Cream Cheese Banana Bread 🍌🍰

  
Light, moist, and packed with flavor, this Cream Cheese Banana Bread is a delightful twist on the classic. A luscious layer of cream cheese makes it irresistibly rich while keeping the texture fluffy!

Ingredients:

1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour 🍞
1 teaspoon baking soda 🧪
1/2 teaspoon salt 🧂
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon 🍂
1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened 🧈
1 cup granulated sugar 🍬
2 large eggs 🥚
1 teaspoon vanilla extract 🍨
3 ripe bananas, mashed 🍌
1/4 cup sour cream 🥛
4 ounces cream cheese, softened 🧀
Directions:

1️⃣ Preheat the Oven:
Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease a 9x5-inch loaf pan to prevent sticking.

2️⃣ Mix Dry Ingredients:
In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour 🍞, baking soda 🧪, salt 🧂, and ground cinnamon 🍂.

3️⃣ Cream Butter and Sugar:
In a large bowl, cream the softened butter 🧈 and granulated sugar 🍬 together until the mixture is light and fluffy.

4️⃣ Add Wet Ingredients:
Beat in the eggs 🥚 one at a time, then stir in the vanilla extract 🍨. Mix in the mashed bananas 🍌 and sour cream 🥛 until well combined.

5️⃣ Prepare the Cream Cheese Filling:
In a separate bowl, beat the softened cream cheese 🧀 until smooth and creamy.

6️⃣ Layer the Batter:
Pour half of the banana bread batter into the prepared loaf pan. Spread the cream cheese filling evenly over the top. Then, pour the remaining banana batter over the cream cheese layer.

7️⃣ Bake the Bread:
Bake the banana bread in the preheated oven for 60-70 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.

8️⃣ Cool and Serve:
Allow the bread to cool in the pan for 10 minutes, then transfer it to a wire rack to cool completely before slicing.