Diane Toomey
Allentown, Pennsylvania
Reminiscent of a rich bread pudding, this easy brunch dish goes together quickly with frozen waffles and granola bars.
Tropical Waffle Bake
- Prep Time 25 min
- Total 1 hr 10 min
- Ingredients 12
- Servings 6
Ingredients
- 5 frozen buttermilk waffles, thawed
- 2 cans (8 oz each) crushed pineapple in juice
- 1 1/2 cups finely chopped bananas (2 medium)
- 4 eggs
- 2/3 cup granulated sugar
- 5 tablespoons packed brown sugar
- 3 pouches (6 bars) Nature Valley™ oats 'n honey crunchy granola bars (from 8.9-oz box), crushed (heaping 1 cup)*
- 1/2 cup chopped macadamia nuts
- 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cup butter or margarine, softened
- 1 jar (10 oz) strawberry spreadable fruit
- Whipped cream, if desired
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 350°F. Spray 8-inch square (2-quart) glass baking dish with cooking spray. Break waffles into 1- to 2-inch pieces; place in bottom of baking dish. Drain pineapple, reserving juice in small bowl; set pineapple aside. Gently stir bananas into juice to coat. With slotted spoon, place bananas evenly over waffles; discard any remaining juice.
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Step2In medium bowl, beat eggs, granulated sugar and 2 tablespoons of the brown sugar with wire whisk until blended. Stir in drained pineapple. Pour mixture over waffles and bananas. In another medium bowl, mix crushed granola bars, nuts, flour, remaining 3 tablespoons brown sugar and the butter until crumbly; sprinkle over top.
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Step3Bake 30 to 35 minutes or until knife inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes.
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Step4In small microwavable bowl, microwave spreadable fruit uncovered on High 1 minute. Stir; if necessary, continue to microwave on High in 15-second increments until melted and smooth. Cut waffle bake into 6 servings. Top each serving with about 2 tablespoons warm fruit spread and 1 to 2 tablespoons whipped cream.
Nutrition
700
Calories
24g
Total Fat
11g
Protein
111g
Total Carbohydrate
80g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 700
- Calories from Fat
- 210
- Total Fat
- 24g
- 36%
- Saturated Fat
- 8g
- 40%
- Trans Fat
- 1g
- Cholesterol
- 160mg
- 54%
- Sodium
- 410mg
- 17%
- Potassium
- 610mg
- 18%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 111g
- 37%
- Dietary Fiber
- 7g
- 28%
- Sugars
- 80g
- Protein
- 11g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 20%
- 20%
- Vitamin C
- 10%
- 10%
- Calcium
- 8%
- 8%
- Iron
- 20%
- 20%
Exchanges:
1 Starch; 1 Fruit; 5 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 1 High-Fat Meat; 3 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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