Whole Wheat Belgium Waffles with Blackberry Compote Recipe

I used to in my long ago past make Belgium waffles from a box mix.

Then I decided to try to give my family only (well mostly) real foods from scratch.

We have been without Belgium waffles for a few years now as I figured there could not be a good healthy recipe for those light sweet waffles we all loved so very much.

I was wrong!

I made these last Sunday and they were delectible!

Here is the Recipe (based on a recipe found here)

• 4 cups white whole wheat flour (I'm sure regular whole wheat would work too)
• 1/2 cup sugar (I used evaporated cane juice)
• 6 tablespoons baking powder
• 1 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 4 cups milk (I used coconut)
• 6 eggs (or egg replacer if vegan)
• 1/3 cup vegetable oil
• 1/3 cup unsweetened applesauce (next time I'm trying all applesauce
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

Directions:

1. Combine flour, sugar, baking powder and salt in a bowl.
2. Add milk, eggs and oil to the dry ingredients and mix until just combined (don't overmix as you will develope the gluten and make for tough waffles)
3. Use approximately 2/3 cup of batter per waffle (depending on your iron size)
4. Bake on waffle iron as per manufacturers instructions.

Being careful not to overfill...ahem.

 

com·pote Noun/ˈkämpōt/

1. Fruit preserved or cooked in syrup.

2. A dish consisting of fruit salad or stewed fruit. 

Blackberry Compote Recipe

• 4 Cups fresh Blackberries (unsweetened, frozen could work too)
  
• 1/2 Cup Sugar
• 3 Tbsp Lemon Juice
• 1 tsp Vanilla

Cook over low heat until very juicy and the berries are tender but no mushy.

I did not add any thickener to this as I wanted it to soak freely into the waffles, like this...

The combination of the sweet waffle with the tangy berries was divine...or so they all said!

 

At least I didn't have to scrape plates!

Next time you are wondering what to do for breakfast (lunch or dinner for that matter) give these yummy waffles a try...your family will adore you for it!