How can these be EVEN healthier than my typical healthy banana waffles or healthy banana pancakes? Well, I’ll tell you not much different, except these contain no flour, and I don’t mean regular flour. I mean not even ground up oats, almonds, flaxseeds, chia seeds, etc… nothing!), because ground up anything IS flour, and takes away from the “REAL” ingredient in itself. Here, we are only using the ACTUAL whole grain: flaxseeds, whole chia seeds, oats in this recipe, so that we fully benefit from the grains, and they enter our bloodstream slowly, as they were meant to, keeping our glucose and insulin levels nice and steady without any unnecessary spikes.
I’ve been reading a lot about how our brain responds to sugar and flour in a addictive manner, so I invite you to come with me in this even healthier whole foods journey, where I’ll be sharing flourless and sugarless dishes of all types. You already know what I mean by flourless, but by sugar-less I mean, sugar or anything that resembles it. And yes, that includes your artificial sweeteners too, because your dopamine receptors could careless if it’s real or fake sugar – it tastes sweet, and BAM, it triggers the brain and so on…But all of this requires a whole separate blog post.
Now I give you what you came here for! The waffles…. or pancakes….this one will depend on how you’re feeling and what you have at hand.
HEALTHIER Banana Waffles
(that doubles as Pancakes)
Makes 1 serving (can double or triple for desired party)
What
- 1 1/2 banana (4oz)
- *2 tbsp quick oats
- *1 tbsp chia seeds
- *1 tbsp flaxseeds
- 1 egg
- Ground cinnamon to taste
- A pinch of salt
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
*if you’re not into all the seeds, just 1 oz quick oats will do. All seeds/oats should equal 1 oz
- Waffle iron if making waffles; Frying pan if making pancakes.
- Nonstick cooking spray (I like using coconut or olive oil spray)
Toppings
- 1(ish) tbsp nut butter, melted (I almost always choose almond, in place of maple syrup)
- .5 oz nuts (I almost always choose pecans)
- 2 oz fruit (leftover half of banana, sprinkled with some raspberries and blueberries or fruit of choice)
- 1 tbsp plain or Greek yogurt (in place of whipped cream)
How
- Mix all ingredients together, pour into hot oiled waffle iron and wait for the magic to happen.
- If making pancakes keep them relatively small, pour only about 2 tablespoons at once over medium heat frying pan and turn them once they are set. They are fragile but hold up well.
- After done, top with the suggested toppings and enjoy. Feel free to switch up the fruits but stay away from fake sugar and mind your portions if you’re really wanting to stay on track.
I hope this makes it easier to enjoy weekend brunch without breaking the healthy diet most of us are wanting to follow, whether it’s achieving the desired goal weight, or simply maintaining the healthiest body possible.
Here to help the journey and keep myself accountable!
ENJOY!
Xo, Ana
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Wow, Ana these were amazing. I made it using only the oats since it was what I had and it curved my cravings for sugar all day!! Great recipe for sure! I am making more this AM 😉
Me too!!! Can’t wait!
Wow! I have struggled for such a long time to find a flourless recipe that actually holds when in a waffle iron or on. These worked perfectly and were absolutely delicious! Love, love, love!
YES!! It’s like a miracle! So thankful for this recipe!
Can you eat these on a keto diet?
Im not sure oats are keto friendly!?
My husband is gluten free, what is my option on baking soda, & baking powder? I bought gluten free oats by red mill is that okay?
Yes, all oats are gluten free. The amount of gluten is baking powder is minimal.
For the life of me I can’t get these waffles crispy. They come out so soggy. Any suggestions? Maybe what temp I should be cooking it on? Thank you!
Yes, what Oats are you using? Old fashioned or quick?
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