Healthy Protein Waffles
Start your day right with these freezer-friendly waffles made right in a blender! So filling with 240.3 calories and 20g protein!!
Hey guys! Nick here.
I’m so excited to meet you and thrilled to work with Damn Delicious on this exciting expansion. I hope you enjoy making these recipes as much as I do creating them (and eating them, of course). So let’s get right to it!
Now sometimes we all need a healthy breakfast option. Just once in a while. I am definitely not against a doughnut, or three.
But breakfast is the most important meal of the day, and having a well balanced breakfast has been prove to stabilize energy levels preventing that mid-morning crash, cut sugar cravings and help cut additional snacking that can lead to unwanted weight gain.
So for my very first recipe, I’m bringing you one of my absolute favorites. Protein waffles. I promise you – they don’t taste any different to a regular waffle. Best of all, these are packed full of protein and good carbohydrates without the addition of protein powder. Instead, the eggs and cottage cheese give you all the protein you need.
You can easily double, triple or quadruple the recipe, and pretty much do anything with them. Freeze them for later, take them on the go, pack them in lunch boxes for the kids, or use them for a fun Sunday brunch with friends and family. These waffles are also practically effortless with the use of a blender. From there, simply pour the batter into the waffle maker. See, there’s only one blender to clean now.
So what are you waiting for? Let’s make some waffles! And don’t forget to hit me up on social media – tag me and tweet me your waffles and creations. I would love to hear your stories!
Healthy Protein Waffles
Ingredients
- 6 large eggs
- 2 cups cottage cheese
- 2 cups old fashioned oats
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- Pinch of 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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These were delicious; my whole family loved them and I love that they are so good for you. They turned out just like the picture too!
these waffles are great tasting – nutty from the oats and a bit of a crunch – super easy to follow the recipe – the recipe makes quite a few waffles, so I put some in the freezer – Thanks for the great recipe!!
My waffles had a really weird texture. I followed the recipe exactly as written, other than adding a dash of cinnamon to the mix. They came out somewhere between rubbery, and chunky. But the flavor was good! So I think I’m going to try pulverizing the oatmeal first, then let blend and let the mixture sit for a while longer before cooking.
Absolutely love them, wonderful taste and so very healthy!! I mix everything in the food processor and let the batter rest about 20 minutes for the oatmeal to soak up the moisture. I eat these waffles with tons of fresh fruit. Super recipe and I thank you!!
Great recipe! I did swap out oats for bob red mills unbleached all purpose flour and wow! they are Fluffy! Definitely my new favorite way to make waffles.
This is honestly the first time I have ever left a recipe review but these are wonderful. Less messy and quicker that standard batter waffles and, for me, tastier. Kids loved them too. The don’t taste cheesy or eggy at all, bizarre! They didn’t expand in the iron like normal waffles do, I needed more mix to get a full waffle, but they still tasted light. Like some other reviewers I pulverised the oats first.
I am so intrigued by this recipe!! I usually opt for protein waffles from https://shop.kodiakcakes.com/collections/toaster-waffles-flapjacks, but i’m curious how these compare. Do you feel like they are still pretty fluffy? I love that you get so much protein without any added protein powder!
This recipe was outstanding! I had some homemade farmer’s cheese hanging out in the fridge (last week’s coronavirus lockdown activity), so I blended in leftover whey to make my own cottage cheese. Water or milk would have worked as well, I just eyeballed it to get the right texture. It was a great way to use up the experiment. I also used 1-minute oats instead of old fashioned oats, because that was all I had in the pantry. I was super pleased with the result. The texture was just like a regular waffle, and they came out cleanly from my new copper waffle maker (I used nonstick spray). Slight aftertaste of oatmeal, which I enjoyed. This is going to become a weekly staple on my macro-friendly eating plan! I drizzled maple syrup over it, but to lower the total carbs/sugar, next time I’ll go with whipped cream and berries.
This is an excellent protein waffle recipe! I substituted the eggs for liquid egg whites and added 1 tbspn of coconut oil. Thanks for sharing!!
Can u use fat free cottage cheese
Kind of in awe that these turned out so good. Daugher who usually turns nose up at weird after tastes and strange textures said these were “ok.” Which means a lot! Husband and I found them to be good with just maple syrup. Would love to try these as a base for fresh strawberries. Did cut in half for the three of us. Added just a splush of safflower oil and 1/4 tsp of baking powder.
My family enjoyed these! Thank you. They were simple & quick. i liked knowing i wasn’t giving them some sugar-laden breakfast.
I was so skeptical, but these are just as good as the super unhealthy ones I usually make. I’m sold and these will now be a staple for me. Thank you!!!!
I was a little skeptical about trying these. Usually, with most “healthy” recipe alternatives I use for pancakes/waffles, dont turn out that good. But I was SO suprised when I had my waffle this morning. It tasted SO good!! And there was no BS ingredients in here. I am def gonna make these again. Thank you so so much!
Currently in our new breakfast rotation. These are SO good !! My husband who is always skeptical of recipe like this can’t believe how amazing these are. Love the protein and healthy ingredients !
I made the Pizza and it was great.
Next sunday I going to make a batch of Waffles. Then freeze some.
I havent made this recipe. But I can say oats instead of flour is A+++ . That is why Im leaving a comment
and five stars. I will surely give this a go. Cheers…
These are so good! I used quick oats and since I know they don’t hold liquid quite as well as old fashioned oats, I subbed out half of the oat flour for whey protein powder and these turned out SO DAMN DELICIOUS! Like, literally unreal that these are healthy. Only other substitution I made was not adding salt since protein powders tend to have a decent amount of that. Just put a few dabs of ghee on them once they were done and I’m still drooling. Thanks all!
Great recipe but if I may ask is there a way to lower the saturated fat content. Other then that it’s great. Good job☺️
Thomas, you can try to use egg whites instead but I am not entirely sure how much the recipe will change with this substitution.
I use the recipe to make pancakes. For the whole recipe, I’ve used 3 eggs and 6 egg whites and they turned out great. Freeze well too!
These were great! Eay and delicious as advertised, and got my toddler to eat a healthy breakfast– amazig! Just a couple alterations I made: added 2 tbsp of melted coconut oil, some cinnamon and added a bannana for sweetness and other benefits. We have a winner!
Those are great additions, Arnica!
These were great! I was concerned that they would be really dense like so many oatmeal based things tend to be but they were light and tasty with a great texture!
That’s great!
What is a serving size a full round waffle or a fourth of one?
A serving size is one waffle. 🙂
Awesome thank you!
How long can I leave batter in fridge?
What a great idea! But as I am not an expert on food safety, I cannot really say with certainty. Methods for optimal food storage and shelf life should be based on good judgment and what you are personally comfortable with. Hope that helps, Joannie!