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Cinnamon Roll Waffle

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Cinnamon waffles aren’t really that hard to make and don’t take a creative genius.  All you really need to do is take a plain pancake or waffle and hoard a bunch of cinnamon in it…wasn’t that easy and good? 

These are a type of waffle that I make when I’m looking for something simple…yet it looks complicated and fancy so I fool people into thinking I’m a foodie.  Good thing no one stays long enough for dinner because then they’d be out of luck.

Cinnabun Waffle

Basic waffle ingredients:

2/3 cup flour

1 egg

1 tablespoon oil

1 tsp baking powder

½-1 cup milk depending on if you like a more dense/light waffle.

2 tablespoons sweetener (I used Stevia)

2 tablespoons brown sugar

Cinnamon (I just shook it in until I felt satisfied)

To add more foodie flavor to it, I added pears on top.

To add more foodie flavor to it, I added pears on top.

 

Add all ingredients together and pour into your waffle maker of choice. 

Frosting:

¼ cup syrup (maple, sugar free…either will work)

¼ cup sweetener (I chose stevia again…what I had on hand)

2 tablespoons cream cheese at room temperature

1 tablespoon butter

I know this is unfoodie of me, but I added all the frosting ingredients into a small bowl and put it in the microwave for 30 seconds, stirred then another 30 seconds.  That is how the LOLZ rolls.

And then walaa.

Like I said, these look and taste a lot more fancy than they really are.  I have gotten it down to a science of about 20 minutes to make 2.

Questions for you:

Cinnamon buns…yay or nay?

Easiest but most foodie looking recipe you’ve ever made? 

S’mores Pancakes

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It hit me the other day and I thought about why on Earth I hadn’t made these before. As a child, one of my favorite desserts was a SMORE. Nothing beat roasting the marshmellows (well I tended to catch mine on fire) and squishing it between the chocolate and graham crackers.  Not that I don’t mind going out in -30 degree weather in upstate NY, but as a child it seemed like more fun in the summer.  This recipe is generally pretty easily and if you are like me (and starving the moment you come home) a quick chocolate waffle recipe always catches my eye.

Can you see I tried to do a LOLZ?

Can you see I tried to do a LOLZ?

Smores pancakes:
Basic Pancake recipe:
2/3 cup flour
1 tsp baking powder
½ -1 cup milk
1 egg
¼ cup sweetener

Smores ingredients:
½ cup Chocolate (I actually used gheradelli chocolate chips)
2 Crumbled Grapham crackers
½ cup Marshmellows (I used mini ones because they were easier in the recipe)

Mix the basic pancake recipe together and then add the smores ingredients. Cook.

Such an easy and quick fulfillment in life, it makes me wonder why I didn’t think of this earlier!

I folded it so it be like a sandwich...you know...for fun...

I folded it the second time (could be the third or fourth time I made it actually) so it be like a sandwich…you know…for fun…

Questions for you:
Do you like smores?
I did as a child and I do now. Tim and I actually have spent a few nights drinking Guinness and making smores in the upstate weather.
Were you ever a girl scout or boy scout? (smores also remind me of my days doing that).

Blueberry Cobbler Pancakes

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I feel like this could become a mouthful if I didn’t say it right.

The Blueberry Cobbler Pancakes.

Blueble Coblo…I don’t know.  Anyways, for easiest sake I’ll just call it the blueberry cobbler pancakes.  This came about because I am supposed to clean out my fridge and saw I had some of the most serious ingredients for a blueberry cobbler style pancake…which is how most of my recipes come about.

Blueberry Cobbler Pancakes

2/3 cup flour

1 tsp baking powder

1 egg

1 tablespoon butter (if you “forget” this it will not taste as good…at all)

½ cup blueberries

¼ cup sweetener of choice1

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

½  cup milk or water (these are a bit more dense as blueberry cobbler generally is)

½ cup vanilla yogurt

Spices: A dash of cinnamon. 

Mix dry ingredients to wet ingredients (including vanilla yogurt) than pour on griddle.

They came out a bit of a strange shape that is...my own fault

They came out a bit of a strange shape that is…my own fault

I’ll be perfectly honest with you.  When I saw that the recipe would be best with butter I somewhat lacked the motivation to make it.  (I was so proud that I’m actually cleaning out my fridge versus making more of a mess).

So I tried again a few days later and made the same recipe in waffle form for a normal photo

So I tried again a few days later and made the same recipe in waffle form for a normal photo

Do I really want to go to the store to stock up on butter when I’m leaving soon?  I’m so glad my housemate allowed me to use a bit because it added a nice range that you will not get (and this would just be blueberry pancakes really) without it.

Questions for you:

 Favorite seasonal dessert?

How do you use butter?

For me, I sauté vegetables in it.  I don’t eat a lot of toast and my lunch sandwiches are peanut butter and jelly but I do go through it sautéing vegetables and occasional recipes that call for it.

Mac and Cheese Waffle

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My favorite day is waffle Monday.  Or pancake Monday.  Or whichever meal I spend trying a new pancake or waffle recipe.  Normally it’s the weekend when I have time.  I wish I could tell you I spent time taking nice photos about it…but I get hungry making waffles and so I quickly snap a photo and eat.

Bring in a “blogging” favorite.  I say blogging favorite because I feel a lot of people try and healthify mac and cheese.  That really isn’t my thing but I can make a mean

Mac and Cheese Waffle

Yes, I said that and so can you.

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Ingredients:

2/3 cup flour

1 egg

½ cup milk

1 tablespoon oil

(Interesting spices I added: garlic)

1 cup cooked mac and cheese (with the cheese already added in)

Extra cheese to top it

Add the dry ingredients to the wet excluding the Mac and Cheese and extra cheese.  Then once completely mixed pour in waffle maker.  You’ll need to leave extra room because next you add the mac and cheese in the waffle maker and close.  Hopefully it doesn’t spew like I did for me the first time.

Cook and then add extra cheese and you are golden.

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Literally because all of these ingredients are golden. 

To be honest, when this idea first popped into my head, I didn’t even know how to take it.  Would I like a Mac and cheese savory waffle?  You may remember I did a chicken and waffle a few weeks ago which turned out well, so I thought I would probably enjoy this too.

And I did because I lacklusterly took a few photos and called it a day.  Into my belly it goes and why I’ll continue my nonfoodie waffle adventures.

Questions for you:

Do you like Mac and cheese?  Do you healthify it?

Are you a foodie? 

I am a dining out foodie.  I like to eat interesting new foods when I’m out to eat…but cooking…I can only cook breakfast.

Funk N Waffles (Restaurant)

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Some people requested I do more Restaurant Reviews…I only really do reviews of restaurants that are interesting or…terrible.  Who wants to read “I got a wrap and it was good…”. 

I went to Funk and Waffles last weekend.  My housemate and I have been dying to try this place and what better night than a Friday (because we can still be back to watch TLC at night).  We both are waffle obsessed and this restaurant was actually on man versus food.

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To give you a brief overview, it’s a small little café across from Syracuse campus that serves waffles.  They have a lot of different combinations (and many that inspired me).  They also have live bands as well but we weren’t going to be in town then so we just went for dinner.  I’d also assume it’s real hit for people hung over to go and get their carbs the day after as well.

Moving on, when I saw they sold coffee mugs I clearly needed to buy one for my collection. As a girl who likes her waffles and collects coffee mugs…well erm…duh.

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I decided to go with one of the savory waffles personally and I know I’ll be back again beforehand to get a sweet waffle.  I’m running a couple of races in Syracuse before…so that will be the time.

I decided to get the “Florentine” which was salmon, feta and spinach.  Then I decided to be creative and get a buckwheat base.  I’ll tell you, it did not disappoint.  I wish there had been a bit more salmon on it, but that’s okay the food was less than 10 dollars so I can’t complain.

I think for me personally, if I had gone to Syracuse I would have probably been down here a lot more than I should.  Not only is the food great, but the atmosphere is just as cool.  It’s “funky” and has that band scene vibe which I enjoy.  They host a whole slew of open mic events so if that is your scene and you are in Syracuse…well I recommend it.  Or if you just like waffles (like me).

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So yes, obviously this restaurant deserved an entire post on my blog because I think the last 99/100 food posts I’ve done are waffle related.

Question for you:

 Favorite college (or now) restaurant hangout?

Favorite breakfast restaurant?