High-Protein Banana Bread

Banana bread

• 3 medium very ripe bananas, heavily speckled, mashed (about 1½ cups)3 medium very ripe bananas, heavily speckled, mashed (about 1½ cups)
• ¾ cup nonfat plain Greek yogurt170 g nonfat plain Greek yogurt
• 2 large eggs2 large eggs
• 2 large egg whites2 large egg whites
• ⅓ cup light brown sugar, packed73 g light brown sugar, packed
• 3 tbsp unsalted butter, melted43 g unsalted butter, melted
• 2 tsp vanilla extract2 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 cup all-purpose flour, spooned and leveled125 g all-purpose flour, spooned and leveled
• 2½ scoops vanilla whey protein powder2½ scoops vanilla whey protein powder
• 1 tsp baking soda1 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp ground cinnamon1 tsp ground cinnamon
• ½ tsp kosher salt½ tsp kosher salt
• ⅓ cup walnuts, toasted and chopped, divided39 g walnuts, toasted and chopped, divided

Whipped maple cottage cheese

• 3 cups 1% cottage cheese680 g 1% cottage cheese
• 2 tbsp pure maple syrup30 ml pure maple syrup
• ¼ tsp ground cinnamon¼ tsp ground cinnamon