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.
Mac ‘n Cheese Waffle Bites
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:
- Make sure your leftover Mac ‘n Cheese is at room temperature (not cold out of the fridge)
- Combine egg and milk and beat well.
- Sift flour, baking powder and salt into egg mixture and beat until well combined and thick.
- Pour over leftover Mac ‘n Cheese and mix well.
- 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.
- Waffles need to cook a little longer than normal so that cheese crisps up.
- 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.
- Cut into quarters with a pizza cutter.
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.
Wow, what a neat dish! Very creative — would never have thought of that. Love savory waffles — so interesting, don’t you think? Anyway, fun recipe — thanks.
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Thank you kindly John for your words, it was a nice treat.
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Agree with Angie, this is a fun waffle recipe not one I will be making though as I do not own a waffle iron.
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To be honest Norma, we are not big waffle eaters either but my dear Mom bought me the waffle pan many years ago and I haven’t the heart to donate it. Glad that I didn’t because this was a fun recipe to make.
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God the things I would melt together if I had a waffle iron!!
The FB picture ad seems like a wasted ad if it doesn’t take you to anything when you click on it. Good for you for reinventing this on your own, I’d def have a whole ziplock of these if I could.
I’d eat them as afternoon snacks for work, heeehee!
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Hi Dana, thank you for you kind words. I keep them in the freezer to make them more difficult to snack on! 😉
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What an unusual waffles version! Since I’m not a very big sweets eater, I prefer it much more than standard waffles. Luckily I don’t have a waffle iron… I’d probably test your recipe at once and probably couldn’t stop eating them…
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Hi Sissi, thank you for your comment. I keep them in the freezer to make them a little more difficult to grab for a snack. It’s working so far! 😉
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I saw these on your facebook (or was it Instagram) and it looked so good! Thanks Eva! 😀
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I can’t remember either Lorraine, thank you for your kind words.
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Such a fun and different waffle recipe!
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Thank you Angie, it was quite fun developing the recipe.
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