Protein Chocolate Bread

Nothing beats an indulgent, low carb, protein packed chocolate bread! Enjoy this for breakfast, brunch or dinner after a workout. Serve with some yoghurt, berries and honey or with a dollop of peanut butter 🙂

Serves 1 loaf

Cooks in 40 Minutes

Ingredients

  • 200g ground almond
  • 4 scoops chocolate whey protein
  • 1 egg
  • 4 egg whites
  • 2 tbsp. coconut oil
  • 100ml unsweetened almond milk
  • 1 tbsp. stevia
  • 1 tsp. xanthan gum or baking powder
  • 100g dark chocolate broken into chunks


Method

  1. Preheat oven to 190°C and line a 1lbs bread tin.
  2. In a medium sized mixing bowl, add the ground almonds, whey protein, stevia and xanthan gum and combine.
  3. Add in the eggs, almond milk and coconut oil (melted) and using a spoon or your hands combine into a thick batter.
  4. Stir in the chocolate chunks and spoon into a lined bread tin.
  5. Place in the oven and bake for 30 minutes, until the top is hard check with a knifee it is cooked through.
  6. Leave to one side for 30 minutes for the bread and chunks to set before slicing (it will still be nice and warm after 30 min- don’t worry!).
  7. Store in an airtight container for up to 5 days.