Sunday, November 3, 2019

KETO Raspberry & Chocolate Waffles/ Chaffles (Gluten & Sugar Free

This waffle is a decadent, but 
healthy breakfast or treat!
Ingredients:
2 teaspoons cream cheese (at room temperature)**
2/3 cup grated mini Babybel cheeses (about 2 1/2 mini cheeses) or mozzarella cheese
2 eggs
2 teaspoons coconut flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
dash of pink Himalayan or sea salt
1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
10 - 12 drops vanilla (or unflavored) liquid monkfruit sweetener***
1/4 cup fresh raspberries
2 tablespoons (30 chips) sugar free chocolate chips
coconut oil cooking spray
1 to 2 tablespoons butter
4 teaspoons Lakanto Powdered sweetener (or other powdered sweetener of choice)****

Method:
Preheat the waffle or chaffle iron. Place the cheeses, eggs, flour, baking powder, salt, vanilla and sweetener in a bowl or large mixing cup. Beat with an electric mixer until well blended. Lightly spray the waffle iron with the coconut oil. 
Regular Waffle Iron:  
Spoon 1/2 of the batter onto the iron. Set aside 2 of the raspberries. Sprinkle 1/2 of the remaining berries on top of the batter. Sprinkle with 1 tablespoon of the chocolate chips. Cook until browned. Repeat with remaining batter, fruit and chocolate. Top each waffle with a 1/2 tablespoon of butter. Sift 2 teaspoons of powdered sweetener over the waffle. Garnish with a raspberry. Serve immediately. Makes 2 servings.
Chaffle Iron:
Spoon 1/4 of the batter onto the iron. Set aside 4 of the raspberries. Sprinkle 1/4 of the berries on top of the batter. Sprinkle with 1/2 a tablespoon of chocolate chips. Cook until browned. Repeat with the remaining batter, fruit and chocolate. Top each chaffle with butter. Sift 1 teaspoon of powdered sweetener over each chaffle. Garnish with a raspberry. Serve immediately. Makes 2 to 4 servings.

**If your cream cheese is not at room temperature, you can microwave it for 10 seconds.

***You can use the liquid sweetener of your choice or 1 1/2 teaspoons of a granulated sweetener.

Nutritional info per waffle (with Babybel cheese):
approximately 329.8 calories ~ 26.4 grams fat ~ 3.87 grams net carbs
~ 14 grams protein
with mozzarella cheese:
354.6 calories ~ 29 grams fat ~4.7 grams net carbs ~ 16 grams protein

Nutritional info per chaffle (with Babybel cheese):
approximately 164.9 calories ~ 13.2 grams fat ~ 1.93 grams net carbs
~ 7 grams protein
with mozzarella cheese:
177 calories ~ 14.6 grams fat ~ 2.35 grams net carbs ~ 8 grams protein

Note: These waffles are so delicious and healthy. They are quick and great for breakfast, but also are a tasty dessert.




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