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Paleo Gingerbread Waffles

These Paleo Gingerbread Waffles are a fun and healthy idea for a sweet weekend breakfast!  They’re kid friendly, with just the right amount of spices, and can be made into pancakes in case you don’t have a waffle iron.

Paleo Gingerbread Waffles #dairyfree #glutenfree #grainfreeMy kids were more than thrilled to take turns pouring syrup on these Paleo gingerbread waffles.  Can’t say I blame them! I also can’t say I know what it’s like to have a mom constantly taking pictures of food and syrup-pouring and calling it “work.”  They have to know it’s not typical!  Then again, I wouldn’t be complaining about extra waffles and syrup if I was a kid – and they definitely did not complain about these.

Of course, they absolutely took the opportunity to criticize each other’s pouring skills based on how they thought the pictures came out.  I won’t say who helped out in the one above, but she definitely thought she came out on top.  This is also daughter who convinces me to let her “bite” if a photo needs biting (like this chocolate chip cookie dough fudge) even though she has no front teeth.

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But ooh, ah, waffles.  You might remember last week (or 2 weeks ago?) when I talked about having a meltdown when the second batch of these Paleo gingerbread waffles didn’t come out quite as neat as the first.  Sure, I had put a lot on my plate for that day, trying to get a little too much done, and that usually means nothing but trouble.  I was lucky I didn’t screw up the first batch, because the second batch meltdown wasn’t easy to recover from.

Anyway, I don’t want you to think now that these are difficult to make.  If you preheat and grease your waffle iron properly they will turn out fine and you’ll wonder why you don’t make waffles a whole lot more often.  You might even start dreaming up decadence like Paleo waffle sundaes with caramel sauce, bananas, coconut whip cream, and chocolate chips.  Doesn’t that sound good?   Maybe we’ll add some nut butter somewhere in there too, alongside the caramel.

Next time, perhaps.  And if there is a next time, I’ll make sure to have a good window of time carved out, because the waffle sundaes sound like a lot of steps now that I’m talking about it.  But let’s go back to these gingerbread waffles, which really aren’t too many steps at all and come together really quickly.  If you don’t have a waffle iron, I’m certain this recipe will make great pancakes as well!

Paleo Gingerbread Waffles with Coconut Flour

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Paleo Gingerbread Waffles

These Paleo Gingerbread waffles make a sweet, festive, healthy and cozy breakfast on a cold weekend morning. If you don't have a waffle iron, they can be made into pancakes!
Author: Michele
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 5 minutes
Total Time: 20 minutes
Course: Waffles - Breakfast and Brunch
Cuisine: Paleo
Servings: 6 servings
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Ingredients

Instructions

  1. To prepare your waffle iron, use a pastry brush to thoroughly grease with coconut oil, butter, oil, or spray with a nonstick spray if you prefer.
  2. Have your ingredients close to room temperature when you begin. In a large bowl, whisk the 4 eggs well and add the almond milk, almond butter, molasses, vanilla, and coconut oil*
  3. In a second smaller bowl, combine the coconut and tapioca flours, the baking soda and powder, and all the spices.
  4. Slowly stir the dry ingredients into the wet until fully combined, but don't overmix
  5. Make sure your waffle iron is preheated and thoroughly greased (follow the directions of your model) and either pour or ladle the batter into the waffle iron, close, and cook until the machine indicates they're done (or follow directions for your model)
  6. This recipe should make about 6 full sized waffles, so you'll likely have to make them in batches*
  7. Serve with extra cinnamon, maple syrup,nuts, fruit, or however you like. Enjoy!

Recipe Notes

*For the second batch, make sure you re-grease and preheat the waffle iron

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  3. Waffles are always a good idea. I don’t know why I haven’t put my new waffle maker to use yet and I could really use a kid when it comes to taking pictures and styling. If you lived closer, I might have to borrow one of yours!

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    • Might be time to break out the waffle maker 🙂 And when my kids are at school it’s more peaceful for pictures, yet I don’t have the on-demand help!

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  4. You gotta love how kids will turn anything and everything into a competition if you let them. You know how I feel about gingerbread, so you can guess how I would feel about these. We don’t have a waffle iron, but there are waffle plates that I can get for our griddler that I have been contemplating until I realized that Alex is never home for such things. He used to be a BIG waffle person (with his ex girlfriend) and thyey would get the giant belgian waffles from the dining hall and build sundaes with them.

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  5. I’m not too big on pancakes and waffles, but these don’t seem like ordinary waffles and I think I would love them! I’m all about gingerbread and all it’s spices and I would put raspberries, blueberries, and homemade whipped cream!

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  7. These look delicious and are exactly the type of pancake/waffle recipe I’ve been looking for as I go grain free 🙂 I’ll be trying with coconut milk and PB or sunflower butter! Once I get the waffle iron I asked for this year for Hanukkah…

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    • I actually go for waffles over pancakes, I love the nooks! And gingerbread flavors win for me this time of year since I’m not a huge mint fan 🙂

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  11. As much as I love pumpkin, gingerbread waffles/pancakes are so much tastier than the pumpkin variety so I am all about this. I just got a waffle iron about a month ago and have only used it once but that needs to change!!

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  12. I love pancakes and waffles. I have these waffle plate things that I can clean easily but they will overflow so I have to lay them inside my cast iron pan. My problem with some makers is the plates aren’t removable and you can’t submerge the thing in water. But as long as it was greased enough and the waffles don’t stick, there shouldn’t be much cleanup! Okay, I blabbed. I’ll be trying these out b/c I have waffles or pancakes every single night (always topped with nut better and jam/jelly). Thanks!

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  13. My kids’ “help” by stealing the subject to eat while I’m taking food pics. Although I must admit, I’ve got some really quite pics with their little hands stealing the goods. And I’d think they’d be all over these waffles. I know I am!

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  19. These waffles are fantastic! I put all the ingredients in my blender and they turned out amazing…even my 17month old loved them…no syrup required. Thank you for such a wonderful recipe.

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