Delightful Cottage Cheese Banana Bread
Cottage Cheese Banana Bread is a moist, protein rich banana bread made with almond flour, ripe bananas, eggs, and creamy cottage cheese, lightly sweetened with maple syrup and scented with cinnamon.
Ingredients
- 2 ripe bananas mashed
- 3 large eggs
- ½ cup cottage cheese
- 3 tablespoons maple syrup
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2½ cups almond flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
- ½ cup walnuts chocolate chips or blueberries optional
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease a 9×5 inch loaf pan and line with parchment paper.
- Mash the ripe bananas in a large bowl until smooth.
- Add eggs, cottage cheese, maple syrup, and vanilla, mixing until well combined.
- Whisk almond flour, baking soda, and cinnamon in another bowl.
- Stir the dry ingredients into the banana mixture until just combined, folding in optional walnuts, chocolate chips, or blueberries if desired.
- Pour the batter into the prepared loaf pan and smooth the top.
- Bake 50 to 60 minutes until golden and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
- Cool in the pan 10 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely before slicing.