Ingredients

  • 2 ripe bananas, mashed
  • 1 cup cottage cheese
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1½ cups oat flour (or blend rolled oats into flour)
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 2 tbsp honey or maple syrup
  • ¼ tsp salt
  • ½ cup chopped walnuts or pecans (optional)

Optional topping: sliced banana + 1 tbsp brown sugar + a few nuts.

Method

  1. Heat oven to 175°C / 350°F. Line a loaf pan with parchment.
  2. Blend cottage cheese, eggs, bananas, vanilla and honey until mostly smooth.
  3. Stir in oat flour, baking powder, cinnamon and salt. Fold in nuts if using.
  4. Pour into the pan and add banana slices/nuts on top.
  5. Bake 45–55 minutes, until a toothpick comes out mostly clean.
  6. Cool for 15–20 minutes before slicing.

Tip: For the moist, dense texture shown in the picture, don’t overbake. Cottage cheese can make the center stay soft even when the loaf is done.