Banana Cream Waffles

From a Betty Crocker Cookbook. It's like dessert for breakfast!

• Ready In: 45 mins
• Serves: 8

Ingredients

• 1  cup  whipping cream
• 1 (4 ounce) box vanilla pudding mix (not instant)
• 2  cups milk
• 2  bananas, medium, ripe and sliced
• 2  cups flour, all purpose
• 1  tablespoon sugar
• 4  teaspoons baking powder
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄3 cup butter or 1⁄3 cup margarine, melted
• 1 1⁄2 cups milk
• 2  bananas, and mashed (very ripe, about 3/4 cup)
• 2  eggs, beaten

Directions

1. In chilled small bowl, beat whipping cream on high speed of electric mixer until soft peaks form. Refrigerate until serving time.
2. In a 2-qt saucepan, stir pudding mix and 2 cups of milk with wire whisk. Cook over medium heat about 10 minutes, stirring constantly, until mixture boils and thickens slightly.
3. Remove from heat and stir in sliced bananas.
4. Cover to keep warm.
5. Preheat waffle maker and, if necessary, brush with vegetable oil (before each battering to prevent sticking) or spray with cooking spray before heating.
6. In a large bowl, mix flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt. Stir in remaining ingredients just until moistened.
7. Pour about 1/2 cup batter onto hot waffle maker. Close lid of waffle maker. [You may want to follow the directions of your waffle maker].
8. Bake about 5 minutes or until steaming stops.
9. Carefully remove waffle.
10. Repeat with remaining batter.
11. Serve each waffle topped with about 1/3 cup banana mixture and 2 tablespoons of whipped cream.