IRON MAN Chocolate Protein Waffles!

This is an extra healthy twist on the original Iron Man Waffles recipe I created, loaded with Iron. This time, I wanted to make them chocolate flavour with added protein and less carbohydrate. So, I have tweaked the ingredients a little and have come up with these. The texture is very different to a waffle texture, they are not very sweet, which is good because if you need them any sweeter, you can just add your own maple syrup or sugar on top.

I added sweetness by topping with a few strawberries and drizzling with a little melted dark chocolate. I reckon this would be a perfect combination with this Simply Nourishing Avocado Chocolate Smoothie Recipe.

IRON MAN CHOCOLATE PROTEIN WAFFLES

1/ Turn your waffle maker on and if you need to grease it first, make sure that you do!

2/ In a small jug pour in:

 3 x cups of Almond Breeze Unsweetened Milk 

 3 x teaspoons of  Biona Apple Cider Vinegar with Mother.

3/ Into a large jug mix the following dry ingredients:

1/2 a cup of Nairns Gluten Free Porridge Oats
1/2 a cup of Pulsin Rice Protein Powder
1/2 a cup of Essential Cocoa

1 x cups of Clearspring Organic Buckwheat Flour

1 and a 1/2 teaspoons of Doves Farm Gluten Free Baking Powder

1 teaspoon of Cinnamon

2 x teaspoons of Ginger

Pinch of salt.

4/ Into the smaller jug with the almond milk mixture inside, mix in the following:

1 x tablespoons of Meridian Blackstrap Molasses  

1 x Tablespoon of Meridian Dark Tahini

3 x Tablespoons of melted Biona Coconut Oil

3 x Tablespoons of Essential Apple Puree

1 x Teaspoon of Taylor and Colledge Vanilla Bean Extract

5/ Then pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and mix well, make sure the flour and oats are well combined. 

6/ Pour the correct amount of mixture into your waffle machine and cook according to that model's instructions. Mine is a heart shaped waffle maker bought for my birthday, I get 20 waffles out of the mixture and they take 2 minutes exactly to cook through. You might need to experiment to find out how yours works best.

Nutritional Information:

Nutrition Facts
Servings 20.0
Amount Per Serving
calories 70
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 3 g	5 %
Saturated Fat 2 g	10 %
Monounsaturated Fat 0 g
Polyunsaturated Fat 0 g
Trans Fat 0 g
Cholesterol 0 mg	0 %
Sodium 27 mg	1 %
Potassium 122 mg	3 %
Total Carbohydrate 13 g	4 %
Dietary Fiber 2 g	8 %
Sugars 1 g
Protein 3 g	6 %
Vitamin A	2 %
Vitamin C	0 %
Calcium	8 %
Iron	4 %
* The Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet, so your values may change depending on your calorie needs. The values here may not be 100% accurate because the recipes have not been professionally evaluated nor have they been evaluated by the U.S. FDA.

Healthy Chocolate Smoothie with Chia Seeds!

Why,  oh why, do people drink crappy milkshakes with artificial syrups in them and icecream, when they can have something as tasty and delicious as this chocolatey concoction, which is actually good for you, as well as tasting so deliciously good?

I make one of these if I need a chocolate boost, for my breakfast, or for a snack and it takes like a real treat. Today, I made one for myself and one for my soon to be a teenager son. We loved sipping them in the sunshine and even though he ate those Bamboozled Jelly Beans the other day, blurgh, at least I know that he enjoyed something a lot healthier today.

Here's the recipe for two mason jars:

Put all these ingredients into a good, strong blender.

600 ml of Almond Milk
2 x tablespoons of Pulsin Rice Protein Powder
2 x tablespoons of Naturya Lacuma powder
2 x tablespoons of Raw Cacao Powder from The Raw Chocolate Company
1 tablespoon of Artisan Grain Chia seeds
2 x ripe bananas (I normally use Fairtrade and Organic)
A pinch of ginger, if required.

Then whizz on the smoothie setting, pour out into two seperate classes and enjoy.

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