Protein Pumpkin Bread
A moist and protein-packed pumpkin bread perfect for a healthy snack or breakfast. Easy to make and full of warm spices and chocolate chips.
Ingredients
wet ingredients
- 1 cup pumpkin puree
- 1 egg egg
- 2 egg whites egg whites (sub with 1 whole egg)
- ⅓ cup Greek yogurt
- 2 to 3 tbsp maple syrup ((or more to taste))
- 2 tbsp nut butter ((almond, peanut, cashew))
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
dry ingredients
- 1 ½ cup oat flour ((sub with preferred flour))
- ½ cup protein powder ((see notes*))
- 2 tsp baking powder
- ¼ tsp salt
- ¼ cup chocolate chips ((sugar-free if necessary))
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- ⅙ tsp ground nutmeg
- ⅙ tsp ground ginger
- ⅙ tsp ground cloves
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 340°F (170°C) and prepare a loaf pan with parchment or oil.
- Mix pumpkin, egg, egg whites, Greek yogurt, maple syrup, nut butter, vanilla, and salt until smooth.
- Stir in oat flour and baking powder, then gently fold in protein powder. Add chocolate chips.
- Pour batter into the prepared loaf pan and bake for 30-40 minutes until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Cool in pan briefly, then remove and cool completely before slicing.
Notes
You can substitute different flours or adjust sweetness to taste.