I never thought I would get this Banana Matcha Waffles recipe published today (or anytime soon for that matter), but then my lovely neighbor borrowed by non-napper for the afternoon and I suddenly had a couple hours of free time. Thanks Sue 🙂
Ok so you know that we just returned from a lovely trip to Canada last week. Of course, I bought a whole lot of Canadian maple syrup while over there (what else did you think I would be doing? other than eating all that ice cream I mentioned here), and I have been dying to whip up a fresh batch of waffles to try it out with. On returning from our trip, a big package of DōMatcha organic matcha had arrived, so I just had to make a pairing. And it is an especially delicious one.
I use 2 VERY ripe bananas in this recipe. The riper the better, as there is only a little bit of sweetener added, so we want sticky sweet bananas mashed in there to get the flavor going. My kids were super excited to be having some green waffles for breakfast, and Banana Matcha Waffles made such a nice change from our normal Friday morning waffles. Yes, Fridays are for waffles around here 🙂
If you haven’t tried matcha yet, then banana matcha waffles are the perfect gateway food. There is just a hint of matcha behind the rest of the banana waffles goodness, enough to have the flavor without being overwhelmed, and enough for the waffles to be green, which is just fun!
If you are seeing more matcha green tea recipes then check out these for some inspiration:
Let me know if you give them a go, or if you have a different way of enjoying your waffles in the morning. I would love to hear from you. Happy eating!
- 2 cups white whole wheat flour
- 1 tbsp organic matcha powder I use DōMatcha
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 2 tbsp 100% pure maple syrup plus more for serving
- 2 large eggs beaten lightly
- 1 3/4 cup milk of choice I used coconut
- 2 tbsp unsalted butter melted. Plus extra for the waffle iron
- 2 very ripe bananas mashed
- Pre-heat the waffle iron
- In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, matcha powder, baking powder, baking soda and salt
- Make a hole in the middle of the mixture and add in the maple syrup, beaten eggs, milk and melted butter. Mix gently to combine (do not overmix or the mixture will be gummy)
- Gently fold in the mashed bananas
- Coat the inside of the waffle-iron with melted butter (skip this step if you have one of those fancy non-stick versions), scoop enough batter into machine to make the waffles (this is going to vary from machine to machine), and cook until ready
- Serve up with some maple syrup, butter and chopped bananas (optional)
These look yummy! Definately a different spin on waffles! I’ll have to try these out!
Thanks Amanda! We love them 🙂
Can Sue come over and borrow my non napper for awhile???? These waffles look so yummy! We make a big batch of waffles over the weekend and freeze the leftovers to enjoy all week long. This recipe will get added to the waffle rotation for sure!
Oh I know, Sue is the best!! I get so much done when she borrows my non-napper 🙂 Oh I hope you love them!! We are big batch cookers when it comes to waffles and pancakes as well, makes breakfast during the week roll by so much more smoothly!
This looks really beautiful!
Thank you 🙂
These waffles look out-of-this-world good. The fact that they are freezer friendly makes them even better, because I am too lazy to make something every single day. It’s so easy to prepare a big batch on the weekend and enjoy all week long!
Oh my goodness me too!! We are lucky to get pancakes or waffles once a week, and I always make enough to freeze as I know there is no chance I will be doing it again until the next week 🙂
I love that you can make a batch and freeze the leftovers
Me too 🙂 Handy for during the week!
Such pretty waffles, love the flavor combo with the matcha.
Thanks Florentina 🙂 The matcha makes the world of difference!
These look delicious
Thanks Aish!