Recipe: High Protein Peanut Flour Banana Bread

So lately I've been trying to eat more protein - and in an effort to do so, I bought protein powder. I've never bought protein powder because I've never found one I could actually eat with all of my allergies, however, I finally found one that I could have with no gluten, artificial anythings, stevia, etc etc. 

But it was disgusting. 

Alllll of the reviews raved about how brilliant it was and how smooth it was and how much better it was than regular protein powders and I was pretty confident it'd be a-okay.

But then I tasted it. 

And it felt like I'd just liked a chalk bucket. Obviously I didn't eat it straight out of the container - because then it'd have a reason to taste like chalk. I tried it mixed in smoothies, in oatmeal, in yogurt, in protein ice cream - and all I managed to do was ruin some of my favourite foods!

I seriously don't know how people eat protein powder, however, I have a better alternative. 

I think it's safe to say I have a peanut flour addiction that's never going to end - but when you can make banana bread with 14 grams of protein a slice, why wouldn't you be addicted? Especially when said banana bread is full of peanut butter flavour.

This Peanut Flour Banana Bread is seriously ridiculously good and so simple to make - and ten thousand and sixty four million and three times more delicious than protein powder, so that's what we're sticking too. Eat it as is, top it with peanut flour or cream cheese, toast it, freeze it for a quick breakfast option when you're in a rush, make it into muffins - the possibilities are endless! 

So let me share the recipe with you! >> 

High Protein Peanut Flour Banana Bread Recipe

makes 10 thick breakfast slices or 12-16 muffins/regular slices

low fat, gluten free, high protein, sugar free, soy free 

3 ripe medium bananas (~1 1/3 cup mashed/300g), mashed

2 eggs 

2 tsp vanilla extract

1/4 cup (50g) butter, melted 

2 1/2 tbsp (50g) honey or maple syrup or coconut sugar or regular sugar

1/2 cup (60g) buckwheat flour or gluten free plain flour*

1 cup (~110g) gluten free oat flour** (ground from gluten free oats - see notes for substitutions if you can't tolerate oats)

1 cup (120g) peanut flour 

3 tsp baking powder

1/2 tsp baking soda 

• Preheat your oven to 180C/355F 
• Grease and/or line a small loaf tin and set aside. 
• In a bowl, mash your bananas and mix in your egg, vanilla, melted butter and honey (or other sweetener) until combined.
• Add in all of your flours and raising agents, mixing until just combined.
• Pour your banana bread batter into your prepared tin. 
• Bake for 50-60 minutes or until cooked through and a skewer inserted into the middle removes clean. Cooking time will vary based on the size and thickness of your loaf, so keep an eye on it and cover it with foil if it seems to be browning too much on the top whilst not cooking through in the middle. 
• Allow your banana bread to cool before slicing. 
• Serve however you fancy or freeze cut slices in a ziplock bag to defrost as needed. This Banana Bread will keep up to a week stored in an airtight container in the fridge (or around 3 days at room temp) or for months in the freezer!

*If you don't need this to be gluten free, just use regular flour and oats!

**Find out more about oats on a gluten free diet. If you can't tolerate oats, feel free to replace this with 1 cup gluten free plain flour or gluten free quinoa flour.

But tell me, are you a protein powder fan?

What are your favourite ways to get more protein in your diet?

And what's your current favourite breakfast?