Monday, April 10, 2017

Springtime Waffles: Starting Fresh, Blog With Friends

Today's post is the next in our series of Blog With Friends theme collaborations. Each month a group of bloggers get together and each publish a project based on a theme. What I love about this partnership is that it’s not bloggers with similar interests or strengths but a diverse group coming up with a variety of posts. In any given month we may have a recipe, sewing tutorial, crafts projects, book review and/or a technology post all related to the theme of the month.
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This month's theme is Starting Fresh.

There will be individual project pictures and links to what everyone else has to offer at the end of my post, but here’s a peek at what we all came up with:


Blog With Friends, multi-blogger projects based on a theme April theme is Starting Fresh | Featured on www.BakingInATornado.com | #recipe #diy


I love this theme. Every month there are a number of theme discussions but this one, suggested by Lydia, was unanimous immediately. What I like so much about it is that it's specific and at the same time open to wide interpretation. For me, Spring comes immediately to mind when you say "starting fresh" at this time of year, but as a mom there was another connection as well. With kids, no matter what may have happened the day before we love seeing their beautiful sleepy faces in the morning. Yesterday is gone, each day we sit down to breakfast and start fresh. So I combined these two thoughts and made Springtime Waffles:


Springtime Waffles, the colors of spring add to the fun of these waffles with some surprise ingredients. For Easter or any occasion. | Recipe developed by www.BakingInATornado.com | #recipe #breakfast #Easter
Springtime Waffles
Springtime Waffles, the colors of spring add to the fun of these waffles with some surprise ingredients. For Easter or any occasion. | Recipe developed by www.BakingInATornado.com | #recipe #breakfast #Easter


I wanted to make these waffles fun as well as flavorful, more colorful than an everyday waffle. I had to be careful, adding just touches of sweet so those peeps are just for presentation, they're not in the waffles.

Springtime Waffles, the colors of spring add to the fun of these waffles with some surprise ingredients. For Easter or any occasion. | Recipe developed by www.BakingInATornado.com | #recipe #breakfast #Easter


I decided to add crushed berry flavored cereal to the batter. Pretty, isn't it?

Springtime Waffles, the colors of spring add to the fun of these waffles with some surprise ingredients. For Easter or any occasion. | Recipe developed by www.BakingInATornado.com | #recipe #breakfast #Easter


I cut berry flavored jelly candies in half and put them aside. I then sprinkled them onto each waffle individually once in the waffle iron. By not adding them to the batter and sprinkling them on top, you can control how many candies you add each time you make a waffle.

Springtime Waffles, the colors of spring add to the fun of these waffles with some surprise ingredients. For Easter or any occasion. | Recipe developed by www.BakingInATornado.com | #recipe #breakfast #Easter


I love how you can see little bits of color in the finished waffles.

Springtime Waffles, the colors of spring add to the fun of these waffles with some surprise ingredients. For Easter or any occasion. | Recipe developed by www.BakingInATornado.com | #recipe #breakfast #Easter


Sprinkle with multicolored jimmies (sprinkles for you non-New Englanders) for more color. This would be perfect for a birthday breakfast or for any celebratory brunch.

Springtime Waffles, the colors of spring add to the fun of these waffles with some surprise ingredients. For Easter or any occasion. | Recipe developed by www.BakingInATornado.com | #recipe #breakfast #Easter

Don't forget the maple syrup! And, of course, for Easter add a Peep.

Springtime Waffles, the colors of spring add to the fun of these waffles with some surprise ingredients. For Easter or any occasion. | Recipe developed by www.BakingInATornado.com | #recipe #breakfast #Easter



As always, any time you make one of my recipes, feel free to post a picture of it to my Baking In A Tornado Facebook Page. I'd love to see it!


Be sure to visit all of this month's other Blog With Friends projects:

Eileen of Eileen's Perpetually Busy shares A Fresh Start for the Kitchen for Under $100.

Blog With Friends, multi-blogger projects based on a theme | A Fresh Start for the Kitchen for Under $100 by Eileen of Eileen's Perpetually Busy | Featured on www.BakingInATornado.com

 Minette of Southern Belle Charm shares a Dollar Tree Wreath for Spring.
Blog With Friends, multi-blogger projects based on a theme | Spring Wreath by Minette of Southern Belle Charm| Featured on www.BakingInATornado.com


Dawn of Spatulas on Parade shares the recipe for Garlic Honey Rubbed Pork Tenderloin in Life Lessons - Starting Fresh.

Blog With Friends, multi-blogger projects based on a theme | Garlic Honey Rubbed Pork Tenderloin by Dawn of Spatulas on Parade| Featured on www.BakingInATornado.com



Tamara of Confessions of a part time working mom shares My Journey from (former) Couch Potato to (wannabe) Fitness Buff.
Blog With Friends, multi-blogger projects based on a theme | From Couch Potato to Fitness Buff by Tamara of Confessions os a part time working mom | Featured on www.BakingInATornado.com


Kia of Think in English shares Seven Fresh Ideas Straight from the 2017 TESOL Convention in Seattle.
Blog With Friends, multi-blogger projects based on a theme | Seven Fresh Ideas Straight from the 2017 TESOL Convention in Seattle by Kia of Think In English | Featured on www.BakingInATornado.com


Rabia of The Lieber Family blog shares Starting Fresh: Tips and Thoughts on Moving.
Blog With Friends, multi-blogger projects based on a theme | Starting Fresh: Tips and Thoughts on Moving by Rabia of The Lieber Family Blog | Featured on www.BakingInATornado.com


Kristin of Little Mama Jama shares How to Start Fresh Each Day with Your Autistic Child
Blog With Friends, multi-blogger projects based on a theme | How to Start Fresh Each Day with Your Autistic Child by Kristin of Little Mama Jama | Featured on www.BakingInATornado.com


Melissa of My Heartfelt Sentiments shares a Handmade Gift Bag DIY.
Blog With Friends, multi-blogger projects based on a theme | Handmade Gift Bag DIY by Melissa of My Heartfelt Sentiments | Featured on www.BakingInATornado.com


Lydia of Cluttered Genius shares Daily Devotions to Start Your Day.
Blog With Friends, multi-blogger projects based on a theme | Daily Devotions to Start Your Day by Lydia of Cluttered Genius| Featured on www.BakingInATornado.com


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Springtime Waffles
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Printable Recipe
 
Ingredients:
1 stick butter
3/4 cup Cap'n Crunch All Berries cereal
1 3/4 cups flour
1 TBSP brown sugar
4 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
2 eggs
1 1/4 cups milk
1/2 cup French Vanilla flavored  creamer
about 35 jellybeans or jellybean type candies (I used Mike and Ike Berry Blast candies), cut in half

OPT: multicolored sprinkles for serving
OPT: warm maple syrup for serving

Directions:
*Melt butter and set aside to cool a bit.
*In a food processor, pulse the cereal to large crumbs but not to a powder.
*Whisk together the cereal, flour, cereal crumbs, brown sugar, baking powder and salt.
*Separately, whisk the eggs, then whisk in the milk and creamer, finally the butter.
*Grease your waffle iron. Heat according to manufacturer's directions.
*While the waffle iron is heating, whisk the dry ingredients into the wet.
*When the iron is hot, scoop about 3/4 cup of the batter into the center. Sprinkle a few of the candies over the batter. Close and allow to cook.
*When the waffle iron indicates it's done, check to be sure the waffle has browned. If not, allow to cook for about another minute before removing to a plate. Keep warm.
*Repeat with the rest of the batter. Be sure to liberally grease the waffle iron each time before adding more batter.

24 comments:

  1. Wow, I can't wait to get a waffle iron! My kitchen in Japan is so small there is just not room at the moment but I have been experimenting with all different kinds of pancakes for the past several years. My daughter wants to write all the recipes down and make a cookbook. We have started working on it and hopefully will have something ready by next Christmas. Breakfast is my favorite meal!

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    1. I just love that you and your daughter are doing a family cookbook. What a wonderful thing to pass on in the family.

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  2. Those are some seriously adorable waffles!!!

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  3. Brilliant! My grandkids will LOVE these! And maybe their parents as well . . .

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    1. Probably more fun for the parents to make and the kids to eat. Hope you all try them!

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  4. Of course REAL maple syrup! I do like the colors and I enjoy a cute peep. Move over edible flowers, bring on the peeps I say!

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    1. Yes, only real maple syrup on my waffle extravaganza breakfast!

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  5. This is so perfect for Easter if you have young ones. Pinning!

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    1. Yes, I definitely had Easter in mind when I was working on this recipe.

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  6. What a cheerful way of starting fresh in the morning! Your waffles and the peeps look so friendly! Im just imagining the delicious smell of freshly baked waffles, yumyumyum!!!

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  7. I like waffles but have never made them

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    1. If you like them you should definitely try making your own. They're not difficult at all.

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  8. My grand kids would love these waffles...

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  9. I love the colors! These are pretty - and I bet they're delicious, too. We might need to try these with our kids this weekend. Yum!

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  10. My almost-4 year old would love these for his birthday. Definitely going to have to get the ingredients!

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    1. I want to see a picture of the look on his face when he sees them!

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  11. Those waffles are too cute! I may have to break out the waffle iron.

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  12. These are adorable. I'm another one without a waffle iron, but I'm sure you could do these as pancakes too. I might try it.

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    1. One of these times when you move someone needs to give you a waffle iron as a housewarming gift.

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