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“Secret Ingredient” Carrot Cake Waffles

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A secret ingredient to easily sneak in more veggies than you thought possible in a delicious breakfast recipe! Gluten-free & vegan carrot cake waffles you can feel good about making, any day of the week!

Carrot Cake Waffles | Strength and Sunshine @RebeccaGF666 A secret ingredient to easily sneak in more veggies than you thought possible in a delicious breakfast recipe! Gluten-free & vegan carrot cake waffles you can feel good about making, any day of the week!

Are you scared? What could the “secret ingredient” possibly be?

Carrot Cake Waffles | Strength and Sunshine @RebeccaGF666 A secret ingredient to easily sneak in more veggies than you thought possible in a delicious breakfast recipe! Gluten-free & vegan carrot cake waffles you can feel good about making, any day of the week!

Well there is no need to be anxious! This “secret ingredient” is more of a lazy girl’s short-cut. Something you may feel funny about buying if you don’t have a baby living in your house.

Carrot Cake Waffles | Strength and Sunshine @RebeccaGF666 A secret ingredient to easily sneak in more veggies than you thought possible in a delicious breakfast recipe! Gluten-free & vegan carrot cake waffles you can feel good about making, any day of the week!

Well, I was strolling through the grocery a few weeks ago and was on my usual route when I stopped myself and peered down an aisle I usually just skip. Instead of continuing on my route, I turned down the aisle and happened upon a new recipe idea, just like that! In front of me lay the ever stocked wall of baby food! Yes, baby food! I did a quick scan and there it was…jarred sweet carrot puree! (It’s just carrots and water…in a jar!)

Carrot Cake Waffles | Strength and Sunshine @RebeccaGF666 A secret ingredient to easily sneak in more veggies than you thought possible in a delicious breakfast recipe! Gluten-free & vegan carrot cake waffles you can feel good about making, any day of the week!

I quickly grabbed a few of the little half cup jars and by a few, I mean like ten. Recipe ideas fulfilled by these simple 55 cent jars of just a simple puree perfect for my  experimentations. Since I know veggie puree works wonders in vegan pancakes and waffles, I knew what I would be trying for breakfast the next morning…

Carrot Cake Waffles | Strength and Sunshine @RebeccaGF666 A secret ingredient to easily sneak in more veggies than you thought possible in a delicious breakfast recipe! Gluten-free & vegan carrot cake waffles you can feel good about making, any day of the week!

And since who has time to boil and puree carrots while they’re trying to get ready for the day? That’s where this “lazy kitchen hack” comes in. As long as you have a great waffle iron and you’re able to open a baby food jar, you are good to go!

“Secret Ingredient” Carrot Cake Waffles

Carrot Cake Waffles | Strength and Sunshine @RebeccaGF666 A secret ingredient to easily sneak in more veggies than you thought possible in a delicious breakfast recipe! Gluten-free & vegan carrot cake waffles you can feel good about making, any day of the week!

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Carrot Cake Waffles

A secret ingredient to easily sneak in more veggies than you thought possible in a delicious breakfast recipe! Gluten-free & vegan carrot cake waffles you can feel good about making, any day of the week!

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Ingredients

Instructions

  1. Lightly oil and preheat your waffle iron.
  2. In bowl, combine all dry ingredients and whisk together with a fork.
  3. Then add all wet ingredients and stir to combine until there are no clumps.
  4. Pour the batter in the preheated waffle iron, smooth it out and let the iron do its thing!
  5. Top with more cinnamon, vanilla protein frosting, shredded carrots, and unsweetened shredded coconut!

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  • Serving Size: 1

Carrot Cake Waffles | Strength and Sunshine @RebeccaGF666 A secret ingredient to easily sneak in more veggies than you thought possible in a delicious breakfast recipe! Gluten-free & vegan carrot cake waffles you can feel good about making, any day of the week!

These definitely don’t taste like baby food 😉 They taste like…carrot cake…for breakfast! And they are so much easier then whipping out the food processor, blender, or grater to get your carrots breakfast ready! They also freeze well so you can make it even easier on yourself any morning!

So tell me:

+ Any favorite secret ingredients or short-cut ingredients?

+ Do you ever cook with baby food?

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Comments

    • Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says

      You can always find jars of baby food applesauce, carrot puree, and squash puree in my pantry 😉

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  6. Mandy says

    What a brilliant idea! I’ve tried all kinds ofways of sneaking veggies into my kids’ food but it’s never occured to me to use a jar of baby food – genius!

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  22. SweetJ says

    I love a healthy waffle/pancake recipe! Excellent idea to flavor with baby food instead of worrying about preparing your own carrot puree or shredded carrots.

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  23. Linda @ Veganosity says

    Well aren’t you a smarty pants-hahaha! I LOVE this idea, so, so smart. I actually used to buy baby food plums and peaches for a snack when I was in school. It tasted like a healthy fruit pudding. You can only imagine the looks I got. 😉

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    • Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says

      Hahaha, it’s okay! I would bring cold brussels sprouts as a snack in elementary school! Now that’s where the looks are!

      Reply

  27. Mel@avirtualvegan.com says

    Baby food waffles! lol
    What a great idea! Isn’t it weird how ideas for recipes suddenly pop into your head? It constantly amazes me. I am usually in the grocery store when inspiration hits me too.
    Your waffles look delicious. I adore carrot cake and could totally dig this for breakfast!

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    • Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says

      These were one of my first recipes with baby food, and I’m so glad I took that “leap”! Haha! Now you can always find JARS and JARS in my pantry!

      Reply

  28. The Vegan 8 says

    These look soooo good girl! Love the bright orange! I have totally used carrot baby food before in baking. I have a really old cookie recipe on my blog where I used it, lol!! Your waffles look 10 times better and so healthy!

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    • Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says

      OMG! YES!!! I’m telling you, that thing is the best!!!! Seriously no mess or clean up! It pops of perfectly (even while it’s gluten-free and vegan)! You are going to love it!!!!

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  33. Keri says

    Such a great idea! I once tried to use pureed spinach to make green cupcakes. It didn’t work, but you also couldn’t taste the hidden veggies.

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  54. coconutandberries says

    Great idea! I always pick up the apple puree from the baby food section as that’s the only place I can get unsweetened applesauce here but I’d completely looked over carrot. Will add it to my shopping list and hope they have it!

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  57. lydiaf1963 says

    I think this is clever. Yeah, you can make your own puree, but for something quick, the baby food solution works wonders! Years ago there was a dessert recipe floating around which used plum puree (nowhere near as easy to make as carrot puree) and everyone used baby food. I’m sure the waffles were awesome! Now, to come up with a cream cheese frosting drizzle 🙂

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  59. Deborah Smikle-Davis says

    Imagine that! Waffles that taste like my favorite cake–for breakfast! It must my birthday! This dairy and gluten-free waffle recipe has stolen my heart. They look so light and tasty with vanilla protein sauce. Yum! Thank you so much for sharing this delicious recipe with us at the Happy, Healthy, Green and Natural Hop! I really appreciate it! All the best, Deb

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  60. Marina @ Lazy for Diet says

    I am not the big fan of baby food because once I tasted puree from broccoli of the younger brother… It was awful! Anything similar to natural tasty broccoli. And as secret ingredient I like to add beans. They aren’t felt at all in chocolate sweets 😉

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  62. Jade says

    I’ve totally done the same thing! With our kiddo, once he got much older and would not eat from those jars, we had a stash and I felt too bad to let them go to waste – and they had expiry dates too! This sounds delicious!

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  63. Kristy @ Southern In Law says

    Yuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuummmmmmmm! A girl after my own heart! Carrot cake anything is brilliant.

    I have used baby food in cooking – always purees. For such a long time, I couldn’t find unsweetened applesauce in Australia and I was tired of having to make my own – but then I noticed the baby food apple puree/applesauce was unsweetened so I started using that. Now luckily I can get proper unsweetened applesauce but the baby food definitely served its purpose!

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  66. Sami says

    I’ve never cooked with baby food but have to admit I’ve tried some (having two daughters), it’s not bad…well, some of it is, like green beans. But this recipe sounds great!

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