Sheet Pan Waffles
They are not waffle-shaped, but baking waffle batter on a sheet pan is much easier! These gluten-free vegan waffle squares are both healthy and delicious!!!
Servings: 4
Ingredients
- 2 cups almond flour
- 1 cup tapioca starch - also called tapioca flour
- 2/3 cup gluten-free flour - you can choose a flour mix, or quinoa flour, or garbanzo flour
- 4 teaspoons baking powder - or 1 1/3 teaspoons of baking soda plus 1 1/3 teaspoons cream of tartar. If you don't have a 1/3 teaspoon measuring spoon (I don't), it's fine to estimate the amount. A 1-teaspoon overfilled until it is gently rounded is about 1 1/3 teaspoons.
- almost 1/2 cup applesauce - Tip: This is the exact amount of applesauce in a pre-packaged 4-ounce cup of applesauce.
- 1 cup water
- 2/3 cup mild tasting oil such as canola oil
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 tablespoon either apple cider vinegar or lemon juice
- 3/4 cup chocolate chips - I like bittersweet Equal Exchange chocolate chips in this
- 1-2 cups fresh cherries, cut in half and with pits removed - optional!
- 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon ground cardamom - optional - recommended together with the optional cherries
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 400 degrees F.
- Get out an 11x15 inch cookie sheet with sides, or another baking pan that is about that size. If it's not nonstick, add parchment paper.
- Put all of the ingredients in a large mixing bowl and mix well. A big whisk works well for this. Check for any pockets of unmixed ingredients and mix them in.
- Pour the batter onto the cookie sheet, and spread it out evenly.
- Bake for 22 minutes.
- When it is done, the waffle squares should be starting to look golden brown on top. I like to test with a food thermometer; the temperature in the middle should be about 180 to 200 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Cut into 16 rectangles and serve! I like to let them cool a little and then cut them into little bite-sized cubes. These are good with maple syrup, though instead of syrup I like to pile my waffles with colorful pieces of cut-up fresh fruit. And berries. Freckly bananas are good here, and cut-up mango, chunks of plum or other stonefruit, blueberries, other berries -- lots of types of fruit are great here! This is so very good!In addition to breakfast or brunch, the waffle cubes make a nice snack. They also taste great cold from the refrigerator!
Notes
I am not a big fan of individual serving-sized cups of applesauce, because the packaging seems wasteful. But I used to always open a big new jar of applesauce, use one small serving, and then leave the jar in the refrigerator until it got moldy. When I use individual serving cups there is no leftover applesauce to go into the refrigerator and get moldy, so it reduces food waste. Is this better? Hard to say.