My family still considers this recipe for banana bread to be our favorite after using it for a number of years. This bread is extremely moist thanks to the cream cheese and banana mix.
| Prep Time: | 30 mins |
| Cook Time: | 45 mins |
| Total Time: | 1 hr 15 mins |
| Servings: | 16 |
| Yield: | 2 8×4-inch loaves |
Ingredients
- ½ cup margarine, softened
- 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
- 1 ¼ cups white sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup mashed bananas
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ¾ cup chopped pecans
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
Instructions
- 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 Facts
| Calories | 289 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 36 g |
| Cholesterol | 39 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 2 g |
| Protein | 4 g |
| Saturated Fat | 5 g |
| Sodium | 213 mg |
| Sugars | 19 g |
| Fat | 15 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
so good
Good result. I did notice when I tried a piece that the recipe didn’t add salt. Next time I will add 1/2 teaspoon. I added cranberries. I don’t mash the bananas but put them in whole so they break into lumps. A.
I used butter instead of the margarine and kept everything else the same. Amazing!
Lovely moist but fluffy texture! Awesome taste!
My family and I love it
Since losing my Mom last year (and her recipe that she’d just relay to me over the phone every time I wanted to make Banana bread) I have not found a recipe as moist as this one. I do remember some of Mom’s tricks though, at least 2 ripe bananas per loaf, nuts IN the recipe not on top, and for an added treat, she would always add not quite a quarter cup of tiny chocolate chips – just enough for a flavor enhancement. I also made it with butter and it turned out amazing.
This was delicious. I can’t believe how moist it is. I’m not a great baker or anything else in the kitchen. It was simple to make. Of course I thought I had loaf pans (not sure why I thought that) I didn’t so two small cakes. Amazing recipe!!
I don’t know what I did wrong but this was a disaster. I did not sift the flour but most flour nowadays is pre-sifted. I thought the batter was very thick, I doubled checked my measurements. I creamed the butter with the cream cheese, I made the center as described. After 20 minutes at 350, the tops were browned and the inside was raw. I tested my oven temperature and it was correct. I did not change anything but something did not work.
Wow, this is really good. I used butter instead of margarine and I halved the recipe. I also had two bananas to use up–I didn’t measure them, I just tossed them in. This is a really delicious banana bread with a lovely texture. It reminds me a bit of coffee cake (but less crumbly). This one is a definite keeper!
This was a good recipe, my son approves!
I made this tonight because I needed a recipe for my browning bananas:) I didn’t change anything in what was included as ingredients in recipe but I didn’t make two larger loaves ; I instead made 6 smaller ones. Based on other reviews and the need to NOT throw away a banana , I used four for this recipe and I would say , that because if the size of the loaves , I had a bit less time in oven for several and just watched them until time was up or they looked right . Good freezer receipt too because I like to have something like this around . Being able to use creme cheese that needed to be used , bananas that I would have thrown out saved me money and I am happy 🙂 Thank you for your recipe ❤️
This recipe is worthy of a family tradition recipe book ! Absolutely fabulous. The only thing I did slightly different was use 3 whole regular sized bananas (1 1/4 C mashed) as some reviewers suggested. I also brushed the finished warm loaves with melted butter mixed with brown sugar and cinnamon. Bread was moist and delicious, worthy of giving as holiday treat gifts or bringing to share at festivities for sure !
My family thanked me with each slice! I love this recipe! I really enjoy the cream cheese over the cups of oil other recipes have. Maybe it’s not healthier but it seems like it might be, less guilt anyway. I doubled the recipe and split it between 3 standard sized loaf pans and result was perfectly baked loaves that were still huge and rose nicely!
I have made this recipe for several years now. I like to freeze them and give them as Christmas gifts. Every one always enjoys the bread and I think it’s the best recipe I’ve ever had. Thank you!
I love this one .. very easy to bake,,Mahalo for that….
So I have some Banana bread recipes that are so good they are hard to beat. Because of the cream cheese I thought this could beat it but it doesn’t. I added 2 cups of Bananas which are two HUGE ones. I did the cinnamon brown sugar thing on top of the first layer and topped it with the second layer. Ok so 1) I think it needs 2 tsps of vanilla. 2) It also needs more sugar in the batter this is two loaves not 1. Usually 1 loaf has a cup in it. It also needs a Streusel topping in my opinion. It is very Fluffy and very moist however to be honest I like a banana bread to be a bit more dense. This is only 3 stars to me unless you do a lot extra to this very basic recipe.
Pretty good! Had a unique flavor. Everone really liked it.
this recipe was easy and the bread was moist. I made cupcake and cooked it only 25 minutes. My family loved the cupcaks
This recipe is the best. Easy and always a crowd pleaser. I double the cinnamon and brown sugar to top the bread as well. Love love love this version and will never need another.
Turned out great nice and moist. I used 3 bananas, next time I will add 4. I also substituted black walnuts for pecans because that was all I had on hand.
made in one standard loaf pan and one mini loaf pan. standard pan was a bit short, maybe best in three small loaf pans, or just 1 large.