If you read this blog at all regularly, you know by now that I love pancakes. I usually whip them up a couple times a week, but once in awhile, I’m more in the mood for waffles than pancakes.
This was the case a couple of weekends back, and so I broke out my waffle maker. But I wanted to make not just any waffles — I wanted to make decadent-weekend-treat-for-breakfast waffles.
In staring at my fruit basket, the idea of bananas foster came to my head. I haven’t had the scrumptious dessert of vanilla ice cream topped with bananas cooked in rum, banana liqueur, sugar, cinnamon, and butter in quite a long time — too long I would argue! — and so I decided to recreate the dessert with waffles as a most definitely delicious, kinda sorta acceptable breakfast (we can pretend right?).
I’m not typically one to leave alcohol out of meals, whether it’s going in a glass or cooking in my pan, but I didn’t have any rum or banana liqueur on hand, so virgin it was.
While these waffles are not the healthiest recipe I’ve shared, they are so worth the splurge. Trust me! If I hadn’t packed my waffle maker up into a box of kitchen appliances last night in preparation for my move this weekend, I’d be tempted to break it out and whip these waffles up this very moment.
If I ever own a restaurant, these bananas foster waffles will most likely find a way onto the breakfast menu….
[Virgin] Bananas Foster Waffles
Ingredients
For the waffles:
- 1/2 cup whole wheat flour
- 1/4 cup almond meal
- 2 TBSP ground flaxseed meal
- 1/2 banana mashed
- 1/2 cup + 1 TBSP almond milk
- 1/2 TSP vanilla extract
- 1/4 TSP salt
- 1/4 TSP cinnamon
- 1 TSP baking powder
For the topping:
- 1/2 banana sliced
- 2 TBSP light brown sugar
- 1 TBSP butter non-dairy or regular works
- 2 TBSP maple syrup
- 1/4 TSP cinnamon
- 2 TBSP chopped pecans or walnuts
Instructions
- In a medium bowl, mix the flour, almond meal, flaxseed meal, salt, cinnamon and baking powder together.
- Add in the banana, almond milk, and vanilla extract, and mix together well.
- Pour batter into the waffle maker and cook until lightly browned.
- Meanwhile, to make the topping: melt the butter in a small saucepan over medium low heat. Add the maple syrup, cinnamon, sugar, and pecans, and stir until well combined. Add the banana slices and stir again. Reduce heat to low and cook for 5 minutes, or until the sauce is thick and banana slices are tender.
- Place the waffles on a plate and pour the bananas foster sauce on top. Promptly enjoy!!
Questions: What do you prefer, pancakes or waffles? Have you ever had bananas foster?
yum! i love banana waffles!
Me too! And I love putting mashed banana in my waffle and pancake batters.
These look to die for!!
Thanks, hope that you try making them!
Love banana foster! And don’t make me choose between pancakes and waffles 😉
You’re right, it’s a tough question to ask a huge breakfast lover like you!
Ohhh I love these! They look so good I could eat them right now! Sadly I do not own a waffle maker!
I honestly don’t use mine that often, but I love to have it handy on occasion.
Is this a joke? I mean, like, I love looking at foodie recipes all the time but my reaction to this recipe is OH EM GEE it’s so yummy I could die! THIS SOUNDS LIKE HEAVEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! And I haven’t had waffles in like, years. I miss them. This may need to be their debut back into my life.
Ha! Thanks girl! That’s the reaction I was going for. 🙂
I am a VIRGIN to waffles like this!!! The only waffles I ever ate when I could eat them… Eggos! SAD DAY! 🙁
Booo for Eggos — not even a comparison! 😉
These look amazing! I like that you lightened-up the traditional banana fosters too.
I’m actually a bigger fan of waffles than pancakes but I can’t find a waffle maker that isn’t made with non-stick chemicals. I bought one that is cast iron but it isn’t electric so it’s a pain in the butt to use.
You got me there my friend, my waffle maker was an engagement gift and I believe it’s a Cuisinart so I’m sure it has some sort of non-stick chemical action going on. I’ll let you know if I ever come across an all-natural one!
Ahhh these look SO delicious!!! Must….make….now!
Thanks Paige! Hope you try em.
I was looking for a way to use up surplus bananas other than making banana bread: this is perfect! making these for brunch today, with PB spread on the waffles first 🙂