Satisfy your coffee cake & banana bread craving with these super soft, healthy Banana Cinnamon Streusel Protein Cake Bars! These are so light & fluffy and are a great grab-and-go breakfast or snack! My husband will eat an entire batch of these in two days, they are one of his favorites!! They are gluten free, grain free, & refined sugar free too.
This is a great recipe for when you need to use up those ripe bananas. This recipe required very simple ingredients that you most likely have at home already and only take 10 minutes to prepare. If you like this recipe, you will also love my Greek Yogurt Banana Bread.
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What You Will Need
- Almond Flour – 1 cup of finely ground almond flour. I used the Organic Fine Almond Flour by Prozis. Code KATIE10 for 10% off!
- Vanilla Protein Powder – 45 grams, for some vanilla flavor and protein! My personal favorite is the natural vanilla whey isolate by the brand Prozis. You can actually use the code “KATIE10″ for 10% off at Prozis!
- Salt – 1/4 teaspoon, for flavor. You may not need additional salt if your peanut butter is salty already.
- Baking Soda – 1/2 teaspoon, to make the cake rise
- Egg– 1 large egg.
- Bananas – You will need 2 medium rips mashed bananas.
- Almond Butter – 2/3 cup of creamy almond butter.
- Maple Syrup – 1/4 cup of maple syrup (either pure organic or sugar free). Lakanto makes a clean sugar free one that does not contain sucralose and is sweetened with monk fruit!
- Vanilla Extract – 1/2 teaspoon, for flavor.
- For the Streusel – Mixture of brown monk fruit, granular monk fruit, and cinnamon. I top the bars off with this as soon as they come out of the oven so that they can melt on the top a little bit.
How To Make Them
- Preheat your oven to 350°F. Line an 8×8 or 9×9 inch glass baking dish with parchment paper.
- In a large bowl, mash the bananas. Add in the egg, syrup, almond butter, and vanilla extract. Mix until creamy and there are very little to no lumps.
- Add in the almond flour, salt, protein powder, and baking soda.
- Pour the batter into the prepared baking dish. Bake for 25 minutes or until set but still slightly gooey in the center (Leave it a little gooey because it will set in a lot.
- Immediately after taking them out of the oven, top with your streusel topping. Allow to cool completely before slicing. Cut into 9 to 12 bars. Enjoy!
How To Store
Store your Protein Cake Bars the original baking dish covered with plastic wrap in a cool, dry place for up to 4 days. You can also keep them in the fridge for up to a week. I personally like to store mine in the fridge.
Do You Eat These Warm or Cold?
These are honestly amazing both ways. Personally, I like to warm them up a little in the microwave!
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Banana Cinnamon Streusel Protein Cake Bars
Satisfy your coffee cake & banana bread craving with these super soft, healthy Banana Cinnamon Streusel Protein Cake Bars! These are so light & fluffy and are a great grab-and-go breakfast or snack! My husband will eat an entire batch of these in two days, they are one of his favorites!! They are gluten free, grain free, & refined sugar free too.
Ingredients
Instructions
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Preheat oven to 350°F. Line an 8x8 inch glass baking dish with parchment paper.
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In a large bowl, mash the bananas. Add in the egg, syrup, almond butter, and vanilla extract. Mix until creamy and there are very little to no lumps.
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Add in the almond flour, salt, protein powder, and baking soda.
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Pour the batter into the prepared baking dish. Bake for 25 minutes or until set but still slightly gooey in the center (Leave it a little gooey because it will set in a lot.
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Immediately after taking them out of the oven, top with your streusel topping. Allow to cool completely before slicing. Enjoy!
Servings 12
- Amount Per Serving
- Calories 176kcal
- % Daily Value *
- Total Fat 12.3g19%
- Saturated Fat 0.9g5%
- Cholesterol 19.2mg7%
- Sodium 196.1mg9%
- Total Carbohydrate 10.2g4%
- Dietary Fiber 3.3g14%
- Sugars 3.2g
- Protein 9g18%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily value may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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