Delicious Protein PB&J Bread made with fresh strawberries and pb powder for that peanut butter jelly flavor. Healthy PB & J loaf uses protein powder and applesauce to sweeten and moisten, and has no added sugar, butter or oil.

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Not sure where the idea of a peanut butter jelly bread came from, but this flavor here was on point. Proper PB&J sandwich flavor, but as a whole loaf!

Very clean recipe too here since there’s no sugar or actual jelly used here; The fresh strawberries do the trick!

Ingredients for this Protein PB&J Bread

This protein PB&J bread is made with clean and healthy ingredients like whole wheat flour, peanut butter powder and non-fat greek yogurt, and has no oil and no butter either; A grea low fat and low sugar recipe!

Here’s the simple pantry staples you need for this perfect dessert and breakfast peanut butter jelly protein quickbread:

Unflavored Protein Powder to replace some of the flour (and carbs) in the recipe for a slightly lower carb high protein PB&J bread. I used a whey-casein blend from Quest Nutrition.
Vanilla Protein Powder; This is the source of protein and sweetness in the protein powder peanut butter jelly bread since there’s no added sugar in this recipe. I used HTLT Supps Vanilla Protein Powder for this recipe.
Peanut Butter Powder, also known as Powdered Peanut Butter. I recommend Lakanto for a sugar free version (the code HAYLSKITCHEN gives you a discount). Or you could use the one from PbFit too.
Whole wheat pastry flour for that lightness of the all-purpose flour, but with the nutritious benefits of whole grains
Some Coconut Flour
Baking Powder

Unsweetened Applesauce
Non-fat Greek Yogurt for a high protein low fat loaf!
Almond Milk
Eggs

And for the proper Peanut Butter Jelly Protein Bread

Roasted Peanuts
Fresh Strawberries

Tips for perfect PB & J Loaf using Protein Powder

This protein powder PB & J loaf is quite easy, but here’s some tips to make sure they turn out perfect!

Use room temperature eggs, yogurt and milk;
This is so the wet ingredients and dry ingredients can mix well.

Don’t overmix the batter!
Make sure you gently fold the dry mix into the wet to combine them.
If you over-mix it, the protein powder – will make the protein peanut butter jelly bread tough, dense and gummy.

Taste the batter and see if you need some extra sweetener. I’d recommend using stevia powder to maintain the consistency of the batter and have low sugar PB&J bread.

Toss the strawberries in flour so they don’t sink to the bottom of the bread when baking.

How to Store Peanut Butter Jelly Protein Bread

This tasty protein packed peanut butter and jelly bread keeps really well and is great for a meal prep snack, breakfast or post-workout treat.

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

For longer, keep high protein peanut butter jelly loaf in the fridge for about a week – use an airtight container again.

To freeze the healthy PB & J 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 serve.

Alternatives for Easy Healthy PB&J Bread

For the perfect low fat but moist healthy PB&J bread, I would highly suggest using the ingredients and protein powder 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 or 1:1 Gluten Free Baking Flour in the same amount by weight not cups.
Unflavored Protein Powder: More flour, but also reduce the milk to about 4 Tbsp.
Greek Yogurt: Coconut Yogurt
Almond Milk: Any other milk
Peanut Butter Powder: ¼ cup Regular creamy peanut butter, but use only 2-3 tablespoon Milk

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