chocolate peanut butter high protein banana bread 🍫🥜🍌🍞

a slice of chocolate peanut butter heaven with 10g of protein per serving? a dream come true.

yes, that is the correct chocolate chip to bread ratio.

high protein chocolate peanut butter banana bread

ingredients:

• 1 cup cottage cheese (i use lactose free)

• 2 large ripe bananas, mashed

• 4 eggs

• 2 heaping tbsp creamy salted peanut butter

• 2 tbsp maple syrup

• 2 tsp vanilla extract
  

• 1 cup oat flour

• 1/2 cup almond flour

• 1/4 cup cacao powder

• 1 tsp baking powder

• sea salt

• cinnamon

• chocolate chips for mixing in/topping
  

directions:

set the oven to 350F and prepare a loaf tin. add the cottage cheese, bananas, eggs, maple syrup, peanut butter, and vanilla to a blender and blend until rich and smooth. set aside.

in a large bowl, add the dry ingredients and mix to combine. then pour over the blended wet ingredient mixture. once the batter is *mostly* combined, fold the chocolate chips through and mix together until well distributed (careful not to over mix). transfer to the prepared pan, top with more chocolate, and bake for 50-55 min. let cool completely before slicing.

tips:

• for extra protein, you could add the following:

  • a scoop (1 serving) of chocolate protein powder. just make sure to reduce the oat flour slightly to balance! i’d say by about 1/4 cup, but some powders absorb more liquid than others, so you’ll have some trial and error to do. i find that plant based protein powders absorb more! (protein amount will vary on which brand you use)

  • ¼ cup hemp hearts (10g protein)

  • 2 tbsp chia seeds (4g protein)

  • ¼ cup crushed roasted peanuts or almonds (7–8g protein)

• store in the fridge for up to 5 days or freeze individual slices for a quick snack or breakfast. i wouldn’t leave this one on the counter at room temp because of the cottage cheese!

• great with a smear of peanut butter or greek yogurt on top!