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    Chocolate Cream Cheese Banana Bread

    Published: Jun 7, 2020 · Updated: Mar 16, 2021 by Katy McAvoy

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    Chocolate Cream Cheese Banana Bread

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    Chocolate Cream Cheese Banana Bread

    This easy chocolate cream cheese banana bread - with its swirls of cream cheese - is the perfect excuse to have chocolate for breakfast.

    Ingredients

    Bread: 
    1 cup flour
    ½ cup sugar
    ¼ cup cocoa powder
    1 teaspoon baking soda
    ½ teaspoon salt
    1 egg
    3 ripe bananas, mashed 
    ¼ cup oil
    1 teaspoon vanilla

    Filling: 
    4 oz cream cheese, softened 
    1 egg
    ¼ cup brown sugar
    ½ cup flour

    Heat oven to 350 degrees. 

    Combine cream cheese, 1 egg, ½ cup flour, and brown sugar in a small bowl. The batter will be thin. Set aside. 

    In a large bowl, combine 1 egg, mashed bananas, oil and vanilla. 

    In a separate bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt. 

    Chocolate banana bread dry ingredients

    Add dry ingredients to the wet ingredients, stirring until just combined. 

    Pour batter into a greased loaf pan. The batter will be very thick.

    Spoon cream cheese mixture on top of the batter. 

    Swirling the cream cheese mixture into the batter.

    Using a butter knife or small spatula, make a few big swirls in the bread to combine the cream cheese mixture with the batter. Don’t over swirl or the cream cheese will disappear into the batter. 

    Bake for 50-60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean. 

    Bread ready for the oven
    {Headed into the oven}
    Bread fresh from the oven.
    {Fresh baked!}

    Enjoy!

    Tips on Chocolate Cream Cheese Banana Bread

    • Low fat cream cheese works well in this recipe.
    • The riper your bananas, the sweeter the bread will be.
    • Chocolate cream cheese banana bread freezes great! You can slice it before freezing or freeze the full loaf. Thaw it overnight in the refrigerator.

    Enjoy it with...

    Miel Milk

    Pour some honey and cinnamon Miel Milk in your coffee for the perfect weekend breakfast treat!

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    This easy chocolate cream cheese banana bread - with its big swirls of cream cheese - is the perfect excuse to have chocolate for breakfast.

    • Author: Katy McAvoy
    • Prep Time: 10 min
    • Cook Time: 1 hour
    • Total Time: 1 hour, 10 minutes
    • Yield: 1 loaf 1x
    • Category: Breakfast
    • Method: Oven
    • Cuisine: American

    Ingredients

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    Bread: 

    • 1 cup flour
    • ½ cup sugar
    • ¼ cup cocoa powder
    • 1 tsp baking soda
    • ½ tsp salt
    • 1 egg
    • 3 ripe bananas, mashed
    • ¼ cup oil
    • 1 tsp vanilla

    Filling: 

    • 4 oz cream cheese, softened
    • 1 egg
    • ¼ cup brown sugar
    • ½ cup flour

    Instructions

    Heat oven to 350 degrees. 

    Combine cream cheese, 1 egg, ½ cup flour, and brown sugar in a small bowl. Mixture will be thin. Set aside. 

    In a large bowl, combine 1 egg, mashed bananas, oil and vanilla. 

    In a separate bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt. 

    Add dry ingredients to the wet ingredients, stirring until just combined. Batter will be thick. 

    Pour batter into a greased loaf pan. 

    Spoon cream cheese mixture on top of the batter. 

    Using a butter knife or small spatula, make a few big swirls in the bread to combine the cream cheese mixture with the batter. Don’t over swirl or the cream cheese will disappear into the batter. 

    Bake for 50-60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean. 

    Enjoy!

    Keywords: chocolate, banana bread, cream cheese, quick bread, breakfast bread, brunch, breakfast

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    Katy is the author, photographer, home cook, mixologist, and Michigander behind MittenGirl.com. Since 2017, she's been crafting easy-to-make cocktails and delicious meals, along with sharing her love of all things Michigan (a.k.a. The Mitten)!

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    Hi! I’m Katy (she/her). I’m an author, photographer, home cook, mixologist, Michigander, and lover of all things food and drink. I never turn down a good happy hour and believe that a couple hours of meal prep pays off for days. Follow me on Instagram to check out what I’m working on next!

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