Yes! 🍌🧀 Cheesecake-Stuffed Banana Bread is the ultimate comfort dessert — rich, moist banana bread with a luscious, creamy cheesecake layer baked right inside. It’s a mashup that tastes like banana bread met cheesecake and fell in love.
🍌✨ Cheesecake-Stuffed Banana Bread Recipe
Servings: 1 loaf (8–10 slices)
Prep Time: ~20 mins
Bake Time: ~60–70 mins
📝 Ingredients:
✅ For the Banana Bread:
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3 ripe bananas, mashed
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1/3 cup melted butter
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1/2 cup brown sugar
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1 large egg
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1 tsp vanilla extract
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1 tsp baking soda
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1/4 tsp salt
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1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
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Optional: 1/2 tsp cinnamon, 1/3 cup chopped walnuts or chocolate chips
✅ For the Cheesecake Filling:
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200g (7 oz) cream cheese, softened
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1/4 cup granulated sugar
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1 egg yolk
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1/2 tsp vanilla extract
👩🍳 Instructions:
1️⃣ Preheat Oven:
Preheat to 350°F (175°C). Grease and line a standard loaf pan with parchment paper.
2️⃣ Make the Cheesecake Filling:
In a small bowl, beat together cream cheese, sugar, egg yolk, and vanilla until smooth. Set aside.
3️⃣ Make the Banana Bread Batter:
In a large bowl:
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Mix mashed bananas and melted butter.
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Add brown sugar, egg, and vanilla, mixing well.
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Stir in baking soda, salt, and flour until just combined (don’t overmix).
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Fold in any optional add-ins.
4️⃣ Layer in the Pan:
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Pour half of the banana bread batter into the loaf pan.
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Spread the cheesecake mixture evenly over the batter.
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Top with the remaining banana batter, smoothing the surface gently.
5️⃣ Bake:
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Bake for 60–70 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center (not in the cheesecake layer) comes out mostly clean.
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If the top starts to brown too fast, cover loosely with foil after 40–45 minutes.
6️⃣ Cool:
Let cool in the pan for 10–15 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack. Allow to cool completely before slicing (cheesecake layer needs to set).
🍽️ Tips:
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Store leftovers in the fridge (because of the cream cheese layer), good for 3–4 days.
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Tastes even better the next day!
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Serve slightly warm or chilled, optionally with a drizzle of caramel or a dusting of powdered sugar.
Want a gluten-free version, or mini loaf / muffin adaptation? I can help with that too!