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Cottage cheese in banana bread with ripe bananas and cinnamon

Cottage Cheese Banana Bread

This moist cottage cheese banana bread combines ripe bananas and blended cottage cheese to create a soft, tender loaf with a protein-rich twist. Easy to prepare and customizable with chocolate chips, walnuts, or pecans, it makes a satisfying breakfast, snack, or simple dessert.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 55 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Servings: 10
Course: Breakfast
Cuisine: American
Calories: 140
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

Wet Ingredients
  • 3 medium ripe bananas 300–350 g peeled
  • 1 cup 225 g plain cottage cheese
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 teaspoon 5 ml vanilla extract
  • 2 tablespoons 30 ml maple syrup or honey
Dry Ingredients
  • 1½ cups 190 g all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon 5 g baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
Optional Add-Ins
  • ½ cup 85 g chocolate chips
  • ½ cup 55 g chopped walnuts or pecans
  • 2 tablespoons 15 g ground flaxseed
  • ¼ cup 20 g shredded coconut

Method
 

Prepare the bananas
  1. Peel the ripe bananas and place them in a large mixing bowl. Mash with a fork until mostly smooth, leaving a few small pieces if desired.
Blend the cottage cheese
  1. Add the cottage cheese to a blender or food processor and blend until smooth and creamy.
Mix the wet ingredients
  1. Add the blended cottage cheese, eggs, vanilla extract, and maple syrup or honey to the mashed bananas. Stir until evenly combined.
Combine the dry ingredients
  1. In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt.
Make the batter
  1. Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet mixture. Fold gently until just combined. Do not overmix.
Add optional ingredients
  1. Fold in chocolate chips, walnuts, pecans, flaxseed, or coconut if using.
Transfer to the pan
  1. Grease or line a 9 × 5-inch (23 × 13 cm) loaf pan with parchment paper. Pour the batter into the pan and smooth the surface.
Bake
  1. Bake in a preheated 350°F (175°C) oven for approximately 50–60 minutes, or until the center is set and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out with a few moist crumbs.
Cool
  1. Remove the loaf from the oven and place it on a cooling rack. Allow it to cool before slicing so the center can finish setting.

Notes

Make this moist cottage cheese banana bread with ripe bananas, creamy cottage cheese, cinnamon, and optional chocolate chips or walnuts. An easy protein-rich twist on classic homemade banana bread.