I think I have admitted this before, but I will say it again. I am not good about fixing breakfast. I am not a morning person. I am also not a breakfast eater. I really don’t think I have ever been much of a breakfast eater. Even as a kid I don’t remember eating much for breakfast. I am just not very hungry until about 10:00. Most mornings I will grab a granola bar or yogurt and that is it. Many times I don’t get around to that until 10:00, sometimes I make it until close to 12:00 before I realize that I have had nothing to eat.
The problem with this though it that I have a husband and three kids who like breakfast and are hungry first thing in the morning. All to often they end up having cereal or yogurt and toast because I don’t want to fix them much. I know it is terrible isn’t it.
This really is an area that I am trying to work on. I know they need a healthy breakfast. Cold cereal and yogurt are just not the healthiest start to a day. I need to change this. I am slowly trying to.
I always make breakfasts on the weekends. My husband is home and we are all able to sit down and enjoy breakfast together. Plus my husband enjoys having a hot breakfast at least a few days a week. But the other days of the week I am not so good about fixing a hot breakfast. My goal though is to start making a hot breakfast at least one other day a week. I figure that if I give myself a small goal I might actually do it this time. 
One of the things that I am finding that helps me fix breakfast is preparing things ahead the night before. I have a favorite waffle recipe that came from my sister. I really like it, but it takes time to make up. I recently found a recipe for overnight waffles. I tweaked the recipe a little making it healthier and adding whole wheat. We loved this new recipe. These turned out really good. Not only are the healthier, but the batter can be made up ahead of time and I don’t have to do anything but cook them in the morning.
Whole Wheat Overnight Waffles
- 1 cup whole wheat flour
- 1 cup all purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1 1/2 teaspoons yeast
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 3/4 cup warm milk (110 degrees)
- 8 tablespoons butter ( 1 stick)
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
In a large bowl whisk the flour, sugar, yeast, and salt together. Gradually add remaining ingredients until well combined. Cover with plastic wrap and place in the refrigerator overnight for 12-24 hours. You want to have plenty of room in this bowl because the batter will rise some. If your bowl is not big enough it may go all over your refrigerator.In the morning cook on heated waffle iron for about 3 1/2 minutes each or until done. This may vary with each waffle iron so follow the directions for your specific waffle maker. Serve with butter and syrup and enjoy!
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Yum…this sounds great. My youngest is a waffle/pancake fanatic. I don’t have a waffle maker at the moment but when I get one I’ll make these.
thanks for stopping by yesterday. I’ll be praying for your family in Vernonia. That is not overly far from me actually, I don’t think it’s even an hour. I always feel so bad for them there because it seems to hit them so hard every year.
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I have to try this! I, too, am not a morning person.
But, I’m working on that and my boys are getting tired of oatmeal. This is perfect as you can make the batter the night before. Thank you.
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One thing I do so that we have a hot breakfast in the morning (only one of my kids likes cereal) is to mix up muffin batter the night before. I put it in the muffin tin and cover it with lightly-greased saran wrap. In the morning, all I have to do is pop it in the oven.
I also have a scone recipe that I keep in the freezer. The morning I want to make them, I just add buttermilk and a little dried or fresh fruit. In the morning it only takes about 5 minutes to whip up since most of the ingredients have been put together before.
Thanks for the waffle recipe. I’ll have to try it!
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Dang, I gave away the THREE waffle makers I got as wedding gifts because I never made them. Now I want them BACK!!! This sounds so easy and delicious.
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