Description
Call upon the gorgeous combo of dark chocolate and orange in these vegan, whole grain waffles that are rich in flavor and as pretty as can be.
Scale
Ingredients
Waffles:
- ½ cup aquafaba (the amount of liquid from one 15-ounce can of beans)
- ¼ cup organic sugar
- 1 medium orange, zest and 1/3 cup juice
- 1/3 cup plant-based milk, unsweetened
- 1/3 cup vegetable oil
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- ¾ cup white whole wheat flour
- ¾ cup cornmeal
- ½ cup cocoa powder
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
Orange Sauce:
- 1 cup orange juice
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
- 1 tablespoon vegan margarine
- 2 medium oranges, peeled, sliced
Instructions
- Place aquafaba (the liquid from one 15-ounce can of beans) into an electric mixer bowl with sugar. Whip for about 5 minutes, until soft peaks form.
- Gently fold in orange juice and zest, plant-based milk, vegetable oil and vanilla until smooth.
- Add flour, cornmeal, cocoa powder, and baking powder. Gently fold in just until combined.
- Preheat a waffle iron.
- Spray with nonstick cooking spray.
- Pour batter (about 1/3 cup) over hot waffle iron, close, and cook on medium-high setting, according to package directions, until crisp. Remove from waffle iron and repeat, making a total of 5 large waffles.
- Meanwhile, make Orange Sauce by placing orange juice and cornstarch in a small pot and whipping with a whisk until smooth. Add margarine and cook over medium heat, stirring with whisk, until thickened. Remove from heat and stir in sliced oranges.
- Serve waffles with orange sauce. Makes 5 servings.
Notes
To learn more about aquafaba, check out my blog here.
- Category: Breakfast
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 443
- Sugar: 9 g
- Sodium: 46 mg
- Fat: 19 g
- Saturated Fat: 3 g
- Carbohydrates: 67 g
- Fiber: 8 g
- Protein: 7 g
Keywords: vegan waffles, orange waffles, chocolate orange waffles