Grain-free Waffles

We bought a mini waffle-maker for Mabel for her birthday because she loves to eat and make waffles.  We picked up this version by Dash, in Aqua, for 10 bucks at Winners, and it is quite the gem!  It makes fluffy, perfect waffles fast!  It works better than our stainless steel Cuisinart!

Today I experimented with a grain-free waffle that was packed with protein and healthy fats.  It is not the cake-like version of your typical buttermilk variety, but it tasted really good, was quite filling, and didn't make you feel quite so guilty!

I played with this recipe and came up with the following:

Gather:
1 1/2 cups almond flour
a scant 1/4 cup arrowroot powder
a pinch of salt
1/2 teaspoon of each baking soda and cinnamon
1 small ripe banana, mashed
1/4 cup almond milk
2 large eggs
1 teaspoon of vanilla
1 Tablespoon of maple syrup
1 Tablespoon of coconut oil melted



Do:
Combine the dry ingredients and set aside.
Whisk the eggs, vanilla, almond milk, mashed banana, and maple syrup and add them to the dry ingredients, stirring to combine.
Add the melted coconut oil (if you add it to the cold, wet ingredients, it will solidify and clump up) and stir.

Add the batter to your waffle-maker and cook to your individual appliance specifications.

Serve warm with fresh fruit and maple syrup.

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