A quick & healthy snack with added protein - Banana Bread

tmc86

Hi All,

I thought I'd share a recipe for a healthy banana bread that I usually make at the weekend so that I have a slice or two to take to work each day.

Similar to Transform's protein bars, this uses added whey protein. I use a peanut butter chocolate flavour since it goes really well with banana. Other flavours that work well are banana, chocolate, unflavoured.


The ingredients are as follows;

• 100g flour (brown/white)
• 4 Scoops whey protein (88g)
• tsp Baking powder (5g)
• tsp bicarbonate of soda (5g)
• tsp vanilla essence
• 50g Sultanas
• 50g Almonds
• 28g Dried coconut chips
• 10g Ground flaxseed
• 4 medium bananas
• 1 egg
• 150g natural yoghurt
• handful of linseed

Step 1 - Combine all of the dried ingredients (flour/protein/baking powder/bicarbonate of soda/sultanas/flaked almonds/coconut chips/flaxseed) into a mixing bowl and combine.

Step 2- Mash 4 medium bananas and add to the dry ingredients and ensure that they are well mixed in.

Step 3- Add in the natural yoghurt and 1 beaten egg. You should be left with a shiny looking batter.

Step 4- Transfer this batter into a well-greased loaf tin and sprinkle a handful of linseed on top. Then put in a pre-heated oven @ 180C for 20-25 mins.

You can test if it has cooked properly by piercing with a sharp knife/skewer and if it slides out clean then its good to go.

Take out and leave to cool before slicing into individual portions or storing.

I add in whatever I have handy in terms of nuts and seeds so you can customise your own. I would stick with the sultanas as they make the bread moist and also the almonds give it a nice bite. A couple of tablespoons of peanut butter is also another good addition.

The recipe makes enough to fill a large loaf tin which results in about 12 or more slices.

The nutritional info for the overall recipe is as follows ( I have listed approx values per slice in bold)

Kcal 2199 183kcal
Carbs 275g 22.9g
Fat 91g 7.58g
Protein 92g 7.6g
Sugar 107g 8.9g

On a first glance the sugar may seem high but the main contributors are the sultanas and bananas so its healthy sugar. The fats are also healthy with the majority coming from the almonds and coconut and flaxseed.

If anyone has any suggestions as to how to improve the recipe or other additions then please shout out, I'm always open to recipe experimentation!

Mr. CooL ICE

Try replacing some of the flour with oat bran? I have absolutely no suggestions about how you would do it.

I was thinking about making banana bread soon using the recipe from TCC, but I think this would be more fun

tmc86

LordChessington wrote: »

Try replacing some of the flour with oat bran? I have absolutely no suggestions about how you would do it.

I was thinking about making banana bread soon using the recipe from TCC, but I think this would be more fun

Yeah that would be a good idea I'd say it could work ok - although I've never used oat bran before!

matrim

What's this like to freeze and reheat (toast?)

Might try it with oat bran instead of flour as a quick treat / snack to have in the freezer

tmc86

matrim wrote: »

What's this like to freeze and reheat (toast?)

Might try it with oat bran instead of flour as a quick treat / snack to have in the freezer

I haven't actually freezed this before. I usually make it on a sunday and it lasts until Friday if it doesn't all get eaten earlier in the week!

I'd imagine it would be fine to freeze in portions.

I also haven't toasted it before because it is quite soft and spongy rather than a brown bread consistency so its almost cake like.