Banana flour is a great option to use for making gluten free recipes. These light and fluffy banana flour waffles are perfect for a healthy breakfast. Banana flour recipes don't have to be just for breakfast, but this paleo waffle recipe is one you should make soon.
If you love breakfast as much as we do, you will want to check out all of my delicious family-friendly gluten free breakfast recipes!
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I did a double-take when I saw a bag of banana flour in the store. Have you seen it in stores near you yet? I had no idea what to expect. Banana flour is perfect for paleo baking!
After a bit of experimenting with banana flour recipes, I was surprised to see that your baked goods don't have a strong banana flavor. The next time I make this recipe, I may mash a ripe banana in just to get that banana flavor into the waffles.
(For other yummy paleo breakfast ideas, these Honeynut Squash with Eggs or these Paleo Breakfast Muffins are also fun to make.)
Today, we are enjoying these banana flour waffles. Since banana flour is gluten free and this recipe uses no refined sugar, this is a paleo waffle recipe! I can't wait to serve these waffles to my kids, I am curious to see if they can tell these waffles are different.
What do you do with banana flour
Banana flour is quite literally ground up bananas. It is a fine powder that is much lower calorie than many other gluten free flours. This four is full of nutrition including potassium, vitamins, and minerals.
Banana flour is considered a resistant starch, which means is that your body processes it a lot slower than a regular starch. It is great for controlling your blood sugar, and it is a good prebiotic. Because it doesn't break down immediately, it nourishes your gut bacteria.
When you bake with most gluten free flours, it is important to mix a couple of different flours together with a starch, so that the baked goods hold together. This isn't the case with banana flour recipes. You can use banana flour by itself with no other flours!
Instructions:
Add the dry ingredients to a bowl, whisk to blend. Add the wet ingredients and whisk to mix. The paleo waffle batter should be runny like in the above picture.
Preheat the waffle iron as directed. For my waffle iron, once the green light turns on, it is ready for the waffle batter.
Add the banana flour batter to the waffle iron and close the lid. Allow to cook for 3-5 minutes (depends on your waffle iron.) Use a fork to remove the waffle from the waffle iron.
Stack up on a plate and enjoy hot with maple syrup!
Substitutions and Variations
- If you don't have a waffle iron, feel free to use this batter to make paleo pancakes instead.
- Add mashed ripe bananas to the batter so you get more banana flavor.
- Add pecans to the batter for extra protein.
- Feel free to whip coconut cream into coconut whipped cream to top your waffles.
I can't wait to come up with more banana flour recipes soon!!
Things You Need to Make This Paleo Waffle Recipe:
- Pereg Banana Flour...it is gluten-free, non-GMO, Fair Trade, and so easy to use.
- Waffle iron, but again, you can also use this batter to make pancakes :-).
📋 Recipe
Paleo Banana Flour Waffles
Easy paleo banana flour waffles with pecans.
Ingredients
- 1 cup banana flour
- 1/3 cup almond flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- dash salt
- 2 eggs
- 2 tablespoons oil, (I used Avocado)
- 3/4 cup almond milk
Instructions
- Preheat the waffle iron.
- In a large bowl, add dry ingredients and whisk to blend.
- Add wet ingredients to dry ingredients and mix well.
- When the waffle iron is heated, add waffle batter and close the lid.
- Allow to cook 3-5 minutes. Remove from the waffle iron with a fork.
- Serve with pecans and maple syrup
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 6 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 166Total Fat: 10gSaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 8gCholesterol: 62mgSodium: 133mgCarbohydrates: 17gFiber: 3gSugar: 9gProtein: 4g
Please note this nutrition information is calculated by a recipe plugin and is an estimate based on the ingredients used in this recipe.
Beth
These are amazing! No sweetener needed! I needed to add about 2/3 cup extra half n half (didn’t have almond milk) to have the mix be pourable but these taste exactly like regular wheat waffles from my childhood! Thanks!!!
Sandi Gaertner
I am so glad you liked these Beth!! I love you made this recipe more pourable!
Megan
I can't eat almonds or tree nuts, can I sub the almond flour for something else that is paleo and gluten free still, maybe coconut flour?
Sandi Gaertner
Hi Megan, you can skip the almond flour and use an extra 1/4 cup of the banana flour. Keep an eye on moisture level so the batter isn't too thick.
federica
I enjoyed these waffles a lot, my boyfriend loved them. I did find the batter to be very thick and I had to add about 1 cup of liquid to have a runny batter like the one you have in the pic. The first batch came out out good, but I like mine a little crispier, so I add about 1/3 cup of rice flour and 1 tablespoon of apple cider vinegar to to the almond milk: perfection! My brand of banana is different from yours, it's called Let's Do Organic.
Sandi Gaertner
Thank you so much for your note Federica. I love the idea of mixing in the rice flour if you aren't paleo. Banana flour does absorb a ton of liquid, so you can't go wrong adding more. Thank you so much for stopping by 🙂
Mr F
Did you add a third of a cup rice flour to a new batch or to the leftover of the first batch?
Sandi Gaertner
Hi. I don't use rice flour in this recipe but one person who commented did. I think you mean to ask them?
Heidi
Question - When I mixed this up, it was SUPER think! Is it suppose to be that way?
Sandi Gaertner
Hi Heidi, my batter was pretty thick. You can add more liquid if you like. I find banana flour absorbs a lot of liquid and perhaps the brand you used needs more. Thank you so much.
Matt @ Plating Pixels
Waffles are one of my favorite breakfast items! Wow banana flour, how have I not heard of this!
Sandi Gaertner
Thank you so much Matt 🙂