Mochi Waffles

Adapted from Kind Diet

Ingredients

1 pkg raisin-cinnamon mochi

Syrup:

1/2 cup brown rice syrup

3 Tbs water

Juice of half lemon

1/2 cup chopped walnuts

Directions

1. Prepare syrup by combining all ingredients in a saucepan and simmer for 5 mins-stirring frequently

2. Preheat waffle iron

3. Cut the mochi into 1/2 inch slices

4. Layer 6-8 mochi slices in waffle iron, close iron, and cook until it is puffed up and golden

5. Drizzle with syrup and enjoy!

This is a super easy breakfast that I found in the Kind Diet book. I decided to try the raisin and cinnamon mochi for added flavor. Mochi is made from whole-grain brown rice and can be made many different ways. Mochi has been traditionally eaten by the Japanese for centuries. I have to admit I thought it was a little odd at first because it come in a package hard as a rock, but it made super easy and tasty waffles. I have even made them for guests and they loved them! It's much faster that whipping up a waffle batter and cleanup is a breeze! Since the mochi is made of a sticky rice you don't want to layer the waffles on top of each other on a plate because they will stick together. They taste best eaten right away. I store leftovers layered with wax paper so they don't stick together. I just put the waffle in the toaster to warm it up and you are good to go! I like to eat my waffles with some fakin bacon on the side. In the Kind Diet they recommend a side a greens as well, but I haven't gotten that healthy in the morning yet:)