Waffle Queen: Key Lime Waffles

I'm trying to find all the places I've recorded my waffle recipes and post them here on my blog, with labels, so they can be found, and shared... Viva la Waffle!
This time I bring to you my Key Lime Waffles that I made last summer.

First I mixed the dry ingredients:
One Box of Pillsbury Key Lime Premium Cookie Mix (I think this is a Seasonal item from Target stores)
1 cup all-purpose White Flour
1 cup Ground Almond Meal (I get this at Trader Joe’s)
1 teaspoon Baking Powder

Then, one at a time, I added:
1 cup full-fat Ricotta Cheese
1 stick of Butter, softened
1 tablespoon Coconut Oil
2 teaspoons Vanilla Extract
3 fresh Eggs
2 ½ cups Water
Note: Slowly add the water, ½ cup at a time, or your mixer may kick it all out of the bowl.

Cook on a waffle iron, cool on cooling racks, and enjoy!

Peanut Butter Pumpkin Applesauce Waffles

Last night was Waffle night around here - and you know what THAT means! New Waffle recipe!

Last night's concoction included creamy peanut butter, canned pumpkin, and apple sauce.

I use a Kitchen Aid counter top stand mixer to blend, usually with the flat beater attachment.

1 cup Sugar
2/3 stick of Butter, melted
1/4 cup Vegetable Oil
2 Tbsp Vanilla
3 Tbsp Molasses
12 eggs (because, well, we have chickens!)
1 cup Applesauce (I use the kind without added sugar)
1 cup Creamy Peanut Butter
1/2 of a 29oz can of Pure Pumpkin (freeze the rest for future mixes!)
1 cup Whole Milk

1/2 Cup Almond Meal (I get mine at Trader Joe's)
1/2 Cup Cashew Meal (Trader Joe's)
1/2 Cup Oat Bran
1/3 Cup Ground Flax Seed

Once all of that is good and blended, then rotate adding the following ingredients:
(be careful as the mixing bowl gets full - add those ingredients slowly)

2 1/2 Cups Trader Joe's White Flour
1 1/2 Cups King Arthur White Wheat Flour
2 cups water (adjust for consistency)

I run a small test waffle through the Belgian Waffler first to check for taste and consistency. (Plus that one beeps when it's done.)

The cooked waffles are set out on cooling racks where they are nabbed by waffle eaters. The leftover waffles are cooled, bagged, and frozen or refrigerated to enjoy the rest of the week.

Wendy the Waffle Queen

I love to make waffles. I also do it to make something delicious and healthy for my family. I usually invent my waffle recipes as I'm mixing, depending on the ingredients at hand.

We have a small flock of chickens, which is a good thing because I put about a dozen eggs into each batch of waffles.

Currently I am using a Belgium waffle maker which was a wedding present, and a "waffle stick" maker that I picked up at Aldi's for about $15. On special occasions I pull out the Hello Kitty waffler and make Hello Kitty waffle heads. Sadly, I think my original waffle maker has died. I'll have to test it again. Maybe someday I'll invest in some REALLY FANCY wafflers. You know what to get me for presents now, don't ya?

I mix everything up in a Kitchenaid counter top mixer. When the bowls is full, it's time to make waffles! The waffles are laid out on cooling racks, and the stack of leftovers goes into the fridge to enjoy the rest of the week.

Join me on my culinary adventure to find the perfect mix of something sweet, something creamy, something nutty, and something healthy... and something that can get cooked on a waffle iron!