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Banana Cottage Cheese Bread

Banana bread for people who think regular banana bread is basically cake. The cottage cheese adds protein without making it taste weird - just makes it extra moist.
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Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 45 minutes
Cooling Time: 1 hour
Total Time: 2 hours

Ingredients

  • 2 ripe bananas mashed
  • 3 eggs
  • 1/2 cup cottage cheese
  • 1/4 cup maple syrup
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 2 1/4 cups almond flour
  • 3/4 tsp baking soda
  • 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • Optional: chopped walnuts chocolate chips, or dried cranberries

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350F. Line loaf pan with parchment and spray.
  • Mash bananas in large bowl until smooth.
  • Mix in eggs, cottage cheese, maple syrup, and vanilla until combined.
  • Add almond flour, baking soda, and cinnamon. Stir until just combined.
  • Pour into prepared pan and level top.
  • Bake 45-55 minutes until toothpick comes out mostly clean. Tent with foil if browning too quickly.
  • Cool in pan 10 minutes.
  • Transfer to cooling rack and cool completely before slicing.
  • Store wrapped at room temperature 2 days or freeze in slices.