Ingredients:
1 cup mashed ripe bananas (about 2-3 bananas) 🍌
1 cup cottage cheese 🧀
2 large eggs 🥚
1/2 cup honey or maple syrup 🍯
1 teaspoon vanilla extract 🍦
2 cups whole wheat flour 🌾
1 teaspoon baking soda 🥄
1/2 teaspoon baking powder 🥄
1/2 teaspoon salt 🧂
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 🌿
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg 🌿
1/4 cup chopped walnuts or pecans (optional) 🌰
1/4 cup chocolate chips (optional) 🍫
Instructions:
Preheat the Oven: Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease a 9×5-inch loaf pan or line it with parchment paper. 🔥
Mash Bananas: In a large bowl, mash the ripe bananas until smooth. 🍌
Mix Wet Ingredients: Add the cottage cheese, eggs, honey or maple syrup, and vanilla extract to the mashed bananas. Mix until well combined. 🥣
Combine Dry Ingredients: In a separate bowl, whisk together the whole wheat flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg. 🌾🌿
Combine Wet and Dry Ingredients: Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients, stirring until just combined. Be careful not to overmix. 🥄
Add Mix-Ins: Fold in the chopped nuts and chocolate chips, if using. 🌰🍫
Bake: Pour the batter into the prepared loaf pan and spread it evenly. Bake in the preheated oven for 50-60 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. ⏲️
Cool and Serve: Allow the banana bread to cool in the pan for about 10 minutes before transferring it to a wire rack to cool completely. Slice and enjoy! 🍞