Protein Banana Snack Cake with Icing

INGREDIENTS

 

WET

• 3 medium ripe bananas
• 1 c cottage cheese
• 1/2 c egg whites
• 2 tsp vanilla extract 

DRY 

• 1/2 cup coconut flour
• 1/3 cup The Peachie Spoon Cookies & Cream Protein Powder (any flavor protein can be delish)
• 1 tsp baking soda
• dash pink salt
• 2 sandwich cookies, crumbled (used simple mills brand)
• 1/3 c desired chocolate chips &/or nuts (optional) used Lilys dark chips

ICING

• 8 oz block reduced fat cream cheese, room temp so set on counter for a bit
• 1/2 c nonfat Greek vanilla yogurt (used Chobani zero sugar vanilla)
• 3 T monk fruit or sweetener of choice (used @swervesweetie confectioners but granulated works too)
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1/4 c pb powder 

Topping: 2 sandwich cookies, crumbled

STEPS

1. Mash bananas with a potato masher. Stir in cottage cheese, whites, & vanilla extract and stir.
2. Add all other ingredients and besides chocolate chips and stir until combined. Add cookie crumbles and stir.
3. Bake at 350° in a lined or sprayed 8 x 8 glass square dish for 30-40 min for muffins use a lined muffin tin and bake for 25-30 min
4. For the icing, Add ingredients to a bowl and stir. Allow banana bread to cool before icing. Top with cookie crumbles. Store in fridge. Good for up to a week. Makes 9 slices 

🍑 Nourishment Breakdown

Per slice with icing: 194cal/8fat/19carb/3fiber/14protein

Per slice without icing: 111cal/2fat/16carb/3fiber/9protein 

PROTEIN powder, whites, cottage cheese

FAT cookies, cream cheese 

FIBER coconut flour

CARB/STARCH bananas, cookies