Peanut Butter and Strawberry Jelly Compote Waffles are delicious, reminiscent of pb&j and are gluten free, vegan, refined-sugar free and flourless!
I was a PB & J sandwich kind of kid. I’m still very much into peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. The creaminess, the contrast in taste, all that squishy jelly! The jelly was my favourite part, and I always ALWAYS had to have strawberry, no other flavour would do. To this day, no other flavour will do (except blueberry or raspberry at times) and I LOVE peanut butter. Okay, so maybe I’ve taken it on in a healthier way, but nothing replaces a pb and j sandwich especially on a bad day. These Peanut Butter and Strawberry Jelly Compote Waffles are here for you to bring back those delicious memories.
Now let’s get this straight. Don’t let the name fool you, don’t let the fact that it’s vegan or refined-sugar free or flour less fool you that these aren’t straight up comfort food. That these waffles aren’t filled with peanut butter flavour, and that that jelly compote isn’t saying come to mama.
Not, literally.
Without a doubt, I’m making these waffles again. The first time I made them to shoot, it was kind of a crazy day so I KIND of ate all three servings by myself. I let Mr. Bakes take a piece, watching him enviously and remember the golden rule that we must share even our most precious belongings. Plus, he did help make them (aren’t I so kind). The second time they were made he wasn’t around so oops. 🙂
I tried not to go overboard on the peanut butter in these waffles, but you definitely taste the rich flavour. And the jelly compote? Oh boy. It’s glorious strawberries reduced down with maple syrup and a bit of lemon juice and the result is closer to a jelly like compote syrup that when the camera goes off ends up getting poured ALL over these waffles.
Oooops. Not sorry.
I was actually pretty impressed by this breakfast, and took inspiration from my flour less apple pie pancakes, swapped the eggs out for peanut butter and added the compote. I promise, you’ll love these peanut butter and jelly waffles. If it was up to me, I’d have this for breakfast everyday, and a pb & j sandwich for lunch and dinner.
Told you I was that kind of kid.
Peanut Butter and Strawberry Jelly Compote Waffles (GF + Vegan)
Ingredients
- 1 1/4 cups ground gluten free oats (ground in a food processor or in a coffee grinder)
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/4 cups almond milk
- 1 tablespoon maple syrup
- 3 tablespoons peanut butter
Strawberry Jelly Compote:
- 1 1/2 cup strawberries, de-stemmed and chopped
- 3 teaspoons lemon juice
- 4 tablespoons maple syrup
Instructions
- Preheat waffle maker according to directions.
- In a large bowl, add the ground oats, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Add the milk, maple syrup then peanut butter and whisk together with a whisk. Pour it all into a liquid measuring cup for easy pouring.
- In heated waffle maker, pour ⅓ of the batter and cook until ready (according to waffle maker's indication - mine has a light that lights up when cooked through on max heat after about 3-4 minutes).
Strawberry Jelly Compote
- This can be made while the waffles are being made or in advance.
- In a pan over high heat, add all the ingredients for the compote, stirring with a wooden spoon or spatula. Allow to come to a boil, then reduce to medium heat, simmering for about 10 minutes, stirring often. When reduced to your liking, remove from heat and place in an ice bath or freezer to stop cooking for about 3 minutes. Pour from pan into a container to store it in, or straight over waffles.
- Enjoy!
by Jessica
WOW!! These seriously look AMAZING! I cannot believe that they are gluten free, Vegan AND refined sugar free?!! Win-win-win!! 🙂 Way to be, girl!
Thanks Cailee! 🙂
The best breakfast EVER!!!
Haha thanks Z!
I really need to get myself a waffle maker. These sound awesome!
Thanks Dannii!
These waffles look divine, Jessica! So cool that they’re GF AND vegan! Can’t wait to try the recipe!
Thanks Jess!
Wow, best waffles ever, Jessica! These look amazing! Wish I had these for lunch right now! 🙂 Pinned!
When I was a kid I totally hated PBJ’s (I know I was so weird) but today I can’t get enough of it! These waffles are absolutely gorgeous, Jess! I am loving that strawberry compote on top. 🙂 Pinned!
They look absolutely fantastic!
Jessica you’re making me hungry, stop it 😉
I saw you post these on IG and have been salivating since then. 😉
Wow these waffles look seriously fantastic!
I think I’d put that compote on everything!
So delicious!
I want to incorporate PB+J into every meal of the day! But especially breakfast. These waffles sound amazing! All the better for being GF, vegan, and refined sugar free!
these look SO incredible Jessica, in love with those gooey strawberries on top!
I was totally a PB&J kid and still am so these waffles sound like the perfect breakfast to me 🙂 They look amazing! Pinning! Love that they are GF too 🙂
Ooooooh yeah! I’ve been obsessing over peanut butter and jelly lately – maybe it’s school starting? But these are perfect – just perfect!
I need this for my next weekend breakfast! Might just slip the recipe to my husband as a hint. 😉
Love all the whole foods in here! Very inventive ways of staying clean for your recipes! You ever read The Iron you? You may like it, lots of clean eating recipes.
Ha! I love this! We are so on the same page these days. I’ve been testing an almond butter and jelly waffle recipe!
These sound delicious – and gorgeous photos – I am loving the light!
Help, I still cannot get over how darn perfect the new layout looks.
I’m so in love with it.
And falling so hard for these waffles as well yummm. Anything involving peanut butter and jelly is my fave. And healthy too? You cannot beat this!
Haha aww thanks Consuelo!!!
I’m still a peanut butter and jelly kind of girl! There is something so simple but yet so delicious about them! I’ve been thinking of getting a waffle maker for a while now and this recipe just cements the fact that I need one! These waffles look and sound amazing!
Wow, these look delicious! I love the PBJ twist with the waffle. I know this has got to be incredible!
Thanks Cindy!
I still make PB&J sammiches for myself to this day. I fully embrace my inner child! This looks amazing, Jess. I’d happily eat this for breakfast, lunch or dinner!
This looks amazing. Is there oat measurement before or after they are ground? Thanks!!
Hey Stacy! After they are ground!
Hi, Jessic
Amazing, this is a great article! learned a lot of new techniques.
Amazing post! thanks for sharing.
This looks great! Without a waffle maker, could these be made into pancakes?
Hi Mariyam, thanks! YEs, I think you could for sure. They will take a while to cook on each side though so you’ll need to be patient, but they’ll taste great!!
Do you have nutritional info for these wonderful waffles?
Hi Shannon,
I don’t, sorry!
Can I use regular milk instead of almond milk? BTW? These look delicious! Yum yum yum!!
Hi Gabb,
Thanks! Yes you can!!