Choc Protein Banana Bread Traybake

Well these squares of heaven definitely didn't last long- especially living with an athlete who says 3 is a normal portion haha!

I had a good 8 bananas that needed using up so I thought, well why don't I make a banana bread! I feel like everyone makes a banana bread when they've got those brown-looking-verging-on-mushy bananas left.

I soon realised I don't have a loaf tin to make traditional banana bread so I turned it into a traybake instead, although I actually think I prefer these squares that give off a brownie vibe!

Let me know what you think!

Ingredients:

50g self raising flour

50g chocolate whey protein powder

10g cacao powder (I used cacao rather than cocoa powder as it's a lot richer so only a small amount needs to be used)

1tsp baking powder

2 eggs (split into yolks and whites)

150g bananas

4 drops vanilla extract

30g honey

1. Mix all the dry ingredients together in a bowl (flour, whey protein, cacao powder, baking powder) and leave to one side

2. In a blender mix the bananas, vanilla extract, honey and egg yolks until smooth and completely combined then pour into the flour mixture and stir.

3. In a separate bowl, use an electric whisk to whisk together the egg whites until stiff peaks form- this can take between 2-4 minutes.

4. Folder the egg whites into the chocolate mixture gently and until well combined. Gently pour into a brownie tray and place in the oven for 20-25 minutes or until you touch the sponge base and it springs back up.

5. Leave to cool for 5-10 minutes and cut into 9 pieces!

You can also freeze these brownie squares to save you from eating them all in one sitting- trust me, I know how more-ish these are!

Macros for whole brownie base:

769kcals, 96.6g carbs, 15.3g fat, 58.5g protein

Macros per 1 square without toppings:

85.4kcals,10.7g carbs, 1.7g fat, 6.5g protein

If you want to add toppings (I added 20g dark chocolate melted and 20g peanut butter melted to drizzle on top) then this takes the macros per square to:

111.6kcals, 11.7g carb, 10.7g fat, 7.3g protein

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Sarah x