Healthy Waffles

Submitted by JoAnn Rachor

"Waffles without oil or sugar and my husband likes them. Original recipe from drweil.com which says it is from The Healthy Kitchen - Recipes for a Better Body, Life and Spirit by Andrew Weil, MD and Rosie Daley (Knopf)."

 

• Ready In: 20mins
• Ingredients: 8
• Yields: 3 4square waffles

ingredients

• 4 eggs
• 1⁄3 cup orange juice
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 1⁄4 cups milk
• 1 1⁄2 cups flour
• 1⁄2 cup whole wheat pastry flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt

directions

1. Separate eggs.
2. Beat the whites until stiff.
3. Mix egg yolks, orange juice and vanilla until frothy.
4. Add milk and stir a couple of times.
5. Mix dry ingredients together and add slowly to liquids mixing until there are no lumps.
6. Fold the egg whites.
7. Server with fresh fruit (raspberries, blueberries, bananas, strawberries, applesauce) and vanilla yogurt.
8. If you must use syrup remember that the orange juice provides sweetener.
9. Can be used to make pancakes too.

Reviews

[kristenyaun]

These turned out very tasty, although I modified mine some. I used only 2 egg whites and substituted with half a cup of ground flaxseed and hot water then added pureed pumpkin and a dash of olive oil! I also mixed up the 2 c. of flour with rolled oats, rye, and all purpose flour. So tasty and the orange juice added a really interesting flavor

 

[Deepfreeze-27]

These were somewhat bland and tended to stick to my waffle iron, even after I greased it well. Don't think we'll make these again.

 

[VegSocialWorker]

Turned out pretty good, but thought they were a tad bit bland. Added 1/2 cup of ground flax to the flour (and decreased white flour by 1/2 cup) just to up the nutritional value a bit. They are very light and fluffy, which is great. Thanks for sharing this recipe.

 

[punkarooni]

Great! I made these for myself and a "regular" batch from another recipe for the kids. These were the best and you'd never know they weren't bad for you. I'll just make these next time.

 

[Lisa Eberhardt]

I'm always looking for a healthier way to bake things. This recipe is great. I used peach mango juice instead of orange (since that was all we had), and they still turned out great. Thanks!