I was never the type of person who had a “sweet tooth”. Growing up, if I was offered sliced apples or candy, I took the apples. Somewhere along the way, especially with dieting, I have developed one. I’m not exactly sure why, but I crave sugar and sweets all the time now.
This can be difficult because I have put in so much work building my body, and trying to live this healthy lifestyle. So, what was I to do in order to feed my cravings and at the same time, not hinder my progress. Well, I had to get creative.
My mom taught me how to cook and bake at a young age and it is a passion that I have continued to grow throughout my life. Ok, now to get to the point. My mom had a recipe for banana bread that I absolutely love. The only issue with it, as with most baking, is that it has far too many carbohydrates. I really wanted banana bread, so I decided to find a way to make it more “macro” friendly. It came out so well, that I have to share it, so here it is.
Protein Packed Banana Bread
Ingredients
½ Cup Baking Blend Truvia
½ Cup Softened Butter
2 Eggs
3 Ripened Organic Bananas
1 ½ cup Oat Flour
1 Tsp Salt
¼ Tsp Baking Soda
1 Scoop Level-1 Ice Cream Sandwich Protein
Directions
Preheat oven to 350 °F
Cream butter, eggs and Truvia
Mix in oat flour, salt, baking soda and Level-1
Mix in bananas
Spray loaf pan with Pam cooking spray
Add batter to loaf pan and bake for 55 min to 1 hour, or until you can insert a toothpick and it comes out clean.
Macros for entire loaf
1874.5 Calories
67g Fat
33g Sat Fat
288g Carbohydrates
28g Fiber
97g Sugar
68.5g Protein
Give it a try and let me know what you think.
