🍌 Cream Cheese Stuffed Banana Bread (Soft & Moist Recipe)
This is a rich, bakery-style banana bread with a creamy cheesecake-like center.
🧾 Ingredients
🍞 Banana bread batter
- 3 ripe bananas (mashed)
- 1/3 cup melted butter
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 cups flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- Pinch of salt
🧁 Cream cheese filling
- 200 g cream cheese (softened)
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1 egg yolk
- 1/2 tsp vanilla
👩🍳 Instructions
1. Make cream cheese filling
- Mix cream cheese, sugar, egg yolk, and vanilla
- Beat until smooth and creamy
- Set aside
2. Make banana batter
- Mash bananas
- Mix with butter, sugar, eggs, and vanilla
- Add flour, baking soda, and salt
- Stir until just combined (don’t overmix)
3. Assemble
- Pour half the banana batter into a greased loaf pan
- Add cream cheese layer in the middle
- Top with remaining banana batter
4. Bake
- Bake at 175°C (350°F) for 50–60 minutes
- Check with a toothpick (banana batter may stick slightly, but not creamy filling)
5. Cool & serve
- Let it cool completely before slicing
- This helps the cream cheese layer set properly
🍽️ Tips for best results
- Use very ripe bananas for sweetness
- Don’t overmix batter (keeps it soft)
- Chill before slicing for cleaner layers
👍 Variations
- Add chocolate chips 🍫
- Add cinnamon or nutmeg
- Add crushed walnuts for crunch
🧾 Bottom line
Cream cheese stuffed banana bread is a moist, sweet, bakery-style dessert with a rich creamy center.
If you want, I can also give you a no-oven version or air fryer banana bread recipe.
