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Everyone knows the month of August is back to school, but for me, these freezer friendly whole grain waffles are also back to childhood.
Last week it was these homemade blueberry Nutri Grain bars and this week it’s freezer friendly waffles! It might be kind of odd, but I’m loving these childhoods eats, especially with everything that’s been happening in life, it’s nice to be going back to comfort foods from when I was a kid!
Growing up Eggo Waffles and Einsteins Bagels were pretty much breakfast staples…meaning my mom never ran out…hey, she needed to be able to sustain life for my brothers! Fortunately, I could get beyond waffles and bagels, with good old toast and eggs + bowls of cereal or just fresh fruit, but the boys…not so much. However, even today I’ll sometimes catch myself missing that buttery deliciousness of a good ole freezer waffle. I know, I know, like what?! But guys, come on…those waffles were kind of good. Granted, a lot of things are good when LOADED up with butter, but I do remember loving them. This is scary to admit, but my brothers probably still eat them…often.
All that said, I can’t even begin to remember how long it’s been since I had a waffle from the freezer, so my memory might be a little off.
Nevertheless, I am so happy to be bringing a much healthier, and much, much more delicious, breakfast option to the table today.
Homemade freezer friendly waffles…with whole grains, plus my favorite Almond Breeze Almondmilk. Yes, REAL food…Yeah!
The waffles are made up of the simplest ingredients. Whole wheat flour, oats, almondmilk, eggs, a little vanilla, and a pinch of cinnamon.
Simple.
Then just cook them up in a waffle iron (any shape or size works, but I love this square waffle iron). If you can’t eat the waffles right then, simply let them cool, freeze, and when ready to eat just pop them into the toaster (this is my favorite toaster, so cute). These are such a delicious option for busy mornings.
You can top these waffles however you please, but for quick mornings I love smearing them with a little butter, topping generously with fresh fruit, and drizzling with maple syrup.
These certainly are not the Eggo waffles I grew up with, but that’s A-OK because these are a giant upgrade –> hello to soft, fluffy whole grain waffles that will keep us (meaning your kids, husband, wife, boyfriends or whomever) full until lunch.
Love this!
Alright and lastly, I have something super fun to finish this post off with!
It’s giveaway time! Over the past few years I’ve partnered with Almond Breeze to bring you not only this post, but many, many others as well (see here for past posts).
Every year around this time we do a fun reader survey and giveaway! These surveys really help us to find out more of what it is that you guys, my awesome readers, want to see more of, and hear more about! Each reader who takes this super-quick survey (should take around 2 minutes) and then comes back and leaves a comment on this post will be entered for the chance to win one (1) $100 VISA gift card. Here are the giveaway details…
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–> the survey/giveaway is open for ONE week, and only to those residing in the US (sorry everyone else!).
Ready? Set? Go…
Freezer Friendly Whole Grain Waffles
Servings: 8 8 waffles
Calories Per Serving: 385 kcal
Nutritional information is only an estimate. The accuracy of the nutritional information for any recipe on this site is not guaranteed.
Ingredients
- 2 1/2 cups white whole wheat flour or whole wheat pastry flour
- 1/2 cup old fashioned oats
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/2 cups Almond Breeze Unsweetened Original Almondmilk
- 2 eggs
- 4 tablespoons melted butter
- 2 tablespoons honey or brown sugar
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- fresh fruit, maple syrup, and whipped cream for serving
Instructions
- 1. In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the Almondmilk, eggs, melted unsalted butter, honey, and vanilla. Add the flour, oats, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt and stir until just combined. It's OK if the batter is a little lumpy. Allow the batter to sit 5-10 minutes.2. Preheat your waffle iron.3. Cook the waffles according to your waffle iron's directions. Serve topped with fresh fruit and maple.4. TO FREEZE: Cool the waffles completely on wire racks. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and place the waffles in one even layer. Place another sheet of parchment over the waffles, then arrange another layer of waffles over top (see photo). Freeze 2 hours and then transfer the waffles to a freezer safe bag. To cook, add the waffles to a toaster and toast until warmed through and crisp.
Then make waffles…for breakfast, lunch, or even dinner!
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This post was originally published on August 15, 2017
My favorite childhood recipe was making rice pudding with my grandmother. It holds dear memories of her and our kitchen times together where she would talk about her Latin roots. I loved the ooey goodness and she would always let me finish it with a nice big sprinkling of cinnamon. Best of all she let me have the first huge spoonful. Haven’t had such great rice pudding since then!
Awh that sounds amazing Yvette! Thanks so much for sharing!
My mom was not a very adventurous cook when I was little (she has gotten more so, although that may be my influence–my cooking is often too outlandish!); having seven little kids doesn’t necessarily make inventiveness a priority in the kitchen. The exception to this was her famous “boatfood”: billowy German pancakes topped with hot, homemade huckleberry sauce and a dusting of powdered sugar. My siblings and I dreamed about that breakfast! It still makes me a little giddy to think about. So good.
That sounds like a great breakfast Kate!
Favorite childhood food was thumbprint cookies I made with my mom as a little girl and filled with raspberry jam!
Awh sounds like a super fun memory to share with your mom.. oh and those sound delicious!
Totally making these, so much cheaper and easier!
My favorite childhood recipe was my mom’s Chicken Divan. Lots of curry powder and lots of lemon juice! Yum!
love curry powder! Sounds amazing Gabrielle!
Chicken Delicious – a Crock Pot meal my mom made!
Thanks Pamela!
Nana’s baked Mac and cheese with crackers on top!
Yum!!
My favorite childhood recipe is donuts; my mom used to take out frozen bread dough and cut them in to donuts and fry them and then shake them in a paper bag filled with cinnamon and sugar.
I took the survey too.
These waffles look amazing, will definitely try this weekend since I ALWAYS have Blue Diamond Breeze almond milk on hand–so much better than regular milk. Unsweetened vanilla is my FAV!!!
Wow those donuts sound amazing! I hope you love these waffles Penny! Thanks!
Just finished the survey.
My favorite childhood breakfast recipe were these mini orange muffins my grandma made and then rolled in butter and cinnamon and sugar. All these years later after she passes when we tried to make them ourselves we were surprised to learn they were made with Bisquick pancake mix.
Those sounds super good! Thanks Emmy!
My favorite childhood recipe has *hands down* got to be my grandmother’s marinara, known lovingly to us as “Sunday Sauce” sauce over any type of pasta. Raised in Naples, my grandma immigrated in the early 1930’s, and she never quite gave up her Italian heritage. I’m thankful for that though because of her absolutely delicious cooking! Every Sunday growing up we would load up my family of 6 and head to Nonna’s for “Sunday Sauce” (also, I am so very sorry for the loss of your grandmother, Tieghan. My Nonna died about 7 years ago, and I miss her always). To this day, my extended relatives still gather together to enjoy “Sunday Sauce,” whether it’s on a lasagna, ziti or simple spaghetti–there’s no going wrong with some home-cooked and well-loved meal.
Wow what an amazing family tradition & one I hope you guys forever keep! Thanks so much for sharing Andrea!
I looked forward to Christmas brunch every year so I could eat my grandmother’s cheese strata. I also loved when my mom made my great-great grandmother’s spoonbread recipe. I clearly love bread. 🙂
Haha me too!! That sounds so amazing!
Every year for my birthday up until I was 18, my mom made me this delicious lemon cake for my birthday. It was made partially from a mix, but it was somehow better than every from-scratch cake that I ever ate back then 🙂
Awh that is so sweet of her! Thanks Natalie!
For an embarrassingly long time, I survived on two things: mac & cheese, and something my mom made up called “scooby doo carrots”. They were carrots cooked in butter and brown sugar – so much for the illusion of good health! My mom really had to get creative to get me to eat even a sugary vegetable. She told me Scooby Doo got his 20/20 vision to solve crimes by eating carrots. And I remember constantly squinting my eyes while eating them to see if I was getting better eyesight.
Haha awh!! That is such a cute story Kelly! I love hearing the ways mothers get their children to eat their veggies.. One was pretending to be a dinosaur to eat broccoli lol! Thank you for sharing!
I was a pretty picky eater, which led to a lot of pasta…but what I especially loved was my grandmother’s homemade sauce! She would make it every summer and freeze some for later in the year. Super fresh tomatoes, basil from the garden, toasted pine nuts…it was light but so flavorful and fresh!
YUM!! That sounds like such a great pasta sauce! I love sauces made with the freshest ingredients.. the BEST! Thanks Victoria!
It’s gotta be mom’s sausage, biscuits, and gravy with sweet ice tea! A jar of her lime pickles would disappear during Saturday morning cartoons too! Will be trying these waffles with a GF twist. (Just never as good)
Awh sounds amazing! Thank you Lauren!
Hands down my favorite childhood breakfast, and still till this day, is my grandma’s biscuits and gravy. The ultimate comfort food.
The ultimate comfort food! Sounds amazing Natalie!