Banana Waffles
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Banana Waffles
Description
These Banana Waffles combine mashed overripe bananas with buttermilk and vanilla in a batter enriched by melted butter. Dry ingredients include all-purpose flour, baking powder and soda for leavening, brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt. After mixing wet and dry components, the batter is cooked on a greased waffle iron, where pearl sugar or broken sugar cubes are sprinkled on top before cooking. This sugar caramelizes as the waffles cook, contributing spots of crisp sweetness.
The resulting waffles have a tender, moist crumb from the bananas and buttermilk, with a balanced sweetness from brown sugar and a hint of spice. The pearl sugar forms caramelized sugar chunks that add crunch and texture contrast to the soft waffle. Care is needed when removing waffles to avoid burns from hot melted sugar.
This recipe suits a special breakfast or brunch treat highlighting banana flavor and warm spices. It works well served with syrup, fresh fruit, or a pat of butter.
Using overripe bananas enhances sweetness and moisture. Pearl sugar can be substituted with broken sugar cubes if unavailable. For freezing, cool waffles completely on a rack before storing. Regular or low-fat buttermilk can be used or homemade substitutes. Nutritional information is approximated.
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups buttermilk
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup banana about 2-3 large bananas, mashed ripe
- 2 tablespoons butter melted
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/3 cup brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
- 2 tablespoons pearl sugar broken into chunks, or about 6 sugar cubes
Instructions
- In a large bowl, stir together buttermilk, vanilla, bananas, and melted butter.
- Add flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, brown sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg to buttermilk mixture, and stir until just combined.
- Spray waffle iron with nonstick cooking spray and add batter according to waffle iron’s directions (I have a 4-square waffle iron, and I used 1 cup of batter per waffle).
- Sprinkle waffle with pearl sugar or broken sugar cubes.
- Cook waffles according to your waffle iron’s directions.
- Be careful removing waffle from iron – the sugar will caramelize and will be extremely hot.
Notes
- Use overripe bananas with brown speckling for better sweetness and texture.
- If pearl sugar isn't available, break sugar cubes into chunks as an alternative.
- Let waffles cool on a rack before freezing to maintain quality.
- You can substitute regular or low-fat buttermilk, or use a homemade buttermilk substitute.
Nutrition Information
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Serving: 4servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 457 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1serving | |
| Calories | 457kcal | 23% |
| Carbohydrates | 87g | 29% |
| Protein | 9g | 18% |
| Fat | 7g | 11% |
| Saturated Fat | 4g | 20% |
| Cholesterol | 18mg | 6% |
| Sodium | 612mg | 26% |
| Potassium | 487mg | 10% |
| Fiber | 3g | 12% |
| Sugar | 34g | 68% |
| Vitamin A | 240IU | 5% |
| Vitamin C | 4.1mg | 5% |
| Calcium | 190mg | 19% |
| Iron | 3.3mg | 18% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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