Cozy up with this Pumpkin Protein Bread with Granola Topping — nearly 20g protein, under 250 calories, no added sugar, and full of fall flavor!
Course:
Breakfast, Snack, workout
Cuisine:
high protein
Keyword:
fall, high protein, pumpkin
Servings: 8servings
Calories: 248kcal
Ingredients
1cup2% cottage cheese
1 ¼cupcanned pumpkin
2large eggs
1teaspoonvanilla
¼cupextra virgin olive oilor oil of choice
½teaspoonsalt
1teaspoonbaking soda
2teaspoonsground cinnamon
1teaspoonpumpkin pie spice
1 1/3cupprotein powder vanillaI used whey
1cupall-purpose flour or gluten-free baking blend
*10-20 sdropstevia or monk fruit dropsdepending on sweetness preference
Cooking spray
1/3cup favorite granolaprotein granola for the win!
Instructions
Pre-heat oven to 350F.
Add cottage cheese, pumpkin, eggs and oil to blender and blend for about 60 seconds until smooth and well combined.
Add salt, baking soda, cinnamon, pumpkin pie spice and protein powder to blender, blending for about 30 seconds until incorporated. Next add flour, pulsing in and scraping down sides of blender with spatula, as needed. Do not over blend mixture.
Depending on your sweetness preference and/or of the protein powder used, add 10-20 drops of liquid stevia or monk fruit.
Pour mixture into a standard 4.5” x 8.5” loaf pan that has been liberally sprayed with cooking spray. Sprinkle top of batter with granola before baking.
Bake for 45-50 minutes until center set and toothpick pulls clean. Let cool in pan for 15 minutes; cut in 8 thick slices.
Store leftovers in fridge for up to 5 days. Reheat in microwave for 10 seconds.