My kids asked for these one weekend for breakfast, so why not! Meet their current favorite, Double Chocolate Chip Strawberry Oat Waffles!
During the weekdays, with school and work, my kids typical breakfast consists of either some type of oatmeal (with fruit and nuts) or cereal. Both require little effort in the mornings, especially if I make one of my overnight oat recipes, and the kids easily eat them in time for school. On the weekends however, when we have lazy mornings, the kids know they can ask for other dishes for breakfast. A recent favorite has been chocolate chip waffles or pancakes. As if it wasn’t enough that I already added dark chocolate chips to our waffle batter, they also requested that the entire waffle be chocolate. And since I’m also a dark chocolate lover, I really couldn’t say no (I secretly wanted them for breakfast as well). So I came up with these to-die-for Double Chocolate Chip Strawberry Oat Waffles!
Dessert for Breakfast! My favorite =)
If you don’t own a waffle maker, then I highly recommend getting one. There’s nothing like being able to enjoy home-made waffles in the comfort of your own home. I’ve owned a few waffle makers in the past, and my favorite is the Waring Pro Double Belgium Waffle Maker. I highly recommend getting the double flip waffle maker so you can make two waffles at a time. If you haven’t tried my previous pancake and waffle recipes, you’re missing out! Start with this recipe, and work your way through the rest. Then comment below the recipe and let me know which was your favorite or which type of waffle you’d like to see me develop next!
Double Chocolate Chip Strawberry Oat Waffles
INGREDIENTS
- handful vegan chocolate chips , I use Enjoy Life Dark Chocolate Chips or Mini Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips
- strawberries , chopped for topping
- powdered sugar , optional for topping
Dry Ingredients:
- 1 1/2 cup whole wheat pastry flour , or regular pastry flour
- 2 1/2 tbsp cocoa powder
- 1 1/2 tbsp ground flaxseeds
- 2 teasp baking powder
- 1/4 teasp salt
- 1/4 cup oats
Wet Ingredients:
- 1/3 cup mashed ripe bananas
- 1/4 cup unsweetened applesauce
- 1/2 teasp vanilla extract
- 2 tbsp coconut oil
- 1 3/4 cup unsweetened almond milk , or non-dairy milk of choice
- 1 - 2 tbsp pure maple syrup , depending on preferred level of sweetness, or save the extra 1 tbsp to pour on top of the finished pancakes
INSTRUCTIONS
- In a medium mixing bowl, whisk together all the dry ingredients.
- In another larger mixing bowl, whisk together all the wet ingredients.
- In small batches, add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients, and mix until fully combined, being careful not to over-mix.
- Carefully fold in the vegan chocolate chips (feel free to add as many or as little as you wish).
- Let the batter sit for 5 minutes as you heat your waffle maker to the desired setting (if you like your waffles crispy, set it to the darker setting).
- Once the waffle maker is preheated, lightly spray it with non-stick coconut oil cooking spray on both sides.
- Pour in the correct amount of batter, as indicated by your waffle maker , to the center and close/flip, allowing the batter to spread. Once the waffle is done, remove, place on a cooling rack, and repeat to make the rest of the waffles as needed.
- If you are not planning on eating the waffles right away, be sure to cool them on a cooling rack so that the moisture does not get to them and they stay crispy.
- To serve, top with the reserved 1 tbsp maple syrup, dust some some powdered sugar on top (optional), and top with freshly chopped strawberries.
Reshana
Hi Anjali
These look absolutely yummy, soft and chocolaty 🙂
Great pics! Thank you so much for sharing yet another delicious breakfast recipe
Xxx
anjali
Thank you Reshana! They are FULL of chocolate, just as my kids requested! Thank you so much for following and all the support!
Debbie
Anjali,
Can these be made with gluten free flour? I’ve got one son allergic to wheat & the other to dairy and eggs..,
Thanks!
Debbie
anjali
My brother has Celiac, so I was going to make these by simply subbing Bob’s Red Mills All-Purpose GF flour, but I have yet to try it out myself, which is why the recipe does not show the gluten-free option yet. Although I’m pretty sure it should be fine if you just sub it for the GF flour. Which brand were you planning on using? Let me know if you try it out before I get a chance to!
Rashmi
OMIGOSH – I am Gob SMACKED 🙂
These look absolutely fantastic and delicious…LOVE!!!
Thank you for this phenomenal recipe and YAY to waffles for breakfast xx
anjali
Thanks Rashmi! Love your description =) I seriously think of this as dessert with all the chocolate going on. I’m a waffles over pancakes girl myself, and I’m in love with my waffle iron! Do you guys make pancakes or waffles at home?
Rashmi
Hahahaha 🙂
I LOVE waffles and pancakes and YES we make them at home 😀
We normally have our pancakes for breakfast with Nutella and some golden syrup and waffles are served with a scoop of ice-cream and chocolate sauce 🙂 So good!
anjali
oh WOW…now that’s one waffle setup that I’d love to try sometime! I’ve never had ice cream on waffles…yum!
Reema
Ooomg!! Can’t wait!
anjali
You will LOVE them! Oh and just for you, feel free to toss an extra handful (or two) of chocolate chips into the batter =) Let me know what you think once you try out the recipe!
Pd
That looks like chocolate heaven!
Jessica Nicole Perry
Any substitute for the banana? I’m allergic…
anjali
Typically I’ll suggest substituting applesauce for bananas in pancake or waffle recipes. But as to the actual amount to substitute, I can’t be sure since I haven’t given it a try yet. But I’d go ahead and give it a try and it should work well! If you want to email me, I’ll send you my favorite banana-less pancake recipe from my friends blog!
Robin
What adaptations would I make to have these as pancakes instead of waffles? I got rid of my waffle iron. Thanks in advance!
anjali
Although this recipe was mainly developed for crispy waffles, We’ve made these as pancakes before a few times and they tasted good! So just give it a try as is first!