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Until now, there has not been a healthy chocolate banana bread that has a creamy texture and fudgy goodness in every bite. Despite being a “dessert” for breakfast… it won’t leave you feeling guilty. Since it is packed with protein and whole ingredients. With this in mind, It will have you excited to eat breakfast.
Additionally, this recipe goes great with a side of fruit (SL suggests mangos and blackberries). Allowing this breakfast to be customizable. You may without a doubt, swap the walnuts for almonds…and chocolate chips for fruit, go for it!
By all means, save the rest for after dinner together with a scoop of vanilla ice cream. After all, you deserve a nice treat from eating a good breakfast!
Prior to making the banana bread we recommend prepping ingredients to make the process easier. To clarify this is an easy recipe. Even if you do not have the time to prep ingredients you would still be able to whip this recipe up easily.
| Nutrition Facts | |
|---|---|
| Servings: 6 | |
| Amount per serving | |
| Calories | 440 |
| % Daily Value* | |
| Total Fat 13.6g | 17% |
| Saturated Fat 3.7g | 18% |
| Cholesterol 43mg | 14% |
| Sodium 387mg | 17% |
| Total Carbohydrate 44.7g | 16% |
| Dietary Fiber 7g | 25% |
| Total Sugars 14.6g | |
| Protein 39.1g | |
| Vitamin D 171mcg | 857% |
| Calcium 549mg | 42% |
| Iron 2mg | 12% |
| Potassium 1053mg | 22% |
| *The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calorie a day is used for general nutrition advice. | |
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Healthy Chocolate Protein Banana Bread-
To be sure of complete satisfaction below is what you will need:
- Bananas– To begin with, ripe bananas give a sweeter banana bread. They are easier to mash and easier to add to your other ingredients.
- Oats or Almond flour- SL uses old-fashioned oats and grinds them up into flour using a food processor or blender.
- Protein Powder– A great brand is the Garden of Life Organic Vegan Meal Replacement Shake Mix- Chocolate. This protein mix will bake well and instead of just giving a protein fix it is a great meal replacement to help you stay full longer.
- Cocoa Powder-100% unsweetened
- Baking seasonings– You will need baking powder, salt, cinnamon, and vanilla extract.
- Sweetener– Organic Wildflower Honey
- Milk-unsweetened vanilla almond milk works great but you could substitute it for oat or lactose-free.
- Oil– Coconut oil and olive oil.
- Chocolate Chips- The Enjoy Life Semi-Sweet Mini Chips have clean ingredients and low sugar. You should be able to find them at your local grocery store if you don’t want to buy them online.
- Chopped walnuts or almonds– (if you have any nut allergies, skip this ingredient).
- Mixing bowls– A large mixing bowl and a small mixing bowl.
- Silicone pastry basting brush– Paper towel or silicone pastry basting brush.
- Whisk– fork or whisk(if you have toothpicks these will come in handy when baking.).
- Spatula– Silicone Spatulas are easy to clean and get every last drop into the pan.
- Blender– or food processor.
Ingredients
- Dry Ingredients
- 1/2 cup oat flour or blended oatmeal
- 1 scoop Garden of Life Organic Vegan Meal Replacement Shake Mix- Chocolate
- 2 Tbsp cocoa powder
- 1/4 tsp of salt
- 2 tsp of baking powder
- 1/4 tsp cinnamon
- 2 Tbsp The Enjoy Life Semi-Sweet Mini Chips
- 2 Tbsp chopped walnuts or almonds
- Wet Ingredients
- 1 Medium ripe banana
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/4 cup unsweetened vanilla almond milk (add 2 Tbsp of milk)
- 2 Tbsp of Organic Wildflower Honey
- 2 tsp of extra virgin olive oil
Direction to make Healthy Banana Bread
- Start by Greasing the pan– A standard loaf pan works great, but SL also loves this Ceramic Baking Dish from Target. Using a paper towel or silicone pastry basting brush spread the coconut oil on all sides and the bottom of the inside of the loaf pan.
- Preheat the oven– to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
- If you are using rolled oats as your flour instead of store-bought flour- add oats to a blender or food processor. Blend the oats at a pulse until it looks like flour consistency. With attention to how long you pulse the oats. Depending on the strength of your blender it could cause friction and cook them. A few seconds will do to get the flour consistency.
- Combine oats, baking powder, protein powder, cocoa powder, salt, and cinnamon in a small mixing bowl. Mix the dry ingredients with a whisk/fork.
- Grab the large mixing bowl, and mash the banana in the bowl with a fork(the same fork that was used to mix the dry ingredients is okay to use.).
- Once mashed; in that same bowl combine the vanilla extract, honey, milk, and olive oil. Stir altogether.
- Add the dry ingredients to the large bowl. Stir the dry and wet ingredients until well combined.
- By now, you are ready to sprinkle in the chocolate chips. Fold the chocolate chips into the batter.
- Finally, slowly pour the batter into the well-greased loaf pan. Spread batter evenly. Top with a few more chocolate chips and chopped walnuts or almonds.
- Bake for 20-25 minutes until no batter comes off on the fork or toothpick. If you prefer a more fudge-like consistency bake for 20 minutes. Lastly, it is tempting we know…let the bread cool for 10-15 minutes before diving in.
Healthy eating without a doubt just got better!
