Description
Protein banana bread brings a nutritious twist to classic comfort baking. Packed with wholesome ingredients and extra protein, this bread offers a delightful balance of flavor and nutrition you’ll crave.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 large eggs (or 2 flax eggs for a vegan version)
- 3 ripe bananas, mashed
- ½ cup (120 g/4.2 oz) plain Greek yogurt (or non-dairy yogurt)
- ½ cup (50 g/1.8 oz) protein powder (vanilla or unflavored)
- 1 ½ cups (150 g/5.3 oz) whole wheat flour (or oat flour for gluten-free)
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- ¼ tsp salt
- ¼ cup (60 ml/2 fl oz) honey, maple syrup, or sugar-free syrup
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- ½ cup (90 g/3.2 oz) dark chocolate chips, walnuts, or almonds (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat Sanctuary: Calibrate oven to 350F (175C) and armor a loaf pan with a delicate grease layer or protective parchment paper shield.
- Banana Metamorphosis: Pulverize ripe bananas into a velvety puree, establishing a luxurious foundational cream for the bread’s essence.
- Liquid Symphony: Orchestrate eggs, Greek yogurt, honey, and vanilla extract into the banana canvas, whisking until a seamless, harmonious blend emerges.
- Structural Framework: Sift protein powder, flour, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt into a separate realm, creating a balanced dry constellation.
- Convergence of Elements: Tenderly marry wet and dry ingredients through a graceful folding technique, maintaining the batter’s delicate integrity and preventing aggressive disruption.
- Textural Enhancement: Scatter optional embellishments like chocolate chips, chopped nuts, or seeds throughout the mixture, introducing complex flavor landscapes.
- Baking Transformation: Cascade the silken batter into the prepared pan, ensuring uniform distribution for consistent culinary alchemy.
- Thermal Journey: Suspend the bread in the oven’s embrace for 40-50 minutes, monitoring its progression toward a golden complexion and verifying doneness through a pristine toothpick test.
- Settling Phase: Allow the bread to rest within its pan for 10 minutes, facilitating structural stabilization and gentle cooling.
- Final Refinement: Transfer the loaf onto a wire rack, permitting complete temperature equalization before slicing into tantalizing segments.
Notes
- Optimize Banana Ripeness: Select bananas with deep brown or black speckled peels for maximum natural sweetness and enhanced moisture, ensuring a rich flavor profile and softer texture.
- Manage Protein Powder Selection: Choose a mild-flavored protein powder like vanilla or unflavored whey to prevent overwhelming the delicate banana bread taste and maintain a smooth, balanced consistency.
- Prevent Dry Texture: Avoid overmixing batter by using gentle folding techniques, which helps maintain air pockets and prevents gluten development that could result in dense, tough bread.
- Customize Dietary Needs: Swap all-purpose flour with gluten-free alternatives like almond or coconut flour, and use plant-based protein powder and egg substitutes to create vegan-friendly variations without compromising structural integrity.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 45 minutes
- Category: Breakfast, Snacks, Desserts
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 13
- Calories: 190
- Sugar: 10 g
- Sodium: 150 mg
- Fat: 5 g
- Saturated Fat: 2 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 30 g
- Fiber: 4 g
- Protein: 7 g
- Cholesterol: 50 mg