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Need more Make ahead breakfast ideas? Try these Healthy Breakfast Recipes You Can Make From Leftovers! So simple, easy, resourceful and delicious. 

Chocolate Banana Rice Waffles

We’ve all been there. The dreaded… “Oh my gosh we are running late and haven’t eaten breakfast!” Yep. Those crazy morning when even making a healthy smoothie seems like too much effort. Those crazy mornings can really throw you for a loop if you are not prepared. Been there. Done that. Don’t want to go back.

So here’s my thinking. Let’s call it the “MAKE AHEAD BREAKFAST MEAL PLAN” strategy. A strategy where we are prepared, efficient, healthy, and RESOURCEFUL.

First, examine your leftovers from dinner. Is there a healthy starch. Like brown rice, quinoa, fruit, or potato? Use them wisely! You can take any of these lovely starches and blend them with eggs and milk. That batter is great for waffles, muffins, rice pudding, or pancakes. Breakfast items you can freeze or place in the fridge overnight, and that are easily made portable (minus the syrup of course).

Chocolate Banana Rice Waffles

Since you are already in the kitchen cleaning up dinner (or delegating someone else too), you can take that batter and pour into a waffle maker for 10 minutes, bake in muffin pans, or even bake up pancakes (yes bake!). Once cooked, just place in fridge or freezer.

I should also note that adding a little chocolate or peanut butter makes them EXTRA special for the kiddos. Okay and adults too. We’re all big kids really, right?

Here’s my GO TO recipe for Chocolate Banana Rice Waffles. This easy make ahead breakfast recipe was made from leftover jasmine rice and extra ripe bananas. Throw in a scoop of chocolate peanut butter or cocoa powder and you’r set! Great to freeze or eat right away. And most importantly, it’s PORTABLE.

Chocolate Banana Rice Waffles

INGREDIENTS

    • 2 eggs
    • 2 cups cooked rice, millet, or quinoa
    • 1 medium banana
    • 1 tbsp oil
    • 1/4 to 1/3  cup brown sugar
    • 1/2 tsp baking powder
    • dash of salt
    • 1 tsp vanilla
    • 1 tbsp tapioca flour or potato flour
    • 1/2 cup milk of choice (almond milk, 2 %, or coconut milk work too)
    • 2 -4 tsp of Chocolate Cocoa powder

Instructions

  1. Place all the ingredients in a blender besides the milk. Pulse blend until mixed, then turn on low and add your milk last.
  2. Blend until smooth and thick.
  3. Keep batter in blender.
  4. Grease a waffle iron. Make sure it’s pre heated.
  5. Pour mix onto hot waffle iron. Cook until golden brown. Around 7-10 minutes per waffle. Remove and serve hot or let cool then wrap in foil and place in freezer for later.

Oh and did I mention healthy? Yes! Even better. Balanced in carbs, protein, and fat! Great breakfast fuel for a busy family and active kids.

Need some other Make ahead friendly Breakfast ideas? No worries, we gotcha covered! Here are a few you can make from leftovers, or are EASY to whip together and store in fridge or freezer!

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So what do you think about my “MAKE AHEAD BREAKFAST MEAL PLAN” strategy? Will you get on board?


Cheers!

 

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Chocolate Banana Rice Waffles

Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time25 minutes
Course: Breakfast
Cuisine: American
Servings: 6
Calories: 248kcal

Ingredients

Instructions

  • Cook rice according to the directions on packet. (You could also use millet or quinoa here in place of the rice!) Total 1 cup of cooked rice for this recipe.
  • Place all the ingredients, except the milk, in a blender. Pulse blend until mixed, then turn on low and add your milk last.
  • Blend until smooth and thick.
  • Keep batter in blender.
  • Grease a waffle iron. Make sure it’s preheated.
  • Pour mix onto hot waffle iron. Cook until golden brown. Around 7-10 minutes per waffle. Remove and serve hot or let cool then wrap in foil and place in freezer for later.

Nutrition

Calories: 248kcal | Carbohydrates: 46g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 64mg | Sodium: 86mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 15g
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Natalie Monson

I'm a registered dietitian, mom of 4, avid lover of food and strong promoter of healthy habits. Here you will find lots of delicious recipes full of fruits and veggies, tips for getting your kids to eat better and become intuitive eaters and lots of resources for feeding your family.

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5 Comments

What would you recommend putting on top of the waffles? I have an 18month old and I’m worried about putting syrup or anything too sugary on his waffles.

These look delicious and lovely! I’m about to start my first year of teaching, and I’ve been fretting over preparing healthy breakfast and thinking about food prep for each week. This will definitely make that task much easier for me. Thank you for sharing! ?

5 stars
This is great, now there would not be any leftovers and we can get a great breakfast for the day. Really two birds in one stone. and thanks for these awesome recipes.

1 star
I usually have great success with recipes from this website but this one did not come out for me at all. The waffles sort of crumbled instead of staying whole in the iron. Even the crumbled pieces didn’t taste good just kind of bland. I followed the recipe exactly so I’m not sure where it fell through. I’m still going to try new recipes from this site but won’t be doing this one again.