I figured the first morning might be rocky. So I made waffles.
When I woke up my boys (bonus benefit of no a.m. screen time: they sleep in!), Sam grinned. “What is that delicious smell, Mommy?” They both ran downstairs and nobody mentioned Phineas or Ferb even once.
Seriously. This is what homemade waffles do to people. Especially little people.
I like this waffle recipe because it’s hard not to feel a little bit virtuous while making it, what with all the yogurt and flaxseed and whole wheat flour. Yet everyone still loves them. You can refrigerate the leftovers (or freeze them flat in a large, zip-top bag) and pop them in the toaster to reheat . This recipe comes from my sister-in-law, who was baking with flaxseed long before it was cool.
| Yogurt & Flaxseed Waffles |
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 cup milk
- 1 cup plain yogurt
- 4 eggs
- 1 tablespoon vanilla
- 6 tablespoons ground flaxseed
- 1 cup white flour
- 1 cup whole wheat flour
- 2 3/4 teaspoons baking powder
- 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- Preheat waffle iron and spray with cooking spray.
- Melt butter.
- Add milk, yogurt, eggs, vanilla, and flaxseed and stir.
- Combine all dry ingredients and mix with wet ingredients.
- Pour batter into waffle iron in batches, and cook until golden brown.
Trick when serving a crowd: Place finished waffles in a single layer on a cooling rack set on a baking sheet and keep in a 225-degree oven. Your waffles will stay crispy and warm.
Do you have a favorite breakfast recipe your kids love?
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yum!!! these sound delicious. i need to make waffles more often! i tend to favor pancakes.
I’ve been looking for flaxseed recipes! We don’t allow TV in the morning during the week, and so of course, the kids are up by 6 on the weekends to watch TV, be ware.
Wow – so true, with all the nutrients in these they are like waffle powerhouses! And the fact that they win out over TV is awesome. Agree that little people love waffles, so the little people in my house are going to be treated to these very soon!
Love the no cartoons thing. We got rid of TV totally–minus Netflix, of course, so now they just OD on one really bad cartoon. They rarely watch it in the morning, but then again, they have to be at school by 7:50. I digress. Those waffles look great; on my list.
Hi Sally, these look great! I have a similar waffle recipe that gets great reviews if you want to try an alternative (or if you’re out of yogurt!)…http://www.simplywholesomekitchen.com/2011/10/delicious-whole-grain-waffles.html…and also a great pancake recipe…http://www.simplywholesomekitchen.com/2010/04/whole-wheat-oatmeal-pancakes.html…I make both of these in huge batches and freeze extras…heated up in the toaster oven they make the best and easiest breakfasts!