Saturday, 24 May 2025

Banana-Nut Waffles

I took a few liberties with this recipe, but I'm quite happy with the results overall. This produced lovely waffles with a crisp exterior and a moist centre. I think I, personally, would have preferred a few more nuts in them. And next time I'd definitely add some vanilla and maybe a few spices, but they were still quite excellent as-is.

The original recipe called for making these with sour cream, but I opted to swap that out for fat-free Greek yogurt instead. And when I came up slightly short on the yogurt, I made up the difference with a bit of cottage cheese. And I swapped out half of the all-purpose flour for whole wheat. And, frankly, I think I probably could've gotten away with doing 100% whole wheat. I also omitted half of the butter and added an extra banana. But, despite all of those modifications, I'm very pleased with how they turned out! And they should be quite a bit healthier this way too: lower fat, higher protein, more fruit, more fibre... Not a bad outcome all-in-all!



Banana-Nut Waffles

Adapted from The Big Book of Breakfasts by Maryana Vollstedt

Ingredients

  • 250g whole wheat flour
  • 1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon
  • 1/4 tsp. coarse sea salt, ground
  • 4 tsp. baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp. baking soda
  • 1/4 c. unsalted butter, melted
  • 3 bananas, mashed
  • 2 large eggs, beaten
  • 1 1/2 c. plain Greek yogurt
  • 1/2 c. cottage cheese
  • 1 1/2 c. milk
  • 1 tsp. vanilla extract
  • 1/2-3/4 c. walnuts, chopped fine

Directions

  1. Preheat waffle iron.
  2. Combine the flour, cinnamon, and salt.
  3. Sift in the baking powder and baking soda and mix well.
  4. Combine the butter, bananas, eggs, yogurt, cheese, milk, and vanilla and mix well.
  5. Pour the wet ingredients into the dry and stir to combine.
  6. Stir in the walnuts.
  7. Scoop a portion of batter into the waffle iron and cook according to manufacturer directions. Repeat with remaining batter.
  8. Serve as-is or topped with butter, maple syrup, applesauce, custard, whipped cream, sliced bananas, nut butter, and/or chocolate sauce.

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