Mac ‘n Cheese Waffle Bites

Occasionally, I click on a Facebook sponsored post, these waffle bites were one of them. But the photo was not for a recipe, it was just a photo and when I googled the bites the results were quite disturbing (like a train wreck of Mac ‘n Cheese, a total mess), nothing like the image that was sponsored on Facebook! So I put on my thinking cap and came up with this recipe. I basically mixed a serving of waffle batter with 1 serving of macaroni and cheese and sprinkled both top and bottom with more shredded cheese. These are bites so I did not fill the waffle pan, I wanted them small. You need to cook these slightly longer than a normal waffle because you want the cheese to crisp up, it’s the only way they will come away from the pan without leaving a cheesy mess.

Delicious Cheesy Morsels

A KitchenInspirations Original Recipe

Makes 4 small waffles, cut into fourths, about 16 crackers

Ingredients:

• 1 leftover serving* of your favourite Mac ‘n Cheese (any packaged or homemade will do).
• 1 egg
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1/2 cup AP flour
• 1/2 tsp baking powder
• pinch of salt
• 1 cup of shredded good quality old cheddar (or any good melting cheese)
• 2 tbsp olive oil

Directions:

1. Make sure your leftover Mac ‘n Cheese is at room temperature (not cold out of the fridge)
2. Combine egg and milk and beat well.
3. Sift flour, baking powder and salt into egg mixture and beat until well combined and thick.
4. Pour over leftover Mac ‘n Cheese and mix well.
5. Preheat your waffle iron. Brush both sides generously with olive oil. Add a couple of tablespoons of shredded cheddar to the base, spoon in about 1/2 cup of the Mac ‘n Cheese waffle batter onto the centre and add a couple more tablespoons of the shredded cheddar on top and close the pan.
6. Waffles need to cook a little longer than normal so that cheese crisps up.
7. Waffles are cooked when the top of the waffle pan easily peels away from the waffle, although you may need a little nudge to release if cheese is sticking to the iron.
8. Cut into quarters with a pizza cutter.

If you like crispy cheese, you will LOVE these.

Notes:

• *A leftover serving is basically a 1/2 cup of uncooked noodles and cheese sauce.
• To make more, simply multiply the waffle ingredients by the number of servings of Mac ‘n Cheese (for example, KD has 4 servings per box, so ingredients would be 4 eggs, 2 cups milk, 2 cups flour, 2 tsp baking powder etc…).
• I, intentionally did not make these bites the full-size of the waffle pan, I wanted them irregular and smallish.
• Waffle bites are crispy and not creamy, they are like a giant Mac ‘n Cheese chip.
• Add chopped green onions for extra flavour.
• Serve with salsa, a bruschetta topping or greek yogurt or sour cream for dipping.

A view of the lake.

I didn’t cook the first one long enough and it literally split in half. Perfectly edible but not pretty!

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