Crispy and healthy orange-carrot waffles

VEGAN

Ingredients

3 carrots (midsized)
1 orange
3 Tbsp chia seeds
70 gr vegan butter
60 gr coconut blossom sugar
1 Tbsp peanut butter (optional)
160 gr spelt flour
150 ml vegan buttermilk (plant based milk mixed with 1 Tsp apple cider vinegar)
100 ml sparkling water
1 Tsp backing powder
orange zest
vanille extract
Pinch of salt
1/2-1 Tsp cinnamon
some clove

Instructions

1.Mix the milk with the apple cider vinegar and let sit for some time (the cider will thicken the milk a bit)
2.Peel the carrots and finely grate them or blitz them in a food processor
3.Add the peeled orange, finely chop or also blitz it
4.Add the butter, chia seeds, sugar, peanut butter, vanilla, cinnamon, clove and orange zest (as much as you like) and mix well
5.Add the flour and baking powder and gradually mix in the milk and water until you have a smooth batter
6.Bake delicious waffles in your waffle iron

Notes

Tip from my kitchen: if you use the zest, make sure to buy organic oranges and wash them well with hot water first. Finely grate the carrots or blitz them in a food processor – that way they almost disappear into the batter, perfect for little veggie-skeptics. Leftover waffles freeze beautifully and crisp right back up in the toaster. For a nutty note, stir 1 Tbsp of peanut butter into the batter.