Vegan Protein Banana Bread
Gillian House
10
10 minutes
35-45 minutes
200
Vegan
Protein Baking
A super healthy and super tasty banana bread that's loaded with protein! Delicious and moist, packed with plant-based protein and naturally sweetened. This makes for the perfect pre- or post-workout snack and one of our absolute favourites.
Ingredients
Wet Ingredients:
- 3.5 medium very ripe bananas
- 85g (½ cup) of melted and cooled coconut oil
- 1/2 cup of natural sweetener (we used monkfruit and stevia, make sure you use a sweetener that can be used as replacement for sugar at a 1/1 ratio)
- 3 tbsp of plant-based milk
Dry Ingredients:
- 3/4 cup all purpose flour
- 3/4 cup of Thrive Vanilla Plant Based Protein Powder
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 2 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/3 cup dark chocolate chips (not essential, but super good!)
Directions
Preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C).
Line a 9 x 5-inch loaf pan with parchment paper. Set aside.
Peel and mash the bananas into a puree. Whisking the bananas works really well for making a puree.
In a mixing bowl, add mashed banana, sweetener, plant milk, and melted coconut oil. Stir to combine.
In a separate bowl, mix together all of the dry ingredients: flour, protein powder, baking soda, baking powder, chocolate chips, and cinnamon.
Stir the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients. Mix until combined, but avoid overmixing to prevent a chewy texture.
The batter should be just about spreadable. This batter is thicker than traditional cake batter, however, if it's not at all spreadable, add 1 more tbsp of plant milk.
Transfer the banana bread batter into the prepared loaf pan.
Bake for 35-45 minutes or until golden brown. Insert a knife into the centre to check if it's cooked, the knife should be hot if you touch it to your lip.
Allow to cool completely. Slice up, and enjoy!