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I had some buckwheat flour kicking around from when I had my elimination diet and went gluten-free for a while, and decided to try my hand at some buckwheat waffles.
They can be pretty dense, so I mixed in some brown rice flour to keep this gluten-free, and used coconut oil instead of butter, and a flax egg to make it vegan. Toss in a bit of protein powder, and hide some chia seeds in there, and you’ve got a heathy breakfast and you didn’t even know it.
Make Your Meal Even Healthier Tip:
I feel like there is so much good stuff in these waffles, that it really comes down to the toppings to make it healthy. You’re going to need maple syrup as they’re a bit on the drier side, but if you toss on some banana slices (I don’t like raw banana, or else I would have used it), any kind of berries, or even a good nut-butter, you’re golden.
Click through for recipe!…
Makes 3-4 Large Waffles
INGREDIENTS:
– 3/4 cup buckwheat flour
– 3/4 cup brown rice flour (or whole wheat if you don’t care about it being gluten-free)
– 1 tbsp protein powder
– 2 tsp chia seeds
– 1 tbsp coconut sugar
– 1 1/4 tsp baking powder
– 3/4 tsp baking soda
– 1/4 tsp fine sea salt
– 1 tsp cinnamon
– 2 tbsp melted coconut oil
– 1 1/4 cups of dairy-free milk
– 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar
– 1 tsp vanilla extract
– 1 tbsp ground flax seeds
Toppings (optional):
– berries
– banana
– nut butter
– maple syrup
– coconut yogurt
INSTRUCTIONS:
In a bowl pour the dairy-free milk of choice, add the apple cider vinegar, whisk slightly and let stand for several minutes.
In a small bowl, place the flax seed, and add 3 tbsp of water, whisk and let stand for at least 5 minutes.
Melt the coconut oil if you haven’t already.
In a large bowl, whisk together the buckwheat, rice flour, protein powder, chia seeds, coconut sugar, baking powder and soda, salt, and cinnamon.
When the milk, and flax egg are ready, add them to the dry ingredients along with the vanilla, and the oil, and stir until JUST combined.
Let sit for about 5 minutes.
In the meantime, heat the waffle iron to medium heat, and spray with vegan cooking spray.
When the batter is ready, scoop about a half a cup at a time of the mixture into the waffle iron and cook for 3-4 minutes depending on your iron.
Repeat until the batter is finished.
If you want to wait to serve them until they’re all done, keep the waffles in your oven on the lowest temp (no more than 200).
If you have leftovers, you can keep them for a few days in the fridge, or you can freeze them in a ziplock bag and reheat in the toaster!
ENJOY!
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photos and recipe by: Christine McAvoy
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