Family Banana Nut Bread Recipe

          

This recipe was handed down from my father and is just incredible. I hope you enjoy it.

Original recipe makes 1 9×5-inch loaf

Ingredients

1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
1 cup white sugar
1/2 cup butter
2 eggs, well-beaten
2 ripe bananas, mashed
2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup chopped walnuts

  • PREP

    20 mins

  • COOK

    1 hr 15 mins

  • READY IN

    2 hrs 35 mins

Directions

  1. Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9×5-inch loaf pan.
  2. Beat together the cream cheese, sugar, butter, eggs, and banana in a large bowl until very smooth. Stir in the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and walnuts until just combined. Pour the batter into the prepared loaf pan.
  3. Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 1 hour and 15 minutes. Cool in the pan for 10 minutes before removing to cool completely on a wire rack.

Nutrition

Calories: 450 kcal
Carbohydrates: 49.3 g
Cholesterol: 86 mg
Fat: 25.9 g
Fiber: 2.2 g
Protein: 7.8 g
Sodium: 281 mg