Cinnamon Roll Banana Bread with Cream Cheese Frosting

This banana bread takes things to the next level, soft, moist, and swirled with a sweet cinnamon-sugar filling, just like a classic cinnamon roll. Finished with a tangy cream cheese frosting, it’s the ultimate comfort bake. Perfect with coffee, as a dessert, or as a cozy weekend treat.

Author: Delicate Kitchen

Meal Type: Peanuts Free

Cuisine: American

Difficulty: MEDIUM

Prep. Time: 20 minutes

Cook Time: 55 minutes

Total Time: 1 hour 15 minutes

Servings: 10 slices

Calories: 375 kcal per serving

Ingredients

3 - ripe bananas
2 cups - all-purpose flour
½ cup - unsalted butter
¼ cup - brown sugar
⅓ cup - white sugar
½ cup - chocolate chips
2 - eggs
1 ½ teaspoons - baking powder
pinch - salt
1 tsp - vanilla extract
1 tsp - white sugar
1 tbsp - brown sugar
1 tbsp - ground cinnamon
Cream Cheese Frosting
3 ounces - cream cheese
1 tbsp - unsalted butter
1 tsp - powdered sugar
½ tsp - vanilla paste

Instructions

In a bowl, cream together ripe bananas, softened butter, brown sugar, and white sugar until fluffy. Add eggs one at a time, mixing well. Stir in flour, baking powder, salt, and vanilla sugar. Fold in chocolate chips.
Pour half the batter into a greased loaf pan. This baking pan has a length of 29.5 cm (11.6 inches), a width of 13 cm (5.1 inches), and a height of 6 cm (2.4 inches). Sprinkle over half the cinnamon-sugar mixture. Add the rest of the batter on top, then finish with the remaining cinnamon-sugar mix.
Preheat oven to 180 °C (top & bottom heat). Bake for about 55 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
Once out of the oven, immediately cover the loaf with a clean kitchen towel and let it rest – this keeps it soft and moist. Allow to cool fully before frosting.
Whisk together cream cheese, butter, powdered sugar, and vanilla paste until smooth. Spread over cooled banana bread.

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