Name: Protein Waffle Bread Pudding with Toaster Waffles - Easy Hack!
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 25 min
Ingredients: 3 Toaster Waffles (114g, or 2 waffles); 2 Tbsp Protein Powder (15g); ¼ cup Unsweetened Almond Milk (60g); ¼ cup Non-fat Greek Yogurt (56g); 1 Egg White; ¼ tsp Cinnamon (Optional)

A hacky Protein Waffle Bread Pudding made with toaster waffles; Quick, easy and healthy waffle casserole bake with any leftover waffles and a creamy custard using protein powder and Greek yogurt. A breakfast, dessert or post workout in one!

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I think I’ve had a box of toaster waffles lying in my freezer for about 6 months now, and really wanted to use them up in a recipe.

I looked up “things to do with toaster waffles” and “how to use leftover waffles” so many times, and finally just decided to go for something of my own – bread pudding aka casserole aka waffle bake.

This was definitely quite an upgrade to the regular waffle bread pudding or waffle casserole bake, since I didn’t use any sugar or maple syrup to sweeten the custard, but went for protein powder instead – just my thing.

Ingredients for Protein Waffle Bread Pudding

This protein waffle bread pudding recipe needs just leftover waffles and handful of clean ingredients; No sugar or cream here for a healthy waffle casserole. A great way to repurpose waffles for sure.

Frozen Toaster Waffles; I used the protein toaster waffles from Kodiak Cakes, but any leftover waffles work for this recipe.
Protein Powder for high protein waffle casserole, and also replace the sweetener.
I recommend the ProteinWorld Slender Blend or Whey Protein Powder for this recipe to keep it sugar free; Use the code HAYLSKITCHEN for a discount.
Another option would be Quest.
Unsweetened Almond Milk or regular milk
A bit of Greek Yogurt to replace the heavy cream and make a fat free bread pudding
An Egg White
Ground Cinnamon

How to make Protein Waffle Casserole with Toaster Waffles

This healthy waffle casserole recipe is really easy to make with toaster waffles or protein waffles or any leftover waffles, and truly perfect for a dessert for breakfast craving!

Prep!

Start with preheating your oven to at 350°F.

Chop the waffles into 1-1½” pieces.

Make the protein waffle casserole custard:

Mix all the ingredients – protein powder, milk, Greek yogurt, egg white and cinnamon – a bowl.

Assemble the Single Serve Waffle Bread Pudding

Grease 2 ramekins with coconut oil or cooking spray
Place chopped waffle pieces cubes in
Pour skinny bread pudding custard into the ramekins
Press the waffles down and let it soak for about 5 mins
Top with chocolate chips or chopped chocolate

And now Bake & Serve!

For the perfect single serve waffle bread pudding recipe, bake for 20 minutes at 350°F.

The custard should be set and top of waffles should be a bit crispy.

Let cool for about 5 minutes.

Alternatives for Healthy Protein Waffle Bake

Regular Waffle Bread Pudding with Frozen Waffles

Instead of toaster waffles, you can make this bread pudding with any crispy leftover waffles. Another option is to switch out the protein powder with an equal amount of other sweetener. I would recommend Lakanto 1:1 Zero Calorie Monkfruit sweetener to keep it sugar free.

This is a recipe with frozen waffles, but can be possibly be made with cooked and completely cooled waffles as well.

Vegan Protein Waffle Bread Pudding

For a vegan protein waffle casserole, replace the egg white with a flax egg (1 Tbsp flaxseed meal + 3 Tbsp water let rest 5 min) and Greek yogurt with coconut yogurt.

Make sure you use a plant based protein powder and dairy free chocolate chips. ProteinWorld has a Vegan protein blend as well.

Also be sure to use a Vegan waffle recipe; Or try Protein World’s Vegan pancake mix to make waffles (code HAYLSKITCHEN for a discount here too).

Keto Waffle Casserole!

For a keto, low carb and also low calorie waffle casserole, use a keto friendly waffle recipe here. Lakanto has a pancake mix that would work great to make waffles here; (code HAYLSKITCHEN gives you a discount)

Large Batch Waffle Casserole

I made this protein waffle casserole recipe as a two large single serves, but you can also use a casserole dish or baking pan for 4-5x the recipe. Keep an eye on the baking time though; it might take about 30 minutes.

Topping options for Protein Waffle Bake

Sugar Free Chocolate Syrup or Maple Syrup are perfect for this healthy protein waffle casserole! I use Lakanto; Code HAYLSKITCHEN gets you a discount here.

Sugar free Chopped Chocolate or Chocolate Chips work really great as well! I use monk fruit sweetened ones from Lakanto here (HAYLSKITCHEN for a discount here too). Lily ’s is another sugar-free option!
Some fresh fruit, nut butter or even nuts would be amazing too.

Some more Protein Powder Breakfasts to Try: