Almond Waffles with Raspberry Sauce

This is an amazingly simple way to make waffles. Blend the batter in your Vitamix and pour directly from the container. Grinding the almond or any nut into a flour first will make a dynamite waffle for your family. These recipes plus optional whipped cream can all be made in your Vitamix blender in far less time than traditional preparations.

Ingredients

• Waffle Ingredients:
• ½ cup (70 g) almonds
• 1 cup (120 g) all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 3 large eggs
• ⅔ cup (75 ml) milk [or non dairy alternative]
• ½ cup (115 g) unsalted butter [or applesauce], room temperature
• 1 teaspoon orange zest
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• Raspberry Sauce Ingredients (Yield: 2/3 cup)
• ½ cup (75 g) fresh raspberries
• ¼ cup (60 ml) water
• ½ vanilla bean
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 4 (40 g) dates, pitted

Directions

1. For the Waffles: Place almonds into the Vitamix container and secure lid. Start the blender on its lowest speed and quickly increase to its highest. Blend for 10 seconds. Remove to a bowl and add the flour and baking powder. Stir to combine.
2. Place eggs, milk, butter, orange zest, and vanilla into the Vitamix container in the order listed and secure lid. Start the blender on its lowest speed and quickly increase to its highest. Blend for 15 seconds. Stop machine and add the flour mixture to the container.
3. Start the blender on its lowest setting and quickly increase to its highest speed. Blend for 15 seconds, until batter is well combined.
4. Use batter in your favorite waffle iron.
5. For the Raspberry Sauce: Place all ingredients into the 20-ounce Blending Cup or 8-ounce Blending Bowl in the order listed and secure lid.
6. Start the machine on its lowest setting and quickly increase to its highest setting. Blend for 30 seconds.
7. Drizzle onto warm almond waffles.

Notes

To give the raspberry sauce an added kick, add 1 Tablespoon of bourbon, rum or orange liquor.

Nutrition

1 serving (135g)

• Calories: 380

• Total Fat: 25g

• Total Carbohydrate: 30g

  • Dietary Fiber: 3g
  • Sugars: 11g

• Protein: 9g

• Cholesterol: 135mg

• Sodium: 130mg