Every time I eat a bite of my High Protein Banana Pudding recipe, it’s like a nostalgic trip down memory lane – except with less sugar, less fat, and more protein! That’s very “a-peeling” to my fitness nutrition goals!
Indulge in guilt-free dessert-eating, all while making gains on your daily protein intake. Cottage cheese and protein powder, blended with a banana creates pudding-like mixture that can be layered with banana slices and low-carb vanilla wafers.
Each serving of this cottage cheese banana pudding has 30g protein and 285 calories! A bowl full makes a great workout snack, healthy dessert – or even balanced breakfast (hey, there’s fruit in it!!)
This lower carb banana pudding blends up easily in a smoothie-sized, smaller personal blender – the recipe yields two servings.
You can use the protein powder of your choice: whey, casein, plant-based, or whatever. You may have to add a splash more milk, depending on what type you use – the way it thickens up varies by product.
I used a plant-based protein powder from Nuzest and my milk suggestion in recipe is based on that. Save 15% on Nuzest with discount code: FITFORK
Whip up this banana cottage cheese recipe quickly – it only takes about 5 minutes, start to finish. No need to let it thicken in the fridge like a boxed pudding mix. It’s best eaten within a few hours after preparation (keep chilled, of course). Any leftovers may be also be kept covered in the fridge for a couple days. However, the banana blended into the cottage cheese and the banana slices may turn slightly light brown. It’s still perfectly fine to eat, the fruit has just come into contact with air and oxidized.
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A healthy twist on this classic comfort food allows you to enjoy dessert with no guilt while making gains on your daily protein goals! Only 285 calories per serving, with 30g protein! Lower carb, lower, sugar, gluten-free.
- 1 cup 2% cottage cheese
- 1 to 2 tablespoons milk as needed
- 1 large ripe banana divided
- 1 scoop protein powder vanilla
- ¼ cup sugar-free fat-free non-dairy topping
- 1 ounce low-carb gluten-free vanilla wafers
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Add cottage cheese, 1/2 banana, 1 Tbs. of milk, and protein powder to blender and process until smooth, scraping down sides as needed.
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If mixture seems too thick (which may happen depending on type of protein powder used), then add in the remaining 1 Tbsp milk. However, it is better to have too thick than too runny, so use extra milk sparingly.
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Add to bowl and layer ½ of cookies and ½ of the remaining banana slices. Pour in “pudding” mixture and top with remaining cookies and banana slices. Dollop with non-dairy topping. If desired, sprinkle with cinnamon.
Makes 2 servings, each serving: 285 cal, 9g total fat (5g saturated), 29g total carb (7g fiber, 12g sugar), 30g protein
