These were great! The Kidlet declared them her new favourite, very narrowly beating out the buttermilk waffles from a few weeks ago.

I forgot to toast the walnuts before adding them to the batter, but they still turned out well. I do think that toasting the nuts (and maybe browning the butter) would add some extra warmth and dimension to it. But, as noted, they were still great even without that.

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Banana-Nut Waffles

Slightly adapted from Waffles: Sweet, Savory, Simple by Dawn Yanagihara

Ingredients

• 3 bananas
• 3 Tbsp. brown sugar
• 2 large eggs (or 3 small eggs)
• 1 tsp. vanilla extract
• 2/3 c. buttermilk
• 1/4 c. milk
• 1/2 c. butter, melted
• 280g all-purpose flour
• 2 tsp. baking powder
• 1/4 tsp. baking soda
• 1/2 tsp. coarse sea salt, ground
• 2/3 c. walnuts, chopped

Directions

1. Mash the bananas with the brown sugar.
2. Beat in the eggs followed by the vanilla.
3. Beat in the buttermilk and milk, then slowly pour in the butter and mix well.
4. Preheat your waffle iron.
5. Ideally you would now mix all the dry ingredients (less the nuts) in a separate bowl and then pour the wet ingredients into the dry and mix until just combined. If you're lazy like me, however, you will dump all the flour on top and then, without mixing, you will sift the baking powder and baking soda in on top of the flour and sprinkle over the salt. Then mix it all together.
6. Add the nuts and stir to combine.
7. Pour a portion of batter into the preheated waffle iron and cook according to manufacturer's directions (or a few seconds longer if you prefer extra crispy waffles). Repeat until all batter has been used.
8. Waffles should ideally be served immediately with nut butter, maple syrup, jam, yogurt, chocolate sauce/spread, and/or whipped cream. If not served immediately, make sure they are placed on a wire rack, not a plate, to cool.

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Variations

Extra-Rich Banana-Nut Waffles

Ingredients

• 3 bananas
• 3 Tbsp. brown sugar
• 2 large eggs (or 3 small eggs)
• 1 tsp. vanilla extract
• 2/3 c. buttermilk
• 1/4 c. milk
• 2 Tbsp. dark rum
• 1/2 c. butter, browned and cooled
• 280g all-purpose flour
• 2 tsp. baking powder
• 1/4 tsp. baking soda
• 1/2 tsp. coarse sea salt, ground
• 1 tsp. mixed spice
• 2/3 c. pecans, toasted and chopped