I recently some organic bananas and didn't like them. Cottage Cheese Banana Bread was the result! If you are looking to use up some cottage cheese (and bananas), give it a try. You can use either low fat or 4%.
Cottage Cheese Banana Bread Notes
I love this recipe because it always rises quite high and has a nice shape. In the past I've always made it with sour cream or yogurt, but cottage cheese works well in banana bread and the curds disappear as it bakes.
Loaf Pan Size
This recipe works in either an 8 ½ by 4 ½ or 9x5 inch loaf pan, but in my opinion it looks better in the 8 ½ by 4 ½ inch pan. Here's a link to my very favorite loaf pan. I actually purchased mine at Sur La Table, but they have the same one (USA Pan) on Amazon.
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Recipe
Cottage Cheese Banana Bread
Cottage Cheese Banana Bread is an easy banana bread with cottage cheese in it.
Ingredients
- 2 cups all purpose flour or use 1 ½ cups AP and ½ cup whole wheat (270 grams total**)
- ¾ cup sugar (150 grams)
- ¾ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon cinnamon
- 3 large large ripe bananas (340 grams)
- ½ cup cottage cheese, try to get mostly curd (114 grams)
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted (42 grams)
- 3 tablespoons your favorite oil (40 grams)
- ½ cup chopped pecans or walnuts optional
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease the bottom and short sides of an 8 ½ by 4 ½ or a 9x5 inch loaf pan and line with a strip of parchment. Grease again, only going up about ¼ inch up the sides, then dust with flour.
- Mix together the flours, sugar, baking soda, salt, salt and cinnamon.
- In a large bowl, mash the bananas with a fork, then stir in the cottage cheese, eggs, and vanilla.
- With a heavy duty scraper, stir the dry ingredients into the banana mixture.
- Pour the melted butter and oil over the batter (don't forget this step! It's easy to forget the butter since it's usually not added last) and stir with a heavy scraper until well blended – do not overbeat, just gently fold. Stir in the nuts (if using).
- Transfer batter to the pan and spread evenly.
- Bake for 60-70 minutes or until it appears cracked on top and a toothpick inserted comes out clean
- Let cool for about half an hour, then loosen from pan. Let cool for another half hour, then remove from pan and let cool completely.
Notes
I've also successfully used bread flour. The protein in the bread flour and cottage cheese makes the loaf a little sturdier (in a good way) and easy to slice.
Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was!
Anna says
Thanks for the review!
Arika says
I’ve made this recipe many times for my family. It always turns out great. We love it
Anna says
Hi Ann,
I am not qualified to give health advice, but the banana bread has sugar in it. You can find out how many carbs are in it by inputting all of the ingredients in an online calculator. There's a site called My Fit Foods that has a good one.
Ann says
can you tell me is this good for diabetics. How many carbs etc??
Anna says
Yay! Thanks for the review, Emery.
Emery says
A hit with my whole (and very picky!) family! Thank you!
Anna says
Nope, not unless you want to. I store banana bread in the freezer, but if you want easy access to it you can just store it in a closed container or zip top bag.
Madison says
Do you have to store in fridge?
Anna says
Hi Sandra, Thanks for the comment. So far, so good! Enjoy the banana bread:)
Sandra says
Hello,
I typed bananas and cottage cheese into Pinterest and your recipe came up first - I hit the jackpot I Hope that you and yours are staying safe!
Anna says
Hooray! Glad they kids liked it.
Wendy says
I made this today and my kids loved it! They didn’t notice the cottage cheese. I used 1/2 cup of chocolate chips instead of nuts. Definitely a keeper!