Recipe: Falafel Waffles (Gluten Free & Vegan)

Gluten Free & Vegan Falafel Waffles Recipe

Crispy and crunchy, this Falafel Waffle Recipe is the perfect meal prep recipe. Enjoyed for lunch, dinner or a snack, these waffles are gluten free, vegan, egg free, high protein, clean eating friendly, healthy, high protein and SO easy!

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Today's my birthday and I'll make Falafel Waffles if I want to.

You see, whilst I haven't been baking that much lately (but I am making The Best Gluten Free Vanilla Cupcakes Recipe today to share with our bible study group tonight), I have been meal prepping like a boss and making different things to eat for lunch.

And these Falafel Waffles were one of those recipe ideas that randomly popped into my head.

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I decided that I wanted to make some savoury waffles - but then I had a bunch of cans of chickpeas in the cupboard and I wanted something packed with protein.

So why not combine two delicious things? Falafel, meet the waffle iron.

These falafel waffles are SO good. They're crunchy on the outside, soft on the inside, packed with protein and full of flavour.

You may never want to eat anything else for lunch ever again 😜

So let me share the recipe with you! >> 

Recipe: Easy Vegan Chocolate Waffles (Gluten Free!)

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I know what you might be thinking... Waffles again, Kristy?

And yep, once again I'm sharing another vegan waffle recipe... but there's good reason for it. 

You see, things have been CRAAAAAAAZY busy in Southern In Law land which leaves little time for baking and recipe developing - and when I haven't been working or running around like a crazy person, I've been making waffles. 

Why? Because they're delicious - and also so I can say to Jesse (in my best Donkey voice); 

"And in the morning, I'm making WAFFLES"

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Just like my original Best Vegan Waffles Recipe for One this recipe also makes just a single serving of waffles that is gluten free, vegan, sugar free AND seriously ridiculously delicious.  So I think you may forgive me for sharing it.

Best of all, they're made for peanut butter.

In fact, Did you know that waffles were originally made to hold peanut butter? Nope! I bet you didn't....

Because I totally made that up.

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Well I sort of made that up, because this recipe was created to hold peanut butter. If you ask me, there is no greater combination than chocolate and peanut butter - so why not combine the two and call it breakfast?!

So let me share the recipe with you! >> 

Recipe: The Best Easy Vegan Waffles for One (Gluten Free!)

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I have a love-hate relationship with waffles. 

Love because um... waffles are delicious.

Hate because I've always struggled to come up with the perfect recipe - or I have come up with the perfect recipe but it either involves way too many steps or it makes way too many waffles and by the time I'm on my third batch of waffles I'm fed up and have decided pancakes are way easier instead.

Well, at least I used to... until coming up with this recipe.

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After cleaning out my baking cupboard (this is how you know you're a food blogger and work as a recipe developer) I spotted my waffle iron collecting dust on the bottom shelf and I thought; 

That's it! I'm conquering the waffle world. 

I was on a mission. I wanted to create a killer waffle recipe that was not only gluten free but also vegan, healthy and allergy friendly (that meant egg free, dairy free, nut free, soy free and low fat to)  and because I wanted to make it even more of a challenge, I decided these waffles also needed to be made in one bowl - and the end result needed to be crunchy on the outside whilst fluffy on the inside. 

It was a bit of a challenge and it involved quite a lot of mess and a few batches of fails, however, what I created in the end was THE BEST Vegan Waffle Recipe... actually, the best waffle recipe in general. 

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These waffles are not only delicious, but SO easy to make! The longest part of the recipe is waiting for them to cook - but even that will only take 4-6 minutes!

Before you know it, you'll have a plate of delicious waffles to devour... and smother in toppings, of course.

I mean, aren't waffle wells supposed to be peanut butter baths?

So let me share the recipe with you! >> 

Recipe: Healthy Gluten Free Protein Waffles

A quick note from us! We're currently traveling around gorgeous NZ (in fact, today we're driving up NZ's east coast on our way to Coromandel!) and whilst we're wishing we were back in our kitchen making these waffles, we're enjoying every second! Be sure to follow us on Facebook and Instagram to catch up on our adventures!

I had a waffle iron years ago, however, I ended up throwing it out after having my waffles stick way too many times or having the batter explode out of the machine every time I decided to give it another go. 

For Christmas, I got a brand spankin' new waffle iron - but this one was picked by me with a purpose in mind. I decided that the ultimate no-disaster waffle iron would be a waffle stick maker. Why? Because the less surface area the waffle has, the less my chances of having a sticky waffle mess :P 

Luckily for me, my waffle stick theories were correct - and in the five days we had between Christmas and heading off to NZ, I found myself making (and devouring) batch after batch of delicious waffles!

As the protein queen, naturally, one of those batches had to be a batch of perfect protein waffles. After a few tests and tweaks, I came up with the perfect recipe that both Jesse and I loved! 

They're crunchy on the outside but soft and delicious in the middle. They're perfect for dipping or  drizzling with maple syrup - or even just sprinkling with icing sugar. Best of all? The waffle sticks make the perfect blueberry eating vessel as you can pop one in every hole!

Those holes are also perfect for toppings like melty peanut butter or drizzles of our homemade healthy caramel sauce recipe... and now I'm wishing we'd packed the waffle iron in our suitcase! :P 

But let me share the recipe with you so you can experiment with your own toppings! >>