Cottage Cheese Banana Bread (Moist & High Protein)
This Cottage Cheese Banana Bread recipe is moist, naturally sweet, and higher in protein thanks to blended cottage cheese, giving it the perfect tender crumb. It comes together in under an hour and is such a good way to use up overripe bananas while adding a little extra protein to your day.
Servings: 8
Calories: 217kcal
Ingredients
- ½ cup Cottage Cheese
- 3 Bananas ripe
- 2 Eggs
- 4 tablespoons Butter melted
- ¼ cup Coconut Sugar
- 1 tablespoon Vanilla
- 1 ½ cups Gluten-Free Flour
- ½ cup Almond Flour
- ½ teaspoon Sea Salt
- 1 teaspoon Baking Soda
- 1 teaspoon Cinnamon
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees. Spray your loaf pan with oil and line it with parchment paper.
- In a small bowl add the gluten-free flour, almond flour, salt, baking soda, and cinnamon. Whisk to combine.1 ½ cups Gluten-Free Flour, ½ cup Almond Flour, ½ teaspoon Sea Salt, 1 teaspoon Baking Soda, 1 teaspoon Cinnamon
- Add your cottage cheese to a food processor and pulse it until smooth.½ cup Cottage Cheese
- In a large bowl mash the bananas with a fork until somewhat smooth.3 Bananas
- Add the whipped cottage cheese, eggs, cooled melted butter, coconut sugar, and vanilla to the mashed bananas and mix until combined.2 Eggs, 4 tablespoons Butter, ¼ cup Coconut Sugar, 1 tablespoon Vanilla
- Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and fold until combined, but do not overmix.
- Pour the batter into a parchment-lined loaf pan. Slice a banana lengthwise and place it on top of the batter. Sprinkle a little bit of additional coconut sugar on top of the banana and batter.
- Bake for 45-50 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Allow the banana bread to cool on a wire rack, then cut into individual slices and enjoy.
Notes
Expert Tips And Notes
- Spray Your Loaf Pan: Spraying your loaf pan with oil will help the parchment paper stick! This makes it much easier to pour the batter into the pan, and it also makes for easy removal and clean-up once it's cooked.
- Use Spotty Bananas: The ripeness of your banana does play a huge role in how your bread turns out. You want your bananas to be pretty spotty, but not so ripe that they are completely brown.
- Don't Overmix: Overmixing your batter can lead to a dense bread. You want to fold the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients only until they are just combined.
Nutrition
Calories: 217kcal | Carbohydrates: 39g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.3g | Trans Fat: 0.02g | Cholesterol: 2mg | Sodium: 388mg | Potassium: 179mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 14g | Vitamin A: 48IU | Vitamin C: 4mg | Calcium: 62mg | Iron: 1mg
