Gluten-free Chocolate Cherry Waffles (Paleo)
A healthy grain-free chocolate and cherry waffle recipe topped in a fresh cherry compote.
Servings: 9 waffles
Ingredients
Cherry Chocolate Waffles ingredients:
- 1 cup diced pitted cherries
- 5 eggs
- 1 1/2 Tbs olive oil
- 3/4 cup unsweetened almond milk
- 1 Tbs maple syrup
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1 cup almond flour
- 1/3 cup tapioca flour
- 9 Tbs arrowroot flour
- 2 Tbs coconut flour
- 3/4 tsp baking soda
- 2 1/2 Tbs cocoa powder
- ¼ cup enjoy life chocolate chips
Cherry Compote ingredients:
- 3 cups pitted and sliced cherries
- 2 tsp honey
- 2 tsp lemon juice
Instructions
Make the cherry compote.
- Put 3 cups of sliced and pitted cherries, 2 tsp honey, and 2 tsp lemon juice into a pan and heat over medium to medium-high heat and let boil for about 10 mins. Set aside.
Next, make the waffle batter.
- In a large bowl, put the 1 cup of diced cherries, eggs, olive oil, unsweetened almond milk, maple syrup and vanilla into a bowl and mix with handheld electric mixer until well mixed and bubbly in texture--- about 1.5 minutes on the highest speed setting.
- In another large bowl, mix the almond flour, tapioca flour, arrowroot flour, coconut flour, baking soda, and cocoa powder together with a fork.
- Pour the dry ingredients into the bowl of wet ingredients and mix with a fork. Fold in the chocolate chips.
- Then, spray oil onto your waffle maker and preheat it until it is ready to be used. ( I set my waffle maker setting to 5 out of 7 heat)
- Pour the waffle batter into your waffle maker (I used a Villaware Belgian Waffler). Cook until the waffle is golden brown in color and crisp on the outside. Repeat with the remaining batter.
- This recipe yields 9 waffle squares that are 5 inches long per side. This would be good for about 5-7 people.
Notes
- Cook your waffles according to the instructions on your waffle maker. I love this Villaware waffle maker.
- Serve warm with cherry compote, almond butter, chocolate chips and maple syrup on top.
- Store leftovers on the counter in an airtight container for 3 days.
Nutrition
Calories: 256kcal | Carbohydrates: 31g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 13g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Cholesterol: 91mg | Sodium: 157mg | Potassium: 200mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 11g | Vitamin A: 171IU | Vitamin C: 5mg | Calcium: 80mg | Iron: 2mg