Recipes · Italian · Bakery

Pizzelle

One serving has 128 kcal and 3 g protein. Ready in 20 minutes.

Pizzelle
Photo: Steve Snodgrass, CC BY 2.0 · source
  • Preparation: 15 min
  • Cooking: 5 min
  • Makes: 1 serving (36.2 g)
  • Difficulty: Easy
  • Diets: Vegetarian, Low carb
  • Contains: alcohol, dairy, egg, gluten

Ingredients

  • 15 g Flour, all-purpose
  • 8 g Sugar
  • 8 g Eggs, whole, raw
  • 4 g Butter, unsalted
  • 0.5 g Baking powder
  • 0.5 g Vanilla extract
  • 0.2 g Anise seed

Method

  1. Makes 1 portion of 2 cookies; multiply every amount by about 12 for a full batch of 24.
  2. Whisk the egg with the sugar, melted butter, vanilla and anise seed until smooth, then fold in the flour and baking powder to make a soft, spoonable batter.
  3. Heat a pizzelle iron (or a waffle iron) and drop a small spoonful of batter onto each mould.
  4. Close and cook for about 30-45 seconds, or per the iron's guide, until golden and crisp.
  5. Lift off carefully with a fork and cool flat on a rack; they crisp further as they cool.

Nutrition per serving

NutrientPer servingShare of a day's need
Energy128 kcal6%
Carbohydrates19.8 g
Water8.8 mL
Fiber0.44 g1%
Protein2.6 g5%
Tryptophan0.03 g
Threonine0.09 g
Isoleucine0.11 g
Leucine0.2 g
Lysine0.11 g
Methionine0.06 g
Cystine0.05 g
Phenylalanine0.13 g
Tyrosine0.09 g
Valine0.13 g
Histidine0.06 g
Fat4.2 g
Monounsaturated1.3 g
Polyunsaturated0.34 g
Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA)0 g
Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA)0 g
Omega-60.26 g
Saturated2.3 g
Trans-Fats0 g
Cholesterol38.4 mg
Calcium45.9 mg5%
Copper0.03 mg3%
Iron0.97 mg5%
Magnesium4.9 mg2%
Manganese0.11 mg6%
Phosphorus83.5 mg12%
Potassium31.9 mg1%
Selenium7.6 µg14%
Sodium51.7 mg
Zinc0.22 mg3%
Thiamin (vitamin B1)0.12 mg11%
Riboflavin (vitamin B2)0.11 mg10%
Niacin (vitamin B3)0.9 mg6%
Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5)0.19 mg4%
Pyridoxine (vitamin B6)0.02 mg2%
Folate (vitamin B9)31.4 µg8%
Cobalamin (vitamin B12)0.08 µg3%
Choline24.3 mg6%
Vitamin A40.2 µg6%
Vitamin C0.04 mg0%
Vitamin D (D2 + D3)6.6 IU1%
Vitamin E0.21 mg1%
Vitamin K0.35 µg0%

Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.

Climate footprint

0.07 kg CO2e a serving: lower than most breakfasts, sides, desserts and drinks on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.

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