Cheesecake Banana Bread

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Moist and sweet homemade banana bread with cream cheese cheesecake filling. This Cheesecake Banana Bread recipe is utterly rich and delicious. So good!

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Banana Bread is one of my favorite baking recipes for breakfast, afternoon tea or as a late night snack. It’s so good with a cup of tea or coffee; I could always have a slice or two of banana bread.

Cream cheese banana bread with a layer of cream cheese in the middle of the banana bread.

Now, what’s better than regular banana bread? Cheesecake Banana Bread. Yes, imagine extra layer of creamy cheesecake in the middle of the aromatic, moist and sweet banana bread. This is the holy grail of banana bread recipe!

A slice of cream cheese filled banana bread, topped with powdered sugar.

This Cheesecake Banana Bread recipe is from Delish. As you can see from the pictures, it’s moist, loaded with bananas with a nice swirl of cream cheese “cheesecake” layer inside each piece of the banana bread. It’s so yummy!


How To Make Cream Cheese Banana Bread

Close-up picture of a piece of cheesecake banana bread, or cream cheese banana bread.

To create the cheesecake or cream cheese layer, you will need a Cream Cheese Filling with the following ingredients:

  • Cream cheese
  • Eggs
  • Flour
  • Sugar

To make the swirl, you want to layer the banana bread batter in the following order:

  • First layer: Banana Bread Batter
  • Second layer: Cream Cheese Filling
  • Third layer: the remaining Banana Bread Batter

Voila, there you have it. This recipe is very simple, novice baker friendly and fail-proof. Try it and let the mouthwatering aroma of this Cheesecake Banana Bread fills the kitchen. Happy baking!


Frequently Asked Questions

How many calories per serving?

This recipe is only 479 calories per serving.

A slice of cream cheese banana bread, ready to serve.

What To Serve With Cheesecake Banana Bread

For a complete afternoon tea party, please make the following:

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4.42 from 58 votes

Cheesecake Banana Bread

Moist and sweet homemade banana bread with cream cheese cheesecake filling. This Cheesecake Banana Bread recipe is utterly rich and delicious. So good!
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 1 hour
Total Time: 1 hour 15 minutes
Servings: 6 people
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Ingredients  

Banana Bread Batter

  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted, plus more for greasing the loaf pan (1 stick or 4 oz. (113g) butter)
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting the loaf pan
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 1/4 cup buttermilk
  • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  • 2 large eggs , plus 1 large egg yolk divided
  • 3 ripe bananas, 480 g (17 oz)

Cream Cheese Filling

  • 4 oz (113g) cream cheese, softened
  • 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
  • 2 tablespoons sugar

Instructions 

  • Preheat the oven to 350°F (176°C) and butter and flour a 9"x5" loaf pan. In a bowl, mash the bananas with a masher and set aside.
    Mashed bananas
  • In a large bowl, whisk together 1 cup of flour, baking soda, and salt.
  • In another large bowl, combine 3/4 cup sugar, melted butter, buttermilk, vanilla extract, 1 egg, and 1 egg yolk. Mix until smooth. Pour the wet ingredients over the dry ingredients and stir until combined, then fold in the mashed bananas.
  • To make the cream cheese filling, combine the remaining egg, cream cheese, 2 tablespoons of flour, and 2 tablespoons of sugar in a small bowl. Stir until well blended and smooth.
  • Transfer half of the banana bread batter to the prepared loaf pan. Then, dollop the cream cheese filling on top and smooth it into an even layer using a spatula. Finally, pour the remaining batter over the cream cheese filling, spreading it evenly to cover.
  • Bake the banana bread until it's deeply golden and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 1 hour. Once done, let it cool in the pan for at least 10 minutes before slicing and serving.

Notes

Adapted from Delish.

Nutrition

Serving: 6people, Calories: 479kcal, Carbohydrates: 61g, Protein: 6g, Fat: 23g, Saturated Fat: 14g, Cholesterol: 117mg, Sodium: 374mg, Fiber: 2g, Sugar: 37g

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

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39 Comments

  1. Jan says:

    Can I use Chiquita banana bread mix, and if so, is there any other alterations I can/should make or add?

    1. Rasa Malaysia says:

      No please follow the recipe.

  2. SharkCake says:

    I have made this catastrophically incredible bread now over 20 times it freezes in individually wrapped plastic wrap and then in a freezer ziplock for daily gifts to self and friends yum yum itโ€™s a super hit follow directions exactly enjoy and THANK YOU I use so many rasa Malaysia recipes- NEVER FAIL – all are out of this world!,,

    1. Admin says:

      Thanks for your support!

      1. Dulcie says:

        I skipped the buttermilk and baking soda (just didn’t have any) and used a teaspoon of baking powder. The instructions were spot on and my banana cheesecake was absolutely moist and delicious. I wish I could upload a picture. Thank you for the recipe.

        1. Rasa Malaysia says:

          Awesome!

  3. Rochelle says:

    Should this be stored in the fridge because of the cream cheese?

    1. Rasa Malaysia says:

      Yes you can store it.

  4. Yeh Ximin says:

    5 stars

  5. Rebecca says:

    May I know if we can substitute buttermilk with something like almond milk, normal milk etc?

    1. Rasa Malaysia says:

      Yes.

  6. Mahy Elamin says:

    5 stars
    Beeโ€ฆYOUโ€™RE the Bomb !!! This recipe is just AMAZING. Iโ€™ve always made banana bread for otherโ€™s, I was never a fan until NOW. THANK YOU! This IS THE MOST delicious, scrumptious banana bread recipe there ever wasโ€ฆ YUM!

    1. Carlette says:

      Can this cheese cake banana bread be frozen?

      1. Rasa Malaysia says:

        Yes you can. Just heat up in a toaster oven before serving. Just wrap tightly and freeze.

  7. monika says:

    You provide alternate measurements for the other ingredients, but not the flour.
    How many GRAMS of flour?

    1. Rasa Malaysia says:

      You can convert yourself here: https://rasamalaysia.com/conversion/

      1. Karen says:

        5 stars
        I have made this dozens of times, its always delicious. I really appreciate you giving a weight for the bananas, they vary so much in size. I had to use 5 and a half bananas to get the rquired weight just now. Love all of your recipes, ive been a fan for years!

        1. Rasa Malaysia says:

          :)