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Oven-Baked Cocoa Cottage Cheese Waffles
Fluffy, chocolatey waffles with crisp edges and a tender, creamy crumb from blended cottage cheese and oats.

- Oven
- 35 min · 15 min hands-on
- Serves 4
- Vegetarian
- 46–60 g carbs
- Protein 20 g+
- Fiber 6 g+
- Sat fat 4 g or less
- 500 calories or less
Ingredients
- 1½ cups340 gCottage cheese, 2%
- 3 large150 gEggs
- ½ cup (120 ml)120 gMilk, 2%
- 1½ cups120 gOld-fashioned rolled oats
- ½ cup60 gAll-purpose flour
- ¼ cup25 gUnsweetened cocoa powdersifted
- 2 tbsp40 gMaple syrup
- 1¼ tsp5 gVanilla extract
- 1¾ tsp8 gBaking powder
- ⅛ tsp1 gSalt
- 1¾ tsp8 gCanola oil
Steps
- Preheat the oven to 425°F (220°C) and set an oven-safe silicone waffle mold (enough for 8 waffles) on a sheet pan.
- Brush the waffle mold wells with the canola oil.
- In a blender, blend the oats until they become a fine flour.
- Add the cottage cheese, eggs, milk, maple syrup and vanilla to the blender and blend until smooth.
- Add the flour, the unsweetened cocoa powder, the baking powder and the salt to the blender and pulse just until no dry streaks of cocoa remain; let the batter rest for 5 minutes to thicken.
- Divide the batter evenly among the 8 greased waffle wells, filling each about three-quarters full.
- Bake for 15 to 18 minutes, until the waffles are set, spring back when touched and reach 160°F (71°C) in the center.
- Let the waffles cool in the mold for 3 minutes, then turn them out and serve 2 per person.
Contains: Milk, Egg, Gluten.
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