Promotional Banner
Skip to content
alive magazine logo

Subscribe to Our Newsletter

Food

Waffles and winter fruit spiced compote

Serves 4 to 6

Written by
Waffles and winter fruit spiced compote
Looking for an easy meal? Waffles lend themselves as a base for every meal of the day. Breakfast? Dessert? Lunch? Even dinner. In our version, we’ve covered breakfast, lunch, and dessert, serving this recipe with dried fruit compote. But there are also savoury toppings and more ideas to dress up a waffle. Make a big batch and freeze; they’re easy to heat up for any meal.

Ingredients

Spiced compote
  • 2 cups (500 mL) mixed dried fruit such as apricots, prunes, figs, and dates
  • Finely grated zest from 1 orange
  • 1 cup (250 mL) water
  • 1/2 cup (125 mL) concentrated orange juice
  • 2 Tbsp (30 mL) maple syrup
  • 1 cinnamon stick
  • 1 star anise
  • 1/4 tsp (1 mL) black peppercorns
Waffles
  • 2 Tbsp (30 mL) ground flax meal
  • 1 cup (250 mL) unflavoured oat milk
  • 1 tsp (5 mL) lemon juice
  • 1/3 cup (80 mL) camelina oil or extra-virgin olive oil, plus extra
  • 2 Tbsp (30 mL) coconut or raw sugar (optional)
  • 2 cups (500 mL) gluten-free flour
  • 2 tsp (10 mL) baking powder
  • 1/8 tsp (0.5 mL) sea salt
  • Plain coconut yogurt (optional)

Nutrition

Per serving:

  • calories 522
  • protein 10g
  • fat 13g
    • saturated fat 2g
    • trans fat 0g
  • carbohydrates 83g
    • sugars 31g
    • fibre 8g
  • sodium 92mg

READ THIS NEXT