Looking for something new for breakfast to serve the kids but don’t have a lot of time on hectic weekday mornings? Waffles don’t have to be just for the weekends! The solution? Make them on the weekend, wrap them up and freeze them so they are ready to simply toast on crazy mornings.
Below is one of my tried-and-true waffle recipes, with plenty of variations to switch up the regular breakfast routine.
My Waffle Recipe
1 egg, large
_ cup cinnamon applesauce
1_ cups low-fat milk
2 tablespoons honey
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour, unbleached
3 teaspoons baking powder
_ teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon cinnamon
Nonstick cooking spray
Using an electric mixer, mix the egg, applesauce, milk, honey and vanilla extract together. Continuing to use the electric mixer, add in the dry ingredients and mix thoroughly until the batter is light.
Pre-heat a waffle iron. Coat the waffle iron with cooking spray before you cook each waffle. Cooking time varies on the heat of the waffle iron, but cook until they are golden brown with a slight crisp around the edges.
This recipe makes approximately five
(7-inch) waffles.
Whole Wheat: Have a little taste-testing fun and use a _ cup of whole-wheat flour with 1_ cups of the all-purpose flour.
Belgium Waffle Trade Out: Turn this recipe into a Belgium waffle by using frozen strawberries (no sugar added) thawed. The juices from the thawing process help to make the berries sweeter without adding sugar. Instead of whipped topping, use vanilla Greek yogurt for a nutritious addition to breakfast.
Syrup Trade Out: My waffle iron is one large circle that can easily be divided into four quarters. I often do pull them apart and provide my children with a yogurt dip or glaze instead of syrup.
Here’s how to make it:
Yogurt Dip
3 ounces low-fat yogurt
1 tablespoon low-fat milk.
1_ teaspoons honey
Make Ahead for Busy Days: It’s way too crazy on busy days to make waffles. However, I make them on the weekend. I often double the recipe and freeze the rounds individually by wrapping them in waxed paper and then placing them in a snap-and-seal freezer bag so that they can be popped into the toaster when we are on the run.
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