Banana Blueberry Waffles – A perfect Sunday breakfast!
Both my boys are creatures of habit. You do something once and they think you need to to do it ALL the time. I’m not sure when it started but we now have to have pancakes every single Sunday. They don’t have to be the same and can be anything from crepes, 2 ingredient banana pancakes, green smoothie pancakes, sweet potato pancakes or just some random recipe I see on instagram or pinterest. As long as they get some form of pancake they are happy.
Last week we got a new kitchen toy, a waffle maker, so on Sunday I suggested waffles for breakfast. Finn was up for the change but Rory didn’t look so happy. He helped me make up the batter, which is basically a pancake batter I use a lot, and was all ready for me to take out the frying pan. When I pulled out the waffle machine he was not happy….. that was not what you used to make pancakes and he wanted to let me know, big style. What followed next was the mother of all two year old melt downs!
Ignoring the screams I went ahead with the waffles. It took some time for Rory to come round but once he saw the waffles, the yoghurt, peanut butter and fruit he was happy to eat up his breakfast. In fact he was more than happy, he loved the waffle holes and thought it was great that you could fill them with fruit.
Move over pancakes, waffles look to be our new Sunday breakfast.
Banana Blueberry Waffles
Ingredients
- 2 ripe bananas
- 250 ml (1 cup) milk
- 1 egg
- 25 g (1/4 cup) oats
- 150 g (1 cup) buckwheat flour (can use plain)
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 1 handful (around 20) blueberries
Instructions
- Pre heat waffle machine and then brush with oil**
- Mash bananas until they are a puree consistency, add the milk and eggs and stir until combined. Add the oats and stir.
- Mix the flour, cinnamon and baking powder together and stir into the batter until combined.
- Stir in the blueberries.
- Cook waffles according to waffle machine instructions.
- Remove and repeat until batter has finished.
- Serve with a selection of toppings (I used yoghurt, peanut butter, fruit)
Recipe Notes
••I found that I needed to brush the plates with some oil before cooking.
I’m still dreaming about a waffle maker, but once we get one I’ll definitely need to try your recipe! Sounds like a great healthy treat that the whole family would enjoy!
Hi Amy
Would these work as normal pancakes?
Amy
Hi Amy, yes you can make pancakes from the batter…. hope you enjoy x
Do you think this would work for baby led weaning?
Hi Katie, I would have let my son have this when he was a baby (also doing baby-led) ??
Great, thanks!! Another question- do you think I could replace the egg? With applesauce?
Hi Katie, I haven’t tried it personally so can’t say for sure but I would definitely say it is worth a try.
Could you do without the oats?
Hi Dana, you could try – you might have to add a little more flour though. Let me know how it goes!