Healthy & Easy Whole-Wheat Waffles Recipe
These are healthy whole wheat waffles that the entire family will like. They are fluffy and light, and they can seriously become your favorite!
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Whole wheat waffles are the type of food my kids can always eat. But not the store-bought ones, just the homemade waffles. The best thing with waffles is to top it off with various fruits for a healthy breakfast. What do I like the least about waffles? My kiddos and husband sneak up and steal them from a cooling rack while still warm. Yes, these healthy whole wheat waffles are good, and almost half is gone before breakfast.
Waffles Can be Good with Whole Wheat Flour Too
White flour is a traditional ingredient in waffles. But, the truth is you can make equally yummy waffles with whole wheat flour. Plus, whole wheat is better for our health. The only trick is to figure out the correct proportion of ingredients.
I experimented a lot until I found what worked best for my waffle maker and my family’s taste. It turns out we like when waffles are fluffy and not very dense.
White Whole Wheat Flour
In this recipe, I used white whole wheat flour. The name of this flour could be misleading since people might think of it as a mixture of white (refined) flour and whole wheat (unrefined) flour. But this is not the case.
White whole wheat flour is unrefined flour from another type of wheat that doesn’t have the major genes for bran color. In other words, different gene make-up corresponds to differences between the white kind and the traditional red type of wheat. Both are milled with the whole kernel (the bran, the endosperm, and germ), and they have identical nutritional value. White wheat flour is lighter in color and also milder in taste due to lacking some chemical compounds that red wheat has. This is why some people might prefer white whole wheat flour more.
Substituting Butter with Coconut Oil
Most recipes use butter in the waffle mixture, and they taste great this way. But if butter is a concern for some reason, coconut oil is a great substitution. They still taste delicious, and even picky eaters will not mind the substitution (I know this from experience).
Get your ingredients ready, and let’s make some great-tasting healthy whole wheat waffles!
Enjoy!
Whole Wheat Waffles
Ingredients
- 2 cups white whole wheat flour
- 3 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 4 tbsp coconut oil melted
- 2 tsp honey
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 cups plain kefir
- 1/2 cup sparkling water
- 2 eggs
Instructions
- Prepare coconut oil. Melt coconut oil on the stove or in the microwave. Set aside.
- Combine dry ingredients. In a large bowl, mix white whole wheat flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
- Combine wet ingredients. In another bowl, whisk together melted coconut oil, honey, vanilla extract, plain kefir, sparkling water, and eggs.
- Fold wet ingredients into dry ingredients.
- Preheat your waffle iron. Lightly coat with oil using a brush or paper towel.
- Using about 1/2 cup of batter, cook waffles until golden. Let it cool on a cooling rack.
- Top it off with maple syrup and fruits of choice.
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