Cinnamon Roll Waffle for One
My Cinnamon Roll Waffles were my first recipe to hit it big right away. I was so surprised because this was such an easy recipe. Sometimes I spend months thinking about and planning a recipe. And then sometimes it’s about 5 minutes of brain power. This was a 5-minute recipe! It is so easy and so delicious. I reduced the size so you can make just a waffle for one with the same delicious flavors.
One of my blogger friends Jennifer from A Home With Purpose said I should make a single serve option too. What a great idea! A lot of the time I am just cooking low carb and Trim Healthy Mama food for me.
My family eats about 50% on plan and 50% off. A single serving of these waffles are perfect when I’m afraid I’ll eat two or three. They are filling but delicious and I’ve always had trouble sticking to regular portion sizes.
For a family sized recipe to make 4 Belgian waffles click here.
Ingredients for Low Carb Cinnamon Roll Waffles:
Almond Flour – I’ve really come to prefer almond flour in baked goods. It gives a tender crumb in cakes, cookies, and biscuits.
Coconut Flour – Coconut flour helps to balance the oiliness of almond flour since it is naturally drier and absorbs more liquid than other alternative flours. Just a little bit of coconut flour goes a long way.
Ground Golden Flax – Flax has a ton of fiber and the golden variety has a very mild taste. You can use the golden flax or sub in additional almond flour for this ingredient.
INGREDIENTS NOTE: You can use 1/3 part of each almond flour, coconut flour, and ground golden flax OR Trim Healthy Mama Baking Blend OR all almond flour.
Eggs
Cottage Cheese – this is my secret ingredient in low carb waffles. It boosts the nutrition and I promise you can’t taste it at all
Cream Cheese
Vanilla – Since the price of vanilla is high I decided to try a Mexican vanilla extract. It is much much cheaper than other vanilla extracts and I’ve have been happy with the results.
Baking Powder or Baking Soda – I’ve had readers use both successfully
Sugar-Free Sweetener – I like to use a blend of xylitol, erythritol, and stevia in my recipes. By using a combination of sugar alcohols and stevia you can use half the amount required of regular sugar. You can purchase this pre-mixed from the Trim Healthy Mama website or mix your own according to my recipe. Since these sweeteners can be more expensive this helps with my food budget.
This shows 2 waffles. The single-serve recipe will make one large Belgian waffle for one or two regular sized waffles.
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Cinnamon Roll Waffle for One
Ingredients
Waffle Batter Ingredients:
- 1 eggs
- 1/4 cup cottage cheese 4% fat works best
- 1 oz cream cheese softened
- 1/4 cup almond flour or Trim Healthy Mama Baking Blend
- 1/4 tsp vanilla
- 1/4 tsp baking powder or soda I've had readers use both successfully
- 1.5 tbsp Joy Filled Eats Sweetener (or see alternatives in recipe notes)
Cinnamon Swirl Ingredients:
- 2 tsp melted butter
- 2 tsp Joy Filled Eats Sweetener (or see alternatives in recipe notes)
- 2 tsp cinnamon
Icing Ingredients:
- 1 oz cream cheese softened
- 1 tbsp Joy Filled Eats Sweetener (or see alternatives in recipe notes)
Instructions
- Put the cottage cheese in the food processor and blend until smooth. Add the cream cheese and process until smooth. Add the other ingredients and pulse until they are thoroughly incorporated.
- Stir together the ingredients for the cinnamon swirl.
- Spray your waffle iron with cooking spray. Spoon on the batter and drizzle on some of the cinnamon swirl. Swirl it in gently with a toothpick, knife, or spoon. (I put it in a ziploc and piped a swirl but you really couldn't see it after it was cooked so don't bother).
- Cook until golden brown. Remove carefully.
- While the waffle is cooking stir together icing ingredients and set aside. Spread the icing on the waffle and serve.
Notes
Nutrition
Original Published July 7, 2016. Revised and Republished December 27, 2018.
In the “Ingredients for Low Carb Cinnamon Roll Waffles” you mention ground golden flax & coconut flour but neither of these is in the actual recipe. Is this a typo? Thank you.
You can use 1/3 part of each almond flour, coconut flour, and ground golden flax OR Trim Healthy Mama Baking Blend OR all almond flour. I will edit this to clarify 🙂
Just made the cinnamon roll chaffles! This is a fantastic recipe! I made in my mini dash. Could only eat 2 and I’m full. Have enough batter for another day or 2. Thank you for the recipe!
Love the recipe. Is that 8 net carbs total for the waffles
Yes, for this entire recipe. Depending on your waffle iron it may be one Belgian waffle or 2-3 smaller waffles.
My daughter made these for me for Mother’s Day and they were nothing short of amazing! 😋
These were delicious! I used my mini waffle maker.
Have you ever tried this with ricotta? That’s what I have on hand.
I have not but I think it would work!
This is wonderful! It really did remind me of a cinnamon roll. I had to use oat fiber instead of golden flax meal because I’m out and have to order it in. The batter was very soupy, but it still worked and made a super yummy cinnamon roll waffle! Thank you for a delicious recipe I’ll be sure to make again and again! 😻
What would I measure if using Lakanto Monks Fruit?
1.5 to 2 times the amounts listed.
When I put recipe into my fitness tracker, it tells me there are as many carbs as their is fats?
Most fitness apps do not subtract the sugar alcohols in the sweetener. Your body does not absorb those. They can be subtracted from the carb count.
If a multiple batch was made, would these freeze well ? Sounds great and I’d love during the week too.
These freeze pretty well. I prefer them leftover and then warmed in the toaster because then they get crisp. But you have to leave the icing off to do that.
Are there any other flours that you recommend instead of the Baking Blend listed? I have buckwheat.. willing to add in some extra carbs but trying to stay GF. Maybe Birch Benders?
I’m sorry but I have experience with either of those. I’d look for a buckwheat waffle and then add my cinnamon swirl and icing.
Just tried this & I loved it! I didn’t have quite enough frosting for my liking (next time I may blend w/greek yogurt to increase the volume). These were light & crispy & I enjoyed the flavor. Thanks!
I tried making these as a pancake since I don’t have a waffle iron, sadly. The batter was very thin. I followed the recipe to a T. What could I have done wrong?
I’m not sure. Did you use 4% cottage cheese? And one ounce of cream cheese, not one tablespoon?
I saw on Pinterest that someone used those silicone egg rings to make keto pancakes. It looked like it worked really well.
Do you happen to know the nutritional value for these? i.e carb count/fiber/sugar/etc…
It is the same as the nutrition box at the bottom of the post here: http://joyfilledeats.com/cinnamon-roll-waffles-cream-cheese-icing/
I’ll add it to this one too.
Thank you very much I am so excited to try these!!
WHAT WOULD THIS BE?? S OR E??
THANKS
S
Do you think I could use yogurt in place of cottage cheese?
Maybe. Sorry, that’s not more helpful. I’m not 100% sure it will work because cottage cheese acts a little more like a binder than yogurt would.