What's better than banana bread?
How about high protein, chocolate banana bread?
Being the banana bread lover that I am, it only made sense to make this healthy chocolate banana bread as my second recipe for the blog.
You can find the first banana bread recipe here.
3 Things I love about this recipe:
- It has the perfect balance of chocolate and banana
- The bites with mini chocolate chips are heaven on earth
- The protein content (9.5g per slice)
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Macronutrients (per slice - makes 10):
150 Calories, 4g Fat, 20g Carbs (3g fiber), 9.5g Protein
4 Weight Watcher Points Plus
Healthy High Protein Chocolate Banana Bread
Healthy, high protein, chocolate banana bread
- Prep Time: 10 mins
- Cook Time: 45 mins
- Total Time: 55 mins
- Yield: 10 Slices
- Category: Breakfast
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
- 2 ½ (250g) Mashed bananas
- ½ Cup (122g) Unsweetened applesauce
- 1 Whole egg
- 2 Tbsp (30g) coconut oil
- ½ Cup (60g) oat flour
- ¾ Cup (90g) Isopure's chocolate whey protein
- ¼ Cup (30g) unsweetened cocoa powder
- Heaping ⅓ cup (75g) of sugar substitute
- ¼ Tsp salt
- ¼ Tsp baking powder
- ¾ Tsp baking soda
Instructions
- In a medium bowl add in your wet ingredients
- (2 ½ )(250g) Mashed bananas
- (½) Cup (122g) Unsweetened applesauce
- (1) Whole egg
- (2) tablespoon (30g) coconut oil
- Mix until combined
- Dry Ingredients:
- (½) Cup (60g) oat flour
- (¾) Cup (90g) Isopure's chocolate whey protein
- (¼) Cup (30g) unsweetened cocoa powder
- Heaping ⅓ cup (75g) of sugar substitute
- (¼) teaspoon salt
- (¼) teaspoon baking powder
- (¾) teaspoon baking powder
- Mix until well combined
- Pour wet into dry and mix thoroughly
- Coat a 9x5 bread pan with baking spray and add in the batter
- Bake at 350 degrees | 177 Celsius for 45 minutes
- Halfway through cover your pan with tin foil
- Use the toothpick test if you have any questions about your bread being cooked enough
- If you can stick a tooth pick in the loaf, and it's clean when you take it out, your bread has baked long enough.
Notes
4 Weight Watcher Points Plus
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 Slice
- Calories: 150
- Fat: 4
- Carbohydrates: 20
- Fiber: 3
- Protein: 9.5
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Hi! The ingredients description says ¼ Tsp baking powder and ¾ Tsp baking powder but in the video you said one of these measures is baking soda. Which one in baking power and which one is baking soda?
And do you know any substitute for apple sauce? I can't find it in my country and I'm always kinda lost watching your recipes cause many of them have apple sauce... thank you! =)
3/4 tsp Baking soda and 1/4 tsp baking powder. I think an extra mashed banana can do the job. Also, pureed prunes can work as an equal sub. for the apple sauce too :D
Hi there!:)
Quick question.If I leave out the protein powder ,do I need to add more oat flour and if yes,how much?
Also can I remove the oil and add in more applesauce or is the oil necessary?
Appreciate any help
Thanks
Hi Ann!
However much protein you don't use, you'll have to add that amount in oat flour (or close to it). You'll need to add more cocoa powder and sugar substitute too - as the protein powder is adding both sweetness and chocolate flavor to this recipe. So, if you don't use any protein powder I'd probably add something like 75g oat flour, 10g sugar substitute, and 5g unsweetened cocoa powder. Hope these tips help! Also, I'd keep the oil in the recipe, it just gives it more structure, as it already is a pretty gooey banana bread.
Would it work to use coconut flour instead of oat flour?
Thanks
You might be able to sub some of the oat flour out, but def. not all of it.