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Banana Bread: A Healthy and Delicious Treat

Try this delicious Banana Bread recipe made with cottage cheese and dates for a healthier twist on a classic favorite.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time55 minutes
Course: Breakfast, Dessert, Snack
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Baked, comfort food, healthy, quick
Servings: 10
Calories: 146kcal
Author: Belly Laugh Living

Ingredients

  • 3 Banana Use Ripe Bananas
  • 10 Dates Can be replaced with ¾ cup of sugar
  • ¾ Cup Low Fat Cottage Cheese
  • 2 Eggs
  • 1 teaspoon Vanilla
  • 1 ½ Cup AP Flour
  • 1 teaspoon Baking Soda
  • ½ teaspoon Salt
  • 1 teaspoon Cinnamon

Instructions

  • Mash the Banana. Set aside
    Banana smashed with a fork
  • In a food processor, add the dates and ½ cup of water. Puree. It will make a paste.
    Chopped dates with water in food processor
  • Add the cottage cheese, eggs, and vanilla to the dates in the food processor. Blend for a couple of minutes until every thing is mixed together
    Eggs in food processor
  • Add the cottage cheese mixture to the mashed bananas
  • Add the dry ingredients to the cottage cheese/banans
    Banana bread in a bowl with a spoon
  • Spray the loaf pan with cooking spray.
    Loaf pan with cooking spray
  • Add the dough to the pan
    banana bread mixture in a loaf pan
  • Bake at 350 degrees for 50 minutes. Check with a toothpick to see if it is done. If not, cover the bread with foil and bake for an additional 10 minutes. Check to see if done.
    cooked banana bread
  • Enjoy. We love having it with cream cheese and of course bacon!

Nutrition

Calories: 146kcal | Carbohydrates: 28g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 0.5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.4g | Trans Fat: 0.003g | Cholesterol: 33mg | Sodium: 308mg | Potassium: 221mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 9g | Vitamin A: 78IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 25mg | Iron: 1mg