Packed with nutrition, these feathery light crispy waffles are worth the time to pre-plan and soak the soybeans. Note soybeans can be soaked ahead of time and frozen until ready to use.
Yield: one dozen
Ingredients
- 1 cup soaked soybeans* (1/3 cup dry/60 g/2 oz)
- 2 ¼ cups water
- 1 ½ cups rolled oats
- 2 Tbsp raw sunflower seeds
- 2 tsp vanilla
- ½ tsp salt
- 1 tsp baking powder*
- ½ baking soda*
Instructions
- Add soybeans to VitaMix along with the water, rolled oats, sunflower seeds, vanilla and salt.
- Blend until smooth and set aside for 10 minutes to allow the batter to thicken. This can be done while the waffle iron is heating.
- Allow 10 to 12 to cook, with no peeking during the first 9 minutes. If you try to open the lid before the waffles are ready the lid will be very difficult to open and the waffles will separate.
- Serve with apple sauce and a nut butter. Another option is with Cashew Pear Cream and and berries.
- Left over waffles also freeze well.
Notes
- Can substitute soy beans with chickpeas.
- Soak beans overnight in 1½ cups of water. During the soaking process, the beans will double in size so choose a large enough container to accommodate this. When ready to use, drain the water and rinse the beans.
- Freezing soaked beans. This is a great time saver. To freeze drain away soaking water then add enough fresh water to cover the beans. When you thaw them, discard the soaking water and give the beans a rinse.
- Set batter aside for a few hours before cooking. This is an option, but if you have time, I highly recommend this. This will allow time for the oat flour to hydrate and makes a lighter waffle. When you leave the batter sit a few hours, the batter will get very thick and you will need to add more water to thin it down. (add enough water to achieve desired consistency, about ½ cup)
- Baking powder and baking soda. I add the leavening when I add the extra water to thin down the batter.
- Cooking. These waffles take a little longer to cook compared to “regular” waffles, but the end result of a feathery light and crispy waffle is well worth it.