These crispy chocolate waffles with peanut butter sauce are a completely decadent breakfast and they’re gluten free!
If we’re being honest (what a dumb saying, of course I’m being honest, this is the one place I get to do that), I’m pretty happy we’ve got the Super Bowl behind us.
You’d think there’s no such thing as too much when it comes to cheese, buffalo wings and “party food” but, I’m over it.
I’d like my Pinterest feed to go back to pretty food things not the crap that American’s like to eat on a certain Sunday in February every year.
Like waffles.
Crispy chocolate waffles with peanut butter sauce preferably.
If there’s one good thing about a dumbass groundhog seeing his shadow, it’s 6 more weeks of cozy winter weekend breakfasts.
There are few redeeming things about this season in NY and that is one of them.
So if you’re telling me I have to “endure” 6 more weekends with peanut butter sauce dripping down the side of my plate as I shovel chocolate waffles into my mouth and then chill on the couch with a mug of coffee and Pinterest for a couple hours…
I’m down.
If you don’t want to make the peanut butter sauce for the waffles, try this vanilla macadamia nut butter instead. It’s got the decadent drippy thing going on too that’s equally delicious with the chocolate waffles.
MORE WAFFLE RECIPES TO TRY:
Gingerbread Waffles
Chestnut Flour Waffles with Vanilla Cranberry Compote
Cherry Oat Waffles
Paleo Sweet Potato Waffles
Blueberry Oatmeal Waffles
Chocolate Waffles
Ingredients
- 2/3 cup almond flour
- 1/4 cup tapioca starch or arrowroot powder
- 3 tablespoon coconut flour
- 1/3 cup raw cacao powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 2 large eggs
- 1/3 + 1/4 cup almond milk
- 2 tablespoon maple syrup or honey
- 2 tablespoon melted butter or coconut oil
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar
Peanut Butter Sauce
- 1/4 cup plain Greek yogurt
- 2 tablespoon creamy natural peanut butter
- 1 tablespoon maple syrup
- 1-2 tablespoon milk or almond milk
Instructions
- Preheat the waffle iron.
- Add all the dry ingredients (almond flour, tapioca starch, coconut flour, raw cacao, baking powder and salt) to a mixing bowl.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together the wet ingredients (eggs, almond milk, maple or honey, butter/oil, vanilla, and apple cider vinegar).
- Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and whisk together until combined. Use immediately. If you leave the batter to stand for too long add a touch more almond milk. It should be thick but spoonable.
- Lightly spray your waffle iron with cooking oil. Cook waffles in the preheated waffle iron according to the manufacturer’s instructions. The batter will fluff up a bit while cooking, so try not to overfill the waffle iron.
- The waffles will firm up as they cool so try not to overcook, they should be a little soft. A good tip for getting them out is to open the lid, leave it open for 5 – 10 seconds to cool a bit then lift out with a fork and transfer to a cooling rack to firm up.
- Add the sauce ingredients to a bowl and whisk until smooth. Adjust the thinness with milk to taste.
- Top the waffles with the peanut butter sauce.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Gina Matsoukas is an AP syndicated writer. She is the founder, photographer and recipe developer of Running to the Kitchen — a food website focused on providing healthy, wholesome recipes using fresh and seasonal ingredients. Her work has been featured in numerous media outlets both digital and print, including MSN, Huffington post, Buzzfeed, Women’s Health and Food Network.
The recipe sounds great but one question please…i do not own a waffle iron….can this batter mix be used to make pancakes instead? and if not, what substitutions would i need to make…..than you in advance for your reply.
I have not tried this as pancakes. Let me know if you do and how it turns out.
can i sub all purpose flour for the 3? Looks beautiful but don’t have those flours and I really want to make these
I haven’t tried it that way but it probably would work. Please let me know how it turns out if you give it a shot!
so my kids are going to crown me queen of breakfast when I make these for them this weekend
Seriously…I think I have died and gone to heaven with these Chocolate Waffles! They are amazing!