Banana Bread Waffles are the perfect breakfast for banana bread lovers. They take just minutes to make and the favorite taste of bananas and cinnamon will make you think you're eating a warm slice of banana bread. Top with butter and maple syrup for a sweet start to any day.
You might have noticed that I have a lot of recipes made with bananas on my site. Besides them being so darn delicious, the reason is actually two-fold. I absolutely love bananas and can't imagine a day that goes by that I don't have one.
In fact, when I was younger, my mom used to call me ChiChi, after those Chiquita bananas, because I ate so many of them.
Secondly, I'm lucky enough to have a bunch of banana trees in my backyard and, when they produce bananas, they come in bunches of 50-75 bananas FROM EACH TREE! I give as many as I can to neighbors, freeze some and then bake with some, all before they go bad. Whew! Now that's a whole lot of bananas!
I've made all kinds of banana bread, from my all-time favorite Classic Banana Bread to Tropical Coconut Banana Bread, from Strawberry Banana Muffins to Banana Donuts, and lastly, Caramel Smoothie Bowl to Chocolate Covered Bananas.
In other words, anything and everything with bananas! So I thought, why not take my favorite banana bread recipe and make it into a delicious waffle for breakfast.
Not only are these delicious but much faster to make than banana bread. Banana bread typically takes about 10 minutes to mix and over an hour to bake. These take the same prep time but only take 4 minutes for each waffle. How's that for getting banana bread goodness to your mouth quick?
Tips for Making the Perfect Waffles Every Time
- Use a good waffle iron that reaches the high temperature waffles need to crisp up. Follow the instructions on your waffle maker for the best advice on cook time.
- Do not overmix ingredients! Mix just until incorporated. Overmixing will cause the flour to turn to gluten creating a chewy rather than light, fluffy waffle.
- For lighter waffles, separate egg. The yolks will be added to batter as stated in the instruction and the white will be beaten until stiff peaks form and folded in at the end of the mixing.
- Using a preheated oven as the waffles are finished cooking will ensure that they get that crispy exterior. It's like toasting the waffles for that extra crunch.
How to Make Banana Bread Waffles
- Mash bananas.
- Mix bananas with egg, milk, vegetable oil, and vanilla extract.
- Combine dry ingredients and add to wet ingredients.
- Mix well.
- Heat waffle iron and pour about ½ cup onto waffle grid.
- Cook 4 minutes. Voila! Perfect Banana Bread Waffles.
Try these for breakfast with a little butter and syrup on top. You can even sprinkle with your favorite nuts and add a little fruit to really put this breakfast over the top. Enjoy!
More Delicious Breakfast Recipes
- Crispy Buttermilk Waffles are always a weekend favorite.
- Lemon Blueberry Pancakes for a bright and fruity way to start the day.
- Gluten Free Almond Flour Waffles made with buttermilk are light and crispy.
- Easy Overnight Blueberry French Toast made with croissants is a delightful breakfast casserole.
- Ham Potato Breakfast Casserole is great for the weekend and leftovers are a perfect grab and go breakfast.
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BANANA BREAD WAFFLES
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups all purpose flour
- 2-3 Tablespoons sugar
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 2 bananas mashed
- 1 egg
- ¾ cup milk (I used cashew milk)
- ⅓ cup vegetable oil
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 250 degrees.
- In a medium bowl, combine first 6 ingredients.
- In another bowl, combine remaining ingredients.
- Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients and whisk until just incorporated.
- Heat waffle iron.
- Pour ½ -¾ cup onto hot iron depending on the size of your waffle iron. Mine takes almost ¾ cup but I have a large Belgian waffle iron.
- Cook for 4 minutes.
- Place cooked waffle into oven directly onto rack. continue cooking the remaining waffles.
- Serve with butter and syrup and your favorite toppings such as fruit and nuts.
Notes
Tips for Making the Perfect Waffles Every Time
- Use a good waffle iron that reaches the high temperature waffles need to crisp up. Follow the instructions on your waffle maker for the best advice on cook time.
- Do not overmix ingredients! Mix just until incorporated. Overmixing will cause the flour to turn to gluten creating a chewy rather than light, fluffy waffle.
- For lighter waffles, separate egg. The yolks will be added to batter as stated in the instruction and the white will be beaten until stiff peaks form and folded in at the end of the mixing.
- Using a preheated oven as the waffles are finished cooking will ensure that they get that crispy exterior. It's like toasting the waffles for that extra crunch.
Nutrition
This post has been updated with new content, photos, and a more awesome recipe. The post was first published on May 31, 2013.
