The oldest owl-cat's friend is allergic to tree nuts, gluten, and dairy and possibly more--his siblings have additional allergies. He told my son about the banana waffles: for each person eating, mix 1 mashed ripe banana and 2 eggs. That caught my son's imagination and we tried a variation on that theme, which we found here. I didn't have arrowroot powder, so I substituted cornstarch. The coconut oil on the waffle iron added a nice flavor. The cinnamon was nice--I also added vanilla.
I tripled this recipe for the five of us, so it looked like this:
3 ripe bananas
9 eggs
3 tablespoons cornstarch
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
See the recipe for directions. They took about 2 minutes to cook in my waffle iron. I would think that a non Belgian-waffle iron is the best approach (which is what the linked recipe used as well).
We enjoyed them with powdered sugar and cinnamon.
We enjoyed them with powdered sugar and cinnamon.
What we thought: Owl was skeptical at first when he saw the recipe, but we all really enjoyed them--even the littlest owl-cat (22 months old) who refuses to eat eggs (but adores bananas). We will make these again!
The owl-cats clamored for more, so I had to appease them with toast. So, it may be better to think 1 recipe per person if you cook for unusually hearty appetites.
The owl-cats clamored for more, so I had to appease them with toast. So, it may be better to think 1 recipe per person if you cook for unusually hearty appetites.
How delicious! Thanks for the link-back.
ReplyDeleteSo glad you and your family loved these waffles. What a great way to get a little protein and a lot of deliciousness into the morning. And what a great picture! I love your heart-shaped waffle iron!