Cinnamon Oatmeal Waffles
Some of us truly love oatmeal. We are inspired by a new addition to our cookbook library to create a buttermilk waffle flavored with oats, cinnamon, and vanilla. While we ate our oatmeal for breakfast, we started soaking some rolled oats in buttermilk in the fridge. The wheat germ and oats make these healthier than some buttermilk waffles and the flavors complement each other well. In addition to being healthier, these waffles are quicker to make than our other buttermilk waffles - this is a "dump" recipe. Instead of having to separate eggs and then beat them separately, an egg is simply added to the bowl with the other wet ingredients. Originally served as part of: 1½ Men Cooking.
- Waffles (October 26, 2005)
- Buttermilk Waffles (March 3, 2003)
Ingredients
- 2 cups buttermilk
- ⅔ cup old-fashioned, rolled oats (Quaker)
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- canola oil
- 1 large egg
- 2 tablespoons light brown sugar (firmly packed)
- 1 cup all-purpose, unbleached flour
- ¼ cup wheat germ
- 1½ teaspoons baking soda
- ½ teaspoon fine salt
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon extract vanilla
- salted butter
- pure maple syrup
- farmer's market apple
Instructions
We start in the morning by combining the buttermilk and oatmeal in a medium bowl, stirring, covering, and refrigerating for 8 hours to soften.
When it is time for dinner, we start off by placing the butter in a small measuring cup and melting it in the microwave on low power for a minute, watching carefully. We set it aside to cool. Then we remove the oat-buttermilk mixture from the fridge and dust off our waffle iron. We wipe the non-stick surfaces with some canola oil and make sure it is clean and well-greased. We plug it in and heat according to the manufacturer's instructions.
Next we crack the egg into a large bowl and whisk. We add the brown sugar and mix. We pour in the flour, wheat germ, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, vanilla, the reserved melted butter, and oat-buttermilk mixture. We mix with a wooden spoon.
With a ½ cup dry measuring cup, we pour the thick batter onto the pre-heated waffle iron. We close and cook for about 5 minutes according to the directions for our waffle iron. When a waffle is done, we remove it with our very clean fingers carefully and toss it from one hand to the other to cool slightly and crisp.
We serve immediately. We could have put them in a 250 degree oven, but the kids could not wait! We continue until all the waffles are cooked. We get 6 yummy waffles. We serve the waffles with butter, maple syrup, and sliced apple.
Ingredients
- 2 cups buttermilk
- ⅔ cup old-fashioned rolled oats (Quaker)
- 2 tbsp unsalted butter
- canola oil
- 1 large egg
- 2 tbsp light brown sugar (firmly packed)
- 1 cup unbleached all-purpose flour
- ¼ cup wheat germ
- 1½ tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp fine salt
- ½ tsp ground cinnamon
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- salted butter
- pure maple syrup
- apple (sliced)
Instructions
What's a kid job?
A Kid job is a step kids can help with, with a grown-up nearby, not one they do on their own. Every kid is different, so go by what your child can do rather than by age. Roughly:
- Little ones (about 2 to 4) can stir, pour in ingredients a grown-up has measured, tear lettuce, wash vegetables and sprinkle toppings.
- Older kids (about 5 to 8) can also measure and level, crack eggs, whisk, roll and cut out dough, and put things together.
- Bigger kids can read the recipe aloud, keep track of the timer, and take on more of the cooking as they're ready.
Steps with a knife, microplane, skewers, stove, oven, grill or hot oil, or with raw meat, poultry or seafood, are marked Grown-up. Kids can still watch those, from a safe distance.
Kid job
In the morning, stir the buttermilk and oats in a medium bowl, cover, and refrigerate 8 hours.
At dinner, melt the butter in the microwave on low 1 minute and let it cool. Wipe the waffle iron with oil and heat it.
Kid job
Whisk the egg in a large bowl and mix in the brown sugar. Add the flour, wheat germ, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, vanilla, melted butter and the oat mixture, and stir gently with a wooden spoon.
Grown-up
Pour ½ cup of batter onto the hot iron and cook about 5 minutes. Serve right away (or hold in a 250°F oven) with butter, maple syrup and sliced apple. Makes 6.