Ingredients

• 260g/9½oz plain flour
• 1 tbsp baking powder
• 1 tsp sea salt flakes
• 1 tbsp granulated sugar
• 3 free-range eggs
• lightly beaten
• 425ml/15fl oz full-fat milk
• 110g/4oz unsalted butter
• melted
• 175g/6¼oz plain chocolate
• broken into pieces
• 50g/1¾oz caster sugar
• 4 bananas
• peeled and halved lengthways
• 50g/2oz butter
• 50g/2oz caster sugar
• 4 scoops vanilla ice cream
• to serve

Directions

• For the waffles
• preheat a waffle maker to a medium setting and preheat the oven to 140C/275F/Gas 1. Place a large wire rack onto a baking tray and keep it warm.
• Mix the flour
• baking powder
• salt and granulated sugar in a large mixing bowl. Whisk in the eggs
• milk and butter until well combined.
• Ladle some of the batter into each well of the waffle maker
• close the lid and cook for five minutes
• or until golden-brown and crisp. Repeat the process until the batter is used up. Keep the waffles warm on the baking tray in the oven.
• For the hot chocolate sauce
• melt the chocolate in a bowl set over a pan of simmering water (ensure the bottom of the bowl does not touch the water).
• In another pan
• heat the sugar and 100ml/3½oz water
• stirring until the sugar dissolves. Bring to the boil.
• Stir the sugar syrup into the chocolate until smooth and shiny.
• For the fried bananas
• heat a frying pan until hot
• then melt together the butter and sugar.
• Add the bananas and fry for 1-2 minutes on each side
• or until golden-brown all over.
• Place the waffles on a plate and top with chocolate sauce and serve the bananas and ice cream on the side.