Delicious Cheesy Waffle Bread
Following a keto diet or any low carb diet will immediately take bread off the table. After all, regular old bread is packed with sugars and carbs that you just don’t need! But what if you use to be a “sandwich person” or perhaps you loved to make pasta sauce and soak it up with homemade bread? Well, you are in luck because the chaffle is about to change your keto world!
Chaffle is a combination of the word waffle and cheese as it is exactly that- a waffle made primarily with cheese! A batter is made using almond flour, eggs, cheese, and a few other little ingredients to help bind and flavor the chaffle. Then, the batter is cooked in a waffle iron until golden brown. The result is a savory, cheesy waffle that can easily be used as bread! Imagine having a sandwich that has two cheesy waffles as the “bread”- you could fill it with anything! And sopping up that pasta sauce has never been tastier than when you use a chaffle. This is seriously a recipe you are going to go crazy for.
A huge plus of the chaffle is that it freezes very well. Make a big batch of batter, bake it all and then wrap two chaffles together in bags or plastic wrap. Freeze them for up to three months. Anytime you need two pieces of “bread” to make a sandwich, you can take a pack of chaffles out and let it defrost in the fridge overnight or heat them in the microwave for 20 seconds to thaw. They will be just as good as when they are hot out of the waffle iron!
Our recipe uses mozzarella cheese as the primary ingredient in the chaffle and there is a very good reason why. Mozzarella has a fantastic, stretchy texture that is able to hold the chaffle together while also giving it some nice flexibility. It also has a fairly neutral yet salty taste that pairs well with almost anything. You can choose to give different hard cheeses a try but we recommend sticking to mostly mozzarella cheese. For example, use one cup of shredded mozzarella and one cup of shredded cheddar cheese. Try to avoid very soft cheese (blue cheese or brie, for example) as they will simply melt in the hot waffle iron and make the chaffle fall apart.
Once you make a batch of these chaffles, you can freeze the ones that you don't use. Just place them in a Ziploc bag and stick them in the freezer. Whenever you need a chaffle or a piece of “bread” just take them out of the freezer and thaw at room temperature. They should only take about an hour to thaw completely but, if you need to speed up the process, pop one in the microwave for about 15 seconds or in the toaster for about a minute to bring your chaffle back to perfectly baked perfection. You can then use it however you'd like!
So, to all keto dieters out there, the chaffle is something you need in your life and this recipe will make them perfect! No need to crave bread or wonder how to make a low carb sandwich anymore- the chaffle is here to the rescue!
| Servings: servings |
- 2 tbsp almond flour
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
- Preheat your waffle maker according to the manufacturer’s directions.
- In a medium sized bowl, whisk together the eggs, salt, and vanilla extract.
- In a separate bowl, combine the almond flour, cinnamon and baking powder.
- Add the dry ingredients to the egg mixture and stir well.
- Add the shredded mozzarella to the bowl and stir well, making sure the cheese is coated completely in the egg mix.
- Spray your waffle maker with non stick cooking spray and then add about ½ cup of chaffle batter to the waffle maker.
- Cook the waffle according to your waffle maker directions (they will take the same amount of time to cook as a traditional waffle, about 5 minutes). Once the chaffle is golden brown, remove it from the waffle maker.
- Spray the waffle maker again and repeat the cooking process with the remaining batter.
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The content on this website should not be taken as medical advice and you should ALWAYS consult with your doctor before starting any diet or exercise program. We provide nutritional data for our recipes as a courtesy to our readers. We use Total Keto Diet app software to calculate the nutrition and we remove fiber and sugar alcohols, like erythritol, from the total carbohydrate count to get to the net carb count, as they do not affect your blood glucose levels. You should independently calculate nutritional information on your own and not rely on our data. The website or content herein is not intended to cure, prevent, diagnose or treat any disease. This website shall not be liable for adverse reactions or any other outcome resulting from the use of recipes or recommendations on the Website or actions you take as a result. Any action you take is strictly at your own risk.
Dr. Rosmy Barrios, MD is an aesthetic medicine specialist whose work focuses on patients who are treated for obesity, metabolic syndrome, and other weight-related issues through nutritional analysis, keto diet programs, and supporting medications.
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