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Gingerbread Protein Waffles are a flavorful and festive addition to your morning routine with all those holiday spices you love, but none of the sugar overload. Each serving has 23g protein, thanks to protein powder and cottage cheese. Freezer friendly for breakfast meal prep.
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Gingerbread Protein Waffles
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
20 mins
 

Gingerbread Protein Waffles area flavorful and festive addition to your morning routine with all those holidayspices you love, but none of the sugar overload. Each serving has 23g protein,thanks to protein powder and cottage cheese. Freezer friendly for breakfastmeal prep.

Course: Breakfast, brunch, Snack
Keyword: 10 minute meal, christmas, cottage cheese, gingerbread, holiday, protein powder, waffles
Servings: 4 3 waffles per serving
Calories: 240 kcal
Ingredients
  • 3 eggs
  • 1/3 cup unsweetened milk of choice
  • 2 tsp coconut oil or oil of choice
  • ½ tsp vanilla extract
  • ½ cup 2% cottage cheese
  • 1 Tbsp molasses
  • 1/4 tsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 1 tsp ground ginger
  • ¼ tsp nutmeg
  • ¼ tsp cloves
  • 1/2 cup 60g vanilla Nuzest protein powder (or powder of choice)
  • ½ cup all-purpose flour or gluten-free baking flour like bob's red mill gluten free baking blend
Instructions
  1. In blender, add eggs, milk, oil, vanilla, cottage cheese and molasses. Blend until smooth.
  2. Add baking soda, spices, and protein powder to blender, pulse in.
  3. Blend in flour, a little at a time, scraping down sides of blender as needed, until smooth batter created.
  4. If sweeter waffles desired, add stevia or monk fruit drops until desired level of sweetness achieved.
  5. Heat waffle iron (either a mini waffle iron or larger 4-square iron).
  6. Pour in batter and cook for several minutes, until indicator light goes off.
  7. Repeat for remaining batter.
  8. Should make 12 single waffles (or three 4-square waffles).
Recipe Notes