Tuesday, July 30, 2013

Protein Waffles

Waffles are a great breakfast food, but if you don't add a little protein into the mix, they can leave you feeling hungry again much too early in the day.  These waffles have 175 calories per serving, plus 19g of carbs, 8gg of protein, and 7g of fat.  If you add in some yogurt or spread with some peanut (or other nut) butter, you can increase the protein further.  Plus, they're delicious!

Protein Waffles
(14 servings)

1 very ripe medium banana
1 c. 2% milkfat cottage cheese
1 c. unsweetened applesauce
1 1/2 c. milk
3 eggs
1 t. vanilla
1/4 c. coconut oil

3/4 c. oat flour
1/2 c. hemp hearts
1 1/4 c. flour
4 t. baking powder

In a blender, combine all wet ingredients (listed before break).  Add in half of dry ingredients, pulse a few times to incorporate, then add rest of dry ingredients and blend.  Allow batter to rest about 5 minutes.  Heat and grease waffle iron.  Makes 7 round Belgian waffles (14 servings).

**If you don't have hemp seeds/hearts, increase oat flour to 1 1/4 c. total.  Or substitute whole wheat flour for the oat flour.  Omitting the hemp seeds will change the protein and fiber content.  You must have 2 1/2 cups of dry flour for the batter.

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