Waffle iron hacks

There’s no way I can put up a post today without first wishing my sister the happiest of birthdays!  Aside from it being her #DirtyThirty, it’s Shyamla’s first birthday as a mom-to-be…exciting stuff!  No celebratory alcohol only means extra cake…Am I right or am I right ;)!

So let’s talk about irony for a second!  A few weeks ago I posted a recipe for my High-Protein Oatmeal Waffles

waffles

 I kid you not when I say that my waffle iron went kaput less than 24 hours later!  Although it meant not being able to temporarily eat waffles for breakfast, part of me felt relieved it went bust.  As we’d had it for over 20 years, I was glad to trade that clunky, bigger-than-it-needs-to-be piece of equipment for a much more compact & sleeker-looking waffle iron! 

I’ve gotten a bit experimental with my waffle iron over the past week!  I know many people are hesitant to buy a waffle iron out of uncertainty over how much it will be used, so maybe these waffle iron hacks will change that:

First up were Sweet Potato Hashbrowns:

Sweet Potato Hash Browns

As you can see from the bite taken, I was a bit too excited to see how they turned out.  After washing it clean, I merely grated the sweet potato, coated my waffle iron with cooking spray, and squeezed out the extra water from the potato shreds while the waffle iron heated up.  Then I distributed the sweet potato evenly and let the waffle iron work its magic.  While the sweet potatoes crisped up perfectly, it took longer than I expected, about 25-30 minutes.  Oh and for extra nutrients & less labor, leave the skin on!

Next up: A toastie.  Although the picture isn’t great, this Pizza Toastie tasted fabulous!

Pizza Toastie 2

I merely spread marinara sauce across 2 slices of rye bread, added a tablespoon of grated cheese to each slice & oregano and sandwiched the two slices together.  Once the waffle iron heated up, I added the sandwich & watched it turn into a toastie within 3-4 minutes.  

Pizza Toastie

Ooey gooey cheese….does it get any better?

And finally my waffle iron also busted out an omelet….or shall we say a Wafflet ;)! 

Wafflet

I coated the heated waffle iron with cooking spray, poured in the whisked eggs & my fluffy omelet wafflet was ready within 2-3 minutes!  No flipping, no breakage…WIN! My only advice is to not put in too much egg/batter.  Otherwise you can expect egg spillage all over your counter…I speak from experience!

What’s your favourite kitchen hack?

44 thoughts on “Waffle iron hacks”

  1. Your waffle skills are seriously phenomenal!!! I had heard about a potaffle before and now these waffle-ized Sweet Potato Hashbrowns and that waffflet are seriously making me wanna dust off my wafflemaker! I don’t recall successfully “hacking” anything other than beets!
    Happy happy birthday to Shyamla – and congrats to her as well on her lil’one!

  2. Thank you so much for the wishes KT!! Ok, you have just convinced me that 1. I need to own a waffle maker or 2. come and visit you have you make all those different types of waffles for me. They ALL look so tempting. Counting down to come see you xxx

  3. Hahaha i thought that “bite taken” was just supposed to be in the shape of a heart 🙂 You certainly have some mad waffle making skills- i’m very impressed with the wafflet! (i actually don’t own a waffle iron. i should get one. ) Happy birthday and congrats to your sister!!! (extra cake is always a good thing:) )

    1. Haha I shouldn’t have said anything about the bite- a heart-shaped waffle would have given me that much more street cred ;)!

  4. WAFFLETTE! OMG I LOVEEEEEE THAT NAME! Girl, I have been wanting a waffle iron for YEARS – and I NEED TO GET ONE ASAP! I am going to Bed Bath & Beyond today for other things and I may just walk out with one of those too. Oh man, my wallet better get ready !LOL!

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  6. Genius! I love all these waffle iron hacks, but now you’ve got me seriously embarrassed for not even being able to remember the last time I busted out my waffle iron 😆 I’ve never tried making anything but waffles in it, but I really, REALLY want to try making cookies — that just sounds all sorts of fabulous 😀

  7. No it does not get any better than ooey gooey cheese, although I love the sweet potato hash brown waffle too. Awesome idea. If you can do all this, maybe I can turn my Panini maker into a full blow waffle maker. Alright, I’m off to investigate.

  8. This is a fun idea! Have you ever tried hummus waffles? I made some hummus waffles one time when I had to do some recipe demos for Sabra hummus at our farmer’s market. I got creative by doing a hummus waffle (just use a waffle mix or make your own and add hummus into the wet ingredients). People loved it!

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