Oreo Zucchini Waffles

Mainly what makes Oreos dark (compared to normal chocolate cookies) is the use of Dutch processed cocoa powder, which uses an alkalized process that turns the cocoa a couple of shades darker.

I had some lying around at home, but always thought that the macros were horrible (based on a bad MyFitnessPal search, tsk tsk to the person who put that there), but the macros are actually almost similar to that of normal cocoa powder (aka hello, fiber!). 

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Waffle base:

Dry ingredients:

2 tbsp Dutch cocoa

1/2 tbsp cocoa powder

1 tsp Ghirardelli chocolate chips (optional)

1 tbsp FlapJacked pancake mix

1 tbsp Sunny Select pancake mix

pinch baking soda/powder (or both)

pinch salt

packet of stevia (optional)

Wet ingredients:

2-3 tbsp Fage 0% Greek Yogurt

100g shredded zucchini (squeeze out all water or else your waffles will be soggy)

2/3 cup egg whites

Cream Filling:

2-3 tbsp Fage 0% Greek Yogurt

1 tbsp marshmallow creme/fluff (not exactly "clean" but macros are better than frosting)

1 tbsp cream cheese

stevia/honey

*Note: rough estimations, adjust if necessary (I don't list down ingredients as I cook so..)

Method:

Waffle

Preheat waffle iron, spray with coconut cooking spray or butter flavoured Pam spray

Mix the dry ingredients

Add Greek yogurt, eggs, zucchini, chocolate chips

Cook on waffle iron for 5 mins or until fully cooked

Cream Filling

Mix all ingredients

Taste

Adjust if necessary

• Makes more than 4 waffles, depends on your waffle iron, mainly because the zucchini adds a lot of volume 

• I like my waffles crispy on the outside and soft on the inside so I make sure my iron is hot and oiled well

• After taking it out of the iron, I usually place it on large strainers (I don't have any cooling racks) to make sure the moisture doesn't make the waffles soggy

• Assembled/stacked together, with a generous layer of the Cream Filling in the middle and a dollop on top

• Sprinkled with Dutch and regular cocoa powder

Note: Adding zucchini to the mix is a great way of spiking your waffles with some micros, and adding volume and texture(?)

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Bonus!

Dutch cocoa hot chocolate:

• 1 packet Swiss Miss diet (25 cals pack)

• 1 tsp Dutch cocoa

• stevia packet

• Unsweetened nut milk (cashew is best, but for this I used an almond-coconut blend)