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Gluten-Free & Vegan Banana Coconut Waffles

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Prep Time 25 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 55 minutes
Servings 3 -4
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Ingredients

  • 1 large ripe banana, peeled
  • 2 tablespoons ground chia or flax seeds
  • 1 ¼ cups non-dairy milk
  • ¼ cup melted extra virgin coconut oil + more for greasing
  • 2 tablespoons maple syrup + more for serving
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 cup almond meal/flour
  • 1 cup gluten free oat flour
  • ¼ cup sorghum flour (rice flour or a GF blend would work too)
  • 1 tablespoon baking powder
  • ½ tablespoon arrowroot powder
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • ½ cup shredded unsweetened coconut
  • ¼ teaspoon fine salt

Instructions

  • Plug in your waffle iron and preheat to desired doneness setting. I like these more on the dark side. Line a baking sheet with parchment and preheat your oven to 225 degrees F (to keep waffles warm as they finish).
  • Mash the banana in a medium bowl. Add the ground chia/flax, non-dairy milk, oil, maple syrup and vanilla extract, Whisk until thoroughly combined. Set aside.
  • In a large bowl, combine the almond meal, oat flour, sorghum flour, baking powder, arrowroot, cinnamon, coconut and salt. Stir together until thoroughly mixed together.
  • Give the banana mixture a stir before adding it to the flour mixture. Fold it into the flour until you have a homogenous stiff batter-like mixture.
  • Open up the waffle iron and grease the irons lightly with coconut oil. I usually just dip a wadded up paper towel into the oil and rub it onto the irons quickly. Pour a 1/2 cup of batter into the middle of the bottom iron. Don't spread it out. Close the lid on top and wait. All waffle irons differ on cooking times. Mine took about 4 minutes each.
  • Remove the  waffle carefully and place it onto the parchment lined sheet. Place sheet into the preheated oven to keep warm. Grease the iron again and repeat until all batter is used. Enjoy with maple syrup, more shredded coconut, fruit etc.

Equipment

Recipe Notes

  • The precise 1/2 cup measure of batter and in-between iron greasing is very important here. When lifting the finished waffles out of the machine, be gentle. A simple fork helps quite a bit with this. 
Gluten-free and vegan banana coconut waffles are a cozy and wholesome weekend breakfast. They kind of taste like a macaroon!