The Dutch province of Friesland is where this traditional Frisian sugar bread recipe originates. It has gorgeous cinnamon-coated pearl sugar clusters throughout and is as soft as a cloud. This loaf tastes absolutely great eaten warm right out of the oven and is simple to make and authentic. Alternatively, for a harder texture, completely cool.
| Prep Time: | 15 mins |
| Cook Time: | 20 mins |
| Total Time: | 35 mins |
| Servings: | 6 |
| Yield: | 6 waffles |
Ingredients
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- ¾ cup whole wheat flour
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 ½ cups milk
- 1 cup mashed overripe bananas
- ½ cup canola oil
- 2 eggs
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat a waffle iron according to manufacturer’s instructions. Grease the inside of the waffle iron.
- Mix all-purpose flour, whole wheat flour, baking powder, and salt together in a bowl. Whisk milk, bananas, canola oil, eggs, and vanilla extract together in a separate bowl; stir into flour mixture until batter is moistened with a few lumps.
- Spoon about 1/4 cup batter into preheated waffle iron and cook according to manufacturer’s instructions.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 382 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 39 g |
| Cholesterol | 67 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 3 g |
| Protein | 9 g |
| Saturated Fat | 3 g |
| Sodium | 374 mg |
| Sugars | 8 g |
| Fat | 22 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
I used almond extract instead of the vanilla. Delicious! Next time I will try to cut the oil in half and use apple sauce, as other reviewers suggested. Maybe adjust the white flour: wheat flour ratio a bit more too.
These are fabulous. The only change I made was to use 1/4 cup of unsweetened applesauce and 1/4 cup of canola oil. Cooked them in my Belgian waffle maker. Took almost 3/4 cup of batter per waffle. Topped it with a few walnuts and sugar free syrup. Filling Sunday breakfast with plenty of leftovers for the week. Hopefully they will heat up well in the toaster.
Awesome recipe. I freeze bananas when they get overripe; so, it was a matter of a microwave thaw and mash. I used 1/4 cup applesauce and 1/4 cup oil and added 1/2 tsp cinnamon. They are soft and hot in the middle with all that bananas. Just the way I like them, Yum!
This is a great recipe. I made it using the ingredients listed in this recipe, and the waffles turned out light and fluffy and quite tasty. I made this for 2 people, and I had enough to freeze for another meal. I used bananas that had been frozen, and I just thawed them in the fridge and then mashed them. Definitely a keeper!
Made recipe with a quarter cup oil, and a quarter cup apple sauce, as per the other reviews. It was a hit.
Very delicious! Used coconut oil instead of canola. Healthy breakfast!
Added a bit of cinnamon and they tasted delicious. Perhaps next time they needed a bit more time as, after 4 minutes, they were just a bit soggy.
Super delicious! I used egg substitute to make it even healthier and they were great…definitely a favorite!
I made them as written and they are delicious! Nice and crisp with a great banana flavor that isn’t overpowering.
Added cinnamon and nutmeg, delicious
Spent years trying different waffle recipes (books and google searches) – usually to use up those last two bananas that all-of-a-sudden-went-brown. This is hands-down the best recipe. I didn’t realize that I had run out of whole wheat flour so used all white. I was concerned that batter was too thin but they all came out perfect – light and fluffy. Used melted coconut oil for the waffle iron. Super pleased and the Littles were, too!
These were great! I added 4 scoops of protein powder (not sweet, just whey protein), used plain yogurt in place of the oil and added 1/3 cup of ground flaxseed to up the nutritional content. They were great- didn’t need much syrup because of the bananas. Thanks so much!
Great recipe! It made 6 fluffy, light waffles. Sometime ww flour can produce dense breads, but one was great. I took the advice of other reviews and used 1/4 cup of apple sauce and 1/4 cup of coconut oil. I still used vanilla extract, despite one of the comments and would do it again because i think it needs it. I also added a bit of cinnamon because i love the combination with bananas. I was pleasantly surprised that I did not need to add sugar! For those who like it sweeter, if you add some syrup or confectioners sugar, it’s just right. Definitely a keeper!
These waffles did not make good belgian waffles.i had to cook them till they were very dark just to have the middle cooked through.
Will definitely make again. I doubled it for my large family and used my mixer. Loved that I could use up all the overly ripe bananas
My family really loved these waffles. I did make some modifications. I used a combination of oat bran and ground flax instead of the all purpose flour. I used almond milk instead of regular milk and I added a tsp of cinnamon and a dash of nutmeg. They were delicious!
Delicious! I put all the wet ingredients (including the banana) and spices into a blender and pureed for a few seconds before adding to the dry ingredients. I sprinkled chopped walnuts on top just before closing the waffle maker. I will definitely be making these again.
I used fat free half and half instead of milk. I added 1 tsp. each of cinnamon and vanilla. These waffles tastes like banana bread, very tasty.
Made per the recipe instructions and toddlers and adults both really enjoyed them. Definitely making again.
Having just read a great article about healthy substitutions, I wanted to try this healthy recipe and see if I could apply what I read. I used low fat buttermilk for the milk, cut the oil in half and used unsweetened applesauce for the other half. Because of that, I would recommend not using the vanilla. They came out great! Thanks for a good recipe!
My husband and I really like these waffles. I did make some modification to this recipe. I used soy milk. The all purpose flour was replaced with whole wheat pastry flour. I had olive oil instead of canola so I used it.