Cream Cheese Banana Bread

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup (113g) unsalted butter, melted
• 3/4 cup (150g) brown sugar, packed
• 1/4 cup (50g) granulated sugar
• 2 large eggs, room temp
• 1 1/2 tsp vanilla
• 3 ripe bananas, mashed
• 1/4 cup (60g) sour cream or greek yogurt, room temp
• 1 2/3 cups (210g) all-purpose flour (spooned & leveled or weighed, don't pack it in)
• 1 tsp cornstarch (optional)
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp cinnamon
• Cream Cheese Filling
• 8 oz cream cheese, softened (use block-style, not spreadable)
• 1/4 cup (50g) granulated sugar
• 1 egg yolk
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 2 tbsp (30g) sour cream
• 1 tbsp (8g) all-purpose flour

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C) and grease/line a 9x5-inch loaf pan.
2. Beat the cream cheese and sugar together until smooth.
3. Add in the vanilla, sour cream, flour, and egg yolk until smooth and creamy. Don't over mix it.
4. Chill while you make the batter.
5. Mix the melted butter with both sugars.
6. Whisk in eggs, vanilla, mashed bananas, and sour cream until combined.
7. In a separate bowl, whisk together flour, cornstarch, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon.
8. Fold the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients until just combined. Do not over mix.
9. Pour half the banana bread batter into the prepared loaf pan.
10. Spread cream cheese mixture on top of it, reserving a tiny bit for topping.
11. Top with remaining banana bread batter, smoothing the top.
12. Drop small spoonfuls of the cream cheese mixture on top and lightly swirl with a toothpick.
13. Bake for 55-65 minutes or until a toothpick comes out with a few moist crumbs.
14. Cool before slicing, enjoy!