Easy Whole Wheat Peanut Butter Applesauce Waffles

Looking for the easiest, speedy weekend breakfast recipe? You can have these Easy Whole Wheat Peanut Butter Applesauce Waffles in a jiffy by mixing the waffle batter in a blender. I have always loved slathering peanut butter on top of my waffles, but having peanut butter inside the waffle itself is SO tasty. The Peanut Butter Applesauce Waffles are nutty and lightly sweetened and are a delightful breakfast as is or with fried apples or bananas and a drizzle of pure maple syrup on the top.

As a bonus, Easy Whole Wheat Peanut Butter Applesauce Waffles are great freezer-pleaser waffle recipes. Eat these waffles right away or meal prep them for easy breakfasts and snacks.

How Can I Make Waffle Batter In a Blender

This  Easy Whole Wheat Peanut Butter Applesauce Waffle recipe is so easy it feels wrong. All you need to do is add all the ingredients to a blender and blend until everything is incorporated.  Make sure not to over-blend the mixture. That’s it. Breakfast will be ready in a flash! 

For the Love of Apples and Peanut Butter

During my freshman year of college, I discovered a love newfound love for apple cinnamon oatmeal packets with a big scoop of peanut butter. The weekend before my first finals week, I locked myself in my dorm and ate endless bowls of peanut butter apple cinnamon oatmeal bowls while I studied. I love these waffles because they taste exactly like my college dorm go-to meal. Okay, they taste better than my college dorm room oatmeal, but they have a similar nostalgic smell and taste. The secret here is the little bit of cinnamon, toasty peanut butter, and a slight appley taste. I want a candle of the smell these waffles make while blending.

Where do I get Whole Wheat Flour? 

Most stores sell whole wheat flour. For the best prices, find a generic store brand of whole wheat flour. I like to pick up the Good and Gather whole wheat flour sold at Target. Whole wheat flour makes this recipe a bit denser than all-purpose flour waffles, but I love the heartier taste that the wheat flour brings to these waffles.

Easy Whole Wheat Peanut Butter Applesauce Waffles Ingredients

Peanut Butter

Creamy peanut butter seems to work the best. I have no problem with natural peanut butter, but for this recipe, I wouldn’t suggest it. 

Unsweet Vanilla Almond Milk

I use unsweet almond vanilla milk when I make these, but you can use the milk of your choice. If your milk doesn’t have vanilla in it, try adding 1 /2 tsp vanilla to the recipe.

Butter

Melted butter in waffles is my favorite, but really, any form of oil/fat will do. I would suggest melted refined coconut oil or any neutral oil as a replacement.

Applesauce

Any applesauce will work here. I would suggest unsweet applesauce to avoid additional sweeteners in your waffles. This recipe takes 2/3 cup of applesauce but you can also use 2 of those little 4oz. Snacks-size containers of applesauce.

Pure Maple Syrup

I use pure maple syrup as a “healthier” alternative sweetener. Make sure that you are using the pure stuff, but if you don’t have any on hand honey or agave nectar will substitute well.

Cinnamon

You can add cinnamon in if you like (I love the cozy warmth of cinnamon), but you can omit it if you are not into the peanut butter cinnamon combo.

Whole Wheat Flour

Whole wheat goods tend to be slightly more expensive than white flour goods, but whole wheat flour is pretty inexpensive. If you would like your family to eat more whole wheat flour, try buying a store brand of whole wheat flour. At the time of writing this (Dec 2023), the Target brand Good & Gather 5lb bag of whole wheat flour is $2.49 at my local store, which is the same price as their store brand of all-purpose flour. Whole wheat flour is unrefined, which means the baked good will turn out a bit denser than all-purpose flour. You can use all-purpose flour as well by substituting it for whole wheat flour 1:1.

Looking to Reduce Your Grocery Bill? Try Breakfast For Dinner!

One of the ULTIMATE food-saving money tips I have is to add one night of breakfast for dinner into your weekly meal plan. One of my biggest tips for keeping costs LOW is adding in a breakfast for dinner, since a majority of breakfast food is on the inexpensive side it cuts expenses. This way, we can also get cheaper forms of protein like Greek yogurt, eggs, turkey bacon, nut butter, black beans, and chicken sausage.

We also LOVE breakfast food, so much so that when we got married we had a brunch wedding. If you are trying to reduce your food cost, try adding in one day of dinner for breakfast a week for a month and see if you can save money. The other wonderful thing about breakfast for dinner is that there are so many foods that are freezer-friendly, so if you don’t finish it all up in time you can place recipes like these Easy Whole Wheat Peanut Butter Applesauce Waffles in the freezer and pull them out as needed (see freezer instructions below).

Can I Meal Prep these Easy Whole Wheat Peanut Butter Applesauce Waffles

YES, YES, YES!

I just finished up a BIG batch of breakfast meal prepping, and these were the perfect addition to my freezer prep. For these Easy Whole Wheat Peanut Butter Applesauce Waffles I suggest cooling them on a wire rack. After the waffles are completely cool, pop them into a freezer bag and store them for up to 4 months. Heat up as desired in the toaster (my preference) or microwave them up for a few seconds.

What Do You Eat on Top of  Easy Whole Wheat Peanut Butter Applesauce Waffles

While I love maple syrup and butter, I also love these waffles with peanut butter, sliced banana, and a drizzle of honey on top. For a more appley flavor try adding fried apples on top. 

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