A Double Stuffed but Healthy Protein Banana Bread made with whole wheat flour, protein powder, no oil and no sugar! This oil free high protein banana bread is packed with layers of sugar free chocolate and Biscoff cookie butter and is perfect for a low calorie dessert or breakfast treat.

Okay not gonna lie that name was hard; Way too hard to come down to.

A little backstory here; I started off with a plan for healthy sugar free protein banana bread without butter and oil and sugar and all that. A simple healthy and high protein version of the classic.

So to make a more pretty and appealing simple protein banana bread, I layered in a chocolate bar and healthy Biscoff alternative. So now I was very much lost on the name because I wanted to highlight both the filling as well as the healthy part.

Thankfully this name came to be (even though there’s no Oreo involved). I guess that’s for the next recipe?

Ingredients for Healthy Sugar free Protein Banana Bread

This healthy high protein banana bread is made with simple ingredients like whole wheat pastry flour, protein powder and non-fat greek yogurt, and has no oil and no sugar either!

For the wet ingredients:

Mashed Banana from completely ripe and browned bananas
Almond Milk or regular milk
Non-fat Greek Yogurt a high protein low fat banana bread
Some Sugar free Maple Syrup for low calorie recipe with no sugar! I use the sugar free monk fruit maple syrup from Lakanto (code HAYLSKITCHEN gets you a discount)
Eggs

And for the dry 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
Unflavored Protein Powder to replace some of the flour (and carbs) in the recipe for a slightly lower carb high protein banana bread.
Vanilla 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.
Coconut Flour
A bit of Cinnamon
Baking Powder

For the healthy chocolate and Biscoff banana bread filing:

Sugar Free Chocolate; Also from Lakanto (the same discount code here)
Crunchy Almond Butter works, or American Dream Butter my Cookie Almond Butter or try my homemade healthy biscoff!

What Protein Powder to use for baking High Protein Banana Bread

Baking with protein powder can be tricky, and the best protein powder I’ve foing for this is a whey-caesin blend Quest Nutrition. For this extra healthy protein banana bread recipe I used both the unflavored muli-purpose mix and vanilla protein powder from Quest.

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

Be sure to use a protein powder sweetened with stevia or monk fruit if you want a proper sugar free banana bread.

How to make Healthy Protein Banana Bread?

Making this healthy banana bread is really easy with no oil and no butter, but using Greek yogurt, and protein powder in place of sugar. The rest of the process is just mixing and baking like a regular banana bread.

Make the batter for Healthy Banana Bread with No Oil

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, maple syrup and eggs using a hand mixer.

Whisk all the dry ingredients in another bowl: whole wheat pastry flour, unflavored protein powder, vanilla protein powder, coconut flour, cinnamon and baking powder.

Add the dry mix to the wet and gently fold to combine. Just be gentle and don’t overmix 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.

Make the Biscoff and Chocolate Banana Bread Layers:

Pour the ½ the batter into the pan

Spread chopped chocolate

Pour ¼ batter (half of the remining)

Add dollops of the almond butter or biscoff cookie butter; lightly swirl around

Pour remaining ¼ batter

Now Bake!

Bake for 55-60 minutes; Cover the pan with a foil tent after about 40 minutes).
Insert a toothpick, tester or thin knife and make sure it comes out dry.

Can you store High Protein Low Calorie Banana Bread

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

Store protein powder banana bread at room temperature for about 3 days in an airtight container.

To store in the fridge, place banana bread without butter in an airtight container and keep up to 1 week.
To freeze the low calorie healthy banana bread (2-3 months), cut it into slices, wrap each slice in plastic wrap, and place them in a freezer-safe zipper bag.
You can also store the whole loaf itself – be sure to let it thaw before you slice.

Tips for the perfect Protein Powder Banana Bread

Use perfectly ripe bananas; These are easier to mash, and also add a lot of sweetness (so you don’t have to add as much protein powder and maple syrup to sweeten) and you get a healthy banana bread without sugar

Blend the wet mix using a hand mixer to prevent any chunks of banana in the batter.

Don’t over-mix the wet and dry mixture or the loaf will be too dense and gummy (because of the gluten freom the whole wheat flour, and also the fact that protein powder can make a batter tough).

Cover loaf with foil tent after 40 mins of baking to prevent the top from browning and burning.

Alternatives for Super Healthy Low Fat Banana Bread

For the perfect low fat but moist protein banana bread, I would highly suggest using the ingredients and brands I recommended; I do have some alternatives you can try. I haven’t testing them all, so I can’t say how your loaf might turn out.

Whole Wheat Pastry Flour: Use All purpose flour in place of 1:1 Gluten Free Baking Flour.
Unflavored Protein Powder: More flour, but also reduce the milk to about ¼ cup.
Greek Yogurt: Coconut Yogurt
Almond Milk: Any other milk
Sugar-free Maple Syrup: Regular maple syrup or honey, but the recipe will not be sugar-free anymore.

More High Protein Banana Recipes:

Or just Super Healthy Banana Bread Recipes to try:

And some Protein Powder Baked Goods: