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Stack of homemade banana waffles on a green plate
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Banana Waffles

Five-ingredient banana waffles sweetened with very ripe bananas, with no added sugar and no baking powder. Tender inside, golden outside, and the same batter makes pancakes.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time10 minutes
Rest5 minutes
Total Time25 minutes
5 large waffles

Equipment

  • Waffle iron Or a skillet, for pancakes

Ingredients

  • 2 very ripe bananas about 200 g (7 oz) peeled; the riper, the sweeter
  • 2 large eggs size M in Europe
  • 40 g unsalted butter scant 3 tbsp; melted and warm, not hot
  • 100 ml milk ⅓ cup + 1½ tbsp; we use cow's milk
  • 120 g all-purpose flour 1 cup; regular wheat flour

Instructions

  • Mash the bananas. With a potato masher or a fork, in a bowl. It doesn't need to be smooth: a few small pieces are even better.
    Mashing very ripe bananas with a potato masher in a bowl
  • Add the eggs. Both of them, and beat with the fork until well combined with the banana.
    Two eggs on mashed banana, ready to beat with a fork
  • Stir in the butter. The 40 g, melted and warm, not hot, little by little while you stir.
    Pouring melted butter into the banana and egg mixture while stirring
  • Add the milk. The 100 ml, and mix.
    Pouring milk into the banana mixture for the waffle batter
  • Add the flour and mix just enough. The 120 g, with a spatula, only until there's no dry flour left. If you overmix, the waffles turn rubbery.
    Folding flour into the banana waffle batter with a spatula
  • Let it rest for 5 minutes. It's normal for the batter to have a few small lumps: they disappear in the waffle iron. Meanwhile, heat up the waffle iron.
  • Pour the batter into the waffle iron. A fifth of it, in the center, and spread it out to near the edge. If the iron is clean, there's no need to grease it.
    Banana waffle batter spread in an open round waffle iron
  • Close it and let it turn golden. Every waffle iron heats differently: go by the color, it should be nicely golden.
  • Take it out and repeat. With a wooden spatula, so you don't scratch the iron. Repeat with the rest of the batter until you have 5 waffles.
    Lifting a banana waffle out of the waffle iron with a wooden spatula

Video

Notes

  • The bananas need to be very ripe, with skins covered in spots: they're what sweetens the waffles. We explain it in the key: very ripe bananas.
  • No waffle iron? The same batter works for pancakes in a skillet, over medium-low heat. We tell you how in the same batter makes pancakes.
  • They keep well for 3 days in the fridge, well covered.