This recipe creates a festive spread that pairs heart-shaped waffles with an array of sweet and savory treats, making it the perfect breakfast for celebrating love. Embrace a healthy and creative start to your day—an approach inspired by functional medicine Los Angeles experts.
✅Prep Time: 20 minutes
✅Cook Time: 10 minutes (for waffles)
✅Total Time: 30 minutes
✅Servings: 4
Ingredients:
➡️For the Waffles
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 cup milk
- 1 egg
- 2 tablespoons melted butter
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Heart-shaped waffle maker
➡️Accompaniments
- 2-3 mini croissants (store-bought or homemade)
- 4-6 slices Swiss roll, preferably strawberry vanilla
- 4-6 heart-shaped sugar cookies (or wholewheat sugar cookies)
- 1 cup cream cheese, softened
- 1/2 cup Nutella (or any type of chocolate spread)
- 1/2 cup red jam (strawberry or raspberry)
- 1 cup strawberries, hulled and halved
- 1 cup blueberries
➡️Optional Toppings
- Powdered Sugar
- Honey
- Pecans
- Edible Roses
- Sugar Flowers/Heart Jellies
Instructions
➡️For the Waffles:
- Preheat the heart-shaped waffle maker.
- In a mixing bowl, combine the flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt.
- In another bowl, whisk together the milk, egg, and vanilla extract. Gradually add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients, stirring until smooth. Add the butter and stir again.
- Pour the batter into the preheated waffle maker and cook according to the manufacturer’s instructions.
➡️Assemble the Board
- Place the heart-shaped waffles on a large serving board.
- Arrange the croissants around the waffles. Add the Swiss roll slices and the heart-shaped cookies.
- Add small bowls of cream cheese, Nutella, and red jam to the board.
- Spread berries around the croissants and waffles.
- Dust the waffles and croissants with powdered sugar and drizzle honey over the berries, and cream cheese.
- Serve immediately.
Enjoy your beautifully assembled Valentine’s Day Breakfast Board, and remember that nourishing your body with a balanced meal is a practice encouraged by functional medicine Burbank professionals.
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