MARIA’S WEEKLY RECIPE :PROTEIN BOOST OAT WAFFLES

Serving size: 2 small waffles:

121 Cals

8.5 Protein

12 Carbs

4.5 Fats

These high protein waffles are made with cottage cheese, oat flour and eggs. So good you'll never make them any other way!

INGREDIENTS

• 2/3 cup 4% milk fat small curd cottage cheese

• 2 large eggs, separated

• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

• 1 tablespoon sugar, (optional) *use favorite sweetener

• 1 cup oat flour, or grind old-fashioned rolled oats in blender

• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder

• 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Heat a waffle iron on its medium setting.

2. Place cottage cheese, egg yolks, vanilla, and sugar, if using in the blender. Add 6 tablespoons water, oat flour, baking powder and salt and blend until mixture is smooth batter. Transfer to a medium bowl using a spatula to get all the batter out.

3. Beat the egg white to soft peaks then fold into the batter.

4. Spray pre-heated waffle iron with oil spray. Pour batter into iron (about 1/4 cup) and cook until golden brown and steam is no longer being released.