I have been using this recipe for a few years now, and it remains my family’s favorite for banana bread! The combination of bananas and cream cheese make this a very moist bread.
Original recipe makes 2 8×4-inch loaves
Ingredients
1/2 cup margarine, softened
1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
1 1/4 cups white sugar
2 eggs
1 cup mashed bananas
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
3/4 cup chopped pecans
2 tablespoons brown sugar
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
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PREP
30 mins
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COOK
45 mins
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READY IN
1 hr 15 mins
Directions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour two 8×4-inch loaf pans.
- Cream the margarine and cream cheese together. Gradually add the white sugar, and continue beating until light and fluffy. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Stir in the mashed bananas and vanilla. Add flour, baking powder, and baking soda; mix until batter is just moist.
- In a small bowl, mix together chopped pecans, 2 tablespoons brown sugar, and cinnamon.
- Divide half the batter between the two prepared loaf pans. Sprinkle pecan mixture over the batter in the pans, and top with remaining batter.
- Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center of each loaf comes out clean, about 45 minutes.
Nutrition
Calories: 289 kcal
Carbohydrates: 35.5 g
Cholesterol: 42 mg
Fat: 15.1 g
Fiber: 1.5 g
Protein: 4.4 g
Sodium: 213 mg