I know what you are thinking, gluten free and low carb, doesn't sound very yummy. I am here to tell you that this recipe is my favorite above any kind of waffle. Knowing that they are healthy for me is just a bonus.
This recipe will require Almond flour, you can buy it from most any grocery store anymore, but if you have priced this it is fairly expensive. But with a little prep work I can tell you how to make your own almond flour for this recipe a lot cheaper.
I personally go to Sam's club and buy almonds in bulk, but you can buy almonds from just about anywhere. you want dry roasted, non-salted almonds.
In small batches you can place your almonds in a food processor and it will finely chop up your almonds to a course flour consistency. You can also use a coffee grinder to do this process.
I usually will grind up the whole bag of almonds at once and freeze what I dont use for next time.
When I make waffles, I MAKE waffles. They freeze wonderful so I usually make 4-8 batches at a time, depending on how much time I have. I love having things made up in the freezer so I can have a quick healthy meal even if I am short on time.
Per batch:
1 block of cream cheese, do not use the low fat for this
1 cup almond flour ( add an additional 1/2c if you choose to not add the flax)
1/2 cup ground flax; optional (this adds those important omega's, and adds a nice flavor)
1TBSP of vanilla
5 large eggs
Optional: you can add 1 TBS of sugar or sweetener
place the cream cheese in a large microwaveable bowl. Microwave for 1 minute, stir. Then microwave at 30 second intervals, stirring in between until the cream cheese stirs up smooth and creamy.
Then add all the remaining ingredients, combine throughly with a mixer.
following the directions of your waffle maker, cook your waffles.
Note: you can use this recipe for pancakes as well, just add a little extra almond flour so the batter is slightly thicker.
These waffles freeze very well. I will place 2 waffles in those cheap sandwich bag with the fold down top. I will then place them into a gallon ziplock bag to protect them from freezer burn. I can fit 8-10 small bags in the gallon bag.
Then you can just pull out what you need and heat them in the microwave or a toaster.
