Chocolate Waffle Sundae

Prep Time: 15 mins  Cooking Time: 10 mins
Waffle Ingredients:
1 cup whole wheat flour
3/4 cup all purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 egg whites
1 1/2 cup lowfat milk
1/2 cup canola oil
1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
3 tablespoons good hot chocolate mix (we used Ghirardelli)
Whipped Cream Ingredients:
1 pint heavy cream
1 to 2 tablespoons confectioners sugar
pre-chilled electric beaters and bowl
Chocolate Shell Sauce Ingredients:
1 cup semi sweet chocolate chips
2 tablespoons unsalted butter
Ice Cream Suggestions:
1/2 gallon French vanilla or coffee flavored ice cream
Preheat oven to 250 degrees and preheat the waffle iron. Beat egg whites until stiff. In a separate bowl combine flours, baking powder, hot coco powder and salt. In another bowl, combine milk, vanilla and oil. Add flour mixture and milk mixture together and stir to combine. Gently fold in egg whites. Pour onto hot iron and cook until they begin to get toasty. Makes 6 to 8 large waffles. While waffles are cooking, remove heavy cream, beaters and bowl from the fridge. Pour cream into bowl and whip until just before it starts to form peaks. Add sugar and whip a bit more until peaks form and it becomes stiff. Do not over whip – you don’t want butter! When waffles are done, place them on a cookie sheet and keep them warm in the oven. Remove ice cream from the freezer so it can soften a bit and place chocolate chips and butter in a medium microwave safe bowl. Melt chocolate and butter for 30 seconds at a time in the microwave (stirring in between) until all chocolate is melted. Remove waffles from oven, place a scoop of ice cream on the waffle, drizzle with melted chocolate and top with fresh whipped cream. Makes 6 waffle sundaes.