With just 100 calories a slice, this healthy Chocolate Protein Banana Bread is as good as it gets! A fat free and sugar free chocolate banana bread made with whole wheat flour and sweetened with chocolate protein powder. No oil and no sugar added!

I’ve really gotten into the whole sugar free and oil free dessert recipes recently because they work so well for my post workout meal.

That’s actually where this chocolate banana bread came in – it’s low fat because it has no oil and also high in protein because of the protein power.

And plus, it’s chocolate so come on. Who wouldn’t want to have a thick slice of this goodness just after their morning workout?

Well I actually had 2 so….

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I baked 2 of these loaves back to back, and once in the middle of a workout just so this could be my post-workout treat!

Ingredients for 100-Calorie Chocolate Protein Banana Bread

This healthy high protein chocolate banana banana is made with clean and simple ingredients like whole meal flour, protein powder and non-fat greek yogurt

For the wet ingredients:

Mashed Banana from completely ripe and browned bananas
Almond Milk – no milk or buttermilk needed here
Non-fat Greek Yogurt a high protein low fat banana bread. If you want this recipe dairy free, use coconut yogurt or another non dairy yogurt
Eggs
A bit of Vanilla Extract

And for the fry ingredients:

Whole wheat pastry flour which gives it the light texture, bit still keeps this recipe healthy because of the whole grain from the whole wheat
Chocolate Protein Powder; This is the source of protein and sweetness in the protein powder banana bread since there’s no added sugar in this recipe.
Cacao Powder or unsweetened cocoa powder
Baking Powder

How to make Healthy Banana Bread with Chocolate Protein Powder and Greek Yogurt

Besides being a healthy whole wheat banana bread, this recipe is also really easy!

Preheat your oven to 350°F and line a loaf pan with parchment paper. I used an 8½” x 4½”.

Whisk all the wet ingredients in a bowl: mashed banana, almond milk, yogurt, eggs and vanilla.

Whisk all the dry ingredients in another bowl: whole wheat flour, chocolate protein powder, cacao or cocoa powder and baking powder.

Add the dry mix to the wet and gently fold to combine. Just be gentle and don’t over-mix the batter. The gluten from the whole wheat flour or the protein powder will make it too dense.
You should have a thick, but pourable batter.

Pour the batter into the pan and bake for 40 + 15/20 minutes. After the 40 minutes, cover the pan with a foil tent and bake for the remaining 15-20 minutes.
Insert a toothpick, tester or thin knife and make sure it comes out dry.

You can also turn these into chocolate protein banana muffins – use a 12 cup muffin pan and bake for about 22-25 minutes.

Why do you cover chocolate protein banana bread with foil when baking?

Protein powder is quite sensitive to heat and can make baked goods start to brown a lot quicker than normal.

To prevent the banana bread from burning and browning at the top before the center is cooked though, we cover it with a foil tent partway through the bake.

This way the center will have enough time to cook, and keep the top safe too!

Can you store Protein Powder Greek Yogurt Banana Bread?

This moist banana bread keeps really well and is great for a meal prep snack, breakfast or post-workout treat, because it’s freezer friendly too.

You can keep the protein powder banana bread out at room temperature for about 3 days in an airtight container.

To store in the fridge, use an airtight container and it will last for about a week.

To freeze the banana bread, cut it into slices, wrap each slice in plastic wrap, and place them in a freezer-safe zipper bag.
You can even store the whole loaf itself – be sure to let it thaw before you slice.

Can you make Chocolate Protein Powder Banana Bread with Frozen Bananas?

I made this banana bread twice – once with ripened bananas from the counter, and the second time with browned bananas that were frozen as a whole. I did not try the recipe with sliced frozen bananas, so I can’t say how that would turn out.

To make banana bread with frozen bananas, first let the banana thaw completely to room temperature, then mash and use them in the recipe as you normally would.

I would not recommend defrosting it in the microwave. Let this happen naturally.

What Protein Powder to use for Chocolate Banana Bread?

I used a whey-caesin blend chocolate protein powder from Quest Nutrition for this recipe, but you can use whey protein powder too.

I haven’t tried the pea protein or other plant based ones, so I can’t say how those would work here.

Be sure to use one sweetened with stevia or monk fruit if you want a proper sugar free recipe.

Can you have Banana Bread for Post Workout?

This low calorie chocolate banana bread is a great post workout treat since it’s a high protein and low fat recipe made with Greek yogurt and Protein powder and has no oil and no butter either.

While it does use whole wheat flour, there isn’t too much fiber per slice to actually slow down the absorption of those carbs – unlike a lot of protein bars on the market. So go right ahead and have 2 slices of this if you’d like!

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