Dairy Free Cream Cheese Stuffed Banana Bread

I have a confession. I’ve made this dairy free banana bread MANY times, and it has NEVER lasted more than 2 days. And I’ve made it to gift to loved ones… and I ended up eating it and buying them chocolates instead. This banana bread makes me do bad things, but in all the best ways.

The banana bread batter is made in the blender with an oat base – so it’s basically porridge. Our subtly sweetened banana bread batter is layered with a mixture dairy free cream cheese to make a bread that could either be breakfast or dessert – depending on what time you eat it.

Banana bread is a favourite in my household. When it bakes it brings me RIGHT BACK to my childhood, watching the oven cook my mother’s deliciously sugary chocolate chip banana bread. The older I get, the more I crave bits and pieces of my childhood. Maybe it is the life of an expat, reaching for something from your past, or maybe it’s that virtual, tummy warming hug that you crave from your parents. Either way, this banana bread soothes both my physical and emotional hunger.

Note that this recipe works best with non-dairy cream cheese. I like using nut-based ones (I used nush almond milk cheese). If you try other brands, please let me know!

Try out my dairy free banana bread, and let me know what you think!

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Dairy Free Cream Cheese Stuffed Banana Bread

Prep Time:25 mins
Cook Time:50 mins
Servings: 10 slices

A subtly sweet, dairy free banana bread stuffed with a layer of almond-based cream cheese style spread.

Ingredients

• 1 medium egg
• ¼ cup coconut oil, melted (60ml)
• ⅔ cup coconut nectar (or liquid sweetener) 160 ml
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 3 small ripe bananas mashed (or 2 large)
• 1 cup rolled oats (100g)
• ½ teaspoon baking soda
• ½ teaspoon baking powder
• ½ teaspoon cinnamon
• Cream cheese filling
  1, 150 g container Nush Cream Cheese style spread
• 1 egg
• 1 tablespoon coconut nectar (or other liquid sweetener)
• ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 banana sliced, for garnish

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 180C (350F)
2. Line a loaf pan with baking paper and coconut oil.
3. In a blender, combine all banana bread ingredients. Blend until smooth.
4. In a medium bowl, whisk Nush Cream Cheese, egg, coconut nectar and vanilla until smooth.
5. Pour half the banana bread batter into the loaf pan.
6. Top with a layer of cream cheese filling.
7. Layer remaining banana bread batter.
8. Top with sliced banana
9. Bake for 45-50 minutes
10. Let cool 20 minutes before slicing

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