Spoonful of Sugar Free

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Bitter Chocolate Waffles

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Sorry to leave you all hanging with that delicious stack of…

Chocolate Waffles!

Pure torture to live another day without these.

If you don’t have a waffle iron, you have two options:

  1. Make these into pancakes.
  2. Go buy a waffle iron.

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Bitter Chocolate Waffles

Bitter Chocolate Waffles

~These waffles have no added sweetener, so they are bitter. If you are not a fan of bitter chocolate, top your waffles with lots of fresh fruit! Gluten-free, dairy-free, nut-free, and, of course, sugar-free!

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 cups oat flour (simply blend oats in blender until smooth)
  • 3 Tablespoons cocoa powder
  • 1 cup water or milk substitute
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 2 eggs
  • 3 tablespoons oil or applesauce
  • Optional: Add a few tablespoons of ground flax for extra fiber and omega's. Substitute 1/2 of oat flour for protein powder of choice. Add a handful of chopped unsweetened chocolate for an extra boost of flavor!

Instructions

  1. First, combine the dry ingredients.
  2. Then, add wet and mix until smooth.
  3. Follow your waffle iron's instructions to cook. Make sure you cook it thoroughly. I made the mistake of taking them out too soon, and I ended up with a bowl-full of waffle pieces!
  4. Top with any combination of nut, fruit, coconut, peanut butter, chocolate shavings, or anything else you can imagine!
https://www.spoonfulofsugarfree.com/2011/08/11/bitter-chocolate-waffles/

They freeze well, so you can make a big batch to save for later. Simply throw them in your toaster to warm. Much better for you (and tastier!) than Eggo’s frozen waffles.
This batch is topped with a dollop of Peanut Butter Frosting, Banana Slices, and Shaved Unsweetened Chocolate.
You could probably make my One Size Fits all Pancakes made with brown rice flour in a waffle iron, too, if you are feeling adventurous.
If you haven’t tried the Peanut Butter, Banana, Chocolate combo yet, do it. It’s worth it. I have so many recipes with that delectable combo.
Click HERE for nutrition information on Oats and HERE for nutrition information about chocolate. They both boast plenty of good properties.
Try not to drool all over your computer.
In other news, I have finally hopped on the Twitter bandwagon. Hopefully I’ll be able to figure the whole thing out. My Twitter name is SugarFreeAlex, so make sure to follow me!

THOUGHT-PROVOKING, MIND-PRODDING QUESTION OF THE DAY:

Do you have a twitter account? If so, any tips or tricks?

Also, what is your favorite waffle topping? You already know mine!

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  2. Oh, these look so good and very easy! I love when I have all the ingredients AND all the things I can eat 🙂
    I just love your site!

  12. Gosh, they look amazing. How long did you cook them on each side. I would think these could burn easily. I suppose you could make a chocolate sauce with the Baker’s unsweetened squares for a drizzle.

    • You’ll have to follow your waffle iron’s instructions because every one is different. For mine, I didn’t have to flip them at all. I didn’t burn one! I left them in for at least five minutes, and they were still not burnt! Worked very well, actually.

  14. Made some, think they would work better in a traditional iron then my Belgium one because of the oat flour, I’m thinking Spelt next time.

    Of course this did not stop us from scarfing the down and I agree you can leave them in awhile, pretty much until the iron stops steaming is what I do with regular waffles.

    I’m thinking pancake form, but with bananas cooked in…

  16. Holy Moly…..are you kidding me with these waffles?! I think I might have to heat up the old iron for breakfast tomorrow 😐 These look DIVINE!!!!

    Genius!
    xxoo

  17. This is definitely one of my new favorite recipes! I couldn’t decide on a topping, so I just piled on everything I could think of at once. It was awesome.

  20. these are amazing!!! i changed some things around (again ;)) and they turned out perfectly. garbanzo bean flour instead of oat flour, flax eggs instead of real eggs, half and half water/almond milk, and applesauce for the oil. topped this one with blackberry jam (not completely sugar free, but mmm) and the one in the iron now has peanut butter in the batter. 🙂 thanks for the delish recipe!

  21. whoaaaa amazing! thanks for this idea. I used sweet potato for 2 T of the oil/applesauce + 1 T oil, and flax eggs for the eggs. Delisssh!

  23. Found your website the other day. Really enjoyed the recipes I found 🙂 Thank you!
    I don’t do oats though, what other flour would you recommend? I notice you have oats in a few of your recipes. Can you provide alternatives, as well.
    Again, Thanks!! 🙂

    • Heather,

      I’ve never tried this recipe with any other flour. I like a mix of millet and brown rice flour, though, that might work. If you try it let me know!

  24. Thanks for this amazing recipe. I’m having a much needed break from sugar and these are just the ticket to keep from feeling all too sad and deprived over it ( :
    I normally refrain from posting comments of how I mutated a recipe but this recipe made my way is too good not to share about.
    I used almond milk for the milk to add sweetness, then 2T apple sauce / 1T oil. Finally, I added 1/4 cup finely diced prunes. The flavour is delicious and balanced and the prunes, while not changing the flavour, mimic chocolatey gooey-ness. Wow. This recipe is headed straight for the favourites file!

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