Cure for a Bad Day: Chocolate Waffles

This recipe was originally posted at Paris Pastry and is a wonderful way to fight off a bad day.  Honestly there's nothing for me to really change up here, the recipe is awesome all on its own.  If you are skeptical about this because you don't like super sweet breakfast fare, then you'll be pleasantly surprised that these waffles aren't super sugary.  Whipping the egg whites makes them light and fluffy, and even though I didn't have anything with them I still was full after eating a couple.

Chocolate Waffles

Ingredients:

• 1 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• ¼ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 2 large egg yolks
• 1 ¼ cups whole milk
• 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
• 2 large egg whites
• 2 tablespoons light brown sugar

Directions:

1. In a medium bowl, combine the flour, baking powder and cocoa powder. In another bowl combine the melted butter, whole milk and egg yolks, whisk to combine. Pour the wet mixture into the dry and mix until smooth.
2. In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the whisk attachment, whip egg whites until stiff peaks form (or if you're like me, whip them by hand). Add the brown sugar and continue whopping until stiff. Lightly fold the whipped egg whites into the batter.  The batter will be bubbly and thick looking.
3. Heat waffle iron and spray with nonstick cooking spray. For each waffle, pour the amount recommended by the manufacturer and bake as directed. (around 4 tablespoons per waffle, baked for 3 minutes). 

Yielded 8 1/2 waffle squares on my waffle iron