Yummy Waffles
I was perusing through my kitchen cabinets the other day when I came upon a waffle iron. Of course I immediately got a huge craving and decided that I had to create some Primal Waffles.
Here is what I came up with and it will definitely not disappoint. These were quite good. It has been long enough since I had a “normal” waffle so it is hard for me to compare but I would say that these are easily as good if not better!
Old… OLD World Waffles
Ingredients:
- 8oz Organic Cream Cheese
- 1 cup almond flour
- 1 half cup shredded coconut.
- 4 eggs
- 1-2 teaspoons vanilla
- dash of cinnamon
Waffle Syrup:
- Fruit! Any you like but I have found that frozen strawberries that are put in the microwave and then chopped and mashed makes a great natural syrup!
Directions:
1. Pulse half cup of shredded coconut in a food processor or blender until you have a kind of coconut flour. (some people may remember this from some of my other recipes) This makes a great coconut flour that is full fat and less dry than pre-made almond flour which is usually de-fatted.
2. In a mixer or mixing bowl, combine all ingredients and mix well to create a batter.
3. Cook your batter on the waffle iron. If you dont have a waffle iron, you could probably make them pancake style in a pan on the stove.
4. Enjoy them how you like them! We did some organic butter and the heated frozen strawberry natural syrup.
Came out perfect!
September 29th, 2009 - 6:23 pm
hey! I seem to be having problems with making this coconut flour, the coconut i buy its already shredded and my blender & my food processor “flour”?
thanks!
ps. love your site just found it the other day
September 29th, 2009 - 6:44 pm
This looks awesome. Waffles are one of the things I miss from the wheat-eating world (one of the very few things I miss). I’ll have to give this a go.
September 29th, 2009 - 7:10 pm
Looks amazing, wish I had a waffle iron to try it, so I’ll probably do them as pancakes!
September 29th, 2009 - 10:28 pm
Nice recipe. Too bad we got rid of the waffle iron. About the only word of caution is that some shredded coconut (i.e., Mounds) is absolutely loaded with sugar.
September 29th, 2009 - 11:02 pm
I might have to try these as well. By the way, I tried making primal pancakes… They literally knocked us out! Any idea as to why that might be?
September 29th, 2009 - 11:12 pm
You can buy bags of unsweetened shredded coconut in the baking section of the grocery store.
September 30th, 2009 - 12:56 am
You are killing me man! I’ve had breakfast like an hour ago (a nice salmon tw) and yet I now have huge cravings lol!
Yavor
September 30th, 2009 - 9:01 am
You are an evil, evil man!!
September 30th, 2009 - 9:36 am
Do you suggest letting the cream cheese sit out until it’s at room temperature first? I really wanna try this and might have to go buy a waffle iron…:)
September 30th, 2009 - 9:47 am
Norm,
I get shredded coconut already as well. If you put it in a food processor, you will further grind it down to where it is a kind of flour.
Andy,
Good caveat.. make sure you get UNSWEETENED coconut
Ron,
What do you mean knocked you out? you mean made you sleepy? It could be because of the high calorie content if you used a lot of almond flour or it could be due to one of your other ingredients?
Yavor,
Good to see you man. It has been a while!
LPrice,
Nothing evil about these!
Chelsea,
You could probably leave it out but i didn’t even bother. Put it right in out of the fridge.
September 30th, 2009 - 11:35 am
WOW! You are super creative!
September 30th, 2009 - 7:05 pm
As if this post didn’t make me want them bad enough, I get this text message in my inbox while I’m at work today:
“Oh man. This left over waffle out of the fridge is so good! Think Baskin Robbins waffle cone.”
Bastard!
October 1st, 2009 - 9:27 am
Great site! I have been using a lot of your recipes lately, one question on these though. Do you know of any good subs for the cream cheese? Thanks.
October 1st, 2009 - 5:53 pm
Yeah, made us take a nap. One of those naps that you’re still groggy from when you awaken.
Got the recipe here: http://www.marksdailyapple.com/the-many-uses-of-almond-meal/
I doubled the amounts, but it’s not like we ate all of the pancakes. Just thought maybe it was some sort of weird almond effect of which I was unaware.
October 2nd, 2009 - 1:17 am
Made these tonight. They were great! As proof, my wife ate an entire waffle, and she is a carbaholic. She usually hates anything that isn’t made from flour and sugar. I ate mine with only organic butter as a topping, but I gave it to her with unsweetened berry mixture and a little whipped cream. Even the kids liked them!
October 2nd, 2009 - 7:22 am
Is your unsweetened coconut moist? I buy dried unsweetened coconut flakes from Whole Foods in the bulk section for my wife’s Fage and stuff like coconut shrimp, etc. Just wondering if I should buy a bag of the unsweetened stuff that would probably be much more moist.
October 3rd, 2009 - 5:48 pm
Yum! I’ve made primal pancakes before, and I didn’t have a problem with them knocking me out. For syrup, I heated up some fruit in a pan, mashed them up, then added a bit of coconut milk and let it all thicken.
October 4th, 2009 - 9:02 am
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October 11th, 2009 - 3:06 pm
This sounds like a wonderful recipe. I can’t wait to try it. Thanks for sharing it.
October 13th, 2009 - 10:18 am
Wow, I tried these last night. Had to make them pancake style as I don’t have a waffle iron. Excellent! Just used some fresh fruit and a little bit of homemade applesauce on top.
October 14th, 2009 - 5:50 am
I made these over the weekend. Turned out pretty good. I saved the left overs and had some for a snack the other night. I broke them up, threw them in a bowl with some heavy cream and voila! I had a bowl of “cereal”. It was actually quite tasty like that.
October 21st, 2009 - 12:57 pm
You can make a fermented fruit syrup which is really good with yogurt and I bet with these waffles.
The recipes are in the nourishing traditions cookbooks, I like them a lot.
November 10th, 2009 - 1:56 pm
AMAZING! Made me so happy, thank you…
December 4th, 2009 - 8:59 pm
Now that’s what I’m talking about… old school waffles. Looks delicious!
Time to be on the look out for a waffle iron;)
Mike
December 15th, 2009 - 12:38 pm
I’ve tried lots of low-card/paleo waffle and pancake recipes and these are by far the best … delicious and really easy to make. I made a half portion in my Tribest blender and got three perfect waffles.
Thanks!
December 17th, 2009 - 12:08 am
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January 25th, 2010 - 4:38 pm
Howdy Son of Grok,
I really like this recipe, thanks for posting it. I am new to this style of eating… before I started the lifestyle change (I don’t like calling it a diet), I was eating a bagel and an English muffin for breakfast almost every morning. I was totally craving carbs in the morning, and these pancakes/waffles nip that craving in the bud. I don’t have the room for a waffle iron in my current kitchen, so I’ve been making them pancake style in a frying pan.
I have made a few additions/changes which I find very tasty:
– I use equal amounts of coconut and almond meal. I guess I’m a sucker for coconut!
– After I process the coconut down to a flour-like consistency, I add the almond meal and process it a little more so that it kind of sticks to itself, much like when you grind beans for espresso. I have an 11-cup Cuisinart which does the job nicely.
– I add a whole banana to the batter in the Cuisinart, and then blend it in.
– I pan fry them in just a touch of coconut oil, which helps it not to stick and imparts a wonderful aroma and flavor. I also add a little coconut oil to the batter.
– After cooking, I finish them off with fresh strawberries from my local grocery store, which I hand-crush before adding to the pancakes.
Thanks!
-Dave
February 10th, 2010 - 4:04 pm
One of the readers on my blog (Health Habits) is having trouble wrapping her brain around integrating Paleo eating into her student lifestyle.
She knows what she should do…she just doesn’t “think” she can do it.
One of her big stumbling blocks is lunch. I suggested she check out my fave Paleo food bloggers (yourself included)
During our discussion, I realized that she had raised a great question:
How does she “brown bag” her lunch “Paleo style”
What a perfect idea for a blog post.
And that is why I am contacting some of my favorite Paleo food bloggers to ask them that question:
How do you “brown bag” your lunch “Paleo style”?
If you are interested in participating, email (info@healthhabits.ca) me your ideas and I will include them in the article – with full credit going to you.
For your reference, I did a similar post last year on how to get fit and save money – http://www.healthhabits.ca/2009/03/26/how-to-get-fit-and-save-money/
March 3rd, 2010 - 11:13 am
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March 3rd, 2010 - 2:27 pm
I made these as pancakes, and LOVED them! My wife (not primal) and 20 month old son loved them too. I slightly “cheated” because I used 100% real maple syrup (rather than the HFCS stuff in the stores) but only a little bit! I’ll try the fruit syrup next time.
With recipes like these its easy to eat primal.
Thanks