Cottage Cheese Banana Bread

Ingredients

• 220 g banana (for the batter)
• 70 g banana (for topping, sliced lengthwise)
• 1 egg (size Large)
• 20 g half-fat butter (melted; low-fat butter)
• 100 g cottage cheese (blended until smooth)
• 50 g sugar substitute (sugar substitute)
• 140 g flour (all-purpose flour)
• 40 g protein powder (protein powder)
• 8 g baking powder (baking powder)
• 3 tsp cinnamon (cinnamon)
• 1 vanilla flavour shot (optional; 1 vanilla flavor shot)

Steps

1. 1

   Preheat your oven to 160°C (320°F).

2. 2

   Start by smoothing the cottage cheese by mixing or blending it until all the lumps are gone.

3. 3

   In a food processor, combine 220 grams of banana, the egg, the melted butter, the smooth cottage cheese, the vanilla flavour shot, and the sugar substitute.

4. 4

   Mix until the mixture has become a completely smooth batter.

5. 5

   Pour the wet mixture into a large bowl.

6. 6

   Sift the flour, protein powder, baking powder, and cinnamon over the bowl. Do not skip the sifting step to ensure a smooth texture.

7. 7

   Use a whisk to stir the dry ingredients into the batter until no lumps remain.

8. 8

   Pour the batter into a cake tin (approximately 23-24 cm).

9. 9

   Cut the remaining 70 grams of banana in half lengthwise and place them carefully on top of the batter.

10. 10

    Place the tin in the oven and bake for 55-65 minutes. Check for doneness starting at 50 minutes by inserting a skewer; it should come out clean.

11. 11

    Let the banana bread cool on a wire rack before slicing into 13 thick pieces.

Notes

Total macros for the entire cake: 1105 kcal, 168g carbs, 72g protein, 18g fat. The vanilla flavour shot is optional. The author emphasizes sifting the dry ingredients to avoid lumps.

Nutrition per serving

• banana bread
• cottage cheese
• high protein
• healthy snack
• baking
• weight loss friendly
• breakfast