I'll be the first to admit that I love kitchen toys, and have owned... Most of them. But one thing I've always looked at but passed on was a mini-waffle maker. You know the ones, they make one individual waffle at a time. Well, the holiday designs were $5 the day after Christmas at Walmart, so I grabbed the snowman figuring it would be good all winter, and then I can use the side with squares for the rest of the year. The first thing I made were these Oatmeal and Banana Waffles. I liked that I could use up one ripe banana, I'm always looking for more ways to use oatmeal, and that the batter didn't call for any additional sugar. For my pictures I dusted them with powdered sugar, but would definitely serve them with a sweeter syrup. Now, I'm not a waffle expert folks, but I will say upfront, these will not be crispy. Kinda more like ~really cute~ pancakes... I'm ok with that:@)
The recipe below will make approximately 3 of these 5" size waffles.
It's easily increased.
I can already see that the amount of batter per waffle is more of a "feel"
rather than a measurement.
I'll address that in a later post,
after I've played with the waffle iron a little more.
I'm impressed with the non-stick coating on the iron, it worked well:@)
1/2 C oatmeal-I used old fashioned oats
1 banana
1 egg
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp vanilla
- Add all to blender, mix until smooth.
- Pour onto preheated waffle iron.
- Cook until baked through, per your waffle iron instructions.
- Serve with syrup, powdered sugar, fresh fruit, whipped cream, etc...
Eat well and have a happy day:@)
