separate bowl, beat the softened cream cheese, sugar, egg, and flour until smooth.
For the crumb topping, combine flour, brown sugar, and cinnamon; cut in the cold butter with a fork until crumbly.
Pour half of the banana bread batter into the prepared pan.
Spread the cream cheese mixture evenly over the batter, then top with the remaining banana batter.
Sprinkle the crumb topping generously over the top.
Bake for 55 to 65 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the bread (not the cream cheese layer) comes out clean.
Allow to cool in the pan for 15 minutes before transferring to a wire rack.
Nutritional Info (per serving, serves 10)
Calories: 380
Protein: 5g
Carbohydrates: 48g
Fat: 20g
Fiber: 2g
Sugar: 29g
Sodium: 260mg
