Aimee and I decided to meet in a hotel lobby at noon. It was a cold and rainy day in NYC. Like a typical tourist, I got lost on my way to the hotel, and arrived a bit late – frazzled and cold. Amy immediately greeted me with a huge smile and a hug. We sat in large red chairs, in a dark lounge, next to the window and just enjoyed being out of the elements for a bit. We had met months before, but hadn’t really gotten to know one another. Amy began telling me her story and I couldn’t believe my ears. She had struggled with health issues and went to doctor after doctor trying to find the answers. She had become allergic to most foods and had months of severe swelling. After many long months and dozens of doctor’s appointments, she discovered it was the food she was eating. Our stories are very similar and we immediately became kindred spirits.
Aimee is spunky and has more energy than anyone I know. She’s a personal chef, culinary marketing consultant, whole living expert, professional recipe developer, and specializes in gluten-free “clean” recipes. Her site is full of great recipes and ideas for anyone new to clean eating. She also offers loads of encouragement for those struggling with health issues.
Mother’s Day is Sunday and the traditional act of love is breakfast in bed. Many kids and husbands can have a little trouble trying to figure out what to make, which ingredients to buy, and how to execute the plan early on Sunday without setting off the smoke alarms. So, Amy and I thought it would be fun to give your husbands and kids all the tools they need to make you breakfast this weekend.
We have two easy recipes, a shopping list, and step-by-step instructions for Sunday morning. Print off the step-by-step instructions and waffle recipe here, then pop over to Aimee’s site for the second recipe and shopping list. Hand the printed paper to your family and you can sleep soundly knowing that a healthy, delicious breakfast is on the way. Happy Mother’s Day.
Coconut Flour Waffles
Serves 6
For the batter:
1 cup coconut flour
1/2 teaspoon Celtic sea salt
8 large eggs
1/2 cup whole milk
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 cup plain whole yogurt
5 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
1/2 cup honey (I used clover)
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
For the toppings:
1 cup heavy cream, whipped (or whipped coconut milk)
1 pint strawberries, washed and sliced
Directions:
Place all the batter ingredients in a blender or food processor. Blend until smooth. Heat waffle maker. Cook waffles according to manufacturer’s instructions. Cool for 5 minutes. Top with whipped cream and strawberries.
Step-By-Step Instructions
The night before:
1. Remove the butter from the fridge and set it out on the counter so it will soften overnight.
2. Place all of the dry ingredients for the Savory Cookies in a mixing bowl (flax seeds, garlic, rosemary, walnuts, gluten-free flour mix, oats, and baking soda).
The morning of:
1. Mix all of the ingredients together for the Savory Cookies and bake them.
2. While cookies are in the oven, make the coconut waffle batter.
3. Heat the waffle maker.
4. If serving coffee, brew the coffee.
5. Whip the cream (for the waffles) in the bowl of a standing mixer with the whisk attachment, or using hand-held beaters.
6. Cook the waffles on the waffle maker.
7. Cut avocado and put salsa in a small bowl.
8. Cut the strawberries
9. Plate the food – Place a couple waffles on the plate and top with strawberries and whipped cream. Put a savory cookie next to the waffles and top with a bit of avocado and salsa.
10. Pour the coffee (don’t forget to add any cream or sweetener!)
11. Serve Mom. Give her hugs and tell her how much you love her.
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I rave about myself every night at the dinner table, “Honey, can you believe I made this??” And it’s all thanks to you!! (and teaching me that organic butter is welcomed and embraced! No more fat free, yay!!
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These look beautiful and being that coconut is one of my favorite things on earth, maybe I will be sending this to my husband as a “hint, hint.” THanks for the intro to Amy
These look beautiful and being that coconut is one of my favorite things on earth, maybe I will be sending this to my husband as a “hint, hint.” THanks for the intro to Amy
I met her a year and a half ago at blogher, and she is adorable!
I love the use of coconut flour for these waffles! My mom loves waffles, so I am definitely going to make these.
Love the way you set the scene in this post, Carrie! Fun to read, especially now that I met Amy. : ) next time I hope it’s you and me sitting across a table!
I hope so too!
The waffles look divine! Perfect for Mother’s Day!
Just met Amie last week and she is so much fun!! These waffles look like the perfect Mother’s day breakfast (or any day breakfast – why wait??) Great recipe Carrie!!!
Awe; I love you Carrie! This was so much fun to work on with you. Hope you are having a fabulous week. xoxo Sending you a BIG Mother’s Day Hug from NYC.
Muahhhhhhhhh
i FINALLY got to meet Amie last week – she’s so sweet. These waffles look perfectly golden! I just got a new waffle maker – guess these are going on the list
These look super awesome Carrie. Can you please cook some for me on Mother’s Day
Love that you and Amie teamed up, you both whipped up some tempting bites!
What a lovely way to celebrate Mother’s Day. Simple, fresh and beautiful!
These waffles sound wonderful. My mom is not gluten free, but being from Ghana she is obsessed with coconut. If she was closer to home, I would totally make these for her for mother’s day.
Carrie –
Thank you so much for a wonderful Mother’s Day breakfast in bed! Yes, my husband and son took on the challenge this morning. I must say, these are the BEST waffles I have ever eaten! Maybe it’s all the love and laughter that went into them, there was a lot of that coming out of our kitchen.
This was my first Mother’s Day breakfast in bed, our son is 14
. The first time my husband and son actually cooked together in the kitchen. They even broke out the food processor they gave me for Christmas that I haven’t used yet and figured out how to use it. Every step of the way I was giggling in bed. I kept wishing I could be a fly on the kitchen wall.
Thanks again for the special recipe and the step by step instructions. My Mother’s Day is off to a wonderful start! Have a very Happy Mother’s Day, blessings and hugs. Karen
I’m so glad to hear you all enjoyed it!! How cute that they pulled out your food processor. So fun! Happy Mother’s Day!
I was given a bag of coconut flour by a friend and have not known what to do with it! Going to try these on the fam
We tried this with both coconut flour and then with almond flour because we ran out of the coconut flour. We really liked both but preferrred the almond. Of course they were too thin because of the eggs. Any suggestions to modify? With all almond flour should we use less eggs? Or mix half coconut flour and half almond?
We had success with two thirds coconut flour and one third almond flour.
Thanks for letting me know. I haven’t tested the waffles with other combinations of flour, and since coconut flour is tricky to work with I don’t have any suggestions for you that I would feel would work without me trying them first. I’ll have to give your combination a try!
These look so great and I can’t wait to try them. I am trying really hard to cut out sugar and this includes honey. Could I substitute stevia for the honey? If so, could you suggest how much?
I haven’t tested it with stevia, but I think it should work just fine. Since stevia is so sweet, I would start with 1/4 teaspoon, taste the batter, and then add more if necessary. If you give it a try, please let me know how it turns out!
That’s a lot of honey – ideas on how to cut it down?
It comes out to about 1.3 tablespoons per person. I haven’t tested it, but you could try taking it down by a couple tablespoons. The coconut flour needs lots of moisture, so you might have to compensate by adding a bit more moisture. If you give it a try, let me know how it turns out!
Have you tried your recipe with coconut or almond milk instead of dairy? I recently stopped dairy after suffering from sinus headaches daily for 35 days. I’m having trouble finding grain free, dairy free breakfasts. Thanks Carrie!
Yes, the milk can be substituted with coconut milk. Enjoy!
I followed the recipe to a T this morning…these waffles did not turn out well. They were very dry and eggy tasting. I hate to be the first and maybe only bad review, but I like to be honest about my cooking experiences. For the sake of my coconut flour and how expensive it is, I’m going to try it again sometime. Maybe mix everything in the blender instead of the food processor. Why the use of so many eggs for so little dry ingredients?
Thanks for the honest feedback. I’m not sure why they were dry and eggy. Coconut flour soaks up an incredible amount of moisture, so that’s why the recipe calls for so many eggs. Without all the eggs, the waffles wouldn’t hold together.
I halved this recipe this morning and substituted coconut oil for butter (was all out of butter). Maybe this is just a trait of coconut flour, or perhaps this recipe really needs the butter, but they were so dry I could barely get them out of my (non-stick) waffle iron. They crumbled to pieces! I still ate the broken bits though and loaded on the coconut cream. I loved the flavor of them but the texture not so much. At least it was a really filling breakfast!
I haven’t tried it with coconut oil, so I’m not sure if that was the culprit. Did you make any other substitutions? Also, sometimes a recipe doesn’t do as well when it’s halved. Maybe that was the issue?
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