GF Belgian Waffles to feed the Famjam

 

I'm not much of a waffle or pancake person, but every now and then when I find myself with an abundance of wild blues in the house,  I like to make these delicious, gluten-free Belgian waffles that are light, fluffy, and SUCH a treat to have on the weekend! 

Depending on the size of your waffle iron, you will either get 4 massive Belgian waffles, or 8 smaller ones.  Go ahead and quadruple up the recipe for extras stored in the freezer for later :)

EAT YOUR HEART OUT GF BELGIAN WAFFLES

What you will need:

  • 1-1/2 cups Gluten-free All purpose baking flour

  • 2 tsp Aluminum-free Baking powder

  • 1/2 tsp Aluminum-free Baking soda

  • 1/4 tsp Sea salt or Himalayan salt

  • 1/4 tsp Stevia- If you don't have stevia, use 1 Tbsp of coconut sugar, maple syrup, local honey, brown sugar, or other

  • 1 Tbsp Oil (Avocado, grapeseed or coconut work great)

  • 3/4 cup of your favourite Milk Alternative (Almond, organic soy, coconut, rice or hemp)

  • 4  Organic Eggs, separated

  • 1 tsp Pure Vanilla Extract

  • Wild Blueberries- fresh or frozen

Instructions

  1. Pre-heat your waffle iron & also pre-heat your oven to 200 degrees F to keep your waffles warm in a pan in between batches

  2. Pour your wild Blues into a pot and heat over medium-low on the stove, until warm and sauce-like.  Once done, turn to low to keep warm.

  3. In a large bowl, mix the GF flour, baking powder, soda, salt, and sugar together.

  4. In a separate bowl, whip the egg whites and vanilla until it forms stiff peaks.

  5. In a small bowl, whisk together milk alternative, yolks and oil. Add the milk mixture to the dry ingredients and blend together. With a rubber spatula, slowly fold in egg whites with the rest of the ingredients. The entire mix should be light and fluffy.

  6. Spray the waffle iron and begin making your Belgians. Follow the waffle machine instructions or cook about 3 minutes on each side, placing the cooked waffles in the oven to keep warm while doing your next batch.

  7. Plate your beautiful craters, and top them with warm, glistening blueberry sauce.

This is only a guideline to make these traditional Belgian waffles...

Feel free to make them your own, adding any kind of healthy nuts, seeds, oats, or bran for fibre, protein powders, healthy fats, etc.  We added leftover steelcut oatmeal with ground flaxseed and goji berries from the fridge from the day before, adding just a touch more almond milk to get the right batter consistency. Good luck, and Enjoy!