It’s Might so it’s a provided that I’m within the kitchen with rhubarb.
Serena (my running a blog companion over at Teaspoon of Spice) and I’ve professed our love for this vegetable (yup, it’s a veggie) through the years with a number of recipe creations together with:
Strawberry Rhubarb Stoop
Rhubarb Shakes
Serena’s Simple 1-2-3-4-5 Rhubarb Sauce (I can’t wait to make her Rhubarbecue BBQ sauce this summer season.)
Strawberry Rhubarb Waffle Shortcakes – a breakfast and dessert mashup for #strawberry + #rhubarb season! @tspbasil Click on To Tweet
This previous Christmas, my mother and father received me a type of stovetop Belgian waffle irons and I’ve been on a waffle kick ever since (the Meal Makeover Mothers’ Banana Brownie Waffles are a present fav.)
So, whereas brainstorming for a Mom’s Day recipe, I figured why not mash up the basic Strawberry Shortcake with some rhubarb and waffles whereas giving it a couple of dietitian tweaks alongside the way in which.
Description
A twist on strawberry shortcake that includes whole-grain waffles, rhubarb sauce and a mascarpone yogurt topping.
For Waffles:
- 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup white complete wheat flour
- 1/4 cup floor flaxseed
- 2 tablespoons canola oil
- 2 teaspoons sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- Zest from half of a lemon or orange
- 1 1/2 cups buttermilk
- 2 eggs
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
For Strawberry Rhubarb Sauce:
- 3 cups chopped rhubarb
- 3 cups sliced strawberries, divided
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup water
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Zest from half of a lemon or orange
- For Mascarpone Yogurt Topping:
- 1/2 cup plain nonfat Greek yogurt
- 1/2 cup mascarpone cheese
- 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
- For the waffles, in a big bowl whisk collectively flours, floor flaxseed, oil, sugar, vanilla extract, salt and zest. Whisk in buttermilk.
- In a separate bowl, whisk collectively eggs and baking soda. Combine into flour combination with picket spoon till every little thing is included. Bake in waffle iron in keeping with directions.
- For sauce, add rhubarb, 2 cups strawberries, sugar and water to a big saucepan. Convey to a boil, then simmer 10 – quarter-hour or till the sauce is clean (stir incessantly.) Take away from range and blend in remaining strawberries, vanilla extract and zest.
- For topping, beat collectively yogurt, mascarpone and vanilla extract.
- To assemble, reduce every waffle in half diagonally. Place one half on dish, spoon sauce over high. Cowl with different waffle half and spoon over extra sauce. High with dollop (about 2 tablespoons) of yogurt topping. Repeat with remaining servings. Serve with contemporary mint if desired.
This waffle batter will get a fiber and whole-grain increase with the addition of complete wheat flour and floor flaxseed. And whereas I normally bask in actual whipped cream for desserts like this, I additionally just like the more healthy different of whipping collectively plain Greek yogurt with mascarpone cheese. It’s one other technique to reduce on some energy however nonetheless get a creamy, dreamy topping in addition.
In case your mama is a rhubarb fan, now you’ve gotten one thing to whip up for her. Completely happy rhubarb consuming!