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Coast Brothers’ Keto Pizza Chaffles

Eat healthy and lose weight with a ketogenic diet– a low carb, high fat diet that includes fish, shellfish, salmon, eggs, meat, non-starchy vegetables, nuts, seeds, and several types of cheeses.

CoastBrothers.com is a locally based online specialty foods purveyor with many keto-friendly products for delivery direct to your home, making it easy to enjoy all your favorite foods, from frozen desserts such as last month’s Keto Fat Bomb recipe to our new favorite, Keto Pizza Chaffle.

Keto Pizza Chaffle tastes like pizza and is fun to make. You can customize toppings and it’s great for family suppers. Chaffle is always made with egg and cheese. To make a pizza chaffle, you add in more ingredients for the “pizza” taste. Made in a waffle iron, it’s easy to make and you can freeze the chaffles for later. (We’ve posted the how-to video online.)

CHAFFLE (MAKES 2)

1 tablespoon almond flour 1 egg white 1/2 cup mozzarella cheese, shredded 1/4 cup softened cream cheese 1/4 tsp baking powder 1/8 tsp Italian seasoning 1/4 tsp garlic powder 1 pinch sea salt

Chaffle Pizza Topping

3 tsp low carb marinara sauce Fresh mozzarella Thick pepperoni slices 1 tbsp parmesan cheese, shredded

INSTRUCTIONS

1) Heat up waffle iron and start the broiler in your oven. 2) In a small bowl, mix almond flour, egg white, mozzarella cheese, softened cream cheese, baking powder, garlic powder, Italian seasonings, and a pinch of salt. 3) Pour 1/2 the batter in the waffle maker, close the top. Cook for 3-4 minutes or until chaffle edge is crispy. 4) Top each chaffle with tomato sauce (1 1/2 tsp), pepperoni, parmesan and non-starchy veggie toppings such as bell peppers. 5) Place chaffle on a baking sheet on oven top shelf for 2-3 minutes or until cheese is melted and bubbly.

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