Protein Cranberry Orange Loaf
A healthy and delicious treat! This Protein Cranberry Orange Loaf is packed with flavor and nutrients, perfect for breakfast or a snack.
Ingredients
- 1 egg
- ⅓ cup cottage cheese
- ¼ cup milk
- 1 tbsp vanilla extract
- 1 ½ cups flour
- ¾ cup vanilla protein powder
- 1 tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ cup maple syrup
- ¼ cup melted coconut oil
- Juice of ½ an orange
- 2 tsp orange zest
- 1 cup cranberries
Icing:
- 1 ½ cups confectioners sugar
- ¼ cup orange juice
- 1 tsp orange zest
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- In a small blender combine egg, cottage cheese, milk and vanilla extract and blend until smooth.
- In a large bowl combine flour, vanilla protein powder and salt.
- Pour the cottage cheese mixture into the dry ingredients as well as maple syrup and melted coconut oil and stir until combined.
- Add in juice of half an orange, orange zest and cranberries and fold in to combine.
- Spray a loaf pan with oil and line with parchment paper, then pour mixture into pan.
- Bake for 35 minutes or until lightly browned on top.
- Once the loaf is cooled, make the icing.
- In a small bowl combine confectioners sugar, orange juice & orange zest and stir to combine. Drizzle over the loaf.
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