Cottage Cheese Cinnamon Roll Waffles

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Cottage Cheese Cinnamon Roll Waffles

After lots of testing, I'm so excited to share my Cinnamon Roll Waffles recipe with you guys! These are SO good. They're made with cottage cheese, so the texture is extra-fluffy, soft, and they're higher in protein (15 grams each). And with a sweet cinnamon sugar swirl and a creamy glaze topping, they taste JUST like classic cinnamon rolls! Make a big batch of these waffles in just 25 minutes or prep them ahead of time for busy mornings. My kids love these, I love these, and they're the perfect way to get more protein into daily breakfasts!

Course Breakfast

Cuisine American

Diet Vegetarian

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 15

Total Time 25

Servings -8 Waffles

Calories 320kcal

Author Christine McMichael

Equipment

Ingredients

Waffle Batter

1 1/2 cups 4% cottage cheese
3 large eggs
2 Tablespoons milk I used whole milk
2 Tablespoons refined coconut oil melted and cooled
1 Tablespoon maple syrup
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 cup all-purpose flour spooned and leveled
1/2 cup finely ground almond flour
2 teaspoons baking powder

Cinnamon Batter

2 teaspoons cinnamon
1 1/2 Tablespoons milk
1 Tablespoon light brown sugar

Cream Cheese Drizzle

1/3 cup 4% cottage cheese
2 1/2 Tablespoons maple syrup

Brown Sugar Drizzle (Optional)

half of the Cream Cheese Glaze
2 teaspoons light or dark brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

Instructions

In a blender, combine the cottage cheese, eggs, milk, coconut oil, maple syrup and vanilla. Blend until smooth.
Pour the blended mixture into a large bowl and add the flour, almond flour and baking powder. Whisk until a very thick batter forms. Don’t overmix!
Remove 1/2 cup of the batter and transfer to a separate mixing bowl.
To the 1/2 cup of batter, add the cinnamon, milk and brown sugar. Whisk together.
Heat a waffle iron according to manufacturers directions.
Scoop 1/4-1/3 cup of the plain batter into each waffle cavity. Drizzle 2 tablespoons of the Cinnamon batter on top with a spoon and quickly swirl. Cover the waffle iron.
Cook 3-4 minutes, or according to waffle iron directions.
Repeat with all batter until you have approximately 6-8 waffles.
Combine the cream cheese drizzle ingredients in a small blender and blend until smooth.
Optionally, transfer half of the drizzle to a separate bowl and mix in the brown sugar drizzle ingredients.
Use a spoon to drip the drizzle(s) over the stack of warm waffles!

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Notes

Be sure to spray both sides of the iron with oil (or rub a stick of butter on both sides) to prevent burning or sticking.
I cooked these waffles for exactly 3 minutes and they were perfect. Be careful not to cook them for too long or the waffles could quickly burn!

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