High Protein Chocolate Chip Banana Bread

Ingredients

• 1 cup cottage cheese (lactose free recommended; blended until smooth)
• 1 tbsp milk (optional, to help blend cottage cheese; use up to 2 tbsp)
• 2 ripe bananas (mashed)
• 4 eggs (large)
• 2 tbsp maple syrup
• 2 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 cup oat flour
• 0.5 cup almond flour
• 0.5 cup light brown sugar (can sub regular granulated sugar or coconut sugar)
• 1 tsp baking powder
• sea salt (to taste)
• cinnamon (to taste)
• 0.5 cup chocolate chips (estimated quantity for mixing in and topping)

Steps

1. 1

   Set the oven to 350°F (175°C) and prepare a loaf tin with parchment paper or grease.

2. 2

   Add the cottage cheese to a blender and blend until rich and smooth. If the blender is struggling to move, add 1 to 2 tablespoons of milk.

3. 3

   In a large bowl, combine the wet ingredients: the blended cottage cheese, mashed bananas, eggs, maple syrup, and vanilla extract. Mix until the mixture is smooth.

4. 4

   Stir the dry ingredients (oat flour, almond flour, brown sugar, baking powder, sea salt, and cinnamon) into the wet mixture.

5. 5

   Once the batter is mostly combined, fold in the chocolate chips and mix together until well distributed, being careful not to over-mix.

6. 6

   Transfer the batter to the prepared loaf pan and top with additional chocolate chips.

7. 7

   Bake for 50-55 minutes or until the top is golden brown and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.

8. 8

   Let the bread cool completely in the pan before slicing into 8 portions.

Notes

For a variation, a commenter noted that this can be baked in a 9x13 cake pan for approximately 25 minutes for a fluffier, cake-like result.

Nutrition per serving

• breakfast
• snack
• high-protein
• banana bread
• baked
• no protein powder
• cottage cheese