I’m not exactly a huge fan of squash. In fact, I will rarely ever eat squash voluntarily. However, one of the rare instances in which I will literally devour a heaping plate of squash is when it is in waffle form.
One day I was looking through my kitchen and found a butternut squash. I peeled, chopped, and popped the squash in the oven for a good 40 minutes.
I also had some leftover pear so I decided to make a topping out of it for the waffle using walnuts and granola.
Believe me when I say these waffles tasted NOTHING like squash. Read on to find out how to make this delicious breakfast treat.
Ingredients
- 1½ cups cooked, pureed butternut squash
- ½ cup of oat flour
- ½ cup of all purpose flour
- 1 cup of soy milk
- ¼ cup of coconut oil
- 1 tsp. yeast
- 1 egg
- ¼ tsp. pure vanilla extract
- 2 tbsp. maple syrup
- ½ tbsp. baking powder
- A pinch of salt
- 1 tsp. ground cinnamon
- ¼ tsp. ground ginger
- ¼ tsp. ground cloves
- ¼ tsp. ground nutmeg
For the pear topping
- 1 peeled pear, core removed and diced
- 3 tbsp. chopped walnuts
- 3 tbsp. chopped granola
- 2 tbsp. raisins
- 2 tbsp. coconut oil
- 2 tbsp. brown sugar
- ¼ tsp. ground cinnamon
Directions
Prep time: 5 Minutes | Cooking time: 10 minutes
For the waffles:
- In a large mixing bowl, combine the squash, soy milk, yeast, coconut oil, eggs, vanilla, and maple syrup
- In a separate large mixing bowl, combine the oat flour, all purpose flour, baking powder, salt, ground cinnamon, ginger, cloves, and nutmeg
- Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and stir until incorporated. Heat a waffle maker with coconut oil
- Spread the squash batter onto the waffle maker and cook for 3-5 minutes on each side
For the pear topping:
- Heat a shallow skillet with coconut oil. Add the diced pear, walnuts, granola, and raisins to the hot oil
- Add the brown sugar and cinnamon to the pear mixture
- Cook until the pear is just softened, then take off of the stove and reserve
- Put the pear mixture on top of the waffles. If you want an extra pop of colour and sweetness, top the waffles off with sliced strawberries and blackberries
