Servings: 8 large waffles 1x
Ingredients
For the Waffles:
- 2 cups oat flour (or 2–3 cups of pancake/waffle mix)
- 2 tsp. baking powder
- ¼ tsp. salt
- ¼ tsp. cinnamon
- 1 small yellow banana
- 2 Tbsp. flax meal + 5 Tbsp. water (we used organic golden flax meal) or 2 eggs
- 2 Tbsp. oil (avocado oil or melted coconut oil work well)
- 1½ cup milk of choice (may substitute non-dairy milk)
- 2 tsp. pure vanilla extract
- 2 Tbsp. pure maple syrup
For the Cinnamon Pan-Fried Apples:
- 4 medium apples, thinly sliced (any kind will do, we used Pink Lady apples)
- 1 Tbsp. oil (avocado oil, melted coconut oil work well)
- Juice of ½ lemon
- ½ tsp. cinnamon
- 2 Tbsp. pure maple syrup
- 1 tsp. pure vanilla extract
*Non-dairy milk without added gums and thickeners produce the best results. Other nut-free milk options include flax milk or rice milk (if you need this recipe to be nut-free) or almond, coconut or cashew milk.
Instructions
For the Waffles:
- Preheat waffle iron according to manufacturer’s directions.
- Combine flax meal and water and allow to rest for 3 minutes while you measure the other ingredients.
- Place all ingredients into the blender.
- Blend on high, stopping to scrape down the sides as needed, until well blended.
- Spray grids of preheated waffle iron with oil spray or brush with oil, ghee, butter, etc.
- Pour 1/3-1/2 cup batter onto the waffle iron, being careful not to overfill.
- Lower lid of waffle iron and cook according to manufacturer’s directions (see notes below regarding cooking time).
- Repeat with remaining batter adding a little water to thin the batter, if needed.
- Remove waffle and serve immediately. Waffles will soften when cooled but crisp up again when reheated in the waffle iron.
For the Cinnamon Pan-Fried Apples:
- Place a large skillet (a cast iron skillet works great) over medium heat. Add ghee or oil to hot pan then add apples.
- Toss apples with lemon juice, cinnamon, and maple syrup.
- Sauté, stirring occasionally, until apples are softened, about 10-15 minutes depending on how thick your slices are and how hot your pan is.
Notes
- These waffles are best made in a classic waffle iron (rather than a Belgian-style waffle iron)
- Avoid using ripe bananas (yellow with black spots). Yellow bananas work best.
- These waffles do best when you cook them a little longer than you would other waffles. The surface should be crispy and deep golden brown when you remove them from the iron.
Note: We only test the recipes with the listed ingredients and measurements, unless otherwise noted. If you would like to try a substitution, we would love to have you share what you used and how it turned out in the comments below. Thanks!
Nutrition Information
- Serving Size: ⅛ recipe (1 large waffle + ⅓ cup apples)
- Calories: 256
- Fat: 9g
- Sodium: 40mg
- Carbohydrate: 37g
- (Fiber: 6g
- Sugar: 14g)
- Protein: 7g