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A loaf of banana bread with one slice cut, on a white plate.
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Cottage Cheese Banana Bread

This banana cottage cheese bread has ripe banana flavor and a tender crumb from blended cottage cheese. It's tasty for brunch or as a mid-afternoon treat.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time50 minutes
Total Time1 hour
Course: Bread, Breakfast & Brunch, Snacks
Cuisine: American
Diet: Vegetarian
Servings: 8 slices
Calories: 290kcal
Author: Kim Schob

Equipment

Ingredients

Cups - Metric

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 350°F and line or grease a 9x5-inch loaf pan.

Prepare the Batter

  • Blend the cottage cheese until smooth in a food processor or blender. This keeps the texture tender.
    Food processor with batter, eggs, bananas, flour, sugar, and vanilla on counter.
  • In a large bowl, whisk together the mashed bananas, eggs, blended cottage cheese, oil or melted butter, sugar and vanilla.
    Ingredients for banana bread, including eggs and mashed banana, in a glass mixing bowl.
  • In another bowl, stir together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and ground cinnamon.
    A bowl of flour and cinnamon on a white surface, with a banana peel nearby.
  • Add the dry ingredients to the wet ones and gently mix just until combined.
    A mixing bowl with flour on batter, a banana peel, and a lined baking pan.
  • Pour the batter into the prepared pan and smooth the top with a spatula.
    Banana bread batter in a parchment-lined loaf pan, ready to be baked.

Bake the Banana Bread

  • Bake for 50 to 60 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out mostly clean.
    Golden brown loaf of bread in a parchment-lined baking tin, viewed from above.
  • Cool in the pan for 10 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.

Notes

  • Mash the bananas thoroughly: Large banana pieces can create wet pockets in the loaf.
  • Line the pan with parchment: Leave a little overhang so the loaf lifts out easily. If you don't have any, grease the pan instead.
  • Cool completely before cutting: Warm banana bread is more likely to crumble.

Nutrition

Serving: 1slice | Calories: 290kcal | Carbohydrates: 39g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 7g | Trans Fat: 0.04g | Cholesterol: 45mg | Sodium: 408mg | Potassium: 141mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 16g | Vitamin A: 109IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Vitamin D: 0.2µg | Calcium: 50mg | Iron: 2mg