Strawberry Protein Loaf 🍓🍞

Whole-food ingredients | High-protein | Naturally sweetened | Gluten-free 

This soft, lightly sweet strawberry loaf is made with nourishing whole-food ingredients and boosted with Zentein Collagen Peptides for extra protein. Studded with juicy strawberries and perfectly tender, it’s ideal for breakfast, snack time, or a healthier dessert the whole family will love. It’s simple to make, versatile, and easily adaptable into muffins or fun flavour variations.

Ingredients

Wet Ingredients

• 3 eggs
• ¼ cup pure maple syrup
• ¾ cup yogurt
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 tbsp coconut oil, melted and cooled (or substitute melted butter or olive oil)

Dry Ingredients

• 2 cups oat flour (gluten-free if needed)
• 1 tsp baking powder
• ½ tsp baking soda
• ¼ tsp salt
• 8 servings Zentein Pure Bovine Collagen Peptide Protein Powder or Zentein Superfood Collagen Protein Powder

Mix-Ins

• 1¼ cups diced strawberries

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C). Line a loaf pan or square cake pan with parchment paper.
2. In a medium bowl, whisk together all wet ingredients until smooth.
3. In a large bowl, combine all dry ingredients.
4. Make a well in the dry ingredients and pour in the wet mixture. Stir until fully combined.
5. Fold in the diced strawberries gently.
6. Pour the batter into the prepared pan and smooth the top.
7. Bake for 35–45 minutes, depending on the pan used. Bake until a tester inserted into the centre comes out clean. 
8. Cool in the pan for 10 minutes, then remove and transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.

Optional Variations

🧁Muffins: Use a lined muffin tin or muffin cups and bake for 20–25 minutes, until a tester comes out clean.

🍋Lemon Strawberry Loaf: Add 1 tbsp lemon zest to the batter.

🍫Chocolate-Covered Strawberry Loaf: Add ⅓ cup Zentein Super Chocolate, broken into pieces, or chocolate chips.

🍰Strawberry Blondie Loaf: Add ⅓ cup white chocolate chips.

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