Easy Banana Waffles

side view of a stack of three banana waffles on a plate topped with Greek yogurt and sliced banana

Robyn

Soft and fluffy easy banana waffles made with banana are a delicious way to start the day – and a great recipe for brown bananas! Serve with yogurt and fruit for a healthy breakfast or sprinkle with a dusting of icing sugar.

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Prep Time 15

Cook Time 15

Course Breakfast, brunch, lunchbox

Cuisine International

Servings people

Calories 311 kcal

Equipment

1 waffle maker

Ingredients

45g butter melted
1 egg separated
150g (1 c) plain flour (AP flour)
½ tablespoon white sugar (granulated sugar)
1½ teaspoons baking powder
pinch salt
½ teaspoon ground cinnamon optional
120ml (½c) milk
2 small bananas mashed, weighing approx 130-150g (4-5oz)

Instructions

Melt the butter in the microwave or in a small saucepan over a gentle heat. Leave to cool slightly.
Heat the waffle maker according to its instructions.
Seperate the egg yolk from the egg white.
Whisk the flour with the sugar, baking powder, salt and cinnamon (if using).
Mix the cooled melted butter with the egg yolk, milk and mashed bananas.
Mix in to the flour.
Whisk the egg white until stiff peaks and then fold in to the batter.
Place a cup of batter in the centre of the heated waffle maker and close the lid. Quantity of batter needed will depend on your waffle maker, I find mine takes around 200ml or just less than 1 cup of batter.
Cook for 2-3 minutes or according to waffle maker instructions.
Repeat until the mixture has been used up - this makes 3-4 in mine, but it is a small waffle maker.
Serve dusted with icing sugar or with yogurt and berries or extra banana.
Any leftover waffles can be stored in the fridge, covered, for up to 2 days or frozen.

Notes

Estimated Cost:

Australia: AUD$2.51 for the whole recipe. Per serve: AUD$0.63
UK: 93p Per serve: 24p

Bananas – spotty bananas are best for this recipe.

Flour – plain flour or all purpose flour

Baking powder – this leavening agent is needed for fluffy waffles.

Sugar – a little white sugar helps keep the waffles tender, but you don’t need to add much sugar to this recipe as the bananas naturally sweeten the waffles.

Egg – whisking the egg whites before adding them to the waffle batter makes the waffles extra soft and fluffy.

Melted butter – I like to use unsalted butter but you can use salted butter and don’t add any salt to the waffle batter.

Milk – I prefer to use full fat but you can use any milk you like.

Cinnamon – ground cinnamon is our favourite flavouring in these waffles, but you can use a pinch of nutmeg, or some vanilla extract.

Mash the bananas well, if you leave lumps of banana these will turn in to soft lumps in the cooked waffles, that can taste a little soggy. They don’t taste bad! And my son and husband didn’t notice, but I personally prefer without.

Don’t overmix your batter. Don’t worry if there are a few lumps, your waffles will be fluffier and more tender if you don’t mix too much.

Don’t open the waffle maker lid until the waffle maker tells you too! Watch for the light or alarm or beep or whatever your waffle maker does to tell you! If you open before the waffle is cooked it can stick to the metal and you will end up with a sticky mess.

When the waffle is cooked, turn it out on a rack whilst you make the rest of the waffles, unless you are serving them right away which is quite possible when you have a hungry kid wanting banana waffles. If you put them on a plate or stack the waffles, this can cause them to become soggy.

Nutrition

Calories: 311kcalCarbohydrates: 46gProtein: 7gFat: 12gSaturated Fat: 7gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0.4gCholesterol: 69mgSodium: 260mgPotassium: 317mgFiber: 3gSugar: 10gVitamin A: 429IUVitamin C: 5mgCalcium: 146mgIron: 2mg

Keyword brown banana recipe, hommemade waffles, low sugar waffles

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