A few years ago, my mom had cancer--Burkitt's Lymphoma to be exact. Pretty rare and pretty awful. Through the grace of God, today she is in remission. Anyway, since then, mom started subscribing to the AICR Health e-recipes and forwarding recipes to me like the one below. To see a list of AICR's publications and sign up, here's a link.
We have been loving them for several years now--they're not that much harder to make than using store bought mix ones. Enjoy them with the amazing berries that are about to be in season.
This was the first time I ever prepared the batter the night before and made them the next morning. Worked amazingly well--so I would recommend doing that if you have overnight guests and want to simplify your breakfast routine. If I'm really ambitious, I premix the dry ingredients and store them in a ziplock bag until I need to them. I often double the recipe and wrap each waffle in plastic wrap and freeze. Some mornings, we just pop them in the toaster right from the freezer to re-crisp.
MULTI-GRAIN WAFFLES WITH MIXED BERRIES
Adapted from American Institute for Cancer Research
Serves 4
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup whole-wheat flour
- 1 1/4 cups fat-free buttermilk
- 1/4 cup rolled oats
- 2 Tbsp. toasted wheat germ
- 1 Tbsp. sugar (raw sugar is preferred)
- 1 Tbsp. canola oil
- 1 tsp. baking soda
- 1 large egg, lightly beaten
- Pinch of salt
- Cooking spray
- 2 cups assorted fresh or frozen thawed berries, such as strawberries, raspberries, blueberries and blackberries
- Maple syrup or low-fat vanilla yogurt, if desired
In a medium bowl, whisk together the first 10 ingredients. Let the mixture stand several minutes to thicken. (Add additional buttermilk to thin the batter if needed.) Coat a waffle iron with non-stick cooking spray and preheat.
Options: Serve these waffles as a dessert with low-fat frozen yogurt. Or double the recipe and freeze individually. Reheat in a toaster oven and serve with yogurt, nuts, or fresh fruit. Try other fruits such as bananas, mandarin oranges, and mangoes.
Makes 4 servings or 4 waffles.
My little girl was incredibly happy to have waffles for breakfast.
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