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Cottage Cheese Banana Bread Loaf

Cottage Cheese Banana Bread (High Protein & Family Friendly)

Soft, moist cottage cheese banana bread made with simple ingredients and naturally higher in protein. Check out the detailed steps and tips above to make sure you get it right on the first time.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 10 minutes
Resting time 15 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Course Breakfast, Dessert, Snack, Sweet Treats
Cuisine American
Servings 10 servings
Calories 244 kcal

Equipment

1 Food processor or blender
1 large mixing bowl
1 Medium mixing bowl for mashing bananas,
1 Loaf Pan (tall loaf pan preffered, or see notes if you are using low loaf pan)
Parchment or baking paper,
Sharp knife and chopping board,

Ingredients
  

  • 4 medium bananas only 3 of the mashed and reserve one for topping
  • 1½ cups cottage cheese
  • 2 large eggs
  • ½ cup raw sugar, or coconut sugar, or allulose
  • 4 tablespoons melted butter or olive oil
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 cups whole wheat flour
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • ¼ teaspoon salt only if using un-salted butter

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 350°F (180°C) and line a tall loaf pan with parchment paper.
  • Blend the cottage cheese with eggs, butter or oil and vanilla essence until completely smooth.
  • Mash the bananas in a large bowl.
  • Mix all the dry ingredients in a large bowl.
  • Add wet ingredients and the mashed banana inot the dry ingredients and mix really well together.
  • Scoop the batter into the prepared loaf pan and smooth the top.
  • Arrange the sliced banana over the batter.
  • Cover loosely with foil and bake for 40 minutes.
  • Remove the foil and continue baking for another 30 minutes, or until a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean.
  • Cool in the pan for 15 minutes before transferring to a wire rack. Cool a bit longer before slicing for cleaner cut.

Notes

  • This recipe was developed using a tall loaf pan so try to use the same if you have one.
  • For a low loaf pan, use 1½ cups whole wheat flour, 1¼ cups cottage cheese, and 3 small (or 2 large) bananas in the batter instead. Everything else remains the same. This will bring down the volume of the batter and fit into a low loaf pan. 
  • Optional add-ins include chopped walnuts, pecans, dark chocolate chips, shredded coconut or fresh blueberries.
  • Store leftovers in an airtight container for up to 8 days or freeze for up to 3 months, individually wrapped slices.
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Nutrition

Serving: 1sliceCalories: 244kcalCarbohydrates: 38gProtein: 9gFat: 7gSaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 45mgSodium: 180mgPotassium: 340mgFiber: 4.2gSugar: 16gVitamin A: 195IUVitamin C: 5mgCalcium: 95mgIron: 2mg
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