Banana-Cinnamon Waffles

Crown these lightly spiced waffles with cinnamon sugar, sliced bananas, and/or a drizzle of maple syrup. Buckwheat flour adds a somewhat tangy, robust nuttiness.

Yield: 8 servings (serving size: 2 waffles)

Ingredients

• 1  cup  all-purpose flour
• 1/2  cup  whole wheat flour
• 1/4  cup  buckwheat flour
• 1/4  cup  ground flaxseed
• 2  tablespoons  sugar
• 1 1/2  teaspoons  baking powder
• 1/2  teaspoon  ground cinnamon
• 1/4  teaspoon  salt
• 1 1/2  cups  fat-free milk
• 3  tablespoons  butter, melted
• 2  large eggs, lightly beaten
• 1  large ripe banana, mashed
• Cooking spray

Preparation

Lightly spoon flours into dry measuring cups; level with a knife. Combine flours, flaxseed, and next 4 ingredients (through salt) in a medium bowl, stirring with a whisk.

Combine milk, butter, and eggs, stirring with a whisk; add milk mixture to flour mixture, stirring until blended. Fold in mashed banana.

Preheat a waffle iron. Coat iron with cooking spray. Spoon about 1/4 cup batter per 4-inch waffle onto hot waffle iron, spreading batter to edges. Cook 3 to 4 minutes or until steaming stops; repeat procedure with remaining batter.

Nutritional Information

Calories:

215 (31% from fat)

Fat:

7.4g (sat 3.3g,mono 1.9g,poly 1.4g)

Protein:

7.3g

Carbohydrate:

31.1g

Fiber:

3.4g

Cholesterol:

65mg

Iron:

1.9mg

Sodium:

205mg

Calcium:

133mg