Cream Cheese Banana Bread

INGREDIENTS

For bread:

1 egg

1 cup brown sugar

¼ cup vegetable oil (or coconut oil)

1 tablespoon vanilla extract

¼ cup sour cream

2 mashed ripe bananas

½ teaspoon baking powder

½ teaspoon baking soda

Pinch of salt

1 cup all-purpose flour

For Cream Cheese mixture:

1 egg

½ cup granulated sugar

4 ounce cream cheese, softened

3 tablespoon all-purpose flour

INSTRUCTIONS

Preheat oven to 350 F. Spray one 8.5 x 4.5 x 3 inches loaf pan with floured cooking spray, or grease and flour the pan, set aside.

In a large bowl, add the egg, brown sugar, vegetable oil, sour cream, vanilla, and whisk to combine. Add the mashed bananas and mix together

Add 1 cup all-purpose flour, baking powder, baking soda, pinch of salt, and stir gently with a spoon until just combined

Spread half of the banana batter into the prepared loaf pan with a spatula

In a separate bowl, combine cream cheese ingredients and spread over mixture on top. Top with remaining banana batter and smooth very lightly with a spatula as to not disturb cream cheese layer and pushing batter into corners and sides as necessary.

Bake for about 35-40 minutes or until the top is domed, golden, and the center is set, and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean

Cool and serve.