Multigrain Waffles with Chocolate Syrup–Happy Birthday Heidi!

Waffles

1 cup whole wheat flour

1 cup oat flour (pulverize rolled oats in a food processor)

1//4 teaspoon salt

1 Tablespoon sugar

4 teaspoons baking powder

1/4 cup oil

2 eggs

2 cups milk

1 teaspoon vanilla

Mix dry ingredients and wet ingredients separately, then combine. Cook in a waffle baker per manufacturer's instructions. (1/3 cup batter per waffle for about 5 minutes.)

Chocolate syrup

2 cups water

1/4 cup flour

1/4 cup pure cocoa powder

3/4 cup sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1/4 cup light cream or milk

Mix water, flour, cocoa, and sugar with a whisk until smooth. Cook over medium high heat until mixture is thickened. Remove from heat and whisk in vanilla and cream. Serve immediately with whipped cream. Yum!

(Oats tend to absorb a lot of moisture. If your batter gets too thick you can add more milk.)

This syrup tastes decadent, but it has about half the sugar of commercial syrups and the cocoa powder is rich in antioxidants.