Friday Fast & Easy Meals-Breakfast

One of the easiest things in the WORLD for me to fix on a busy night or just on a night where I don't want to make it too complicated is breakfast. I have a ton of go to breakfast recipes but this is one we are using the heck out of these days. I have looked and looked for a good whole wheat waffle recipe that would actually taste good and I finally found one!!! I found this one on a page I follow on Facebook called 100 days of Real Food. She has a website as well that you can just type in and it will take you there. This page is a wealth of great information. I do not like every recipe I try so I am just passing on ones here that I have personally made and know my family eats!

The great thing about waffles is that with kids involved you can make this a fun thing for them! They can help you mix and make them. The you can make a waffle bar. Have toppings like fruit (think berries), maple syrup, chopped nuts, chocolate chips and for the kiddos a little dollop of whipped cream!

These also double as a perfect solution for on the go breakfasts! I make a double batch every week and a half to two weeks and trey and I eat one or two in the mornings with a half teaspoon peanut butter spread on like you would butter and top with strawberries and I use honey and he uses maple syrup. We freeze them and reheat in the toaster oven. They hold taste and shape perfectly as long as you put the freezer paper between each layer.

Whole-Wheat Waffles

Serves: 4 - 5

Ingredients

·             2 large eggs

·             1 ¾ cups milk (I have used everything from skim milk to thick buttermilk…so whatever you have on hand should work)

·             ¼ cup oil (She used melted butter and I use extra virgin olive oil)

·             1 tablespoon honey

·             ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon

·             ¼ teaspoon baking soda

·             1 ½ cups whole-wheat flour (I used King Arthur’s organic white whole-wheat flour)

·             2 teaspoons baking powder

·             ⅛ teaspoon salt

Instructions

1.   Preheat your waffle iron.

2.   In a large mixing bowl whisk together the eggs, milk, oil, honey, cinnamon, and baking soda until well combined.

3.   Add in the flour, baking powder, and salt and whisk together just until the large lumps disappear.

4.   When the waffle iron is hot, dab it with a little butter and then ladle some batter onto the center of the iron. Follow the instructions that came with your waffle maker to know how long it should be cooked (mine takes about 3 - 4 minutes each).

5.   Keep waffles warm until you finish cooking all of them. Top with pure maple syrup and fruit. Enjoy!