This Paleo waffles or pancake recipe is made using 3 real food, clean eating ingredients. A quick blender recipe for a delicious healthy breakfast that’s SO easy, even kids can make them!
I will be the first to admit, I don’t make waffles or pancakes unless they are EASY to make, made with few ingredients, or freezer friendly. Am I picky? Haha, no. I’m human in this day in age. Am I right? That being said, I have now made these paleo waffles almost every weekend in the past month because they are ……. ALL OF THE ABOVE! Oh ya! Major meal prep and weekend brunch goals ya’ll!
This simple 3-ingredient recipe is perfect for brunch, Mothers Day, or even breakfast for dinner. All you need are bananas, eggs, and a smidge of coconut flour or arrowroot starch.
Naturally sugar-free, rich in fiber, and protein. The Paleo waffles recipe is budget-friendly and as mentioned above, the waffles freeze well, so you can make enough for weekday breakfasts. Heck, I even made the batter in the blender. Blender waffles and pancakes are my jam! Gotta love easy meal prep!
Plus, the resistant starch from the banana helps to bind the ingredients. Bonus for gut health too.
You ready to dive deep into the art of EASY 3 INGREDIENT WAFFLE MAKING?
Here’s whatcha need!
- 2 eggs and ¼ cup egg white for extra fluff
- 2 bananas
- 1 tablespoon coconut flour
Butter or non dairy butter for the waffle iron.
Let’s do it!
Tips for making perfect Paleo waffles
I want to share a couple of tips for making waffles, and not just Paleo waffles; these tips are for any type of waffle.
How do you grease a waffle iron without spray?
Most of us probably already know how unhealthy non-stick cooking spray is. The key to preventing waffles from sticking to the waffle iron is to grease the cooking plates. But you can use melted butter or vegan butter to do that! Just use a silicone pastry brush to lightly coat the plates. This also helps create extra crispy edges without using real flour, ya know?
Help! How do you remove a stuck waffle?
To prevent your waffles from sticking, be sure to grease the plates well and preheat the waffle maker. If it’s not hot enough, when you add the batter, there is nothing but trouble ahead. If you do end up with stuck waffle, these tips should help you remove it.
- Unplug the waffle maker and let it cool down slightly.
- Peel away as much of the cooked waffle as you can. If you have any pools of oil or butter, use a paper towel to soak them up.
- If the entire surface of the plate is covered with cooked waffle, see if you can slide a silicone spatula underneath to pry it away. If that doesn’t work, soak the waffle with cooking oil and let it sit for a couple of minutes. Then, dampen a clean towel or rag to wipe the grids clean.
Don’t have a waffle maker? Not a problem; use the batter to make a Paleo pancakes recipe instead!
Just be sure to use a griddle or nonstick pan to cook them in. Also, let the batter chill in the fridge for 20 minutes before you make the pancakes. Or, instead of traditional pancakes, you can mash the bananas with an egg and omit the flour. The batter will be thick enough to form patties; cook them in a large skillet to make griddle cakes.
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3 Ingredient Paleo Waffles (Pancake Recipe Option)
- Total Time: 40
- Yield: 4–5 waffles 1x
Description
This Paleo waffles or pancake recipe is made using 3 real food, clean eating ingredients. A quick blender recipe for a delicious healthy breakfast that’s SO easy, even kids can make them!
Ingredients
- 2 eggs and ¼ cup egg whites (for extra fluff)
- 2 medium bananas (almost ripe to ripe)
- 2 Tablespoons coconut flour
Make sure you have a good butter or vegan spread to coat the waffle maker.
See notes for toppings ideas
Instructions
- Place eggs, egg whites, and banana in blender or use hand blender to blend by hand. Don’t have a blender? No problem, mash until thick batter is formed.
- Mix in the coconut flour and blend again until smooth.
- Place batter in fridge to chill for 20 minutes.
- Heat a waffle maker on medium high. Coat with butter or vegan spread.
- Ladle the batter into the preheated waffle iron and cook until the waffles are golden brown and crisp. Serve immediately with topping of choice or lay on a cooling rack until cool. Store in zip close bags or freezer friendly container if you want to freeze for later and meal prep*
Notes
- Topping ideas – maple syrup, sugar free powdered sugar or regular powdered sugar, fresh berries, butter, etc.
- To reheat waffles, place frozen waffle in toaster and cook until heated through and crisp on the outside.
- This batter can also be used to make pancakes. Be sure to chill batter first.
- Prep Time: 25
- Cook Time: 10 -15
- Category: breakfast
- Method: waffle maker
- Cuisine: american
Nutrition
- Serving Size: per waffle
- Calories: 104
- Sugar: 7.1 g
- Sodium: 63.7 mg
- Fat: 2.9 g
- Saturated Fat: 1.1 g
- Carbohydrates: 14.1 g
- Fiber: 2.6 g
- Protein: 6.1 g
- Cholesterol: 93 mg
Keywords: waffles, blender, pancakes, paleo, dairy free, breakfast, healthy
Okay my friends, if you have any tips for making the world’s fastest and/or easiest gluten free or paleo waffles/pancakes, do share! Or give these a try and report back. Mmm k? Cool!
Cheers to breakfast for dinner! Thawing some out now! Ha ha!
LC
Like recipe changes used purple yam, 3 eggs,1/4 cups of coconut 🥥 milk and 1 tablespoon of coconut flour,tablespoon of olive oil and 1 tablespoon or spiralina.
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What is the substitute for coconut powder? I don’t have it at hand.
Powder or flour? YOu could try oat flour or peanut flour. What do you have on hand?
I prepared these this morning for my breakfast after coming off of my 3 week bone broth weight loss diet, I wanted a little something that would still keep me in the paleo ballpark. These waffles were great, perfect actually. I will definitely prepare them again.
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So glad you enjoyed Somer!
Loved this recipe! Super easy to make and delicious. My kids loved their waffles too. The only thing is that I just barely got 2 waffles but in the recipe it says you get 4-5. I followed all the steps. Used a standard waffle iron. Definitely saving this recipe. Thank you!
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Oh wonderful! So glad! My waffle maker was probably a tad smaller. I’ve noticed this with different brands. Sorry about that!
I cannot eat bananas what can I use to substitute?
Hmm, can you have eggs? You might try this recipe in waffle form. https://www.cottercrunch.com/4-ingredient-paleo-pancakes/
Do you think the batter could be made the night before and refrigerated?
Totally! Let me know if you try it.
My bananas may have been to ripe but my waffles were soggy 🙁 I even added an extra tbsp of flour. The flavor is good but I wanted them to be crispy
oh no! SOmetimes to make it extra crispy, you need to butter the pan more or use a little more starch. 🙂 Hope that helps!
any good substitute for the banana? (I’m allergic)
Hmmm thinking maybe sweet potato. Or I do have a pancake recipe that grain free. No bananas. Let me know if you want that link
I made them today and they tasted great except mine weren’t crisp like I think some pictures suggest? I learned the hard way to grease both sides of the waffle maker but the final one was finally right! Any tips on the crispness?
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what brand of waffle maker do you have? did you butter the whole pan or just center? I found that certain waffle makers don’t create crispy edges, while others do. I actually bought a new waffle maker (cuisnart) just for this recipe. My other one wasn’t as good. But glad you liked them Priya!
This is by far the WORST recipe I’ve ever tried. No matter how I cooked it, all I got was burned on the bottom and the rest too liquid to even turn over (and no, the pan wasn’t too hot). Looked like burned scrambled eggs when I finished.
A TOTAL WASTE OF EGGS AND BANANAS. Gave it one star because they don’t offer a negative 100!
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I’m so sorry this didn’t work out for you Brillo. We make this recipe a lot! And we shared the pancake version video on social media. I am happy to show you how we made it. I also have a handful of readers that have already made it. They all had no problem. So something must be have been off with yours. Let’s try to figure this out. Did you grease the pan? Did you let your batter sit in the fridge? What type of coconut flour did you use? Were you bananas too ripe? The bananas should be ripe or a little under ripe to help thicken the batter and starch. Hope this helps!
I’m just wondering what you were meaning by extra liquid?! Did you maybe forget to add the coconut flour because I almost did which would’ve resulted in an unsuccessful recipe! I’ve made this recipe many times already & have no issues! I’m here to help if you have questions!
The structure of the recipe makes me hungry and looks delicious. I just want to try this one in my home very soon. Thanks for posting amazing recipes.
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That’s what I like to hear? enjoy!!
I just LOVE how simple these waffles are! I mean, only 3 ingredients?! You can’t beat that! I also love that these are nut-free! I feel like it’s so hard to find good recipes that don’t include nut flours these days, so this is so wonderful, Lindsay! Cannot wait to make these this weekend 🙂
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Right?? It’s so nice when you’re in a rush and you don’t want to put the whole pantry into your Waffles ? keep me posted on how they turn out! ?
My new favorite breakfast!
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I was looking for a pancake recipe for the whole family and I stumbled on this article. I read and followed the instructions carefully and I made it deliciously! Every member of my family is so happy! Thanks for this
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I’m so glad your whole family loved them, that makes me happy! Thanks for sharing❤️
You had me at “3-ingredient” it’s a win-win for us!
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Woohoo! That’s what I like to hear? enjoy!
Mine turned out amazing!
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That is so great to hear, I’m so glad!
I love having the leftovers in the freezer for breakfast! So yummy!!!
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Same here! Makes for a quick, easy breakfast on busy mornings?
I love having the leftover waffles in the freezer for a quick yummy breakfast!!!
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The whole family loves it when I make these!
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This is going to be a great breakfast! I love making waffles.
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Same here? enjoy!
I need to make waffles more often! These look simple and satisfying 🙂
So easy and so good! I hope you love
WOW! Who knew you can make such delicious waffles with just 3 super healthy ingredients. This was just so SO good. 5 Stars all the way!
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Right?? I’m so glad you loved, thank you thank you!❤️
All the more reason why I ALWAYS love your recipes – you focus on nutrition and presentation, yes; but also EASE! xo
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Thank you Liz!! I’m all about that life of ease?