Banana Bread With Protein Chickpeas Food

BEST EVER HEALTHY BANANA BREAD RECIPE

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Delicious healthy banana bread made with whole wheat flour, protein packed greek yogurt and naturally sweetened with pure maple syrup. Made in one bowl, easy to make and perfect for brunch or snacking. Everyone loves this healthy banana bread recipe because it can easily be made into muffins, too!

Provided by Monique Volz of AmbitiousKitchen.com

Categories Banana Bread Bread Breakfast Healthy Snack

Time 1h10m

Number Of Ingredients 14

Ingredients

3 very ripe bananas, mashed (about 1 1/4 cup mashed banana)
2 eggs, at room temperature (very important to be at room temp)
1/3 cup pure maple syrup (do not use honey)
1/2 cup plain or vanilla greek yogurt (whole milk or 2% is best)
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 3/4 cup whole wheat pastry flour*
1 teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon cinnamon
¼ teaspoon salt
1/3 cup butter, melted and cooled (you can also use olive oil or melted and cooled coconut oil but I prefer butter)
Optional add-ins:
1/2 cup chopped walnuts or pecans
1/2 cup chocolate chips, dairy free if desired
2 tablespoons chocolate chips, for sprinkling on top

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line a 8 1/2 x 4 1/2 inch pan with parchment paper and grease the inside of the pan to prevent sticking.
In a large bowl mix together the mashed banana, eggs, maple syrup, greek yogurt and vanilla extract to a bowl until well combined. (OR if you prefer, you can add all the wet ingredients to a blender to combine -- I prefer to mix in a bowl.)
In a large bowl, whisk together the dry ingredients: whole wheat pastry flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt. Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients and mix until just combined. Do not overmix!
Next, mix in the melted and cooled butter (or coconut oil). At this point you can fold in an of the following: ½ cup chopped walnuts or ½ cup chocolate chips (or both!).
Add banana bread batter into prepared pan. Optional but not required: split a banana down the middle vertically then add on top of the batter or just add banana slices on top, side by side. Bake for 50-60 minutes or until a tester inserted into the middle comes out clean or with just a few crumbs attached. Allow bread to cool in the pan for 10 minutes, then remove and transfer to a wire rack to finish cooling.
Once bread is cool, cut into 12 slices. Serve with nut butter spread on top for a healthy snack or breakfast on the go.

Nutrition Facts : ServingSize 1 slice, Calories 178 kcal, Carbohydrate 28.4 g, Protein 4 g, Fat 5.8 g, SaturatedFat 4.2 g, Fiber 3.4 g, Sugar 9.9 g

HIGH-PROTEIN BANANA BREAD

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This high protein banana bread made with chocolate protein powder and oat flour is perfect for a quick breakfast or afternoon snack.

Provided by Lynn

Categories Bread Quick Bread Recipes Fruit Bread Recipes 100+ Banana Bread Recipes Banana Nut Bread Recipes

Yield 10

Number Of Ingredients 13

Ingredients

1 serving nonstick cooking spray
1 ¼ cups oat flour
½ cup white sugar
½ cup chopped walnuts
2 scoops chocolate protein powder (such as Premier Protein®)
3 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
½ teaspoon baking soda
3 overripe bananas, mashed
½ cup unsweetened applesauce
¼ cup milk
2 large egg whites
3 teaspoons pure vanilla extract

Steps:

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray a 9x5-inch loaf pan with cooking spray.
Mix together oat flour, sugar, walnuts, protein powder, cinnamon, baking powder, and baking soda in a medium bowl.
Mix together mashed bananas, applesauce, milk, egg whites, and vanilla extract in a large bowl. Slowly add flour mixture to banana mixture; stirring until just combined. Transfer batter into the prepared loaf pan.
Bake in the preheated oven until top of bread springs back when lightly pressed and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 35 to 40 minutes. Cool in the pan for 10 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 193.2 calories, Carbohydrate 31 g, Cholesterol 0.5 mg, Fat 5.4 g, Fiber 3.2 g, Protein 6.9 g, SaturatedFat 0.7 g, Sodium 187.1 mg, Sugar 16.2 g