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Paleo Waffles question

2012-08-15T00:38:56Z

New to paleo and I just wanted to double check and make sure this paleo waffle recipie is ok because it is to darn good tasting to be true.

3 eggs 1c cashews 1/3c coconut milk 3tbsp sugar free maple syrup 3tbsp coconut milk 3tbsp almond flour(almond meal) Salt

Everything would seem to check out except the syrup but is the rest ok? If so everyone should try it!

Answer by Bill1102inf for Paleo Waffles question

2012-08-15T01:20:20Z

Looks good, just use real maple syrup instead of sugar free, unless your obese, then you might as well banish 'pancake' from your vocabulary.

Answer by MathGirl72 for Paleo Waffles question

2012-08-15T01:29:55Z

Please note: Paleo-ified junk food is still junk food. However, if you are going to eat this, dump the "sugar-free" maple syrup. It isn't maple syrup and is worse for you than the real thing.

Answer by Paul D for Paleo Waffles question

2012-08-15T01:58:53Z

Here's a Waffle Recipe that my kids love. There is NO sugar IN the batter (that easily comes from the syrup or fruit put on top of the waffle before eating).

WET: Blend or Wisk until glossy:

6 Eggs
4 TBS Coconut Oil, melted (or Butter, of you prefer)
1 tsp Vanilla

DRY: Sift Together:

1/3 cup Coconut Flour
1-1/2 tsp Cinnamon
1/2 tsp Baking Powder
1/4 tsp Salt (or to taste)

Combine WET & DRY ingredients (a blender is recommended for this). Let the batter sit for 5 minutes as coconut flour is highly "absorbent" and will suck the moisture out of the mix. Add water as necessary to thin the mix to the proper waffle batter consistency.

Pour into your well greased waffle iron and keep an eye on it. They cook rather quickly. if they stick to the iron you've tried to take them out too soon or you've added a sugary sweetener to the batter (tsk, tsk).

Incidentally, this recipe also works as pancake batter, just don't thin it as much. You can chop up some apples or add blueberries to the the batter...

The recipe also adapts to a wonderful Paleo "bread" by substituting the vanilla and cinnamon with Italian seasoning or Adobo or something more savory and (optionally) substituting the coconut oil with butter. Put the batter in a well greased muffin-top pan/mini-loaf pan/cupcake pan and bake at 350-375 for 15-30 minutes (til a toothpick in the middle comes out clean). The cooking time will depend upon the size and shape of your "mold." Cool, then cut in half lengthwise and you've got the beginnings of a great sandwich that is high in protein and contains only good carbs. We use this for our kids lunches (the mini-loaf pan makes the perfect size sandwich for them).

Cheers!

Nutritional Information (for "Waffles") (Calculated via MyFitnessPal.com)
Yeild: 4 round waffles
Per Waffle: 283 calories / 8g Carbs / 6g Fiber / 12g Protein / 22g Total Fat / 16g Saturated Fat

Nutritional Information (for "bread") (Calculated via MyFitnessPal.com)
Yeild: 8 Mini-loaves
Per Loaf: 141 calories / 4g Carbs / 3g Fiber / 6g Protein / 11g Total Fat / 8g Saturated Fat

Answer by CC for Paleo Waffles question

2012-08-15T04:48:00Z

How many waffles does this make? 1 cup of cashews alone is 749 calories. http://caloriecount.about.com/calories-cashew-nuts-oil-roasted-i12586?size_grams=129.0

Instead of the maple syrup, I would put berries or bananas on top and some whipped coconut cream if you want something sweet!

It was easy for me to overeat on paleo treats, so when I do make them I only make enough for two servings / give the rest away / feed to the husband / throw it out my balcony window.