Cream Cheese Layered Chocolate Chip Banana Bread

Kayla Castle • November 9, 2021

Woah, that’s a long title but this is healthier comfort baking at its finest! This gluten-free and refined sugar free banana bread is made for the fall cozy season! 

Recipe


Ingredients:

 1 ¾ cup oat flour

 2 large eggs

 ½ cup coconut sugar

1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar

½ teaspoon salt

  1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

2 teaspoon baking powder + 1 teaspoon baking soda

3 ripe bananas, mashed

 8 ox cream cheese softened to room temp

   1/3 cup chocolate chips 


Method:

1.     Preheat oven to 350F and line a bread pan with parchment paper. 

2.     In a large bowl combine the mashed bananas, eggs, and apple cider vinegar. Slowly add in the oat flour and coconut sugar. Next add in the baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon and chocolate chips. 

3.     Pour half of the batter into prepared bread pan. In a stand mixer or with a hand-held mixer beat the cream cheese for 1-2 minutes, till light and airy. Spread cream cheese on top on bread pan batter. Top cream cheese layer with remaining bread batter. 

4.     Bake for 45-55 minutes. Checking often after 40-minutes with a toothpick till done. Enjoy! 

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