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Cheesecake Stuffed Banana Bread

Course Appetizer, Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword appetizer, banana bread, bread, cheesecake, cheesecake banana bread, dessert
Prep Time 15 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 25 minutes

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup melted butter
  • 1 cup plus 2 tbsp. All purpose flour
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1/4 tsp kosher salt
  • 3/4 cup plus 2 tbsp sugar, divided
  • 1/4 cup buttermilk
  • 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
  • 2 large eggs, plus 1 large egg yolk, divided
  • 3 ripe bananas, mashed
  • 4 oz cream cheese, softened

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350° and butter and flour a 9"-x-5" loaf pan. In a large bowl, whisk together 1 cup flour, baking soda, and salt.

  2. In another large bowl, combine 3/4 cup sugar, melted butter, buttermilk, vanilla, 1 egg and egg yolk and mix until smooth. Pour wet ingredients over dry and stir until combined, then fold in mashed bananas.

  3. Make cream cheese filling: In a small bowl, stir together remaining egg, cream cheese, and remaining 2 tablespoons each flour and sugar.

  4. Transfer half the batter to prepared pan. Dollop cream cheese filling on top and smooth in an even layer with a spatula. Top with remaining batter.

  5. Bake until deeply golden and a toothpick comes out clean, 1 hour. Let cool at least 10 minutes before slicing and serving.