Healthy Protein Banana Bread Recipe

This healthy strawberry banana protein bread recipe is filled with flavor and packed with protein. Super delicious meal prep snack that you can pack in your lunch bag as an afternoon snack. It is also a perfect healthy breakfast meal that you can have with your cup of coffee or almond milk.

10 slices – 78 calories per slice and around 2 grams of fat, 12 grams of carbohydrates, and 8 grams of protein.

If you have two slices as a snack then it is around 156 calories per two slices.

Metallic Non-Stick 2-Piece

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Quick and Easy Meal Prep Snack

This is a great healthy and delicious meal prep snack that you can pack with some fresh fruit. Add two slices of strawberry banana protein bread to a meal prep container and just add a cup of fresh fruit. This recipe goes well with fresh strawberries.

The banana and strawberries are a great combination in this recipe because it keeps the bread moist. There is nothing worse then dry bread. This recipe stays fresh for you to 4 to 5 days after baking.

You can keep this recipe in one meal prep container or seal in individual Ziploc bags.

Can you Freeze this recipe?

Yes you can freeze this recipe for up to a month. You can freeze in a glass meal prep container or freezer Ziploc bags. Ever time I make this recipe it only last a few days because it is so good. One day I will get around to freezing a batch.

I would recommend to keep it in a fresh airtight sealed container in the back of the refrigerator and just add fruit when you are ready to eat.

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Ingredients for Banana Protein Bread with Strawberries

Not only does this recipe contain healthy ingredients it also tastes amazing. Most of the ingredients in this recipe you should find in your pantry or at your local grocery store. As I write this, it is the month of April and the local strawberry farms are ready for the picking. I happen you use fresh local strawberries in this recipe.

To make healthy Protein Banana Strawberry Bread, you will need:

  • 1/2 cup oat flour
  • 2 scoops of oatmeal protein powder
  • 2 large eggs
  • 4 egg whites
  • 1/2 cup apple sauce
  • 1 tbs baking powder
  • 1 tbsp cinnamon
  • 2 tbsp stevia
  • 1 tbsp vanilla extract
  • 2 ripe bananas
  • 1/2 cup fresh strawberries

One baking bread pan will be needed for this recipe.

Ingredient substitutions for Banana Protein Bread

There are a few ingredients that you can substitute in this recipe that will not change the texture too much. Here are a few alternatives that you can try.

Oat flour: you can replace the oat flour with almond flour is you are looking for a low carb keto friendly alternative. Almond floor in lower in carbohydrates then oat flour.

Stevia: You can substitute the 2 tbsp of stevia with either another natural sweetener like monk fruit or a traditional sweetener like pure honey. Honey will give this recipe a great flavor but will add extra sugar to this recipe.

Strawberry: You can replace the fresh strawberries with any of your favorite berries. You can substitute it with black berries, blue berries or even raspberries.

How to make banana protein bread?

It will only take a few minutes to get this recipe ready for the oven. The oven time is what’s going to take the longest. The great thing is that it will make your house smell delicious when it is in the oven. The small of bananas and strawberries.

  1. Start by adding all of the dry ingredients to a large bowl ( oat flour, protein powder, baking powder, cinnamon, stevia)
  2. Mash the bananas and add all the wet ingredients to the bowl. ( eggs, egg whites, apple sauce, vanilla, bananas, and strawberries) Mix all ingredients together with a whisk or fork.
  3. Preheat oven to 350F, After mixing add the mixture into a baking bread pan and bake for 50 minutes at 350F.
  4. Remove from the oven after 50 minutes and let it cool for 10 minutes. Cut into 10 even slices and store them in a meal prep container.
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Adding More Protein to This Banana Protein Bread

This recipe has plenty of protein but you can add even more. You can add more protein powder or you can add 2 or 3 more egg whites to this recipe. Almond flour also has more protein in it instead of oat flour.

Oatmeal Cookie Protein Powder

Oatmeal protein powder was used in this recipe but you can also use either vanilla or strawberry flavor. If you are looking to buy my favorite protein powder, get it here from www.bodybuilding.com

Give this protein powder a try!

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Delicious Protein Banana Bread

You are going to love this healthy banana strawberry protein bread recipe as a healthy snack or for breakfast. Only around 78 calories per slice. This is a simple healthy recipe that came be mixed poured and ready to be put in the oven after a few minutes. Just pop it in the oven for 50 minutes and return to a delicious smelling kitchen.

Did I mention that this recipe is kid-approved? Both of my kids have given me two thumbs up on this recipe. It’s nice to give my kids a healthy banana bread that is not loaded with sugar.

Give this recipe a try and let me know what you think? I know you will not be disappointed with this recipe.

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Meal prep tools for this recipe

Grab these glass meal prep bowls if you want to store your delicious bread in a airtight container!

This is a professional non-stick bread pan. Great for not only for bread but also meatloaf recipes.

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Jim Lopez, the founder and editor of The Meal Prep Ninja, shares his journey from a passionate bodybuilder and fitness enthusiast to a certified nutrition coach. Certified by Precision Nutrition, Jim aims to empower others with knowledge on meal prep and nutrition, offering resources for busy individuals to enjoy low-calorie, tasty foods. His blog is a community for sharing healthy eating habits and meal prep recipes

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Strawberry Banana Protein Bread Recipe
This healthy strawberry banana protein bread recipe is filled with flavor and packed with protein. Super delicious meal prep snack that you can pack in your lunch bag as an afternoon snack. It is also a perfect healthy breakfast meal that you can have with your cup of coffee or almond milk.
protein banana bread
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 50 minutes
Passive Time 50 minutes
Servings
slices
Ingredients
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 50 minutes
Passive Time 50 minutes
Servings
slices
Ingredients
protein banana bread
Instructions
  1. Start by adding all of the dry ingredients to a large bowl ( oat flour, protein powder, baking powder, cinnamon, stevia)
  2. Mash the bananas and add all the wet ingredients to the bowl. ( eggs, egg whites, apple sauce, vanilla, bananas, and strawberries) Mix all ingredients together with a whisk or fork.
  3. Preheat oven to 350F, After mixing add the mixture into a baking bread pan and bake for 50 minutes at 350F.
  4. Remove from the oven after 50 minutes and let it cool for 10 minutes. Cut into 10 even slices and store them in a meal prep container.
Recipe Notes

A healthy simple strawberry banana protein bread recipe

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