This opens up the door to so many new food options…waffle muffins anybody? If you’ve got ripe bananas and a waffle iron, here’s your chance to try something new that sounds totally fun. Waffle Banana Bread (via The Food Network) Top this waffle pizza with your favorite toppings and get the kids involved in the kitchen as well! If you’ve ever wondered if pizza dough will hold up in a waffle iron the answer is yes. These cheesy bite-sized appetizers also make a delicious snack or lunch option for the kids. Zucchini Mozzarella Fritters (via The Sassy Life)

How genius is this idea of cooking them over a waffle iron?! Load them up with your favorite meats, veggies and cheese and you’ve got dinner in a flash. We have quesadillas at least twice a week. You can add pretty much anything you want to this loaded potato waffle to make it a savory dinner dish kids will dig. Loaded Baked Potato Waffles (via Olives for Dinner) Top these off with a bit of whip cream to turn it into a yummy dessert. Waffle Cinnamon Apples (via My Fussy Eater)Ī delicious and healthy grilled snack that doesn’t require the BBQ grill. If your kids don’t like eating sweet potatoes straight up, these waffles may make them more palatable AND they only require 3 ingredients to make! We adjusted one of our favorite sugar cookie recipes to make these miniature sprinkle waffle cookies, perfect for big and small celebrations.

What’s the strangest thing you’ve ever cooked in your waffle iron? Now you can actually serve them something that would count. I don’t know about you, but my kids’ eyes always light up at the mention of waffles for dinner. Or go sweet with kid-friendly desserts like brownies, cookies and yes, even donuts. Make savory omelets, hash browns, and macaroni and cheese. Test the limits of your waffle iron with these delicious and unique recipes. One that cooks much faster and is less of a pain than heating up a conventional oven – with a cute rounded shape to boot. But if you think about it, it’s sort of like a countertop oven. I did what I often do with recipes, which is to make it for a large gathering of people and quietly set the dish down, not telling anyone it was mine, to ensure their unbiased reactions.Your waffle iron may look like a one-use appliance with the job of delivering brunch. It took a few tries, and when I finally got it right, it was time to put the recipe to the ultimate test: serving the cauliflower mac & cheese to others, without mentioning that it was low fat and healthier… and watching to see the reception. So I asked for the recipe too, with the hope of recreating my own vegan and healthy version. One of the guests had brought a traditional macaroni and cheese casserole dish made with cauliflower, and people at the party could not stop raving about it or asking for the recipe. The idea for this homemade cauliflower mac and cheese came from a party I attended about a year ago.

Kid friendly mac n cheese in brownies