Keto Cottage Cheese Banana Bread

🧾 Ingredients

• 1 cup full-fat cottage cheese (blended smooth)

• 3 large eggs

• 1½ cups almond flour

• ⅓ cup erythritol or monk-fruit sweetener (to taste)

• 1½ tsp baking powder

• 1 tsp banana extract (key for flavor)

• 1 tsp vanilla extract

• ½ tsp cinnamon (optional)

• Pinch of salt

Optional add-ins (keto-friendly):

• ¼ cup chopped walnuts or pecans

• Sugar-free chocolate chips

👩‍🍳 Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 180°C / 350°F. Line or grease a loaf pan.

2. Blend cottage cheese until completely smooth (important for texture).

3. Mix wet ingredients: Eggs, sweetener, banana extract, vanilla.

4. Combine dry ingredients: Almond flour, baking powder, cinnamon, salt.

5. Stir everything together until a thick batter forms.

6. Fold in nuts or chips if using.

7. Bake 40–45 minutes, until golden and a toothpick comes out clean.

8. Cool fully before slicing (it firms up as it cools).