Banana Cream Cheese Muffins

Banana Cream Cheese Muffins are an easy breakfast or dessert recipe. These are super moist and full of banana flavour muffins with a sweet cream cheese swirl on top. If you love banana muffins, this cream cheese version takes them to a whole new level. For more combo of cream cheese and bananas, check my Banana Bread Cheesecake, too.

Cream Cheese Swirled Banana Muffins

I love baking with bananas. They make their appearance quite often on this blog. You must check my Skinny Chocolate Chip Banana Muffins and Chocolate Chip Banana Bread, for delicious breakfast ideas. If you are craving banana-flavored dessert, then check my Easy Banana Magic Cake or Banana Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting.

Also, I love muffins, and above all, I love to fill them with cream cheese. That’s why I’m really surprised that I haven’t shared a recipe for cream cheese banana muffins before. However, banana and cream cheese are match-made in heaven, right?!

The cream cheese melts into the tops of super moist banana muffins as they bake and creates a delicious breakfast treat.

How to Make Banana Muffins?

For this easy recipe you’ll need just a few simple ingredients:

• all-purpose flour
• sugar and light brown sugar-brown sugar gives lovely caramely flavour that compement the bananas
• oil and eggs
• bananas-this is perfect way to use up ripe bananas that sit on your counter or days
• cream cheese
• vanilla extract
• baking soda, baking powder and salt
• pecans are optional-if you don’t like nuts in your banana muffins, just omit them. These muffins are so full of flavour even without the pecans.

Making these muffins is so easy. Separately whisk dry ingredients: all-purpose flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt, then set aside.

In another bowl mix wet ingredients: mashed bananas, sugar, brown sugar, vanilla, oil, and an egg. Mix just to combine.

Add dry ingredients mixture and mix on low, just to combine. Fold in chopped pecans.

To make the cream cheese mixture, beat softened cream cheese, vanilla, sugar, and egg yolk just to combine.

Fill paper liners with banana mixture about 2/3 to ¾ full. Using a spoon, make a dent and drop a Tablespoon of cream cheese mixture in the center. Using a toothpick or a wooden skewer swirl the cream cheese and banana mixture just a little.

Place pecan halves on top of each muffin and bake for 18-22 minutes.

Enjoy!

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