Banana, Oatmeal and Brown Sugar Waffles (no syrup required!)

Since we happened upon 63 pounds of bananas, we’ve been enjoying all things bananas this week –  Roasted Coconut Banana Bread, banana chocolate chip cookies, banana smoothies and dried banana chips! Today we kicked off the weekend with banana, oatmeal, brown sugar waffles – and seriously, they were so good we didn’t need to use an ounce of syrup.

This recipe comes from Waffles: Fun Recipes for Every Meal.

Banana, Oatmeal and Brown Sugar Waffles (no syrup required!)

 

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Author: Heather

Recipe type: Breakfast

Ingredients

• Eggs, 2 large
• Whole milk, 1½ cup – We ended up combining mostly 1% milk with a little half and half.
• Unsalted butter (melted) ½ cup or canola oil ½ cup
• Vanilla extract, 1 teaspoon
• All-purpose flour, 1 cup
• Whole-wheat flour, ½ cup – We just used all-purpose.
• Rolled oats, ¾ cup
• Golden brown sugar, 3 tablespoons (plus 2-3 teaspoons for sprinkling)
• Baking powder, 1 tablespoon
• Cinnamon, ½ teaspoon
• Salt, ¼ teaspoon
• Ripe bananas, 2 large, chopped into ¼ inch slices
• Optional: syrup (we didn’t need)

Instructions

1. Preheat waffle maker
2. In a medium bowl whisk together eggs, milk, butter and vanilla
3. In a large bowl, mix together the flours, oats, 3 tablespoons brown sugar, baking powder, cinnamon and salt.
4. Make a well in the middle of the dry ingredients, add eggs
5. Whisk until smooth, with a few lumps. Fold in three-fourths of the bananas (we’ll use the rest later)
6. Spoon about ½ cup to ¾ cup waffle batter into the waffle maker for each batch. Before closing waffle maker sprinkle 1 teaspoon brown sugar and top with 1-2 slices of banana.
7. Cook until waffles are crisp and brown, 3-4 minutes. Spray waffle maker with non-stick spray before putting on next batch.
8. Remove waffles and serve right away. Or keep them on a baking sheet at 200 degrees F for up to 20 minutes before serving.
9. You can serve with syrup, but honestly I think the brown sugar and caramelized bananas make it plenty sweet.

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Do you have a favorite waffle recipe?