Chocolate Protein Waffles – Easy 15 Minute Breakfast Meal Prep

This post is sponsored by AE Dairy. As always, all opinions and recipe ideas are my own.

These Chocolate Protein Waffles are a fun, easy breakfast that tastes more like a treat than a protein-packed breakfast. The waffles are made with protein pancake mix, AE Dairy Chocolate Milk, an egg, and chocolate chips, then drizzled with a creamy cheesecake glaze made with AE Dairy cottage cheese and cream cheese.

The AE Dairy Chocolate Milk adds rich chocolate flavor right into the waffle batter, while the cottage cheese filling adds extra protein and makes these waffles feel like a breakfast dessert.

7 Reasons Why You Will Love These Chocolate Protein Waffles

There are many reasons to love this Chocolate Protein Waffle recipe, here are a few of my favorite reasons, you will have to comment your own after trying them!

1. These are the easiest waffles to make and meal prep. When you use a protein panckae mix the hard work is done for you. All you have to do is add the AE Chocolate milk and an egg to up the protein content and you are ready to make some waffles.
2. Makeing a waffle chocolatey shouldn’t be complicated, and it isn’t with this recipe. All you need to do is add the AE Chocolate Milk to add plenty of chocolate flavor, then sprinkle in some chocolate chips and you are well on your way to starting your day.
3. The protein content of these waffles is going to keep you feeling full until your next meal. Protein pancake mix, AE Chocolate Milk, AE Cottage Cheese, and the egg all pair together to give your breakfast the protein you need to start the day off right.
4. You want variety in your morning breakfast routine. If you are bored with the typical egg bowl, overnight oats, or baked oatmeal recipes, this is one to try. The creamy layer is a great way to add that variety. It is more than just a regular waffle.
5. Get your sweet tooth satisfied while sticking to your daily goals. I love waffles for breakfast but don’t want to over do the sugar in the morning. This combo of chocolate waffle with the cottage cheese drizzle is the perfect amount of sweet for that.
6. Who in the family doesn’t love a chocolate chip waffle, especially a healthy chocolate chip waffle? You get all the deliciousness and texture of a regular waffle but you are actually making a healthy chocolate waffle. It is perfect for everyone in the family!
7. Meal prep is made easy with these healthy chocolate chip waffles. They hold really well in the fridge and you can also easily freeze them! The cottage cheese/cream cheese layer does not freeze very well though so leave that off.

4 Ingredients for the Chocolate Protein Waffles 5 Ingreidents for the Cheesecake Drizzle

What ingredients do you need to make a Chocolate Protein Waffle?

Ingredients needed for the actual waffle are very minimal, all you need is 4 things!

1. Protein pancake mix
2. AE Dairy Chocolate Milk
3. Egg
4. Mini chocolate chips

That’s it!

Ingredients needed for the cheesecake drizzle:

1. AE Dairy Cottage Cheese
2. Cream cheese
3. AE Dairy Milk
4. Powdered sugar
5. Vanilla extract

That’s all you need for a perfectly sweet drizzle that will add protein. It would also pair well with a little maple syrup if you want a little more sweetness.

How to Store Chocolate Protein Waffles

Make your chocolate protein waffle batter and then cook them all the way through.

Cool them off and then you will be able to store them in an air tight container in the fridge for up to 4 days.

Can you freeze chocolate protien waffles? Yes, yes you can! They are actually really great for freezing and making in a large batch so you can easily meal prep for the week or for a month or so all at once!

For the best texture, I would suggest not freezing the cheesecake drizzle.

Easy Ways to Customize Your Chocolate Protein Waffles

There are so many ways to change up your chocolate protein waffles to keep the variety in the meal and keep you eating your meal prep.

You can always add fruit, strawberries pair really well with the chocolate waffle and the cheesecake drizzle.

You could also add more chocolate, a little cocoa powder with the chocolate milk will really take the chocolate flavor to a new level.

Have you ever had a peanut butter cup cheesecake? Well, you can make these chocolate protien waffles into a healthier version if you spread some peanut butter on them before adding the cheesecake drizzle!

Choclate Protein Waffle Meal Prep Tips

Make a batch of the waffles ahead of time and keep them in the refrigerator or freezer. When you’re ready for breakfast, reheat a waffle and add the cheesecake drizzle.

This makes it easy to have a protein-packed breakfast ready without making waffles from scratch every morning.

Why AE Dairy Chocolate Milk is Perfect for This Recipe

Chocolate milk isn’t just for drinking! It is an easy way to add chocolate flavor directly to recipes.

In these waffles, AE Dairy Chocolate Milk takes the place of regular milk in the batter and gives the waffles a rich chocolate flavor that pairs perfectly with the chocolate chips.

It also makes these waffles feel like a fun breakfast instead of another boring protein breakfast.

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TL:DR Chocolate Protein Waffles

AE Dairy’s chocolate milk adds just the right amount of chocolate flavor to your favorite protein pancake mix. It will add variety, sweetness, and more protein making Chocolate Protein Waffles a perfect meal prep.