I like to bake my banana bread in 4-cavity mini loaf pans so they are sized just right for snacking.
How to Make Cream Cheese Banana Bread
This recipe all starts by creaming together your butter, sugar, and cream cheese until light and fluffy.
Next, you add in your wet ingredients and basic baking ingredients including eggs, milk, vanilla, baking powder, and salt.
From there, you’ll add in your flour and then your mashed ripe bananas and additional flour.
I like to butter mymini bread loaf pans and then sprinkle with flour so the banana bread doesn’t stick to the loaf pans. Then, fill in the pans and bake!
Just slice, dab on a small slab of butter, and eat away.
Just a warning, you will want seconds… and thirds.
FAQ’s About This Cream Cheese Banana Bread Recipe:
Q:Can I make banana bread in a large bread loaf pan? A: Yes, you can make banana bread in a large loaf pan, mini loaf pan, or even a muffin pan. You’ll just need to adjust your cooking times based on the overall individual size of your end result. For example, muffins will cook faster than mini loaves.
Q: Does banana bread need time to rise? A: No, you won’t need to wait for banana bread to rise. Just fill up your loaf pans and bake!
Q: What kind of mix-ins would be yummy in banana bread? A: Adding mix-ins can be a fun way to add variety to this yummy banana bread! A few starter ideas include adding chocolate chips, brown sugar, dried fruit, nuts, or even some cinnamon sugar!
Q: Can I make this substitution to the cream cheese banana bread? A: I follow this recipe as written, so I don’t have experience with a wide range of possible substitutions. In most cases, if you are switching in a product you often use in place of one of the listed ingredients it should work just fine!
Don’t be afraid to experiment and share your experiences in the comments to help others that may have the same question.
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So soft, this cream cheese banana bread is moist like pound cake and so flavorful. Bake in mini loaves for easy neighbor gifts for the holidays.
Ingredients
1/2 cup butter, softened
3/4 cup sugar
4 oz cream cheese, softened
2 eggs
1/2 cup milk
1 tsp vanilla
1 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
2 cups flour, divided
4 small ripe bananas (2-3 large)
Instructions
Cream together butter, sugar, and cream cheese.
Add eggs, milk, vanilla, baking powder, and salt, and mix until just combined.
Add in 1 and 1/2 cups of flour, and stir until blended, being careful not to overmix.
Mash your ripe bananas, then add them to the mixture with the remaining 1/2 cup of flour. Mix until just combined.
Butter 4mini bread loaf pans. Sprinkle a little flour in each, and shake to spread the flour along the edges.
Use your 1 cup measuring cup to scoop the batter into yourmini loaf pans.
Bake at 350°F for 35 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean in the center.
Notes
If using one large or two medium loaf pans in place of mini muffin pans, start with 50 minutes baking time, and check every couple of minutes until done.
Using a lot of bananas adds excess moisture, and there are two ways to get rid of it. You could either add more flour or increase the baking time. Add a tablespoon of extra flour at a time into the batter and give it a good whisk until its consistency starts to look right: thick but runny enough to fall off a spoon.
According to Livestrong, while banana bread is baking, the heat causes the sugars in the fruit to caramelize and create a sticky, hard-to-maneuver loaf while it's still hot.
Some popular options for pairing with cream cheese include crackers, bagels, fruit (such as berries or grapes), vegetables (such as cucumbers or bell peppers), smoked salmon, and nuts. Additionally, cream cheese can be used as an ingredient in various recipes, such as dips, spreads, and baked goods.
Cream cheese is mostly used as a spread on bagels and toasted bread or as an ingredient of cheesecakes. At present, cream cheese is marketed in flavors like strawberry and other fruits. It is also flavored with vegetables, condiments, spices, and herbs. Low-fat versions are available.
5. Citrus fruits. Citrus fruits like lime, oranges or grapefruits if combined with bananas, lead to indigestion or stomach discomfort for some people. This is because of the presence of acidic nutrients in both bananas and citrus fruits, which makes the combination harsh on the stomach.
This is why, health experts recommend avoiding acidic and sub-acidic fruits like lemon, pomegranate, strawberries, etc with banana, which is sweet in nature. In fact, some studies have found that when eaten together, bananas and acidic fruits create issues like nausea, headache et al.
Banana bread recipes typically ask you to use overripe bananas so that they're easier to mush. This means it's tempting to toss all your bananas into the mix when you're ready to bake, to avoid food waste. But if you add too much of the fruit into your batter, your bread could turn out mushy, heavy, and wet.
You may not have followed the recipe correctly. For example, you may have added too much liquid, or you may not have added enough of some dry ingredient, and therefore your dough may have had too much moisture. Your recipe may be faulty.
Bicarbonate of soda (baking soda) is the raising agent and this can sometimes taste bitter or soapy if the wrong quantity is used. Make sure that you measure the bicarbonate of soda with a proper 1 teaspoon/5ml measuring spoon and the spoon measurement should be level.
Room temperature storage is better for retaining optimal texture and flavor, says Bryan Quoc Le, Ph. D., food scientist and author of 150 Food Science Questions Answered. It should be stored in a cool, dry place that isn't in direct sunlight.
If you're planning to eat your banana bread within three to four days, it can be left out at room temperature. To keep it fresh, place a paper towel in the bottom of an airtight container.
Cool completely on rack. Wrap and store at room temperature overnight before slicing. (We know it's hard to wait, but your bread will be more evenly moist and less crumbly if you let it sit overnight.)
Once opened, cream cheese should be eaten within two weeks and kept in the fridge, according to Healthline. Its storage, packaging and processing can also impact the dairy product's longevity. Cream cheese's pasteurization does kill microorganism, but its high water "still poses a risk of microbial contamination."
While cream cheese may not last long in the fridge, you can freeze it for up to two months. To use frozen cream cheese, thaw it in the fridge overnight or defrost it in the microwave. Previously frozen cream cheese will still have the same flavor as its refrigerated counterpart, but its texture may be grainy.
Cream cheese should not be left out longer than two hours at room temp (or higher than 40 degrees F) because it then becomes a playground for nasty bacteria like salmonella. No one wants a trip to the emergency room over the carrot cake. If it's been out for longer than two hours, toss it—better safe than sorry.
Cream cheese goes with pretty much anything, whether its spicy, sour, sweet, salty, or umami. ANYTHING. There is literally no taste sensation that goes badly with cream cheese.
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