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Surprise: You don’t need eggs, oil, or dairy to make waffles or pancakes. Here, rolled oats are ground into a coarse flour for tender, textured waffles rich in nutty oatmeal flavor. The batter is thick so that it will hold its shape in a waffle iron, but you can also thin it with more plant milk to make it pourable enough for pancakes. For a healthy alternative to pancake syrup, try blending 2 cups of fresh berries into a smooth purée, then spooning it over your oat waffles.
By Rip Esselstyn,
Ingredients
- 2½ cups rolled oats
- ¼ cup ground flaxseeds
- 2 teaspoons grated lemon zest (from 1 lemon)
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1½ cups unsweetened almond or oat milk
- ⅓ cup mashed banana
- Sliced bananas or other fresh fruit
Instructions
- Combine the oats, flaxseeds, lemon zest, and cinnamon in a food processor or blender. Process or blend until a powder forms.
- Transfer oat mixture to a medium bowl. Stir in the almond milk and mashed banana, just until moistened (batter will be fairly thick).
- Preheat a nonstick waffle iron. Pour the batter into waffle iron and close lid quickly; do not open until done. Cook according to waffle iron directions. When done, use a fork or a wooden chopstick to lift waffle off the grid. Repeat with the remaining batter. Serve warm with sliced bananas.
Nutritional Information:
Per serving (1 waffle): 85 calories, 14 g carbohydrates, 2.8 g protein, 2.4 g total fat, 0.3 g saturated fat, 0 g cholesterol, 2 mg sodium, 2.6 g fiber, 1 g sugar
Note: Nutritional information is provided as an estimate only.
Comments (29)
(4 from 16 votes)These are not bad, not great. Dough is very gummy and challenging to "pour". What's good about them is that they are quick to make and healthy.
I LOVE these waffles. They just taste and feel so healthy - great way to start your day. In regards to some of the comments about taste and texture - these aren’t regular light and fluffy waffles. They’re dense, grainy and so filling. I top mine with 7 Nut PB mixed with a little syrup. Amazing! My husband, not a waffle type of guy loves these. He tops his with fruit and date syrup. I feel that they satisfy a sweet tooth if needed and again, seeping with a “healthy feel” - coming from a former Eggo eater :). Also very easy recipe to tweak and experiment with. I coat my waffle iron well with spray olive oil and this is one of the few waffle recipes that doesn’t stick or split. They definitely take much longer to cook so make sure to give them plenty of time. Highly recommend!!!
Easy to make; batter becomes very pasty as it sits; these need to cook longer than traditional waffles. Not much flavor; you do get a hit of the lemon but then nothing. Because my waffles separated when cooking, I approached it more as english muffin and spread peanut butter and topped it with bananas…good but reminded me of a rice cake♀️
any suggestions on substitute for the bananas that doesn't have flavor. I would like to make these into hamburger buns. I have a mini round flat waffle maker.
The taste is ok. But this recipe doesn’t do well in a standing waffle iron. I constantly had to add milk and I also added baking powder. Not a redo for me. Good try though
Yum! These are tasty - just slightly sweet, with a nice crunch. I did add the juice of the lemon after I zested it, and a little bit of baking powder per someone's suggestion.
These are wonderful thank you very much Rip and FOK!! With reading the reviews on how dense these are, I grined 2 1/4 cup oats instead of 2 1/2, had some clementines so used that instead of Lemon for zest, added vanilla (just poured some in) and used Elmhurst Oat Nog as we had some left unopened from the holidays also doubled the cinnamon. My husband and I got 3 Belgium waffles out of this needing to add a little more milk between cooking the first and second. We loved these!! New favorite waffles in our house :)!!
I added one half more banana, orange zest and juice from one orange, bit of vanilla, and hempseed’s instead of flaxseeds. Relatively light and very tasty with mashed bananas on top! Delish!
I added one half more banana, orange zest and its juice, and hempseeds instead of flaxseed. Turned out very tender and relatively light. Delicious!
I loved this recipe I basically cut it in half and ate it for breakfast and loved it!
The lemon zest really added brightness to the waffles! We drizzled them with a little bit of date syrup and with bananas on top it was delish!
It was good for meal prepping as well! I added a tiny bit of baking poweder and they maintained crispiness! For meal prepping I made a whole bunch and would keep in the freezer, to reheat I put them in the toaster so I could have something healthy every morning!
Thank you! That's a great idea!
Thank you Mrs Esselstein!
I use flavored seltzer water instead of almondmilk. Excellent. Been doing this for 30 years
thank you! I limit my non dairy milk use for my diabetic eating plan, so this idea is very helpful!
See comment below
Most FOK are amazing!! Sadly, this one is not. I agree with the "glutinous cardboard" comment - they were dense with no flavor. Even adding extra banana and vanilla didn't help.
Very dense, a bit like glutinous cardboard. Healthy though.
Very easy to make. Good taste. Sturdy. Very sturdy. When eating these, I feel like I am doing the right thing. Doing the right thing is not always a walk in the park, but I would take that walk again.
Where can I find the nutrition info for these recipes?
Hello, Great recipe. Thanks.;>}
What can you use in place of lemon zest?
I just omit it! This recipe is very forgiving!
What can use yo replace flaxseed
can you substitute anything for the mashed banana?
Try applesauce and see how that works.
1/2 cup Applesauce worked great!
Very good and filling