These crispy waffles have a nice texture and pleasant flavor; you would never know they are good for you.
Yields
Makes 24 waffles
Ingredients
2 cups whole wheat flour
1 cup all-purpose flour
1cup old-fashioned oats
2 teaspoons baking powder
2teaspoons baking soda
1teaspoon salt
4eggs, lightly beaten
2cups soy milk
1⁄4cup pure maple syrup
2teaspoons pure vanilla extract
3⁄4 cup unsalted butter, melted,
cooled slightly
1⁄4 cup flax seed oil
2cups lowfat plain yogurt/cottage cheese
1 cup pecans or walnuts, finely chopped (optional)
Nutritional information
Nutritional information per waffle with yogurt: Calories 105 (17% from fat) • carb. 17g • pro. 5g • fat 2g • sat. fat 0g • chol. 36mg • sod. 243mg • calc. 58mg • fiber 2g
With 1%- fat cottage cheese: Calories 116 (17% from fat) • carb. 17g • pro. 7g • fat 2g • sat. fat 1g • chol. 36mg • sod. 307mg • calc. 33mg • fiber 2g
Instructions
Place the flours, oats, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in mixing bowl and stir to combine. In a separate bowl stir together eggs, soy milk, syrup, and vanilla and add to the dry ingredients. Stir in butter, flax seed oil, and yogurt/cottage cheese. Finally stir chopped nuts into batter. Let batter rest 5 minutes before using. Preheat your Cuisinart® Waffle Iron on setting #3.When preheated, green indicator light will illuminate. Pour 2 cups of batter along the center of the lower grid. Allow batter to spread toward edges for 5 seconds. Close lid of waffle iron – green indicator light will turn off. When green indicator light turns on again, waffles are ready. Open lid and carefully remove baked waffles. Repeat with remaining batter. For best results, serve immediately.