Healthier Cottage Cheese Banana Bread
Bump up your protein with this delicious cottage cheese banana bread!
Equipment
Ingredients
- 2 eggs, lightly beaten
- 4 small bananas
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 1/4 cup maple syrup (or honey)
- 1/2 cup cottage cheese, drained
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1¼ cup oat flour
- 3/4 cup almond flour
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1½ tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/4 tsp salt
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350℉. Line an 8x4 inch loaf pan with parchment paper.
- To a large bowl, add the eggs and bananas, mash with a fork. Add in the oil, maple syrup, cottage cheese and vanilla extract and whisk together. Next add in the oat flour, almond flour, cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Fold it all in until a thick batter forms and no more flour is visible. Transfer the batter to your pan and bake for about 45-55 minutes or when toothpick comes out clean. Cover the pan loosely with foil if the loaf starts to get too brown on top. Allow the bread to set in the pan for about 10 minutes then transfer to a wire rack to fully cool before slicing.
Notes
Make sure your oat flour is gluten free to keep this a gluten free recipe.
Nutrition
Calories: 298kcal | Carbohydrates: 34g | Protein: 8g | Fat: 15g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 6g | Trans Fat: 0.004g | Cholesterol: 43mg | Sodium: 283mg | Potassium: 304mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 13g | Vitamin A: 111IU | Vitamin C: 4mg | Calcium: 110mg | Iron: 2mg