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Not everyone likes Chaffles. WAIT! WAIT! Hear me out. The basic recipe calls
for cheese and eggs. Of course, traditional waffles use eggs, so it's the
cheese that makes these different, and what makes them suitable for low
carb diets...And what gives them the name cheese-waffles-- Chaffles!
Using different cheeses, adding nut flours and flavorings of various sorts
can produce a wide variety of Chaffle types, designed to suit the tastes
of different people. Personally, I have tried colby-jack, baby swiss, and
mozzarella with the required eggs and did not like any of them! At all!
(Well, the mozzarella one wasn't as bad.) Fortunately, the first recipe
I found and tried used cream cheese, and oh my goodness! Heavenly!
Life changing!
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The small size waffle irons (e.g. Dash Mini, right)
are often preferred for several reasons. They're inexpensive to purchase
and easily portable, handy in RVs or dorm rooms. They make small chaffles
that are perfect size for hamburger buns, or to be frozen and easily toasted
in a standard size toaster, etc. However, a large waffle iron will work
just fine, if that's what you have. Adjust batter amounts to work with your
iron.
The Multi-Purpose Chaffles recipe (below, right) makes
five 4" diameter chaffles, each one about 2 grams net carbs. They are
versatile, usable for anything from hamburger bun to strawberry shortcake
(below). Of course, you will need to add in the carb count of any
toppings or fillings used. |
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Ingredients:
· 2 eggs (room temperature)
2-oz. (1/4 cup) cream cheese (room temperature)
· 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
· 1 Tablespoon coconut flour
· 1 Tablespoon flaxseed meal (or other low-carb nut flour)
· 1 teaspoon Lakanto Golden Monkfruit Sweetener
(or alternate sweetener)
· 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
Instructions:
i· Moist ingredients:
Start by beating the eggs, then mixing in room temperature cream cheese,
and the flavoring extracts.
· Dry ingredients: In a separate cup or bowl, combine
the flours, sweetener and baking powder, stirring with a fork.
· Add the dry ingredients to the egg-creamcheese mixture
and stir until thoroughly mixed.
· Cook in waffle iron for about 3 minutes, or until
steaming stops.
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Snickerdoodle Chaffles!
Ingredients:
· 2 eggs (room temperature)
2-oz. (1/4 cup) cream cheese (room temperature)
· 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
· 1/2 teaspoon maple extract
· 1 Tablespoon coconut flour
· 1 Tablespoon flaxseed meal (or other low-carb nut flour)
· 1 Tablespoon Lakanto Golden Monkfruit Sweetener
(or alternate sweetener)
· 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Sprinkle with sweetened cinnamon. |
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Chocolate Chaffles!
Perfect for Ice Cream Sandwiches
Ingredients:
· 2 eggs (room temperature)
2-oz. (1/4 cup) cream cheese (room temperature)
· 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
· 1/2 teaspoon rum extract
· 1 1/2 Tablespoon unsweetened cocoa
· 1 Tablespoon coconut flour
· 1 Tablespoon flaxseed meal (or other low-carb nut flour)
· 1 Tablepoon Lakanto Golden Monkfruit Sweetener
(or alternate sweetener)
· 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
· 1/4 teaspoon salt
Fill with your choice of sugar-free ice cream.
(Or make your
own! Recipe here!) |
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Sweet Maple Chaffles!
This is a super-simple recipe that avoids nut flours or anything that
will add carbs. The cream cheese will have less than one net carb (if you
use the pictured brand) and that's all. These chaffles can even be used
on a typical keto "egg fast."
· 1 egg (room temperature)
1-oz. cream cheese (room temperature)
· 1 teaspoon Lakanto golden monkfruit sweetener
(or your preferred brown sugar substitute)
· 1 teaspoon maple extract |
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Butterscotch Chaffles!
Like the previous recipe, this one doesn't use nut flours. So the chaffles
can be used on a typical keto "egg fast." And, with the additional
melted butter, it can double as a "fat bomb."
· 1 egg (room temperature)
1-oz. cream cheese (room temperature)
· 1 teaspoon melted butter
(or melted butter/oil spread)
· 1 teaspoon Lakanto golden monkfruit sweetener
(or your preferred brown sugar substitute)
· 1 teaspoon rum extract
· 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract |
Yeast "Bread" Chaffles!
One of the things that many of us miss the most is bread. Well, this
isn't bread, but it's a yummy alternative, with the flavor from yeast, and
a texture that holds up well to spreading peanut-butter& jelly or other
toppings. (Although each chaffle will be less than 2 net carbs, don't forget
to add in your toppings. For instance, the pictured the pb& j (below
right) adds a total of 4 net carbs.) The recipe makes 8 or 9 chaffles. |
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Ingredients
· 4 eggs (room temperature)
· 4-oz. (1/2 cup) cream cheese (room temperature)
· 2 Tablespoon coconut flour
· 2 Tablespoon flaxseed meal (or other low-carb nut flour)
· 1 Tablespoon Lakanto Golden Monkfruit Sweetener
(or alternate sweetener)
· 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
· 1 packet instant yeast (Rapid Rise)
Instructions:
· Moist ingredients: Start by beating the eggs, then
mixing in cream cheese, and the flavoring extracts.
· Dry ingredients: In a separate cup or bowl, combine
the flours, sweetener and baking powder, stirring with a fork.
· Add the dry ingredients to the egg-creamcheese mixture
and stir until thoroughly mixed.
· Mix in the yeast and allow to bubble a bit. (Since
this is not a standard bread dough, it will not rise and cannot be kneaded.) |
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Are you looking for some highly nutritious chaffles? Check these out: Superfood Chaffles
If you enjoy these chaffle recipes, here's another super fun type of chaffle
that you might love even more:
Click Here for some
yummy Wafer Cookies! |
(Recipes by Mary Hopson, who isn't a chef or baker of any sort. She makes
no guarantees.) |
