Sweet Plantain Waffles
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If you’re missing some of your old breakfast favorites on your healing journey, might I recommend this completely delicious sweet plantain waffle! It’s delicious and nutritious, and you just might like them even more than the old glutenous varieties you’re used to.
This recipe was originally posted on EasyGFRecipes.com, but sadly the website has disappeared. So as not to lose this deliciously invaluable resource I’m reposting it with credits to it’s original recipe creator so that it can live on and be enjoyed by gluten-free families for years to come! It’s not only gluten-free and vegan but autoimmune friendly for the core elimination stage … but I’m sure you’ll find this is a keeper far beyond AIP reintroductions.
If you’re new to plantains, you’ll want to learn more in my dedicated post about this amazing fruit that I like to call the McGyver of the AIP world! Plantains can be used in a variety of ways, from a potato substitute to a snack and yes even in sweet treats and desserts … BUT … you’ll need to be careful about selecting the right plantain for the job – Click here to learn all about it – “Plenty of Plantains – More than 200 AIP Recipes!”
Enjoy!
Sweet Plantain Waffles
♥ RECIPE & IMAGES BY: EasyGFRecipes ♥ Sweet plantain waffles are a healthy breakfast made with just a few easy ingredients. Flourless, sugar-free and vegan.
Ingredients
Instructions
- Heat your waffle iron. (It's suggested to set the heat to 5 out of a possible 6)
- Peel the plantains and chop them each into 4 pieces.
- Place the plantain pieces in a high speed blender and blend until smooth (or as smooth as possible until it becomes too difficult to blend more).
- Add the oil to the plantains and blend again, now until completely pureed.
- Add the cinnamon, vanilla and apple cider vinegar to the blender. Blend again on high for a few seconds to mix well.
- Add the salt and baking soda to the blender. You can blend again to mix or use a spatula to stir the ingredients into the batter by hand.
- Oil your waffle iron and place ⅓ cup of batter into the center of your waffle iron. (The amount of batter you use may vary depending on your waffle maker and it’s instructions.)
- Cook until the waffle is browned to your liking, and repeat until the batter is gone. Be sure to oil the waffle maker before each waffle.
- Transfer the cooked waffles to a wire cooling rack rather than stacking them on a plate as you cook so that they don't go soggy.
- Serve with maple syrup, fresh fruit and whipped coconut cream!
Notes
VERY IMPORTANT:
These waffles work best when your plantains are varied in ripeness. If one of your plantains are more ripe (yellow with black spots) and one is slightly ripe (mostly green) they always turn out best. The ripe plantain will contribute the sweet flavor, while the less ripe will add more starch to help them hold together without being gooey.