You’ve journeyed to the nearest you-pick berry farm for your family’s favorite springtime tradition: berry picking! The whole family works together to fill several gallon buckets with blueberries, and maybe some strawberries, raspberries and blackberries, too. Happy with their haul, the kids pop some of the farm-fresh berries into their mouths on the car ride home.

Now, what do you do with the rest of your bounty? Enjoy a healthy weekend brunch with the family—and use up some of your freshly-picked blueberries—with these blueberry waffles!

Blueberry Waffles

Recipe courtesy of Wye Mountain Flowers & Berries

Ingredients

1 cup all-purpose flour
1 cup whole wheat flour
1 cup old-fashioned rolled oats
1/2 cup brown sugar
3 teaspoons baking powder
1 1/4 cups milk
1 Tablespoon oil
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 egg
1 egg white
1 1/2 cups blueberries

Instructions

  1. In a large bowl, mix together the flour, whole wheat flour, rolled oats, brown sugar and baking powder. Set aside.
  2. In medium size bowl, whisk together the milk, oil, vanilla and eggs.
  3. Pour the egg mixture into the dry ingredients and stir until just combined.
  4. Add the blueberries and gently fold into the mix.
  5. Pour batter onto a hot waffle iron.Cook per waffle maker instructions.

Makes 8-10 waffles.