Banana Bread
Cook time: 40 min
High-protein, low-calorie banana bread. Protein powder and egg whites carry the protein; applesauce keeps it moist without added fat.
NOTES: Ripe bananas do the sweetening. Add 0-cal sweetener to taste if you want it sweeter. Don't overbake — protein powder dries fast.
Ingredients
- 2 very ripe bananas
- 1 whole egg + 3 egg whites
- 1/2 cup nonfat plain Greek yogurt
- 1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 3/4 cup oat flour
- 2 scoops (~60g) vanilla whey/casein protein powder
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- Pinch of salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Line or grease a loaf pan.
- Mash the bananas until smooth.
- Whisk in the egg, egg whites, yogurt, applesauce, and vanilla.
- Add oat flour, protein powder, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt. Stir until just combined.
- Pour into loaf pan.
- Bake 40 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out mostly clean — don’t overbake.
- Cool before slicing into 8.
Macros
Whole Dish
| Field | Amount |
|---|---|
| Calories | 1078 |
| Protein | 94g |
| Fat | 18g |
| Carbs | 140g |
| Fiber | 16g |
| Sugar | 48g |
| Volume | 790g |
Per Serving
135 calories, 12g protein, 2g fat, 18g carbs, 2g fiber, 6g sugar
Per Ingredient (Whole Dish)
- 2 ripe bananas (~236g) — 210 cal · 3p · 1f · 54c · 6 fiber
- 1 whole egg (~50g) — 71 cal · 6p · 5f · 0c · 0 fiber
- 3 egg whites (~99g) — 51 cal · 11p · 0f · 1c · 0 fiber
- 1/2 cup nonfat Greek yogurt (~122g) — 72 cal · 12p · 0f · 4c · 0 fiber
- 1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce (~122g) — 51 cal · 0p · 0f · 14c · 1 fiber
- 1 tsp vanilla (~4g) — 12 cal · 0p · 0f · 0c · 0 fiber
- 3/4 cup oat flour (~90g) — 363 cal · 13p · 8f · 59c · 6 fiber
- 2 scoops protein powder (~60g) — 240 cal · 48p · 3f · 5c · 2 fiber
- 1 tsp baking soda (~4g) — 0 cal · 0p · 0f · 0c · 0 fiber
- 1 tsp cinnamon (~2g) — 6 cal · 0p · 0f · 2c · 1 fiber
- pinch salt (~0g) — 0 cal · 0p · 0f · 0c · 0 fiber Total — 1078 cal · 94p · 18f · 140c · 16 fiber