Favorite Banana Bread

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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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wally_soto

posted:11/20/2007

This recipes was delicious. Everyone at home loves it.

vet_tech_chick1985

posted:10/28/2007

This is by far the best banana bread Ive ever made! I added another banana and about 1/2 cup of milk to make it more moist and it was sooooo good. Didnt last long in our house!

annkgabbert

posted:8/26/2007

The bread was a little dry and lacked flavor. I think if maybe adding 2 more bananas and 1/2 cup more sugar might flavor it up a bit.

Judy_Nelson

posted:8/22/2007

Best banana bread recipe Ive ever had. No need to add anything or take away anything. Its great as it is.

beachelf

posted:8/14/2007

This was fabulous! I was looking for a banana bread recipe to out-do my mom's and I surely found it! I also dumped 1/4 cup of Ovaltine into the batter- it sank to the bottom and was so delicious! I highly recommend it!

samjacque

posted:7/31/2007

This was so easy to make and turned out wonderful. I added 1/4 tsp of nutmeg, 1 tsp of vanilla and 1.5 tsp of cinnamon, which was recommed in some of the other comments. I love flavor, so I figured why not. I only had two old bananas, but it still turned out moist and delicious. Next time I am going to try one of the flavored cream cheese. I used the low fat plan cream cheese this time.

chatterfl

posted:7/16/2007

I'm a pastry cook and found this to be very good. It came out quite moist. I made it without the nuts. I will make it again and try a cream cheese glaze for the top.

sobell2

posted:7/15/2007

One of the most moist wonderful recipe's I have ever made, and I don't bake much. Easy and a great way to get rid of extra old bananas. I will make this recipe over and over again

a cook

posted:7/12/2007

This is the best banana bread I have ever tasted! I have tried many different recipes, but this one always comes out perfect!

alexisnava

posted:5/30/2007

i love that kraft has a comments after every recipe. i wanted to make a banana bread that was easy for my first time but i didnt want a block of cement. this bread was super moist and super delish!