These carrot cake waffles are crispy on the outside, fluffy inside, and packed with shredded carrots, warm spices, walnuts, and raisins. Made with whole wheat flour and topped with a cream cheese drizzle, they’re perfect for Easter brunch, weekend breakfast, or meal prepping for the week.
Ingredients
For the Carrot Cake Waffles
- 1 cup whole wheat flour
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 2 tbsp light brown sugar
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp cardamom
- 1/4 tsp ginger
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 3/4 cup milk I ude dairy free
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tsp Orange Extract
- 1 egg
- 2 tbsp oil I used olive oil
- 1/4 cup walnuts
- 1/4 cup raisins
- 1 carrot grated
For the Cream Cheese Drizzle
- 2 tbsp milk I used dairy free
- 2 tbsp cream cheese
- 3 tbsp confectioners sugar
- splash each of Vanilla Extract and Orange Extract
Instructions
For the Carrot Cake Waffles
- Preheat your oven to 300 degrees and plug in your waffle iron. I turned my dial so it was just below the max setting.
- Then, add the flour, baking powder, sugar, salt, cardamom, cinnamon and ginger to a bowl and mix well with a whisk. Then, add in the milk, vanilla extract and orange extract and mix well.
- In a separate bowl, whisk the egg and oil well together (I'm actually not sure of the reasoning behind this, but, my waffles always turn out better when I do this step). Add the egg and oil mixture to the Waffle batter.
- Add in the carrots, walnuts and raisins and mix well. Add 4-5 tablespoons (or however much our waffle iron allows) and let cook till done.
- When waffles are done, I like to place them in the preheated oven for no more than 10 minutes or so, so they get a bit more crispier.
For the Cream Cheese Drizzle
- Warm the milk so it's slightly warm, then mix in the cream cheese and confectioners sugar. Add in a splash each of the vanilla extract and the orange extract. If lumpy, pass through a strainer and then drizzle on to the Carrot Cake Waffles and enjoy.
Nutrition
Calories: 529kcal | Carbohydrates: 109g | Protein: 27g | Saturated Fat: 14g | Cholesterol: 115mg | Sodium: 489mg | Fiber: 9g | Sugar: 25g
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