This morning I had an intense chocolate craving. So…I made a little treat for the special boys in my life. Oh, okay. They may have been for me, too.
I knew that they would not be able to resist these Gluten Free Dairy Free Chocolate Waffles. The generous part of me knew it would be a fun surprise for them to start off their Valentine’s Day weekend. The selfish part of me was just trying to satiate my own aching sweet tooth.
Either way, these were a huge hit and a home run.
I was about a second too late to catch a photo of my three year old licking the vanilla yogurt dusted with chocolate shavings off of his plate. He is not one to leave any part of a good thing. This morning was no exception.
I think I almost caught my husband doing the same thing as his pint-sized son. He looked awfully guilty about something as he put his all-too-clean plate in the dishwasher (okay, I wish) in the sink.
These sound a lot more naughty than they really are. There are definitely some redeeming nutritional qualities about them so that you do not have to feel too guilty as you fill your family up with this breakfast specialty.
So the next time you have that chocolate craving hit you before you have even had your first cup of coffee, these waffles just might be the answer to satisfy it.
Gluten-Free Dairy-Free Chocolate Dessert Waffles
(Easily Nut-Free and Egg-Free)
Ingredients:
- 3/4 cups All Purpose Gluten-free Flour Blend
- 1/4 cup finely ground blanched almond flour, such as Honeyville (FOR NUT-FREE: use 1/4 cup more All-Purpose Flour)
- 1/4 cup Buckwheat Flour
- 1/4 cup Unsweetened Cocoa Powder, preferably organic (I use Rapunzel Organic Cocoa Powder)
- 2 teaspoons Baking Powder (aluminum and gluten-free)
- 1 teaspoons Baking Soda
- 1/4 teaspoon sea salt
- 1/4 cup Organic Coconut Palm Sugar
- 2 Large Organic Free Range Eggs, separated (FOR EGG-FREE: mix 3 tsp of Ener G Egg Replacer with 4 Tbsp water or non-dairy milk. Whisk until as foamy as possible)
- 1 cup plain non-dairy (or dairy) milk of choice (I used Coconut Milk)
- 3 Tablespoons Organic Coconut Oil
- Vanilla Yogurt of choice (Dairy-Free or Dairy), for topping
- Semi-Sweet Chocolate Shavings (created using grater or micro-plane), for topping (I used SunSpire Fair Trade Organic 65% Cacao Semi-Sweet Chocolate Bar)
Directions:
1. In medium bowl, sift together all-purpose flour blend, almond flour, buckwheat flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda, and sea salt. Once blended, mix in the sugar.
2. In another bowl, whisk together egg yolks (or egg substitute), milk of choice (dairy-free or dairy), and oil (or melted Vegan butter, or dairy butter). Combine until smooth.
3. Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and gently fold until just incorporated (do not over-mix).
4. If using eggs, in separate bowl, using a hand mixer, beat whites until soft peaks form. Then gently fold whites into the blended batter. Again, do not over-mix. You do not want to deflate your batter.
5. Let batter sit for five minutes while allowing your waffle iron to heat up. Make sure to brush the waffle grates with oil. For a 7 inch round waffle iron, add about 2/3 cups of batter to the center and quickly spread. Close lid and cook according to iron directions.
6. Serve topped with Dairy-free (or dairy) vanilla yogurt and semi-sweet chocolate shavings (or maple syrup, or chocolate syrup, or caramel sauce, or whipped cream….).
This is what my boys licked off of their plates – it was their favorite part.
Happy Valentine’s Day, my faithful Cook It Allergy Free friends. We will be at home enjoying a dinner of King Crab Legs with the family (Nana, Papa, Auntie, and Cousins) since we do not like to hit up the restaurants on this crazy night. What do you do on Valentine’s Day?
Yes – please, thank you.
Thanks Laurel!
My, those look so decadent and naughty, but I knew they would be good for us too with you on the job. I can just picture your guys cleaning their plates. We stay in and make dinner at home and eats lots of chocolate. Boring, but gluten-free!
Thanks Wendy! I, of course, have to try and add something so that I can not feel too guilty for sending them off with a treat like this for breakfast! ;0)
Happy Valentine’s Day! Those look wonderful and get the cooking wheels in my mind turning.
Thanks, Iris! By the way, thanks so much for adding me to your blogroll! You are on mine ;0)!
Those look sinfully delicious! I am going to get some more So Delicious coconut milk yogurt today. I think I’ll try using the vanilla flavor!
Thanks Barbara! The Vanilla So Delicious is perfect in this recipe!! The waffles also freeze well, so you can have them for a couple of days afterwards too! 😉
Happy Valentine’s Day Kim! These waffles look and sound perfect. Your boys are so lucky, I hope you got a good present for Valentine’s Day 🙂 I can’t wait to get a waffle maker, I’ll be hitting up your site right away! xo
Hey Maggie! I hope you get that waffle maker SOON!! As for presents for Valentine’s Day, my husband just came home with TONS of new vegetables for me to plant in my garden! For me, that was a perfect gift since we do not normally do V-day up very much! Hope you got something nice,too!! 😉
Yum Kim, these look so delicious. I’m totally bummed that our waffle maker conked out last week. We must get another one soon!
Alisa, bummer about that waffle maker! I actually like making waffles better than pancakes because it seems to go so much faster (and the batters are not really that different). Hope you had a great V-Day!
xo
Heavenly waffles, Kim, but I’d still probably top them with our bees’ honey. We just love that so. 😉 I want to be a kid in your house. 😉
Eating out on Valentine’s Day is almost never a good experience … restaurants are not at their best with massive crowds of folks who are often grumpy from waiting and unmet expectations. LOL Home is best. Tonight was just roasted chicken, baked potatoes, and green beans for us. Saving the rest for this weekend!
Happy Valentine’s Day to you and yours!
xo,
Shirley
Shirley, we actually did top them with your honey the next day! Conner was so cute..he said “Shirley and Smokey’s honey is better than any honey you have ever brought home from the store”
And, for the record, you can come be a kid in my house ANY time you want!
xo
k
Wow, what a fabulous review that is! Can’t wait to share with the beekeeper himself. 😉 Your boys are fast becoming our favorite children! 🙂
xoxo,
Shirley
Wow! Those look soooooooooooooo delicious! Thanks for sharing!
Thanks, Stephanie!! Hope you are feeling better and having a great week!
Looks yummy! I have a question about the sugar, in Australia we can get palm sugar in soft moist dark brown cylinders or in hard yellow tablets. Is the one you use different again from these?
Hi InTolerantChef! I have not seen palm sugar in cylinders or tablets before – mine comes in a bag and is just like loose sugar granules. But, I would think that as long as you can dissolve it somehow, it would work fine. You can also just use brown sugar in this recipe too, though (have done that before as well)!!
Why oh why do I live so far from you. I would volunteer to be your taste tester any day. I got a new waffle iron and now I know what I’m making first.
Holy cow, these look spectacular!!!!!
Thanks, Jess! By the way, that artichoke pizza of yours for day 9 looks absolutely amazing (left a comment, but most likely in Spam as usual).
I realized that I have spent a REALLY long time staring at the photos of these waffles and wishing that I have a waffle maker. Maybe I can borrow my parents’…
Hi Christine! That is too funny! Yes. You should borrow your parents waffle maker – perfect idea! 😉
Wow this these look like incredible! The photo is stunning and I they look so scrumptios, something you would find in a hotel breakfast! I don’t have a waffle maker but your recipe soudns great so maybe Ill get one… 🙂
Lucky kids to be welcomed by this in the morning!
Teenie Foodie
Hi Teenie Foodie!! Thanks so much! Hope you get your waffle maker soon! 😉
These look so delicious! Now I have a reason to buy a waffle maker! 🙂
Hi Heather! Thanks! Wow! It looks like a lot of people are in need of a waffle maker! Wish I had an extra one to share! LOL
My little guys keep asking for homemade waffles. Need to invest in a waffle iron, now that I’ve seen this. Yum!
Nicola, I am thinking you must be getting a waffle maker soon! So many AWESOME gf waffle recipes out there to try! 😉
I don’t believe in guilt, especially when it comes to food. It’s such a joy to share a treat like this with your family. What a great recipe. Thanks for sharing with the Hearth and Soul hop.
Good Point, butterpoweredbike! There should be no guilt involved with food! Thanks for letting me share it with Hearth and Soul this week!
Oh, you little devil you. These look scrump-sh-lee-oh-so! Do I have to wait until next Valentine’s Day to try them????
Ellen, maybe I will stow a few of these in my suitcase in a few weeks to share with you! 😉
Wow, these waffles look and sound healthy and delicious! Don’t think I’ll miss the gluten or dairy at all.
Amy
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Hi Amy! You will not even notice that these are Gluten AND Dairy Free. They are slightly addicting. 😉
These look absolutely delicious! I cannot wait to try them. The mix of ingredients already proves they’ll be tasty!
It never hurts to have a tempting dish like this….especially around V-Day. I really shouldn’t be commenting this close to meal time! Wow that looks good!!
Thanks for sharing at the hearth and soul hop this week.
Hi Jason! Thanks for letting me share my waffles over at the Hearth and soul hop last week! 😉
I fixed my husband these waffles this morning and he said they are the BEST waffles ever! I used ground pecans for the almond flour and brown rice flour for the buckwheat.
Rebecca, I just have to tell you that comments like this literally make my entire day!!! This is the best compliment ever! I am SO happy that your husband liked them so much! And I can only imagine how delicious these would be with the pecan flour instead of the almond flour. I love love the slightly sweet flavor of pecans! 😉 Thanks for coming back and letting me know these were such a success!!
Kim
I made them & they tasted absolutely FABULOUS, my friend!
They were DIVINE!! My husband & I licked our plates as well!,…:)
Sophie, I somehow missed this comment!! Sorry I am just replying to it! I am SO excited that you and your hubby liked the chocolate waffles!! I just love to get these comments! They totally make my day! And a little plate licking in your home is never a bad thing! LOL
Thanks for coming back and letting me know these were a success!! 😉
The ingredients are great. Since I don’t have a waffle maker, do you think I can make the batter as a pancake batter?
HI Yvonne! If you make these as pancakes, I would add a bit more liquid to the recipe (maybe 1/4 cup or more) so that the batter is more pourable. I have not tried it this way yet so let me know if it works out for you!
Kim
THANKS!!!