Bread is such a wonderful vehicle for using up overripe bananas. Sometimes, I buy bananas and let them over ripen just so I can make banana bread. Since I personally like my banana bread with some texture, I added chopped walnuts and chopped bananas. And because I’m super extra, instead of using cream cheese, I added a mascarpone filling in the middle.
Why use mascarpone over cream cheese? Well, mascarpone is sweeter (less tangy) than cream cheese, and it also has a slightly nutty and buttery flavor to it. But to be honest, I also just had some mascarpone that I needed to use up.
Combine the 4 mashed bananas, vegetable oil, and egg in a large bowl and mix.
Sift in the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt. Mix with the wet ingredients just until everything is fully incorporated. Don't over mix! Fold in most of the chopped walnuts, leaving some to top off the bread.
In a separate small bowl, mix in all the ingredients for the mascarpone filling until smooth.
In a parchment-lined 9x5 loaf pan, pour half of the banana batter. Pour the mascarpone filling into the loaf pan. Swirl it around with a clean knife or skewer. To the remaining banana batter (left in the mixing bowl), fold in half of the chopped bananas. Then pour everything into the loaf pan. Top it off with the remaining chopped bananas and chopped walnuts.
Bake for 50-60 minutes. After baking, let it cool for at least 15 minutes before serving.
[…] I’ve actually posted an older similar recipe before (see Banana Nut Bread with Mascarpone Filling), but I may have to update that. The old recipe calls for all all-purpose flour, vegetable oil, and […]
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[…] I’ve actually posted an older similar recipe before (see Banana Nut Bread with Mascarpone Filling), but I may have to update that. The old recipe calls for all all-purpose flour, vegetable oil, and […]