Sunday brunch definitely calls for a good waffle recipe. However, you don’t want that waffle recipe to wreck all your hard work in the gym. Enter the high protein, low carb, low sugar waffle recipe that will be healthy and delicious!
The Protein Waffle
I love breakfast food. I especially love sweet breakfast food. Waffles, pancakes, donuts, pastries, danishes, you name it and I probably love it. My mom makes these amazing cinnamon rolls that are bigger than your hand. I can eat four of them in one sitting. However, I really needed to find a way to indulge my sweet tooth without gaining five pounds on the weekend. No matter how hard you workout, you can’t out work a bad diet. Enter the protein waffle recipe.
History of the Waffle
If you have been reading my blog or following me on social media, then you know that I am not super creative when it comes to cooking. I can make a recipe if its in front of me, but I am not so good at coming up with recipes on my own. Picky eater? Yeah, that’s me. I tried complicated recipes, simple recipes, any kind of recipe you can imagine. After trying dozens of recipes, I finally found a protein waffle recipe by Amanda Bucci and adapted it to my cravings. The final results was this five, yes five, ingredient chocolate protein waffle recipe with whipped peanut butter topping. My two favorite things put together. Chocolate and peanut butter.
Clean?
This recipe may not be what one might consider “clean-eating”. Everyone has a different definition of what clean eating really is. My goal with this recipe was not to create the healthiest waffle I possibly could. I have tried that and, let me just say, yuck. This waffle is designed to take care of a sweet tooth in a healthier, high-protein way. Since this waffle is not smothered in syrup, nor does it contain a lot of carbs or sugar, I consider this waffle recipe a success on the scale of healthifying a indulgent dish. (Yes, I made up my own word.)
Cat Ouellette
Yields 1 Serving
5 minPrep Time
5 minCook Time
10 minTotal Time
Save RecipeIngredients
- For the Waffle
- 1 Scoop Chocolate Protein Powder (I used Optimum Nutrition)
- 1 Egg
- 1 tsp Baking Powder
- For the Topping
- 2 tbsp Lite Coolwhip
- 1 Tbsp All Natural Peanut Butter (I used Skippy)
Instructions
- Heat up waffle iron. In a bowl, mix protein powder, egg, and baking powder. Spray the waffle iron with olive oil or coconut oil cooking spray and pour protein batter in. Cook the waffle until golden brown, about 5 minutes. In a separate bowl, mix cool whip and peanut butter together. Top cooked waffle with peanut butter mixture. Enjoy!
Macros for 1 Waffle with Topping
Calories: 307
Protein: 34 g
Carbs: 10 g
Fat: 16 g
Sugars: 5 g
Alterations
If you want to decrease the fat content of this dish, you can substitute an egg white for the whole egg. You can also substitute powdered peanut butter for the regular peanut butter to lower the fat in this recipe. Or you can enjoy the recipe in all its loveliness just as it is.
When to Enjoy
I love eating breakfast food all the time. This protein waffle makes a great breakfast, lunch, dinner, or snack. Make up an entire batch on Sunday, pop them in the toaster throughout the week for a deliciously easy grab and go breakfast. Enjoy with some oatmeal for a high protein, high carb post workout meal. This waffle recipe is a lifesaver for those of you, like me, have a massive sweet tooth. This recipe also has a great texture, which is a relief to all those grainy protein recipes you try to choke down.
I hope that you enjoy this protein recipe as much as I do. Drop you thoughts in the comments so that I can check them out!
