Pumpkin-Banana Bread w/Cream Cheese Filling

This is a wonderfully moist bread that brings two old favorites together.  A tasty pumpkin-banana bread with a cream cheese filling perfect for breakfast or dessert.

Are you ready for holiday baking?  I am!  Although I don’t think my waistline is prepared for what comes next…at all!  I went to the grocery store today and stocked up on a lot of the things I will need to bake all the wonderful holiday cookies, pies and cakes that we love so much at this time of the year.

I was so excited when I got home, I could not make up my mind what I wanted to bake first.  I knew I needed to use up some bananas that were very ripe, but I also wanted to make something with pumpkin …and then there is cream cheese …I want to put that stuff in everything!!

So what did I do?  I joined two of my favorite breads, pumpkin and banana with a wonderful cream cheese filling.  I also decided to throw a few chocolate chips in the mix, I mean hey, it couldn’t hurt.  😉

The result turned out to be a very moist, tasty bread that I can have for breakfast, brunch or dessert.  This bread goes perfect with a good cup of coffee or a nice tall glass of milk.  Yummm …

Now some of you might be thinking that this is way to many ingredients in one loaf of bread, if so, I would suggest taking out the chocolate chips.  Maybe you just want one flavor, banana or pumpkin, which is okay …either would go good with cream cheese.  You didn’t think I would suggest leaving out the cream cheese did you?  😉

This recipe is great because not only is it filled with all out favorite ingredients …but, it is one that you can adapt to you preference.

I thought this would be a great choice to bring for my favorite link up party, Fiesta Friday.  I am a little late this week …oops!  I am hoping when I show up with this delicious bread no one will notice 😉

Come on over and join the fun!  Wishing everyone a happy weekend!  And, as always …

Happy Baking!

 

Pumpkin-Banana Chocolate Chip Bread w/Cream Cheese Filling

• Servings: 1 loaf
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By Arl’s World

This is a wonderfully moist bread that brings two old favorites together.  A tasty pumpkin-banana bread with a cream cheese filling perfect for breakfast or dessert with the addition of yummy chocolate chips.

Ingredients

Bread

1/2 cup sugar

1/2 cup brown sugar

1/2 cup butter

2 eggs

2 ripe bananas, mashed

1/2 cup pumpkin (canned)

1/4 cup chocolate chips

1 tsp baking soda

1/4 tsp salt

2 cups all-purpose flour

1/2 tsp pumpkin pie spice

Ingredients 

Filling

4 oz cream cheese

1/4 cup granulated sugar

3 tbsp. all-purpose flour

1 large egg

Directions 

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Butter and flour a loaf pan.

In a mixing bowl, cream together the sugars and the butter.  One at a time, add the eggs.  Add the bananas, pumpkin, chocolate chips and mix.   Add baking soda, salt, pumpkin pie spice and flour; mix all together.  Set aside.

Next prepare the filling – In a mixing bowl, cream together the sugars and the cream cheese. Add the egg and then the flour; mix all together.  Set aside.  Pour half of bread mixture in loaf pan, cream cheese filling and remaining bread mixture.

Bake at 350 for 1 hour.