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Banana Walnut Waffles
Classic waffle for a weekend brunch.
Makes 8 waffles
2 cups unbleached, all-purpose flour
2 tablespoons granulated sugar
1 teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon kosher salt
1¼ cups reduced-fat milk
2 large eggs, lightly beaten
1
⁄3 cup vegetable oil
2 medium ripe bananas, mashed
(about 1 cup)
½ cup chopped walnuts
1. Using a whisk, combine the flour, sugar,
baking soda, and salt in a large mixing
bowl. Add the milk, baking powder, eggs
and oil and whisk until just combined. Stir in
banana and walnuts until incorporated. Let
batter rest 5 minutes before using.
2. Preheat the Cuisinart
®
4-Slice Belgian
Waffle Maker to desired setting.
3. Pour 2 cups of batter onto the center of the
lower grid of the preheated waffle maker;
spread batter evenly using a heatproof
spatula. Close lid of waffle maker. Ready
light will go off. When light turns green
again, waffles are ready. Open lid and care-
fully remove baked waffles. Repeat with
remaining batter. For best results, serve
immediately.
Nutritional information per waffle:
Calories 349 (45% from fat)• carb. 40g • pro. 9g
• fat 18g • sat. fat 2g • chol. 56mg • sod. 670mg
• calc. 105mg • fiber 2g
Pumpkin Walnut Waffles
For a change, you may substitute dried cran-
berries, raisins or even mini chocolate morsels
for the walnuts.
Makes 8 waffles
1¼ cups reduced-fat milk
¾ cup solid-pack pumpkin*
1
⁄3 cup vegetable oil
2 large eggs, lightly beaten
¼ cup packed light brown sugar
2¼ cups unbleached, all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
½ teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
¼ teaspoon kosher salt
pinch ground nutmeg
½ cup chopped walnuts
1. Put the milk, pumpkin, oil, and eggs into a
medium mixing bowl. Whisk until smooth;
reserve. Crumble the brown sugar into a
large mixing bowl to remove any lumps.
Add the flour, baking powder, baking soda,
cinnamon, salt and nutmeg. Whisk to blend.
Add the liquid ingredients and whisk until
just combined. Stir in the walnuts. Let bat-
ter rest 5 minutes before using.
2. Preheat the Cuisinart
®
4-Slice Belgian
Waffle Maker to desired setting.
3. Pour 2 cups of batter onto the center of the
lower grid of the preheated waffle maker;
spread batter evenly using a heat-proof
spatula. Close lid of waffle maker. Ready
light will go off. When light turns green
again, waffles are ready. Open lid and care-
fully remove baked waffles. Repeat with
remaining batter. For best results, serve
immediately.
*Measure out the remaining pumpkin to freeze
to make these waffles at another time.
Nutritional information per waffle:
Calories 497 (48% from fat) • carb. 53g • pro. 12g
• fat 27g • sat. fat 3g • chol. 76mg • sod. 442mg
• calc. 414mg • fiber 3g