I am sure you don’t think of guava and cream cheese as two ingredients in banana bread. This banana bread recipe calls for swirls of guava cream cheese that will have everyone begging for more.
Some of the words I use to describe this sweet treat are moist, sweet, and delicious unique flavors. I hope you have as much fun making this as I did.
Let me know what you think in the comment section at the bottom of this blog recipe.
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Homemade Banana Bread With Guava Cream Cheese Swirl.
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Banana Bread With Guava Cream Cheese Swirl Recipe
Equipment
- Oven
- Mixing Bowls
- Whisk
- Spoon
- Loaf Pan ( 9 x 5 inches)
- Saucepan
Ingredients
- 2 large Ripe Bananas
- 3 medium Eggs
- ¾ cup Old Fashion Rolled Oats
- 1 cup Whole Milk
- ½ cup Brown Sugar
- 1¼ Cups All-Purpose Flour
- 2 tsp. Nutmeg, grated
- 1 tbsp. Vanilla Extract
- ¼ cup Unsalted Butter, melted
- 2 tbsp, Baking Powder
- 1 tsp. Coconut Extract
Guava Cream Cheese Swirl
- ½ cup Cream Cheese
- 1 tsp Bacardi Coconut Rum
- ¼ cup Guava Paste, cubed
- 1 cup Whole Unsalted Cashew, crushed
Instructions
Let's Make The Banana Bread
- In a mixing bowl, use a food masher or whisk to mash the ripe bananas. To the mashed bananas, combine the melted butter, milk, sugar, nutmeg, eggs, vanilla, and coconut extract
- In a separate bowl, combine together, all-purpose flour, baking powder, oats, and salt. Mix together.
- To the banana mixture, add the dry ingredients and mix them together using a whisk. Allow the banana loaf mixture to rest at room temperature, while you make the swirl.
We Now Make The Guava Cheese Swirl
- Turn the oven on to 350 °F. Cut the guava paste into cubes.
- In a small saucepan combine the guava cubes and Bacardi rum. Over low heat, stir continuosly until the cubes melt. Allow mixture to cool for 5 -10 minutes.
- Add the guava sauce to the cream cheese and mix well together.
We Are Now Ready To Bake The Banana Bread
- Grease loaf pan with unsalted butter. Pour the Banana Bread batter into the greased loaf pan.
- Spoon guava-cream cheese onto top of banana bread batter. Use a spoon to make swirls.
- This step is optional. I did not have walnuts, so I used cashews instead. Add 1 cup of cashew to a ziplock bag. Used a rolling pin or solid instrument to break them into small pieces.
- Add half of the crushed cashew to the banana bread and the remaining half on top of the loaf batter.
- Bake in the pre-heated oven for 30 -35 minutes until a knife comes out clean when inserted in the middle.
- Remove from oven and allow to cool for 15 minutes. Use a dinner knife to run along the edges of the banana loaf. Carefully remove from bread from the pan and continue cooling on a cooling rack before cutting.
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It looks so delicious!! I love the twist on it with cream cheese!!
Thank You Katrina
Looks so good!!
Appreciate the love Petra.
Looks delicious! I can never say no to guava swirl.
Thank you Ashley
You really take these Island dishes to the next level ☺️. Looks delicious.
Dominique, definitely has to represent my culture in my recipes. Thanks for dropping by.
No salt on the online recipe was it omitted by accident.
Hi, Diana. Maybe it was omitted by accident. Thank you for pointing this out.
This is looks like a different level of delicious , I love how you get creative with it, good for the body great for the soul. You’ve given me ideas
Thank you, Ron. Glad my banana bread recipe is an inspiration.
This looks delicious! I am totally pinning to try later!
Thank You for dropping by Heather.
I have never thought of putting guava with banana but now I am intrigued! This looks absolutely delicious. Thank you for sharing! 🙂
Heidi, banana, and guava are an unusual combination, but they were perfect together. Hope you get to make my banana bread someday.
Stop it right now!!!! This has my mouth watering. Oh my days this looks and sounds absolutely delicious. As you know, I’ve just started liking banana bread so I’ll for sure have to give this a go! Thank you so much for sharing this amazing recipe with us, I’ll be putting it to good use for sure. Xo
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Elle, coming from you the Queen of baking, I appreciate the kind words.
Interesting combination. I love banana bread and guava cheese. I never had the two together. I can only imagine the yummy taste.
Yes Malaika, it’s a love triangle between banana bread + cream cheese + guava cheese. Hope you get to try it someday. The twins will love it.
Looks and sounds absolutely amazing!! I love banana bread AND cheesecake. Brilliant idea to combine the two!
(…of course, I meant cream cheese… lol)
Adding Cheesecake to banana bread sounds like a great idea. consider a Banana Bread Cheesecake Sandwich. lol
Thank you for your comment Patrick. Banana bread and cream cheese are a great combination.
This looks amazing. Thank you for including all the ingredients and items you will need.
Thank you. Appreciate the comment. See you again soon.
This recipe sounds amazing! I will try!
Claudia, your kind words are appreciated.
This looks absolutely delicious! We have baked so many banana bread during the lockdown, but the add-on of the guava cream cheese swirl is great! Need to try this x
This looks AMAZING. Coincidentally, banana bread is my son’s favorite treat and guava is his favorite fruit. Match made in heaven.
I have a serious dislike of anything that tastes and smells like bananas, but I’m really interested in your Guava Cream Cheese Swirl. I really want to know what this cream cheese teases like. Can it be made without the the cashew nuts?
Out of interest, can bread be made with another fruit instead of bananas? I’ve only ever heard of banana bread, which got me wondering
UnwantedLife, cream cheese is similar to the texture of thick yogurt with the flavor of cheese. You may add any nut of choice or you can leave it out. I have a new recipe that I will be posting soon; you are going to like it, so stay tuned.
Anything with a cream cheese filling is always good, but this sounds delectable! Will definitely have to try the next time I make banana bread. Thanks for sharing!
Thank you flawlessworld
I love cream cheese, so this recipe is perfect!
Thank you for your comment and recipe,Dushi
Oh my god delicious. I need to try!
sounds delicious love the cream cheese twist
Thank you, Tianna.
Wow. This is a recipe I’ll need to make asap! Keep it up!
Thank you Arush.
I’m so intrigued by the guava cream cheese and how it tastes. (www.spicyfusionkitchen.com)
Zainab, guava, and cream cheese pair very well together. perfect as a filling for many desserts. You are going to love them in this Banana bread recipe.
You’re right. Definitely flavours that I wouldn’t have put in the same recipe! However, it looks and sounds delicious and is definitely something I want to try before summer’s out.
Thanks for sharing.
Thank you, Graham. You will love the guava cream cheese flavors.
It’s clear my banana bread game needs upgrading and this is the upgrade. There isn’t any ingredient noted, I wouldn’t get onboard with. Especially welcome the oats. That guava cream cheese however… Eye opener
GWT, you must try guava cream cheese. You are going to fall in love.
Guava, rum, and cheesecake!?!?! This recipe is B-A-N-A-N-A-S 😛
I love the unique ingredient combinations. It’s guava season where I am, I’m going to have to attempt this.
Thank you Kath. Appreciate the comment and star rating.