Waffles should be an everyday thing, don’t you think?

Tell me, are you a team pancake or a team waffles type of person. For the longest time I’d go back and forth thinking I was one or the other until I finally made my peace with my indecision and reached a point of realizing I’d never be able to choose. Besides, why can’t I choose both? I’m plenty satisfied being the Switzerland of the pancake/waffle world (which, by the way, is the kind of world I wanna live. You know what I’m sayin’?)

So when I was a kid we used to always put peanut butter on our waffles before drizzling them with tons of syrup. That combo is just too good to forget. The best! That’s why I thought I’d cut down on a step and make a quick syrup from this simple duo that you can just pour over your waffles. It really isn’t a recipe, but if you didn’t grow up putting that combo on your waffles it might seem fancy.

The waffles themselves are pretty basic but I’ve been playing with some different flours recently and I thought some spelt would add a little bit of wholesomeness. With me being me I couldn’t think of anything I’d rather top mine with than some fresh berries, but you can go crazy with the toppings and add whatever you want.

Spelt Chocolate Waffles + Nut Butter Maple Syrup

Make your breakfast a little more exciting and wholesome at the same time with these chocolate waffles using spelt flour!

Prep Time 15 minutes Cook Time 25 minutes Total Time 40 minutes Servings 12 waffles (about)

Ingredients

1 cup all purpose flour 2 cups spelt flour 2/3 cup organic raw cane sugar or regular sugar 4 cups unsweetened plant-based milk 1 cup unsweetened plant-based yogurt 1/4 tablespoons mixed nut butter any nut butter can be substituted 1/3 cup cocoa powder 1 teaspoon vanilla extract optional 1 teaspoon salt 2 tablespoons baking powder non-stick cooking spray or oil for greasing the iron optional Maple Nut Butter Syrup: 1/2 cup mixed nut butter any nut butter can be substituted 1/2 cup maple syrup 1 teaspoon vanilla

Instructions

Combine flours, sugar, salt, and baking powder, in a large mixing bowl. In separate bowl, stir the nut butter with vanilla, milk, and yogurt until smooth. Pour into dry ingredients and stir until smooth. Heat a waffle iron and spray lightly with cooking spray. Cook waffles according to manufacturer's instructions. Maple Nut Butter Syrup: In a small saucepan over low heat and gently stir in the syrup and vanilla. Pour, warm, over the finished waffles.

ALL CONTENT IS MINE AND ORIGINAL! All of these food photos were taken with my Nikon D750 and my favorite Lens, the Nikon AF-S FX NIKKOR 50mm f/1.8G. You can find out more in my INTRO POST.

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