High Protein Waffles with Red Lentils
Ultra light and crisp, these naturally vegan protein waffles are made with lentils, soy milk and seeds. Choose sweet or savoury, with 20 grams of protein per serve (no oats, no flour, no protein powder!)
Equipment
- waffle maker
Ingredients
Red Lentil Waffle Base
- 1 cup red lentils soaked overnight, drained and rinsed
- 2 cups soy milk I use unsweetened
- 2 tablespoons avocado oil or another neutral flavoured oil
- ⅓ cup hemp hearts plus 1 tablespoon!
- ¼ cup ground flax
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
Sweet Add Ins (choose one only, sweet OR savoury)
- ¼ cup maple syrup
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- ½ teaspoon cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon salt
Savoury Add Ins
- 2 tablespoons nutritional yeast
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon ground cumin
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
Plus your favourite waffle toppings!
Instructions
- Psst...if you forgot to soak your lentils, check out the quick soak method in the notes below!
- Preheat your waffle iron to medium-high. This will vary depending on your machine, but my waffle iron has heat settings of 1-6 and I turn the dial to 5.
- Drain and rinse the lentils well, and pop them into your blender along with the soy milk, hemp hearts, ground flax, oil and baking powder. Blend on high for one minute until the batter is super smooth. Let sit for 5 minutes to thicken a bit.
- IMPORTANT! If your waffle maker even HINTS at sticking (even a nonstick one) you’re gonna want to spray/oil your iron before each batch. Because there is no gluten in this recipe, and I’ve made the batter light and fluffy, you need a very nonstick surface.
- Pour enough batter to cover the raised bits of the waffle iron without overfilling. In my 4 inch waffle maker, that’s just less than a half cup per waffle.
- When the waffle iron indicates the waffle is done, gently lift to see if there is any resistance to the waffle. If there is, this means the inside isn’t done yet so let it cook longer, testing after 30-60 seconds more. A lot of steam coming from the iron also means you need more time. If you're worried, turn the heat down a bit for the remaining time.
- Serve the sweet waffles with your usual toppings - like nut butter, berries and whipped cream. For the savoury waffles, I love them with sliced avocado and sauteed kale as a complete meal.
Notes
How many waffles does this recipe make? Everyone's waffle iron is different. I have an iron that makes 4 X 4 inch waffles and I get about 8 waffles if I'm filling them properly, and 12 waffles if I'm using less batter, so two to three waffles per serving.
Forgot to soak the lentils? Do a quick soak: bring the lentils to a boil with 4 cups of water in a pot. Immediately upon coming to the boil, remove them from the heat and let them sit for 5 minutes, then drain and rinse well with cold water.