Protein Powder Banana Bread

We love vegan banana bread recipes in our house, and I have shared so many with you: 4-ingredients banana bread, healthy banana bread, the classic vegan banana bread, and now let me show you how to make protein powder banana bread!

Ingredients and Substitutions

Let me share my favorite ingredients below to make this vegan protein banana bread recipe.

Mashed Ripe Bananas – This recipe is a healthy banana bread using minimal sweetener, so the riper the bananas, the sweeter the bread is! Use the bananas with black spots on their skins for the best flavor. Maple Syrup or any plant-based liquid sweetener you love, like agave syrup or coconut nectar. Melted Coconut Oil – or other vegetable oil. Oat Flour – I tested the recipe with all-purpose flour or gluten-free all-purpose flour, and both came out very gummy and chewy, so please stick to homemade oat flour for the best result. Vanilla Pea Protein Powder – You can actually use any plant-based protein powder in this recipe, including hemp powder or almond powder if you prefer their taste. The texture will always vary slightly depending on the powder you use. Some vegan protein powders are more liquid absorbent than others, but overall the bread will come out tasty. Baking Powder and Baking Soda – to give the bread its texture. Cinnamon – for flavor. Dark Chocolate Chips – optional, to sprinkle on top of the bread.

How To Make Banana Bread With Protein Powder

It’s pretty easy to make high-protein banana bread using a combination of oat flour and your favorite protein powder. The texture of protein banana bread recipes is slightly denser and more packed than regular banana bread. The trick to prevent the crumb from getting gummy or overly dense is to use oat flour instead of wheat-based flour!

Serving

This protein banana bread recipe is delicious on its own, and kids love it! It’s actually a healthy vegan kid breakfast packed with plant-based protein and nutrients like fiber, and wholegrain from oats. However, you can serve it with some extra delicious toppings like a dollop of:

Almond Butter Peanut Butter Chia Seed Jam Sunflower Seed Butter for a nut-free option

Choosing The Protein Powder

We tested this protein powder banana bread with 3 types of plant-based protein powder. However, we didn’t try the recipe with whey protein powder. Whey protein powder is not a vegan protein, so we don’t use it in our recipes. If you do, keep in mind that it’s a highly liquid absorbent powder, and the bread texture will be very dense if used. The best option for making a protein powder banana bread is to use a vanilla flavored protein made from:

Pea Protein Almond Protein Peanut Protein

Hemp protein powder works as well, but we found the flavor of hemp a bit overpowering in this high-protein banana bread recipe.

Storage Instructions

Like all vegan banana bread recipes, they store very well for a few days at room temperature if packed in a sealed box. But, you can also pop the bread in the fridge to keep it fresh for longer. The last option is to freeze banana bread, whole or by slices, in Ziploc bags and thaw the day before at room temperature.

Allergy Swaps

Below I listed some swaps for the common ingredients used in this recipe. Pick only one swap at a time to avoid impacting the texture of the bread too much.

Oat flour – this recipe works with white whole wheat flour as well. The result would simply be denser. Don’t overmix the batter to prevent this from happening. Coconut oil – any liquid oil works in this recipe, including olive oil, and avocado oil.