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Protein Banana Bread
Make a delicious and filling high protein banana bread without using an protein powder.
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Servings: 8 slices
Calories: 130 kcal
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 2 large ripe bananas
- 4 eggs
- 1 cup low fat cottage cheese
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 and 1/2 cups all purpose flour
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp baking soda
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F. Line or grease a loaf pan.
- Blend bananas, eggs, cottage cheese, and vanilla extract in a high speed blender or with an immersion blender until smooth - make sure the cottage cheese is completely blended in. Pour liquid ingredients into a large mixing bowl.
- In a small bowl whisk together all purpose flour, sugar, baking powder and baking soda. Pour dry ingredients into wet and mix with a flat spatula.
- Pour batter into prepared loaf pan. Bake at 350F for 55 minutes - lightly cover top with a piece of aluminum foil when there are 20 minutes left to prevent top from getting too brown.
- Allow to cool completely before removing from the pan and cutting into slices
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Notes
- Use 1:1 gluten free flour blend to make this gluten free
- You can use a higher fat cottage cheese
- Add greek yogurt or peanut butter as a topping for even more protein
Nutrition Information
Serving
8g
Calories
130kcal
(7%)
Carbohydrates
21g
(7%)
Protein
9g
(18%)
Fat
3g
(5%)
Saturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
0.5g
Monounsaturated Fat
1g
Trans Fat
0.01g
Cholesterol
83mg
(28%)
Sodium
336mg
(14%)
Potassium
162mg
(5%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
17g
(34%)
Vitamin A
149IU
(3%)
Vitamin C
3mg
(3%)
Calcium
61mg
(6%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 8slices
Amount Per Serving
Calories 130
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 8g | |
| Calories | 130kcal | 7% |
| Carbohydrates | 21g | 7% |
| Protein | 9g | 18% |
| Fat | 3g | 5% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 0.5g | 3% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Trans Fat | 0.01g | 1% |
| Cholesterol | 83mg | 28% |
| Sodium | 336mg | 14% |
| Potassium | 162mg | 3% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 17g | 34% |
| Vitamin A | 149IU | 3% |
| Vitamin C | 3mg | 3% |
| Calcium | 61mg | 6% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.