High Protein Banana Pudding
Dessert with benefits! This easy high protein banana pudding made with cottage cheese is good for your body and absolutely delicious.
Ingredients
- 1 cup cottage cheese, I use 2%
- 1 large ripe banana
- 1-2 Tbsp maple syrup, adjust to taste
- ½ tsp vanilla extract
To Assemble
- crushed graham crackers
- banana slices
- whipped cream or vanilla greek yogurt
Equipment
- 2 small glass jars
Instructions
- To the blender, add cottage cheese, banana, maple syrup, and vanilla extract.
- Blend until completely smooth, shaking the blender or pulsing as needed. Taste, and add more maple syrup as desired.
- Pour pudding evenly into 2 glass jars.
- Cover and refrigerate for at least 1-hour before serving. When you’re ready to eat, top with Greek yogurt or whipped cream, fresh banana slices, and crushed graham crackers. Enjoy!
Notes
- For a classic banana pudding feel, layer your toppings before chilling your pudding. Divide half the pudding into your two jars. Then, add banana slices, crushed graham cracker, and yogurt/whipped cream. Add remaining pudding, cover, and chill. Top with fresh banana slices and graham cracker crumbs right before serving.
- Blending cottage cheese can be tricky. If needed, pulse or shake your blender to make sure the ingredients stay close to the blades.
- Make sure your banana is slightly browned and spotty for the most sweetness.
- To minimize tart flavors in the cottage cheese, use 2% or whole milk cottage cheese. This will also produce a smoother texture compared to non-fat.
- To make graham crackers crumbs, add 1-2 crackers to a sealed bag. Use the back of a spoon to break them up -- leave some chunks for the best texture.
Calories: 164kcal, Carbohydrates: 23g, Protein: 15g, Fat: 1g, Saturated Fat: 1g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.1g, Monounsaturated Fat: 0.4g, Cholesterol: 5mg, Sodium: 460mg, Potassium: 332mg, Fiber: 2g, Sugar: 16g, Vitamin A: 84IU, Vitamin C: 5mg, Calcium: 83mg, Iron: 0.3mg