One way to stretch those all-important grocery dollars is to bake or cook in bulk and freeze the leftovers for later.  One of my favorite (and fairly easy) items to mass produce are Whole-Wheat Waffles.

I found the recipe below on Money Saving Mom’s site and the kids and THE HUSBAND scarf these down as fast as they come off the waffle iron.

1 3/4 cup whole wheat flour
2 Tablespoons sugar
1 Tablespoon baking powder
2 eggs
1 3/4 cup milk (I usually use half milk, half water–unless I have a lot of excess milk to use up!)
1/2 cup oil or melted butter (I usually use half oil, half applesauce. You can use all applesauce, but we don’t think they turn out quite as well that way. I’ve also substituted other pureed fruits and veggies and those work as well. So long as you do half oil/half puree, it doesn’t make much difference.)
1 teaspoon vanilla (optional)

I doubled the quantites above this morning, and after the family filled their bellies, I put 10 waffles in a freezer bag for use later.  These come in handy for THE HUSBAND when he is running late for work and trying to get out the door.  Just a few seconds on defrost in the microwave and about 30 seconds on high…and I send him out the door with a hearty healthy breakfast.  THE HUSBAND has also switched from using sugar-loaded syrup to strawberry yogurt.  I know, it sounded gross to me at first, but THE HUSBAND loves it.  He also puts a thin layer of peanut butter on the waffle prior to applying the yogurt…he likes it and says, “Peanut butter is good fat.”

Are you cooking or baking in bulk?  If so, what are some of your favorite recipes or items to make?  Email me or leave a comment below.  I am always looking for new things to test on my little guinea pigs.