Moist banana bread with a creamy cheesecake ribbon through the middle. Tastes like dessert, but packed with protein.
Ingredients
Banana Bread Batter
- 3 ripe bananas, mashed
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 cup Greek yogurt
- 1/4 cup milk
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/3 cup maple syrup or sweetener
- 1 1/2 cups oat flour or all-purpose flour
- 1 scoop vanilla protein powder (about 30 g)
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- Pinch of salt
Cheesecake Filling
- 8 oz (225 g) light cream cheese, softened
- 1/4 cup Greek yogurt
- 1 egg yolk
- 2 tbsp sweetener or sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla
Optional Toppings
- Chocolate chips
- Crushed walnuts or pecans
- Cinnamon sugar swirl
Instructions
- Prep
Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C).
Line or grease a loaf pan. - Make banana bread batter
In one bowl mix bananas, eggs, yogurt, milk, vanilla, and sweetener.
Stir in flour, protein powder, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt until just combined. - Make cheesecake layer
Beat cream cheese, yogurt, egg yolk, sweetener, and vanilla until smooth. - Layer
Pour half the banana batter into the loaf pan.
Spread cheesecake mixture over it.
Top with remaining banana batter.
Optional: swirl lightly with a knife. - Bake
Bake 45–55 minutes until a toothpick comes out mostly clean. - Cool completely
Let cool before slicing so the cheesecake layer sets properly.
Approximate Macros (per slice, 10 slices)
- Protein: 10–14 g
- Calories: 180–240
- Carbs: 20–24 g
- Fat: 6–9 g