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Chocolate Zucchini Waffles
These homemade chocolate zucchini waffles with a healthy spin will leave your kids asking for more! No one will notice the sneaky zucchini that is added to the batter. Healthy and delicious - it's a win for everyone!
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups white whole wheat flour (Sub: 1 cup whole wheat flour + 1/2 cup all-purpose flour)
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup cocoa powder (sub: cacao powder)
- 1/4 cup brown sugar (sub: coconut sugar)
- 1/4 cup coconut oil, melted (sub: avocado oil or melted butter)
- 1 3/4 cups milk (plain dairy-free milk will work fine)
- 2 large eggs, beaten
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup finely grated zucchini* (sub: pumpkin puree)
- Optional: 1 cup mini chocolate chips
- *Use the fine grate of a box grater for this task.
Instructions
- Dry Ingredients: In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, salt, and cocoa powder.
- Wet Ingredients: In a medium mixing bowl, whisk together brown sugar and melted coconut oil. Whisk in beaten egg, milk, and zucchini.
- Combine: Add wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and whisk until just combined (do not over mix). Stir in chocolate chips.
- Cook: Cook the waffles according to your waffle iron instructions (mine takes about 3 1/2 minutes for each batch). Here's how much batter to use: - 4 Square Waffle Iron: Pour about 1/4 cup mix per waffle. - Belgian Waffle Iron: Pour 1 cup batter per waffle.
Freezer Instructions
Freeze For Later: Make and cool waffles completely on a cooling rack. Place waffles in single layers in a gallon-size freezer bag with parchment paper between layers. Seal tightly and freeze.
Prepare From Frozen: Toast frozen waffles. If still slightly cold inside, microwave in 10-second increments until warmed through.
Notes/Tips
- Substitute White Whole Wheat Flour with 1 cup whole wheat flour + 1/2 cup unbleached all-purpose flour.
- Substitute pumpkin puree for the zucchini.
- You could substitute avocado oil or melted butter for the coconut oil.
- Chocolate chips can be mini, dark chocolate, or milk chocolate.
Nutrition
Serving: 1 square waffle | Calories: 113 kcal (6%) | Carbohydrates: 15 g (5%) | Protein: 4 g (8%) | Fat: 5 g (8%) | Cholesterol: 26 mg (9%) | Sodium: 171 mg (7%) | Fiber: 2 g (8%) | Sugar: 5 g (6%)
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