LOWER CALORIE/HALF THE FAT!! These waffles are good BUT...I made changes to improve the nutritional values. First off, there's not a chance that I could eke out 6 servings from this recipe so 382 calories per serving isn't realistic. I use a round belgian waffle maker so it ended up 575 calories per waffle as I was only able to get 4 waffles - that's an astonishing amount of calories for breakfast!! To add to that, there are 32g of fat in this recipe, I reduced it to 14g and they were still fabulous waffles. Instead of 2 eggs I used ½ cup egg substitute and I used skim milk instead of 2% milk as the recipe assumes (per the calorie total). In place of ½ cup of oil I used ¼ cup oil and ¼ cup fat-free vanilla yogurt. I agree with other reviews that the recipe as written is a little bland so instead of 1 tbsp white sugar I used ¼ cup Splenda. I also used 1½ tsp of vanilla and I added 1 tsp butter flavor. Recipe as written (4 servings): 575 calories, 32g fat. Recipe with changes (4 servings): 432 calories, 14g fat.

Reviewed On: Mar. 8, 2011

I followed this recipe to the letter...TWICE...and both times it fell. As I was reading the recipe before I made it, it sounded to me like the sugar/flour ratio was going to be thrown off because of all the sugar in the apple pie filling. I was right and it fell. I even made it again to be sure I didn't do anything wrong and it fell again. I will try a third time but instead of using apple pie filling (who needs all those extra calories anyway?), I will use natural applesauce. Ought to be the same results but won't produce a cake that has too much sugar to keep it's loft.

Reviewed On: Sep. 19, 2010

LOWER CALORIE/DIABETIC-FRIENDLY OPTION!! I made this dessert and it was INCREDIBLE!! I used a store-bought sugar-free angel food cake, Marzettis sugar-free strawberry glaze (could've used sugar-free jello to make but ran out of time!), fat-free cream cheese, Splenda in place of sugar (in the cream cheese), and fat-free whipped topping. I served this at a family BBQ and NO ONE was the wiser that I'd made a "healthy" dessert!! Total calories decreased to 75 calories per serving - if you serve 18 like the recipe says. But you'd NEVER serve 18 with this recipe, it's more like 10-12, if even. Calorie count for a more realistic serving made with my changes...right around 160 for a GOOD-SIZED serving!! Last tidbit...don't let the individual taste of sugar-free/fat-free ingredients fool you. I'll just say that the sum of the parts of this recipe come together and are greater than the whole. Definitely a recipe I'll make again and again!!

Reviewed On: Sep. 6, 2010