Healthy Multigrain Chia Waffles

Ingredients

• Cooking spray
• 1 3/4 cups almond milk
• 1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce
• 1 egg, beaten
• 2 tablespoons chia seeds
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 1/4 cups whole wheat flour
• 1/2 cup rolled oats
• 1/4 cup flax seed meal
• 4 teaspoons baking powder
• 2 teaspoons white sugar, or more to taste
• 1/4 teaspoon salt (optional)

Directions

Preheat a waffle iron according to manufacturer's instructions; spray the inside with cooking spray.

Whisk almond milk, applesauce, egg, chia seeds, and vanilla extract together in a bowl; let sit until chia seeds start to thicken the mixture, about 2 minutes. Whisk flour, oats, flax seed meal, baking powder, sugar, and salt into almond milk mixture until batter is smooth.

Scoop 1/2 cup batter into the preheated waffle iron and cook until crisp and golden, about 5 minutes per waffle. Repeat with remaining batter.