So, this happened.
After I made my Maple Bacon Peanut Butter, I was like "I wanna stuff this into dates," and "I wanna make cookies with it," and "I wanna make donuts with it," and "I wanna spread this all over slices of apple," and "I want this in a sandwich, stat!" and "I wanna carry this in my purse everywhere I go." I said a lot of stuff.
Of all the maniacal thoughts that ran through my head and out my mouth, the only one that I actually carried through on (besides the stuffing it in dates, but that doesn't really count because I do that just about every other day with whatever nut butter I have on hand) was making waffles with it. These waffles.
Waffles on Sunday mornings with Chris and the twins are probably one of my most favorite things. I mean, it's cool when I make pancakes or a scramble or whatever, but waffles are the best. This last Sunday, when those waffles happened to be these Maple Bacon Peanut Butter Waffles, it was pretty much the best day ever.
It's a well known fact that peanut butter makes wonderful waffles. It's also a well known fact that maple syrup is one of the best toppings for waffles. You don't need science to tell you that putting them together in a waffle is going to be pretty awesome. When you throw coconut bacon in the mix and you get to bite into the chewy little strips of smoky goodness that are mixed throughout the waffle, you get something truly magical. It's beyond science.
We topped our waffles with sliced bananas because it's what Elvis would do. We also topped them with more coconut bacon and more maple syrup (and I topped mine off with the last of the Maple Bacon Peanut Butter because duh!) for the ultimate waffle-eating experience. That's what it was. The Ultimate.
So, you need to stop reading this right now and go make this happen in your kitchen. Like, now. Then call me and I'll come on over.
Ingredients
- 1 cup oat flour
- 1 cup whole wheat pastry flour
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/3 cup almond milk
- 2/3 cup Maple Bacon Peanut Butter
- 2 tablespoons maple syrup
- 2 tablespoons melted coconut oil
- sliced banana
- coconut bacon (I used Phoney Baloney's
- maple syrup
Instructions
- In a large bowl, whisk together the dry ingredients.
- In a smaller bowl, mix together the wet ingredients. Add the wet ingredients to the dry and mix until combined. Cook in you waffle maker per your machine's instructions.
- Top with sliced bananas, coconut bacon, and maple syrup, serve and Enjoy!
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Photography by Chris Miller
Claire Suellentrop
Okay, first: these waffles look amazing. Second: when I got to the line “I wanna spread this all over slices of apple,” I totally misread it as "I wanna spread this all over people," and was thinking, Wow, she is REALLY serious about this peanut butter...had to go back and reread. Big LOL moment 🙂
Chemese
These waffles have my mouth watering. I have a question for you. Can the oak flour be substituted?
keepinitkind
Absolutely! You can use all W.W. Pastry Flour or all-purpose or even spelt would be nice. If you don't have oat flour, it's also very easy to make by blending oats in your blender. 🙂
Abby @ The Frosted Vegan
You LOADED those waffles! I like your style 🙂
Ana L,S
Waffles....always. I have this substantial craving for scallion waffles with coconut bacon. Because bacon is rad. Especially when no one was harmed in the process. Mmmmm waffles.
Anna {Herbivore Triathlete}
As if the Maple Bacon Peanut Butter wasn't epic enough! These waffles look absolutely amazing, makes me wish I had a waffle iron. I love PB and banana combo on bread, I'm sure it would be stellar on waffles! Awesomeness Kristy!!
Maggie Muggins
The first time I tried the maple/bacon/PB combo I thought it would be too weird and I wouldn't like it, turns out its the best thing ever! Gah! Those waffles, I can't even. I need a plate of those right now.
Heather
Mmmm Maple Bacon Waffles, EPIC!
We are totally a Pancake Family on Sunday Mornings (which I kinda think you already know 🙂 ), Justin likes frozen waffles during the week as a quick and easy breakfast. I do enjoy breaking out the waffle maker but for some reason I always think it is too much work...when in reality it really is the same amount of work as making pancakes!
Cadry
Now I have ANOTHER reason to be happy that I have four bags of coconut bacon on their way to me in the mail. Waffles versus pancakes? Puh-lease. Pancakes never stood a chance.