Everything you should know about Chaffles » Hangry Woman ® (2024)

The most simple definition of a chaffle is a low-carb waffle with cheese a the base ingredient.

Rather than using flour, chaffles use cheeses like mozzarella, cheddar, and Colby jack to give the waffle its shape and texture.

They’re so popular on low-carb and keto lifestyles because they literally taste like a waffle – crunch and all.

For a sweet chaffle, some typical ingredients you’ll find are mozzarella cheese, egg, vanilla, cinnamon, almond flour, and low carb sweeteners like swerve or allulose. I love mine with a drizzle of sugar-free salted caramel!

In savory chaffles, mozzarella can be used, but sharper, saltier cheeses like cheddar or colby jack are often mixed with ingredients like garlic powder, everything bagel seasoning, onion, Jalapenos and more.

The combinations are really endless for both sweet and savory versions.

You make one by combining your chaffles ingredients in a bowl and making sure the cheese is coated well, and mixed together with the rest of your ingredients thoroughly.

Once you create the batter, you put them in a waffle maker and let them steam and crisp up.

A chaffle tastes like a waffle! That’s the beauty of it. It’s crunchy on the outside, and soft on the inside.

The flavor combinations are pretty versatile, so you can make many variations of it.

This depends on a lot of factors – whether you use almond flour, or not, and what ingredients and spices you decide to add to your chaffle.

Most chaffles I’ve seen are under 5g of carbs.

Yes! I have used low-fat cheeses, but just make sure to add a little oil or butter to your batter.

Low-fat cheeses melt differently and need as much help as they can get. At least with this method, you can control the fat in your cheese.

I prefer the almond flour method for one simple reason.

Texture.

When you use almond flour it helps bind the other ingredients together so that you don’t cut into straight-up cheese and egg.

Almond flour helps texture resemble bread just a little bit more than leaving it out.

Coconut flour can be a substitute for almond flour, but note that coconut flour soaks up a lot of moisture, and it could leave your chaffle drier than you’d like.

Additionally, it could cause it to burn in your waffle maker.

You can! Some of my readers have taken my chaffle recipe batter and made them into pancakes.

Per their experience, they really liked it. It didn’t get fluffy like a pancake, but they said it was quite tasty!

The part that everyone wants to know! What are the best chaffle recipes? Here are some of my favorites!

–My original recipe (sweet chaffles)
–Pumpkin pie
–Chocolate chip
–Cheddar
–Garlic parm