Mother’s Day Brunch: Chocolate Chip Belguim Waffles

Packed with fiber and studded with chocolate chips, you and your kids will be too busy devouring these tasty Chocolate Chip Belguim Waffles that they won’t notice the healthy stuff packed inside!

Well, Mother’s Day is this weekend. And if you are like my husband, all the preparations to spoil your wife will be put off for Sunday morning! No need to go to a restaurant (too late for reservations) and spa packages are expensive. For you men who need a little advice on what to do, I’ve got you covered.

What to make for breakfast? How about breakfast in bed with a tray laden with flowers from your own back yard and a plate of nutritious and delicious Chocolate Chip Belgium Waffles. You can impress the mother of your children by pointing out that this recipe has lots of fiber, thanks to the wheat bran and whole-wheat flour. Paired up with dark chocolate chips and fresh berries, you have anti-oxidants and vitamins. She can pile on the syrup or low-fat whipped cream and not feel totally guilty!

Whole Wheat Chocolate-Chip Waffles

Author:

Laura Bashar

Full of fiber and your kids will be too busy devouring these tasty waffles that they won't notice the healthy stuff packed inside. Recipe by Laura Bashar of Family Spice

Ingredients:

• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/4 cup wheat bran
• 3/4 cup whole wheat flour
• 1 TBS baking powder
• 1 tsp granulated sugar
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 cup milk
• 3 eggs, large
• 1/2 cup butter, unsalted, melted
• 1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
• 3/4 cup chocolate chips, bittersweet

Directions:

1. Turn waffle iron on to preheat.
2. In a medium bowl whisk together:
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/4 cup wheat bran
• 3/4 cup whole wheat flour
• 1 TBS baking powder
• 1 tsp granulated sugar
• 1/2 tsp salt
3. In a separate bowl mix:
• 1 cup milk
• 3 eggs, large
• 1/2 cup butter, unsalted , melted
• 1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
4. Add dry ingredients into bowl containing wet ingredients and mix until combined.
5. Fold in:
• 3/4 cup chocolate chips, bittersweet
6. Pour approximately 1/2 cup of batter onto each side of waffle iron.
7. Follow waffle iron directions for cooking time.

Notes:

Serving Suggestions: Top with powdered sugar, maple syrup, whipped cream and/or fresh fruit.

Prep Time: 5 mins

Yield: 8 servings

Cook Time: 15 mins

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Spend the day giving massages, manicures and pedicures, with the help of your children, and she’ll never forget the special day! Now all I have to do is get my husband to read this….