Cream Cheese Banana Bread with Sweet Cinnamon Topping

Cream Cheese Banana Bread with Sweet Cinnamon Topping is a quick-bread recipe built around eggs, vanilla extract and baking powder. Plan on 24 slices (2 loaves) and about 85 minutes.

• Yield 24 slices (2 loaves)
• Ready in 85 minutes
• Prep 25 minutes
• Cook 60 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

1. 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.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. In a small bowl, mash together the topping ingredients until combined and crumbly.
5. Divide the batter evenly among the prepared loaf pans. Sprinkle with the topping.
6. Bake for 50-60 minutes until the bread is nicely domed and a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean.
7. Remove from the oven and let rest in the pans for 5-10 minutes before turning out on a cooling rack to cool completely.

Cool the bake on a rack until the crumb sets, then slice.