Healthy Protein Waffles
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Breakfast of champions! High protein waffles made in a blender with easy 10 min prep! So filling with 20g protein.
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reason to make high protein waffles from scratch
- Well-balanced breakfast. With a good mix of protein, carbohydrates and healthy fats, you’ll be full and energized to power through to lunch time, avoiding that mid-morning crash.
- No fuss, no muss. Thanks to the use of a helpful blender, these high protein waffles practically cooks itself. Bonus: there are less bowls and less dishes to clean too!
- Short ingredient list. No more waffle mix! With just 5 simple ingredients (most of which are pantry staples), making homemade protein waffles has never been easier.
- High protein and good carbohydrates. The beauty of this recipe are the eggs and cottage cheese – giving you all the protein you need without the addition of protein powder.
- Flexible recipe. This recipe can easily be doubled or tripled as needed.
- Great for meal prep. Protein waffles are great for breakfast-on-the-go or lunch boxes for the kids. Not to mention, they freeze very well, reheating in the toaster oven for those favorited crisp edges.
protein waffles versus regular waffles
Protein waffles will look and taste just like traditional waffles, but high protein waffles will be full of protein and healthy carbohydrates.
how to make the easiest high protein waffles
- Add all ingredients to a blender
- Blend, blend, blend
- Pour batter into a preheated waffle maker
- Freeze for later or add desired toppings and serve
tips and tricks for success
- Make it gluten-free. Substitute with gluten-free old fashioned rolled oats.
- Preheat the waffle iron. This will ensure even cooking for a crisp, well-browned waffle while keeping the insides fluffy.
- Increase the protein. Top with your favorite nut butter, Greek yogurt or bananas. Want it Elvis style? Add peanut butter, bananas and crispy bacon!
- Mix it up. Add berries, chocolate chips or nuts to the batter.
- Freeze as needed. Protein waffles freeze very well, keeping in the freezer for up to 2 months, perfect for quick breakfasts on-the-go (or dinners!).
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Healthy Protein Waffles: Frequently Asked Questions
Not at all! The cottage cheese will add protein, richness and creaminess to the waffles.
Nut butters, berries, bananas, maple syrup and whipped cream are all crowd favorites.
No blender, no problem! You can also use a food processor to blend everything together.
Leftovers can be stored in an airtight container in the fridge for 3-4 days.
Yes! Let the waffles cool completely and transfer to an airtight, resealable freezer bag. Label, date and freeze up to 2 months. To reheat, place waffles in the toaster oven and cook in the mid-range setting until warmed through (no need to thaw).
Healthy Protein Waffles
Ingredients
- 6 large eggs
- 2 cups cottage cheese
- 2 cups old fashioned oats
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- ¼ teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Preheat a waffle iron to medium-high heat. Lightly oil the top and bottom of the waffle iron or coat with nonstick spray.
- Combine eggs, cottage cheese, oats, vanilla and salt in blender until smooth.
- Pour a scant 1/2 cup of the egg mixture into the waffle iron, close gently and cook until golden brown and crisp, about 4-5 minutes.
- Serve immediately.
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I’ve pretty much left all of my other waffle recipes behind. These are easy, fast, and healthier than my other recipes. Now that my boys are older, they want high protein everything. No whey powder required here. They can easily go savory or sweet… but you might leave out the vanilla if you want a savory waffle.
I’ve also added a tsp of cinnamon to one batch and a rounded tbsp of powdered chocolate to another to make variations. Both are good. Imagine a chicken and waffles with mole chicken on top of one of these with a bit of dark cocoa powder in it?
This is an excellent recipe! They are delicious waffles! Thank you for the recipe.
I read through the comments & copied some of the suggestions (blending the oats into flour first, then putting it in a bowl; separately blending the cottage cheese until smooth, then alternating adding in the oat flour & eggs; added 1.5 tsp baking powder; added 2 Tblsp water).
We had these with either a little maple syrup, or with my homemade (low sugar ) blueberry jam. I ate 2 for a late breakfast, with 2 pieces of bacon, and I stayed satisfied until dinner.
I initially began making these as an attempt to get protein into one picky kid in particular. They’re such a hit! I make these 2-3 times a month and freeze to have on hand for on the go fillers for my kids and they obviously love them for breakfast. I’ve been making add in’s that I’m so proud to say go undetected – for one – TONS of spinach/arugula and chocolate chips as “Hulk waffles”, for another I blend beets (I roast and freeze in cubes) and blueberries for purple-red waffles. This is basically the only recipe of anything I’ve ever made where the healthy add ins are NOT rejected. I’ll continue to make this!!
These are great and so easy! I add a scoop of protein powder to up the protein a bit. They are my weightlifting grandson’s favorite breakfast, and helps his grandma prevent muscle loss too!
Delicious,filling and perfect to give to my kids for a hearty breakfast!
These are the absolute BOMB! Omg I’m addicted. Since I made these for the first time, I can’t stop making them and eating them obviously. I eat them for breakfast & usually as my nightly snack topped with berries. I have told all my friends too. I dream About the next time I eat them, they are that good!
I halved the recipe to try it out. Holy crap, are these good! Extremely pleased with how these turned out.
I am difindly going to try these waffles.
New to begin a diebtic
Are the oats pre cooked?
No, use the oatmeal straight from the package. I do recommend blending them into flour first.
Fabulous! My kids love them, and I love the high protein easy recipe. I get 5 giant waffles from the recipe (I think my waffle maker is a bit larger than yours) and they never last long! I’ve made this recipe weekly for a whole month now and it does not disappoint!! Thank you!
Love this!
Just wondering for clarity, it says six servings but how many waffles in one serving? Is the calorie count per waffle or per serving? Just want to make sure. Thank you!
I make these every other week…and our family eats them fast enough that they never make it to the freezer. This is such a great basic recipe that I also mix it up a bit with flavors…for example, I omitted 1/2 cup of cottage cheese and 1 egg and swapped in a cup of banana, a handful of chia seeds and a teaspoon of cinnamon and banana bread waffles, here we come! Thank you for the fantastic recipe I can feel good eating and feeding to my children!
Love this recipe.
Wondering if anyone has made the batter ahead of time, then cooked the waffles a day later.
We are head on vacation and I’m trying to figure out the best way to travel with them.
I would think making the batter a day ahead would be fine – but I’ve not done it.
However, if you’re going to add in some baking powder like I did, add that just before you cook them.
So easy to make and tasted amazing. Halfed the recipe and used Nutri bullet to blend and made 3 in our standard waffle maker. Even my cottage cheese hating partner loved them! Great to get your protein intake up (we have both had bariatric surgery). Have a few friends that I will pass this on to.
These turned out great. I have a standard waffle iron and it made 12 waffles. I really love that it has normal ingredients that I generally have on hand, instead of specialty ingredients. Since my step daughter can’t have gluten so these were perfect.
Actually amazing and it is really hard to tell that they’re not “normal” waffles. Per previous suggestions (and because I have a small blender) I blended the parts first on their own, then blended the cottage cheese, eggs, and vanilla together before mixing both parts in a bowl. I have a Belgian style waffle maker and it yielded 6 full waffles (or 12 half/squares).
Yum! Serving size 6 tho?! Made a few times now! ♥️
Such a fun recipe! I blended the cottage cheese by itself like other reviewers suggested, I also used only two regular eggs and four egg whites. I whipped the egg whites to create more volume and less calories. They worked so well!! Got about 4 large waffles.
Simple, easy, real, and tasty food! I added hemp hearts to bump up the protein, which I think changed the flavor a bit. Sadly, I got a little less than 5 waffles from the recipe, so I’ll be doubling the recipe for freezer waffles. I’ll also make some with pumpkin!
Added a full tsp of vanilla and a dash of cinnamon but otherwise made as is. I think I might add some additional cinnamon and maybe some nutmeg next time but the texture of these waffles is absolutely perfect. Family had no idea they were healthy until I told them (though they did ask if I was making oatmeal when they were cooking). No expensive mixes to make it ‘healthy’ – just good clean ingredients. Overall my new go to waffle recipe for sure – thank you!!