Ban-Apple Chocolate Chip Waffles

Food allergies are a very prominent part of my family's daily life. When my nephew was born after many trips to the hospital, my sister and brother-in-law realized that he had life threatening food allergies, 22 to be exact. It was a struggle for them as well as the rest of the family to determine what he could and could not eat. In the midst of that was finding many new websites that address food allergies and great recipes to help those with the same challenge.

I recently found The Food Allergy Mama, and am so excited to be trying some of her recipes. The one that I tried this week was Dairy Free, Egg Free, Banana Chocolate Chip Waffles.

I did adapt the recipe a bit, one of the major things that I changed was omitting the oil. I felt that was a bit too much oil when I typically try to stay away from vegetable oil.

Ingredients:

1 2/3 Cup Rice Milk

1/2 Cup of Applesauce

2 Tbsp Water

1 Cup Mashed Banana, I used 2 full bananas to make a cup

2 Cups of Flour

2 Tbsp of Brown Sugar

1 Tbsp Baking Powder

1/2 Cup of Enjoy Life Chocolate Chips

Serving: 6-8 Waffles

I started by preheating the waffle iron. Then, I mixed the milk, applesauce, banana, and water in a small bowl. In a separate bowl I mixed the flour, sugar, and baking powder. Then, I poured the dry ingredients over the liquid ingredients. After doing this, stir in the chocolate chips.

I poured a small amount of the mixture over the waffle iron until the green light comes on and the waffles are done.

I was so impressed with these, now this will be one of my favorite breakfast dishes around our home. We topped it with some warm maple syrup and sliced bananas. Delicious!