Cottage Cheese Banana Bread
Yield: 10 Prep Time: 15 minutes minsCook Time: 45 minutes minsTotal Time: 1 hour hr
The ultimate banana bread with a boost of protein. Try this healthy and delicious cottage cheese banana bread made by a dietitian.
Ingredients
3 very ripe medium bananas, peeled, make sure they're brown and spotty
3/4 cup cottage cheese, use 2% fat or higher
2 large eggs
6 Tbsp unsalted butter, melted and cooled
2 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1 cup whole wheat all purpose flour
1 cup white all purpose flour
1 tsp baking soda
3/4 tsp salt
1 tsp cinnamon
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Grease your loaf pan with butter and line with parchment paper. Set aside. Position your oven rack to the middle and pre-heat to 350 F.
Add bananas, cottage cheese, and eggs to your blender. Blend until completely smooth, about 15-20 seconds.
Transfer the blended banana mixture to a large mixing bowl. Add melted and cooled butter, vanilla extract, and sugar. Whisk until smooth.
In a separate medium bowl, whisk together flours, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon.
Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients. Using a wooden spoon or spatula, mix until just combined. Gently fold in chocolate chips if desired, reserving 2-3 Tbsp.
Pour your batter into the prepared loaf pan. If needed, gently spread the batter to reach the edges of the pan with a spatula. Sprinkle with remaining chocolate chips.
Bake for 45-55 minutes, or until the cottage cheese banana bread is golden brown and completely set. A toothpick placed into the center of the bread should come out mostly clean, with a few moist crumbs.
Allow banana bread to completely cool in the pan before removing and slicing.
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