Protein Banana Bread Recipe
This Protein Banana Bread Recipe is easy to make, delicious, and full of nutrition. Perfect gluten-free banana bread for breakfast and dessert.
Servings: 12 banana bread slices
Ingredients
- 2 1/2 cups almond flour
- 1/2 cup vanilla protein powder
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp xantham gum
- 1/2 tsp sea salt
- 3/4 cup coconut oil melted
- 1/2 cup coconut sugar
- 2 eggs
- 3 small bananas or 2 large bananas (1 cup when mashed)
- 1 tbsp poppy seeds
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 325F. Grease your loaf pan with oil.
- Combine almond flour, protein powder, baking powder, xanthan gum, and sea salt in a separate smaller bowl.
- 3. Melt coconut oil in the microwave in increments of 30 seconds. Make sure you end up with ¾ cup of coconut oil when melted.
- Transfer coconut oil into a large empty bowl. Then, stir coconut sugar into the coconut oil and mix until smooth.
- Crack in the eggs one at a time, constantly mixing.
- Stir in mashed bananas until one smooth texture.
- Slowly add the mixture of dry ingredients (from step 2) into wet ones stirring throughout until smooth.
- Add in poppy seeds and mix but do not over-stir.
- Transfer the dough into the greased loaf pan and level it out.
- Bake in the oven for 50-60 minutes. Start checking the banana bread when 50 minutes pass with a toothpick and bake until the toothpick comes out clean.
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Nutrition
Serving: 1 slice (3 oz) | Calories: 333kcal | Carbohydrates: 18g | Protein: 9.4g | Fat: 26g | Saturated Fat: 12g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 12.1g | Cholesterol: 32mg | Sodium: 156mg | Fiber: 3.6g | Sugar: 11g