This isn't your average banana bread. I have upped the protein quotient in this humble bread by using Peanut Butter powder. Powdered peanut butter is pressed to remove oils before being ground into a fine powder. The result is a product with 70% fewer calories and an astonishing 90% less fat than regular peanut butter. I have discovered that it is a great substitute for flour in my baked goods and does not taste overly like PB plus high protein minus all the calories, win win!
I then added more protein by including a full cup of different nuts. For Oat flour, I buy whole rolled oats and powder it thereby ensuring that it has more fibre. You can even sub the bananas with overripe Plantains and it tastes delicious! The banana and dates adequately sweeten this bread and you can totally leave out the chocolate chips but banana and chocolate is pure indulgence so why not!
A slice of this bread, warm out of the oven, slathered with some butter or even a nut butter and a cuppa is just what the body needs!
Ingredients
Oat flour - 1 cup
Peanut Butter powder - ½ cup
Baking powder - 2 tsp
Cinnamon - 1 tsp
Baking soda - 3/4 tsp
Salt - ¼ tsp
Eggs - 2 large
Bananas - 1 cup (about 3 mashed bananas or 3 overripe plantains)
Dates - 1 cup (chopped pitted soft dates)
Melted Butter or Oil - 1/2 cup
Vanilla essence - 2 tsp
Nuts - 1 cup (I used walnuts, almonds, cashews)
Choco chips - 1/2 cup (I used sugar free)
Method:
Sift flours, baking powder, cinnamon, baking soda and salt in a bowl.
Whisk eggs, bananas, dates, butter or oil and vanilla in a large bowl. Add dry ingredients and stir to combine. Add half the nuts & chocolate chips, gently combine. Spread batter in your prepared pan. Sprinkle the remaining nuts & chocolate chips over the top.
Bake in a 180C oven for about 45-50 mins or until a wooden skewer comes out with moist crumbs attached. Turn out of pan and let cool on a wire rack until slightly warm or room temp before slicing and serving.
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