Rachel's Healthy and Delicious Waffles

I used to have a waffle maker that I loved.  His name was Warry.  I planned to love him forever, but then he died.  I have been mourning him for 2 years now.  The pain has just subsided enough to replace him.  Well, I don't know if anything could ever really replace him, but maybe ease the pain, fill the void a little.

Here is my new friend.  I haven't named her yet, but I have had my eye on her for a while.

Presto 3510 FlipSide Belgian Waffle Maker


I have really been missing waffles.  But as you know, waffles aren't always the healthiest things and am trying to be better about all that nonsense.  Enter Rachel and her waffles.  I think you will be surprised how many great things she has packed into these waffles and how filling they are with few calories.  You should also just check out her blog to see how awesome it is.  I had to adapt her recipe because I didn't have wheat germ and I reduced the oil to help the calorie content situation.  My kids loved these and so did I.

I had mine with strawberries.

Hadlee had buttermilk syrup.  Have you tried it yet?  I don't think I have bought syrup for 2 years, we are completely converted.  There are also two versions of caramel buttermilk syrup.

Calvin had a mix of syrup and strawberries, but I didn't get a photo.  

Look at my cute waffle maker.  Standing up for storage and such.

If you want the recipe you can go HERE

Okay, so I halved the recipe and used about 3/4 cup batter for each waffle.  It made 6 waffles (giant waffles, I couldn't eat a whole one).  I used 2 T of canola oil for half the recipe and just left out the wheat germ.  And here is the calorie info if you are interested.  If you have a smaller waffle iron and only use 1/2 cup of batter, there are only 193 calories per waffle!

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 164 g

Amount Per Serving

Calories 290 Calories from Fat 85

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 9.4g 14%

Saturated Fat 2.0g 10%

Trans Fat 0.0g

Cholesterol 69mg 23%

Sodium 253mg 11%

Total Carbohydrates 42.4g 14%

Dietary Fiber 2.1g 9%

Sugars 8.3g

Protein 9.4g

Vitamin A 5% • Vitamin C 1% Calcium 28% • Iron 15%

Nutrition Grade C+

* Based on a 2000 calorie diet

Nutritional Analysis

Good points

• High in phosphorus
• High in selenium

Bad points

• Contains alcohol