Tasty whole wheat waffles?!?!

My kids and I have an obsession with all things breakfast. No matter the time of day when I ask, "what do you want to eat?" 9 out of 10 times the answer is pancakes and bacon! I love French toast. Especially with homemade bread! But our latest go to breakfast item has been waffles. I found a whole wheat waffle recipe on king Arthur's website and fell in love! We even swapped out the refined sugar for maple, and wow they hit the spot!

Adapted from King Arthur.

Whole wheat waffles.

1 1/2 cups whole wheat flour
2 tablespoons pure maple syrup or honey
1/3 cup melted butter
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract (I make my own).
1 1/2 cups milk
1 egg
1/2 to 1 teaspoon cinnamon (or you can leave it out all together).

Directions:
1) Preheat your iron while you make the waffle batter.

2) Whisk together the flour, baking powder, cinnamon and salt.

3) In a separate bowl, whisk together the egg, milk, vanilla, honey/maple syrup, and butter.

4) Mix together the wet and dry ingredients, stirring just until combined. The batter will be a bit lumpy; that's OK.

5) Cook the waffles as directed in the instructions that came with your waffle iron.

Yield: 3 1/2 round Belgian-style (deep-pocket) 7" waffles.

Feel free to get creative! I make these in our waffle stick maker they are the prefect size for the kids and baby! Sometimes we mix in a cup of mini semi sweet chocolate chips, blueberries, strawberries or even applesauce!