Cream Cheese Walnut Banana Bread
Banana bread became popular during the Great Depression as a way to use overripe bananas.
This is vegetarian recipe. Dish can be prepared in 95 minutes. Recipe requires some culinary experience (medium difficulty). Number of ingredients: 12.
Ingredients
- 3 banana Ripe bananas
- 4 ounce Cream cheese
- 1 cup Unsalted butter
- 1 cup Granulated sugar
- 2 unit Eggs
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla extract
- 2 cup All-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon Baking powder
- 1 teaspoon Baking soda
- 0.5 teaspoon Salt
- 1 cup Walnuts
- 1 cup Powdered sugar
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C) and grease a loaf pan.
- In a large mixing bowl, mash the ripe bananas.
- In a separate bowl, beat the cream cheese, unsalted butter, and granulated sugar until creamy.
- Add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Stir in the vanilla extract.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together the all-purpose flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
- Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients, mixing until just combined.
- Fold in the chopped walnuts.
- Pour the batter into the prepared loaf pan and smooth the top.
- Bake for 50-60 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
- Remove from the oven and let cool in the pan for 10 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
- Dust with powdered sugar before serving.
- Slice and enjoy!
Nutrition Facts
Servings 8
- Amount Per Serving
- Calories 380kcal
- % Daily Value *
- Total Fat 21.1g33%
- Total Carbohydrate 44.7g15%
- Sugars 19.8g
- Protein 5.4g11%
* The Percentage Daily Values are calculated from a 2,000 calorie diet. Your specific daily value may vary, depending on your individual calorie requirements.