Aunt Rocky’s Gingerbread Chaffles (Low Carb, Gluten Free)

Preheat the waffle iron. I make these in a Dash Mini. But you could also make them in two wells of a full size waffle iron.

Mix all chaffle ingredients in a 1-cup measuring cup or small bowl.

Pour 1/2 of the mixture into the Dash Mini (or all of into 2 wells of a larger waffle iron). Close the lid and allow the chaffle to cook until barely any steam is coming out of the waffle iron, approximately 5 minutes.

Gently remove the chaffle from the iron with a plastic or wooden implement to avoid scratching your waffle iron. If the chaffle is stuck to the top of the iron, or if it does not come out easily, close the lid and give it another minute.

If using a Dash Mini, repeat for the second chaffle.

Top as desired. Suggested toppings include whipped cream, sugar-free pancake syrup, cream cheese frosting thinned out to a sauce consistency.

Chaffles may be frozen, if desired. This makes them great for make-ahead and meal prep.

Notes:
• I have topped these both with a sweetened cream cheese spread, and with whipped cream and syrup (as shown in the photo). They are good both ways, but my preference is for the topping with the fewest calories and carbs: Walden Farms pancake syrup.
• Yacon syrup has the same consistency, color, and flavor as blackstrap molasses, but rates only 1 on the glycemic index (blackstrap molasses has a GI value of 55). I use yacon syrup in all recipes that call for molasses. Blackstrap molasses may be substituted here, if that’s what you have on hand, since it is such a small amount.
• Oat fiber is made from the hull of the oat, not the grain. It is 100% fiber, and is therefor Keto friendly. I use Lifesource Oat Fiber 500 to assure a product free from gluten cross contamination. If gluten is not an issue for you, use whatever brand is cheapest. If you can’t find it, omit it from the recipe. The outcome will not have as nice a texture, but will still be good. (In Europe, many people have had success using potato fiber in place of oat fiber.)
• Nutrition estimates are based on My Fitness Pal’s online recipe analyzer. Brand names are included only to assure more accurate estimates. The recipe is stored on and available to MFP users for logging in their food diaries. Sugar alcohols, allulose, and liquid sucralose are not absorbed by the body and rate zero on the glycemic index, so are excluded from nutrition counts.
• For more Atkins/low carb/Keto recipes and cooking tips, look for Aunt Rocky’s Low Carb Recipes & Tips Group on Facebook, or follow me on Pinterest at auntrocky2.

For each chaffle without toppings: Calories 103, Total Fat 7 g, Saturated Fat 4 g, Sodium 231 mg, Potassium 38 mg, Total Carbohydrate 5 g, Dietary Fiber 4 g, Net Carbs 1 g, Sugars 0 g, Protein 8 g. Macros: % fat, % protein, % carbs.

© December 19, 2019 Roxana Lopez for Aunt Rocky’s.