‘We have to remember what’s important in life: friends, waffles and work, or waffles, friends and work. Either way work comes third’.
Lucky for me, making waffles is my work as a chef. It is also my obsession, having realised that you can have wholefood, healthy waffles for breakfast, whilst working at Divya’s Kitchen where they were made with lentils, rice and even had turmeric in them. I like waffles as they are adult and kid friendly, easy to make gluten free and great to freeze and just pop in the toaster when needed.
Below I give you two recipes, the coconut flour ones are paleo friendly and the buckwheat are gluten free. The buckwheat ones are the lightest waffles I have ever tasted and actually taste better after freezing and toasting. Mr. B loves the coconut flour ones as he loves the taste of coconut. I complement them with fruit and some shredded coconut to add to the experience. I like the buckwheat ones with blueberries and a little cardamom infused maple syrup.
Ingredients
Serving: 6
- 3 tbsp. vegan butter/coconut oil
- 4 large eggs
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract
- 3 tbsp. monk fruit sweetener
- 4 tbsp. coconut cream
- ½ cup coconut flour
- ¼ tsp. salt
- 1 tsp. baking powder
Method
- Preheat the waffle iron
- In a large bowl mix the butter, eggs, vanilla extract, monk fruit and coconut cream. Whisk until well combined
- Add the coconut flour, baking powder and salt and stir well
- Let the batter sit for 5-10 minutes (to let the coconut flour absorb the liquid and thicken the batter)
- Pour 1/3 cup of batter into the waffle iron
- The waffle is ready when the steam has dissipated, and the waffle is golden brown. In my waffle iron, that takes, c.3 minutes
Buckwheat waffles
These are possibly the lightest and crispiest waffles I have ever tasted. They have a rich and nutty flavor from the buckwheat. I like using buckwheat as not only is it gluten free, but it has a high antioxidant and fiber content.
From an ayurvedic perspective buckwheat is dry and heating. It is nutritive, grounding and strengthening. Buckwheat is known to dry up mucus in the respiratory system, pacifying Kapha.
Ingredients
Serving: 6
- 1 cup buckwheat flour
- 1 tbsp. coconut sugar
- 1.5 tsp. baking powder
- 1 tsp. baking soda
- ¼ tsp. salt
- ¼ tsp. cinnamon
- ¼ tsp. cardamom
- 1 cup buttermilk (1/4 cup almond yogurt mixed with ¾ cup water)
- 4 tbsp. melted coconut oil or ghee
- 1 large egg/1 tbsp. flax meal with 3 tbsp water
Method
- Preheat the waffle iron
- In a medium mixing bowl, whisk together the buckwheat flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon and cardamom
- In a liquid measuring cup mix the yogurt and water together and then mix in the melted butter and egg
- Pour the wet into the dry mixture and stir them together
- Let the batter rest for 5-10 minutes
- Add 1/3 cup of batter to the waffle iron
- The waffle is ready when the steam has dissipated, and the waffle is golden brown. In my waffle iron, that takes, c.3 minutes
