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Pumpkin Belgian Waffles

1 cup white whole wheat flour

2 tablespoons packed light brown sugar

2¼ teaspoons baking powder

1 teaspoon baking soda

1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice

1½ cups salt-free, fat-free buttermilk

½ cup canned pumpkin puree

¼ cup fat-free egg substitute

1 tablespoon canola oil

1  Spray Belgian waffle baker with nonstick spray. Preheat according to manufacturer’s directions.

2  Whisk together flour, brown sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and pumpkin pie spice in large bowl. Make a well in middle of flour mixture. Combine buttermilk, pumpkin, egg substitute, and oil in well. With rubber spatula, stir until flour mixture is moistened.

3  When waffle baker is ready, ladle ¹⁄3 cup of batter into each waffle grid. Close lid and bake until golden brown, about 5 minutes. Transfer waffles to platter and keep warm. Repeat with remaining batter, spraying waffle baker between batches, making total of 8 waffles.

PER SERVING (2 waffles): 234 Cal, 5 g Total Fat, 1 g Sat Fat, 0 g Trans Fat, 4 mg Chol, 650 mg Sod, 39 g Carb, 11 g Sugar, 5 g Fib, 9 g Prot, 178 mg Calc.

HEALTHY EXTRA

Serve the waffles with fat-free sour cream and fresh raspberries (¼ cup fat-free sour cream per serving will increase the PointsPlus value by 1).

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