Favorite Banana Bread

photo by:kraft

Thanks to the addition of cream cheese, this classic bread is unbelievably moist. And while it won't be easy, you should wait until it is completely cooled before slicing ...read more

time

prep:

15 min

total:

1 hr 25 min

servings

total:

16 servings

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What You Need

2-1/4

cups flour

1-1/2

tsp. CALUMET Baking Powder

1/2

tsp. baking soda

pkg. (8 oz.) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, softened

1/4

cup butter, softened

cup sugar

cup mashed fully ripe bananas (about 3)

eggs

cup chopped PLANTERS Walnuts

Enjoy serving MAXWELL HOUSE coffee with this delicious recipe.

Make It

HEAT oven to 350°F.

MIX flour, baking powder and baking soda. Beat cream cheese, butter and sugar in large bowl with mixer until blended. Add bananas and eggs; mix well. Gradually add flour mixture, mixing well after each addition. Stir in nuts.

POUR into greased and floured 9x5-inch loaf pan.

BAKE 1 hour 10 min. or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 5 min.; remove from pan to wire rack. Cool completely.

Kraft Kitchens Tips

Favorite Chocolate-Banana Bread

Prepare as directed, substituting 4 oz. chopped BAKERS Semi-Sweet Chocolate for the nuts.

Substitute

Prepare using PHILADELPHIA Neufchatel Cheese.

How to Soften Cream Cheese

Place completely unwrapped package of cream cheese in microwaveable bowl. Microwave on HIGH 10 sec. or just until softened. Add 15 sec. for each additional package of cream cheese.

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c-blee

posted:10/9/2006

Having just moved, there are a lot of things not yet unpacked ... such as the reliable old recipes and my loaf pans. With these things happening, I did a few changes to this recipe. I added 2 tsp. of cinnamon and 1 tsp. of nutmeg to spice it up just a little, and baked it in a cake pan for a slightly shorter time. I made it less than a month ago and am making again today for our daughter's birthday cake (at our grandsons' request)!

Demie

posted:10/6/2006

This is my second time making this delicious Banana Bread! It was so moist that it melted in my mouth. It even stayed moist 3 days after I had made it. Overall it is a great receipe!

mmvmartha

posted:9/13/2006

I really loved the recipe. The cream cheese made it soo moist. It wa great.

audreysmom2

posted:8/8/2006

I made this today. It was really good. I added another banana, 1 teas. of vanilla and a little more sugar. It was kinda heavy. But it was really good. i would make it again.

debhalla

posted:8/1/2006

My kids loved this recipe! It's going in my recipe book. I think it's one of the best banana bread recipes I've ever tried.

yuki1960

posted:7/24/2006

This is a great banana bread recipe! I used the brown sugar and cinnamon swirl cream cheese instead of the plain. It was gone within 12 hours! The bread was very moist. My family loved it!!!!! I will be making this again very soon.

ConnieMom

posted:6/29/2006

I love this recipe and so does my family. I use banana flavoring or walnut flavoring with the cinnamon cream cheese and it doesn't get a chance to cool down until they are asking for a piece. My oldest grandson has braces and can't have nuts, so the walnut flavoring is a nice alternative...flavor without the crunch.

a cook

posted:6/21/2006

This is a moist cake but the it has not enough banana flavour.

a cook

posted:5/29/2006

What a great use for those over-ripe bananas! I used flavored cream cheese (brown sugar cinnamon flavor) for a little variation and it was delicious.....anxious to try other flavors, maybe blueberry? The receipe is easy and family and friends loved it!!!

kwodumai

posted:5/24/2006

Tasty and simple recipe. I'd never made banana bread before (nor much else, to be honest) and four loaves later, the people I shared them with still remember it fondly!