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Two slices of cream cheese banana bread stacked on wood cutting board.

Cream Cheese Banana Bread with Sweet Cinnamon Topping

Yield: 24 slices (2 loaves)
Prep Time: 25 minutes
Cook Time: 1 hour
Total Time: 1 hour 25 minutes

Ingredients

Bread:

  • ¾ cup (170 g) salted butter, softened to room temperature
  • 8 ounces (227 g) cream cheese, light or regular, softened to room temperature
  • 1 ½ cups (318 g) granulated sugar
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 cup (about 226 g) mashed ripe bananas, about 3 large bananas
  • 3 cups (426 g) all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • ⅛ teaspoon ground nutmeg

Topping:

  • 1 tablespoon salted butter
  • 1 tablespoon flour
  • ¼ cup plus 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon

Instructions 

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease two 8 1/2- by 4 1/2-inch loaf pans with cooking spray and set aside.
  • In a large bowl, cream together the butter, cream cheese and sugar until very light and fluffy, 2-3 minutes. Beat in the eggs, vanilla and bananas.
  • In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg. Stir the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients until combined.
  • In a small bowl, mash together the topping ingredients until combined and crumbly.
  • Divide the batter evenly among the prepared loaf pans. Sprinkle with the topping.
  • Bake for 50-60 minutes until the bread is nicely domed and a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean.
  • Remove from the oven and let rest in the pans for 5-10 minutes before turning out on a cooling rack to cool completely.