Sometimes the recipe that comes in the instruction manual is actually pretty good! In this case, very good. You may know (from a previous post) that I’m always on the lookout for suitable breakfast foods for Andy. Andy who doesn’t eat cereal and who really likes chocolate and isn’t all that hungry in the morning. I found another one! If you can believe it, this recipe is adapted from the Cuisinart waffle iron manual. And although I don’t often use this particular waffle iron since it makes little squares (and not big Belgium rounds), I do happen to like most of the recipes in this booklet. Again, and maybe I’m kidding myself here – these seem fairly healthy; I knocked the butter out of the recipe because he eats these every day (if making for company or a special treat, keep the butter!) and I added some whole wheat flour. In addition, the eggs, buttermilk and low fat yogurt make me feel good about the cocoa powder and chocolate chips in them. A few banana slices and he’s on his (somewhat) healthy way. Greg of course doesn’t eat them (because they are chocolate) although his friend Alex was over and raved about them to my friend Val (his mom)…a nutritionist of all things! Sylvie happily had one for lunch on Sunday with berries and I made myself a delicious waffle ice cream sundae that night. This recipe makes about 
14 – 6 inch waffles. I wrapped each individually in plastic wrap and then into a freezer bag. (I just read about Freeze-tite – a product that is best for the freezer from the same maker as my beloved Stretch-tite!) Each night I pull one from the freezer for Andy’s breakfast – ready to pop in the toaster oven or microwave. A little powdered sugar or maple syrup is nice too. Feel free to add the butter if you want a richer waffle.
chocolate buttermilk waffles:
1 1/2 cups whole wheat flour
1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
1 cup cocoa powder (natural)
1/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup light brown sugar
4 teaspoons baking soda
1 1/4 teaspoon salt
4 eggs slightly beaten
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
3/4 cup unsalted butter, melted and cooled (optional, I did not use and these are still good! or at least cut it to 1/4 cup!)
2 cups buttermilk
2 cups low fat yogurt (plain or vanilla)
1 cup semisweet chocolate chips (or more or less to taste)
Whisk together the flour, cocoa, sugar, brown sugar, baking soda and salt in a medium to large sized bowl.
In another bowl, mix eggs, vanilla, butter (if using), buttermilk and yogurt. Pour the wet into the dry and mix until incorporated, stir in the chocolate chips. Let batter rest for 5 minutes.
Pre-heat your waffle iron to desired setting (although better to go lighter than dark because you don’t want to scorch the chocolate). And cook as instructed (depending on your waffle iron). Enjoy!
