This is the moment you look at me, tear up, and tell me you love me. You’ve been waiting for this moment, haven’t you? The moment I give you a recipe that completes you. A recipe that makes you feel as though you have lived life to the fullest and can die happy. A recipe so good, there’s no way it can be paleo…well, it isn’t. Let’s face it, did our Paleolithic ancestors have coconut flour and oil, and ground almonds, and Enjoy Life chocolate chips? If you just said yes, you’re dumb. Well actually, they are the dumb ones. They didn’t think about grinding up almonds and making pancakes? Idiots. Anyways, nowadays we have all that unneeded crap/appliances to entertain ourselves, so why the hell wouldn’t we use it??
When I make waffles or pancakes, I’m usually making it as a cheat meal. I really can’t handle grains anymore, my body is thrown a crazy curve ball (not sure why I’m using sports analogies since I know nothing of the fact) and doesn’t understand what’s going on and stores ALL OF IT as fat. Gotta love saddle bags. So I stick with naughty paleo treats as my cheats. Do I overdo it? Sh*t yeah I do! But that’s why eating healthy on a regular basis pays off, you can have little slip ups like eating an entire batch of cookies (or nut butters, as you know), and get away with it. Kind of. Or you’re like me and just get love handles. But remember, muffin tops are cute, right? RIGHT?
But we need to talk about the best part of these waffles…where they came from. Have you ever tried to make waffles without a waffle iron? You have? That’s bullsh*t. It’s impossible. I promise you. So I had to get a waffle iron for this post-Regionals celebration meal. Well, my plan was to pick one up Sunday night and make myself a glorious brunch Monday morning (which failed since I could barely move Monday morning) but was greeted by something pretty awesome on Friday night…I walked up to my front porch and had a waffle iron with a pretty pink bow wrapped around it and a card from Dom waiting for me. And this is not just any waffle iron, this waffle iron makes 4 WAFFLES AT THE SAME TIME! Quatro. Do you know how many waffles I could eat and devour at once? Four. That’s how many. Dom got me this gift to wish me good luck at Regionals. And he knows what a fatty I am. Thank you for supporting my inner fat kid Dom. He thanks you. Yes, it is a he.
Banana Bread Waffles with Blackberries and Chocolate Chips INSIDE!!
Ingredients
- 1 banana
- 3 eggs
- 1 cup unsweetened carton coconut milk
- 1 cup unsweetened shredded coconut
- 1/3 cup almond flour
- 1/4 cup coconut flour
- 1/4 cup coconut oil
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teapsoon cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 cups blackberries
- 1 cup Enjoy Life mini chocolate chips
- Your choice of coconut ice cream], for topping
- maple syrup, for topping
- coconut sugar, for topping
Instructions
- Mix all ingredients together in a food processor or blender, except the last 5 ingredients. If you do not have a food processor, mash up your banana until it is creamy, then mix together the rest of the ingredients with a large spoon or hand mixer.
- After you have made your batter in your food processor or blender, pour it into a bowl and add your blackberries and chocolate chips and mix well to combine.
- Now heat up your waffle iron and pour into your waffle iron (only add oil to coat if it is not a non stick waffle iron). Are you understanding me? Good.
- Let cook. These guys take a bit longer than normal waffles so let them cook and poke at them a bit to see if they are done. I like to use a fork to try to lift them a bit out of the waffle iron. If they fall apart, surprise surprise, they’re not done.
- Once they are ready to be taken out of the waffle iron, put them on a plate, scoop a dollop of your favorite coconut ice cream and put it on top of your waffle. Then drizzle on some maple syrup and coconut sugar.*
- Eat it up!!!
Notes
* Don’t be afraid to use your own creativity. These are YOUR waffles. Top them with some nut butter, or chopped nuts, or honey….OR all of the above. Genius.
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Made these. What a nightmare. The whole blackberries did not work well & tore apart my waffles. Yes, I let them cook a while so they wouldn’t fall apart, almost to burning. Fail.
We made this recipe , but put the berries on the top (after cooking). It came out just wonderfully. No problems with falling or crumbling. Thank you for a great breakfast!
These do not work as pancakes******
Just tried, and no…
People! We just made these and think they are AMAZING! Sadly the first batch ended up as waffle crumbs like a few others experienced here, however with one small tweak you will get truly yummy, REAL waffles from your pre-Paleo days…we just added a few tablespoons of Tapioca starch (aka Manioc root flour…according to Mark Sisson this is technically a “safe” starch and can be considered a Paleo treat, or cheat food), but this tiny addition really provides body to the waffle so that it doesn’t fall apart into crumbs. The texture and fluffy/crispy waffle-y goodness that you remember as a child…sigh! They were heavenly, and the kids devoured every last bite! My whole CrossFit/Paleo family loves you Juli! (and duh, so do I!) xoxo
Are coconut crystals the same as coconut sugar?
yes
Hi! I realize this post is pretty dated but have got to at least try…Is there a substitute for the almond meal?? Unfortunately, I love nuts but they DO NOT love me :-/ I NEED TO MAKE THESE!!!
Great post!