90 Calorie Waffle Recipe {with 9 grams protein!}
Reduce calories and increase protein in your favorite breakfast, waffles! You’ll have breakfast for 90 calories per waffle and 9 grams of protein. Plus, they are gluten free!
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Anytime protein and carbs are balanced, I get excited! With 9 grams of protein per waffle, and 11 grams of carbs, these waffles can fit perfectly into your diet.
Much like my low calorie pancakes, these low calorie waffles are addicting!
The ingredients in these low calorie waffles include Greek yogurt, oats, and egg whites.
To make these waffles lower in calories in and higher in protein,
- Reduce the size of the waffles (these mini waffles are made with the coolest $10 mini waffle iron ever, the DASH!
- Increase the protein by adding egg whites and Greek Yogurt.
- Lower the calories by using nonfat Greek yogurt and egg whites.
- Make them healthier by replacing the flour with oats. (and it makes them gluten free!)
- Make them healthier by adding fruit to the top!
- Reduce the calories by using sugar free syrup.
A recent scroll through my Facebook feed alerted me to the recent tread, the DASH MINI WAFFLE IRON. So many people are making “chaffles” with them. These are just an egg and cheese, made into a mini waffle. I have to admit, I was intrigued enough to BUY the Dash Waffle Iron.
I headed over to Target, because sometimes I’m impatient, and I don’t even want to wait for shipping for a day. And luckily, Target had the Dash Waffle Iron, and it was only $10!
I bought two! One for me, and one for my daughter who is serving a mission for our church in Houston Texas.
To make these healthy waffle
These couldn’t be easier. I simply:
- Gathered the ingredients. The main ingredients are oats, nonfat Greek yogurt, and egg whites. The secondary ingredients I used baking powder and salt, and ground cinnamon for taste.
- Then, I blended it altogether. If you just mix with your hand, your oats will be chunky. Which might be good, but I wanted these gluten free waffles to be smooth.
- Then, I heated that mini waffle maker, and added 4-5 tablespoons of batter. No more, or it will spill over!
- Then, cooked until the little light went out and they were finished!
Then, to make these low calorie waffles super indulgent, I added blueberries, whipped, cream and sugar free syrup!! SOOOO YUMMY
90 Calorie Waffle Recipe
Equipment
- Mini Waffle Maker
Ingredients
- 1/3 cup dry oats (or 30 grams)
- 3 tablespoons egg whites
- 1/3 cup nonfat Greek Yogurt
- 1/8 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/8 tsp baking powder
- 1/8 tsp salt
Instructions
- Blend all ingredients in a mini blender or bullet style blender until the oats are smooth and the batter is not chunky.
- Pour 4 tablespoons onto a mini waffle maker (or the full amount onto a standard waffle maker)
- Leave on waffle iron to cook until no longer runny
Notes
Nutrition
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I really liked this recipe. I wanted to double the recipe. I multiplied everything by 2 but I did not have Greek yogurt so I substitued with 1/2 cup of 2 percent milk. Also for the oats I used 1 cup instead of 2/3 cup because the mixture looked too runny. I gave 4 stars because I made some changes . The taste is great 😊
Interesting substitutions! I’ll have to give it a try. thanks for sharing.
Awesome recipe!
We love waffles at our house but we all previously liked different recipes due to density, eggy taste etc..
Finally a recipe that we all love! They come up very crisp as well.
Thank you!
I’m so glad you guys liked it!! Thanks Lisa!
I really wanted to love these because the ingredients work for my lifestyle. But the cooked consistency isn’t right. I left them in the mini waffle maker for a long while and the inside is mushy and uncooked. I then decided to put one in the toaster to see if that helped but it is still so so mushy and uncooked inside.
I’m so sorry. Did you blend the batter in a blender until it was runny?
Tried this recipe and it’s terrible. The actual recipe doesn’t make sense in terms of calories.. at the top it says a serving is 2 waffles at 89 calories then further down its 1 waffle that’s 89 calories. The mixture is no way near as runny as shown in the photos, they literally look like normal pancake batter which I think it is to be honest. I followed the measurements but it did not work at all. Taste horrible aswell. I had one bite then threw away. I won’t be bothering again, will find a better recipe that actually works
Sorry these didn’t work out for. The way a recipe works is the calories are calculated by serving. So, the batch makes enough for two waffles, each with 89 calories.So yes- 2 waffles total for the recipe, each waffle having 89 calories.I’d love to figure out what went wrong. Did you blend in a blender? Did you add the salt and cinnamon? And what kind of yogurt did you use?
These are really good. I did substitute the non-fat Greek yogurt for 1/4 cup almond milk with an 1/8 teaspoon lemon juice because I didn’t have any non-fat green yogurt at home. These were however super fun and easy to make. 🙂
So glad they turned out for you!
These were just what I was looking for! High protein, low calorie, filling and tasty! So many Dash recipes out there but I’m using this one as my go to. I did add 1/8 tsp of vanilla because I prefer that taste to pure cinnamon. Thanks for this keeper!!
Good idea! I just bought a bunch of extracts (lemon, almond, etc.). It be delicious to try different ones!
I was really surprised at how much me and my husband liked these. These will be a regularly occurring meal in my house!
I’m so glad you like the waffles! Thanks for sharing 🙂
I tried the recipe and it was awesome. The waffles were not sweet, so you can eat them savory or sweet. I used a whole egg though
So glad you liked it!
If I use a whole egg instead, what would be the calorie count for the whole batch?
230 calories for the whole batch!
I am the type of person that MUST have protein with my breakfast. This was perfect for the mornings that I didn’t feel like eating eggs!
So delicious I can’t believe its healthy!
A healthy, delicious and filling way to start the day.
I love waffles but always felt guilty eating them. Not anymore though, these were delicious!
I love everything about this!
I love the simplicity of this recipe…and it was so tasty too!
I can’t believe these are only 90 calories!! Delicious!
I love waffles! Amazing that these are low calorie!!
I’m so glad I found these so I can indulge my waffle love all the time. They’re delish!
Can the egg whites be substitute by an whole egg?
You sure can!
I’ll have to try that one! Thanks Theva!!
I used the Two Good low fat greek blueberry yogurt. very low carb and low sugar option. These were amazing! I have tried so many different healthy options and nothing really taste like a waffle. I was very impressed with this recipe! definitely making on a regular basis!
Thanks Jennifer!! So glad you shared. I love the Two Good brand. I need to get some!
That was so gross don’t for get to add your low calorie sweetener
That’s why you use maple syrup over your waffles afterwards!
Exactly!!
I have missed waffles! Thank you for this recipe! SO good!
I’m so glad!! Thanks for trying them.
If you use a regular waffle maker (waffle size 7″) will the calorie count be 178 and the ingredients measurements the same?
YES! Just double the nutrition info. The full recipe would be 178 calories!
Can you add protein powder to this?
Hi Isabelle!
I have a protein pancake that uses protein powder here. https://healthbeet.org/recipe-for-sweet-potato-protein-pancakes
But, I’ve never added protein powder to this recipe.
Is one waffle 89kcal?
The entire batch is 180 calories, so if you get two waffles, it’s 89 calories for each waffle.
Can freeze them and use later?
Yes! You definitely can freeze these!
Can you use a Belgian waffle maker for this recipe?
You sure can! It might be thin and a bit crispier, but it would still be tasty!
is it crunchy?
Not really. The longer you cook it, the crunchier it would be though.
Like your recipe! What ingredients would I have to add or subtract to make it Belgium friendly?
I need that waffle maker!