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    Home » Recipes » Breakfast Recipes

    Quick and Easy Paleo Banana Flour Waffles

    Published: Sep 28, 2017 · Modified: Jul 18, 2021 by Sandi Gaertner · 22 Comments · This post may contain affiliate links

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    Banana flour is a great option to use for making gluten free recipes. Nobody will know these light and fluffy banana flour waffles are healthy! If you haven't tried banana flour yet, what are you waiting for?

    pouring syrup on banana flour waffles
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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.)

    Why this recipe is great:

    Banana flour is the latest craze in grain-free cooking and baking. It is easy to use, and tastes delicious!

    I love that banana flour is gluten free and my recipe uses no refined sugar. These waffles make a great paleo breakfast 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.

    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!

    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.

    When you bake with gluten free flours, it is important to mix a couple of different flours together with 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 flour!

    Recipe step by step directions:

    batter in a bowl for a paleo waffle recipe made with banana flour

    Step 1: Add the dry ingredients to a bowl, whisk to blend.

    Step 2: Add the wet ingredients and whisk to mix. The paleo waffle batter should be runny like in the above picture.

    Banana flour waffle batter in a waffle iron

    Step 3: 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.

    Step 4: Allow cooking 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!

    A gluten free waffle made with banana flour on a black plate. The waffle is topped with pecans, butter, and 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!!

    More delicious gluten free waffle recipes:

    • Gluten Free Birthday Cake Mix Waffles
    • Gluten Free Chicken and Waffles
    • Curry Sweet Potato Waffles
    • Crispy Cheddar Hash Brown Waffles

    Tools:

    1. Pereg Banana Flour...it is gluten-free, non-GMO, Fair Trade, and so easy to use.
    2. Waffle iron, but again, you can also use this batter to make pancakes :-).

    Recipe

    black plate with Banana Flour Waffles garnished with pecans

    Paleo Banana Flour Waffles

    Sandi Gaertner
    Easy paleo banana flour waffles with pecans.
    5 from 10 votes
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    Prep Time 5 mins
    Cook Time 15 mins
    Total Time 20 mins
    Course Gluten Free Breakfast Recipes
    Cuisine American
    Servings 6 waffles
    Calories 166 kcal

    Ingredients
      

    • 1 cup banana flour
    • ⅓ cup almond flour
    • 1 teaspoon baking powder
    • dash salt
    • 2 eggs
    • 2 tablespoons oil (I used Avocado)
    • ¾ 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

    Serving: 1gCalories: 166kcalCarbohydrates: 17gProtein: 4gFat: 10gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 8gCholesterol: 62mgSodium: 133mgFiber: 3gSugar: 9g
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    Comments

    1. Beth

      November 10, 2019 at 8:29 am

      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!!!

      Reply
      • Sandi Gaertner

        November 10, 2019 at 11:48 am

        I am so glad you liked these Beth!! I love you made this recipe more pourable!

        Reply
    2. Megan

      July 14, 2019 at 2:29 pm

      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?

      Reply
      • Sandi Gaertner

        July 15, 2019 at 5:08 pm

        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.

        Reply
    3. federica

      February 18, 2018 at 6:14 am

      5 stars
      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.

      Reply
      • Sandi Gaertner

        February 18, 2018 at 8:39 am

        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 🙂

        Reply
      • Mr F

        April 30, 2020 at 3:45 pm

        Did you add a third of a cup rice flour to a new batch or to the leftover of the first batch?

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        • Sandi Gaertner

          May 01, 2020 at 4:03 pm

          Hi. I don't use rice flour in this recipe but one person who commented did. I think you mean to ask them?

    4. Heidi

      January 31, 2018 at 6:41 am

      Question - When I mixed this up, it was SUPER think! Is it suppose to be that way?

      Reply
      • Sandi Gaertner

        January 31, 2018 at 7:08 am

        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.

        Reply
    5. Matt @ Plating Pixels

      September 29, 2017 at 11:26 am

      Waffles are one of my favorite breakfast items! Wow banana flour, how have I not heard of this!

      Reply
      • Sandi Gaertner

        October 01, 2017 at 3:09 pm

        Thank you so much Matt 🙂

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