Protein Banana Bread š
- Chelsea Magyar
- Apr 28, 2024
- 3 min read
This guy, protein banana bread, has been a hero to me. I started with a recipe from MattsFitChef (also a hero! Link to their recipe in Sources) and made it my own. I make it differently everytime, so I also encourage you to use this as a start and keep experimenting as well!
You will need:
Ingredients
-2 medium ripe bananas (200g if you are measuring) or 1 medium banana (100g) and 1/2 c unsweetened applesauce (~113g, I just use the prepackaged cups) [~180kcal bananas, ~140 kcal 1 banana, 1/2 c applesauce]
-2 large eggs [140kcal]
-30g smooth almond butter (crunch could be fun though!) [~180kcal, depending on the brand used]
-80g plain non-fat greek yogurt (Fage is my number one choice, but use what you have) [~45 kcal, depending on brand]
-150 g flour (in the past I used Bob's Redmill unbleached all-purpose white flour, but I recently bought whole wheat pastry flour to tryāuse what you have) [~530kcal for wheat flour, may be very different for alternative flours]
-40-50g (about a heaping scoop) protein powder (big disclaimer here, I have only used pea protein for this recipeāOrgain Organic Protein Powder (chocolate, I use 50g) and Dymatize Complete Plant Protein (vanilla, my favorite to use, I use 40g). You can use what you have, but you may have to try a few different types to find what works best. I recommend the Dymatize) [~160kcal, depending on brand]
-2 tsp baking powder
-40g chocolate chips [~200kcal, depending on brand]
-Parchment paper
-Bread pan
Here's what you do:
Instructions
1) Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
2) Peel banana(s), slice them into a bowl and mash them until you have a creamy and stirable mush. If you are using half banana, half applesauce, add the applesauce after mashing the banana.
3) Add eggs to the banana/banana-applesauce mush and stir until well combined.
4) Mix in almond butter and greek yogurt. Stir well (p.s. I usually use a spoon, but a fork or electric mixer is okay too!).
5) Mix in flour and stir until well combined.
6) Add protein powder and baking soda (don't forget it!) and stir. The mixture will be sticky. If the flour and protein powder are not integrating, adding a small splash of water (about a 1-2 tbs) can be helpful.
7) Add the chocolate chips and stir until they are somewhat evenly distributed.
8) Line a bread pan with parchment paper (if you double the recipe, you can alternatively use a 9x13 baking dish), scoop the banana bread mixture in, and use a rubber spatula to scrape out the bowl and smooth the top of the raw bread once it's in the pan.
9) Bake for 35 minutes (this is perfect for my oven at Colorado high altitude for both a single and double batch, but timing may vary based on where you live and the oven you have. Slide in a knife to test, if it comes out clean, pull out the bread, and enjenjoy not, bake for longer in 2-3 minute increments. ) Also, turn off the oven!
10) Let the banana bread cool before slicing. This recipe also freezes well, and if you plan to do that, slice before freezing.
Here's how you eat it and track it:
Nutrition
Depending on how exact you want to be, you will need to plug in the ingredients you used to make this recipe. If you are okay with a bit more estimation, here is how the whole banana bread shakes out:
-Total calories: ~1450
-Total protein: ~77g
-Total carbs: ~180g
-Total fat: ~44g
I slice the bread into 5 servings, making one serving about:
-290kcal
-15g protein
-36g carbs
-9g fat
You can also serve it as more or less servings, depending on your goals/hunger, and if you want to track the macros, divide the total nutrition values by how many servings you cut the banana bread into.
This recipe sometimes turns out a bit dry, so I like to eat it with yogurt on top (this also helps me hit my protein target!). Swapping one of the bananas for applesauce tends to make the bread turn out a little less dry.
When you eat this protein banana bread, eat it with a smile! āŗļø It is great for breakfast, a snack, and/or part of a pre- or post-workout meal. Happy baking!
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