High fibre PB and J waffles
Prep time 5 mins
Cook time 5 mins
Fab Flour asked me to make a 5 step, high fibre recipe for Fibre February to show just how easy it is to increase your fibre intake.
Adults SHOULD be eating 30g of fibre per day, and these waffles have over 12g of fibre per serving, making it much easier for you to hit that goal if you start the day off with them.
Fibre is one of the most essential things to keep everything in our bodies ticking over - it keeps our bowels moving and promotes healthy gut bacteria in the process.
Foods high in fibre often slow down our digestion too, meaning your blood sugar is less likely to spike with a high fibre diet which is good for your blood sugar, energy levels, and overall health.
I used a mixture of wholemeal flour and rolled oats to keep the waffles high in fibre, then topped them with homemade chia seed jam and peanut butter.
Recipe
THE WAFFLES
1/2 banana
1 egg
Optional: sweetener as you please
2 tbsp wholemeal flour
2 tbsp rolled oats
1/4 tsp bicarbonate of soda
Splash of milk
THE JAM
1 cup fruit of choice - we used raspberries
2 tsp chia seeds
Sweetener to taste
Method
Make your chia seed jam - add 1 cup raspberries to a bowl with 2 tbsp chia seeds and add sweetener to taste as you go. Microwave for 2 minutes on full power until the raspberries have broken down. Set aside.
For the waffles, blend everything for the batter, then preheat & grease your waffle iron.
Once hot, pour your batter into the waffle iron - my batter made 4 waffles, but this will change depending on the size of your waffle iron.
Leave to cook until risen and brown on both sides.
Serve up with your chia jam, peanut butter, and maple syrup.
