This post may contain affiliate links. Read our full disclosure.
Eating healthy can be frugal! We buy big 50 pound bags of organic rolled oats from Azure Standard and use them for quick recipes like these waffles.
Breakfast recipes are a staple at our farmhouse. My family likes to start the day with something more heartier than cereal. So, Pumpkin Waffles, Sourdough Pancakes with Freshly Milled Flour or these Whole Wheat Waffles are all filling and satisfy our busy family!
Banana Oat Waffles
These waffles are very inexpensive to make. Typically, I buy rolled oats in bulk so these banana oat waffles are a great way to use that up as well as any ripe bananas you may have (also a cheap fruit).
I got this oat waffles recipe from Lindsey of Tiny Notes of Home where she had made these “Blender Oatmeal Waffles” for her family. I loved the healthy twist on them.
If you have a heavy-duty blender you can blend all the ingredients in a pinch. However, oat flour is one of the easiest flour you can make at home from old-fashioned or quick-cooking oats.
Simply add them to a coffee grinder or food processor and blend to make a fine flour. I prefer to blend them straight into the waffle batter with a blender.
The cinnamon adds sweetness along with an overripe banana so that works as a healthier sweetener (yay for no additional sugars)!
The best part is that you can freeze these waffles and then pop them in the toaster on busy mornings.
These waffles are delicious, simple to make, frugal, and healthy! Let’s make some gluten-free Banana Oat Waffles!
Mise en Place
Ingredients:
- Oats- I buy Organic Rolled Oats in 50 pound bags then store them in 5-gallon buckets. Old-fashioned rolled oats or quick-cooking oats will work too.
- Coconut flour- is a gluten-free option however, you can use freshly milled soft white wheat berries or regular unbleached flour if you don’t have gluten sensitivity.
- Baking Powder- helps the waffles rise and get fluffy.
- Salt- Redmond Real Salt is a favorite.
- Cinnamon- works like a natural sweetener and gives delicious flavor.
- Flax Meal- adds extra nutrition, you could grind 2 tablespoons of flax seeds to make meal in a hand coffee grinder.
- Sweetener- a banana is used to sweeten these waffles if you don’t have any you could use 1/3 cup of honey or organic cane sugar.
- Coconut Oil- so that the waffles to stick to waffle iron.
- Milk- we use raw milk in these waffles however, you can use non-dairy milk like almond milk if you have dairy sensitives.
- Eggs- we use 4 pasture-raised chicken eggs but you could use 3 large duck eggs instead.
Watch How To Make Gluten-Free Waffles
These banana waffles were introduced to me by a frugal mom of 8 children! Their family has a lovely Youtube Channel Called “Tiny Notes From Home” and Lindsey makes these Blender Oatmeal Waffles in her Simple, Healthy, Frugal Meals Video.
I’m happy I tried these waffles they nourished my family with healthy ingredients without comprising on taste, I decided this healthy waffle recipe is worth a blog post. A big thanks to Lindsey who allowed me to share her delicious waffle recipe with you!
This gluten-free waffle recipe is so simple to make and can be made by hand if you don’t have a blender. Get the full written recipe down in the recipe card below.
Healthy Waffle Toppings:
We love any waffles with real maple syrup but Lindsey likes to spread Homemade Apple Butter on these waffles.
Healthy Eating
Getting educated about nutrients and what our body needs can change our minds about what we eat! This Nourishing Traditions Cookbook is a favorite book of mine full of good-for-you recipes and has everything you need to know about healthy eating habits. Healthy recipes are a priority at our home.
To make healthy waffles all you need to do is make the batter and cook it in a cast-iron waffle maker.
Q&A
How To Prevent Soggy Waffles?
To keep waffles warm and crisp as your cooking the waffles, heat the oven to 200°F and stack cooked waffles on a baking pan until done cooking all the waffles.This way they stay crisp and warm before serving. You could also pop cold waffles into a toaster to crisp them up.
What is The Best Way To Store Banana Oat Waffles?
You can freeze these homemade oat waffles! When I make waffles for the family I will usually cook a large batch and store them in the fridge for the next day. If you have too many waffles to finish in two days then freeze them in an air-tight freezer bag and reheat them in a toaster.
Storing: freeze leftover waffles in a gallon sized freezer bag for up-to 3 months.
To Reheat: Pop the frozen waffles into a toaster and toast until golden brown.
Tips for Healthy Waffles Recipe:
- Can use 3 large duck eggs instead of 4 regular chicken eggs.
- Let the waffle batter sit for 10 minutes to soak up the oats and coconut flour. This creates crisp and fluffy waffles.
- Use freshly milled soft white wheat flour or almond flour for the coconut flour if you don’t have any on hand.
- To keep waffles warm and crisp before serving heat the oven over the lowest setting and stack cooked waffles on a baking pan until done cooking all the waffles. This way they stay crispy until serving.
How To Make Gluten-Free Banana Oat Waffles:
Join My Weekly Newsletter
New recipes, homesteading, family life, what we eat in a week, and hospitality tips.
Pin this now to find it later
Healthy Banana Oat Waffles
Equipment
- waffle maker
Ingredients
Ingredients:
- 3 1/2 cups rolled oats
- 1 tsp salt
- 4 tsp baking powder
- 2 tsp cinnamon
- 2 Tbsp flax meal
- 3 cups milk
- 4 eggs
- 4 Tbsp melted coconut oil
- 3 Tbsp coconut flour
- 1 ripe banana
Instructions
Instructions:
- Blend everything together in a blender. To make without a blender, grind the oats and flax seeds in a hand grinder and combine the ingredients together using a whisk.
- Pour a heaping 1/3 cup of waffle batter into each waffle square and cook until done.
Notes
- Banana: to omit use 1/3 cup of your favorite sweetener or applesauce.
- Duck Eggs: use 3 duck eggs instead of 4 chicken eggs.
Nutrition (per serving)
Tried this recipe?
Mention @alyonascooking or hashtag #alyonascooking.