Description
These Cottage Cheese Banana Bread Bars are moist, high-protein, and guilt-free. A healthy snack or breakfast made with bananas, cottage cheese, and almond flour.
Ingredients
1 cup cottage cheese
2 large eggs
2 ripe bananas, mashed
½ cup almond flour (or oat flour)
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 tsp baking powder
1–2 tsp honey or maple syrup (optional)
Pinch of salt
Optional: ¼ cup chopped nuts or chocolate chips
Instructions
1. Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C) and line a baking dish with parchment paper.
2. Mash bananas in a mixing bowl until smooth.
3. Add cottage cheese, eggs, vanilla, and honey/maple syrup. Whisk until combined.
4. Stir in almond/oat flour, baking powder, and salt until thick and creamy.
5. Fold in nuts or chocolate chips if using.
6. Pour batter into the dish and smooth the top.
7. Bake 25–30 minutes until golden and a toothpick comes out clean.
8. Cool completely before slicing into bars.
Notes
Use very ripe bananas for maximum sweetness.
For dairy-free, substitute cottage cheese with non-dairy yogurt.
Store leftovers in the fridge for up to 5 days or freeze for 2 months.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Snack, Breakfast, Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bar
- Calories: 130
- Sugar: 6g
- Sodium: 90mg
- Fat: 5g
- Saturated Fat: 2g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 12g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 7g
- Cholesterol: 55mg