Easy Vegan Waffles ☀️ These light fluffy golden waffles are a simply scrumptious way to start or end your day!
What is it about waffles? Just the word waffle makes me smile. When I think of waffles, I imagine enjoying a lazy Sunday morning, sipping a cup of freshly brewed black coffee, while ladling batter onto a hot waffle maker.
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Once you see how simple it is to prepare these easy vegan waffles, I’m pretty sure you’re going to make them A LOT. After all, who doesn’t love waffles? Serve with fresh fruit or a drizzle of maple syrup and a dollop of vegan butter or as a savory entree topped with veggies or vegan chicken.
Savory Vegan Waffles
It’s interesting to see how waffles as an entree have evolved – notably waffles combined with savory foods. Imagine, waffles paired with Gardein Crispy Tenders or maple tofu bacon. How about grilled asparagus with vegan hollandaise on waffles? Pizza waffles with vegan cheese & marinara. Sandwich waffles. Gluten-free potato waffles. Cookie waffles. Waffles aren’t just for breakfast anymore!
Finding the Best Waffle Maker
So you’re ready to make waffles, but you don’t have a waffle maker or waffle iron? Not sure which one to buy? Here are a few things to think about when choosing the right waffle maker for you. Will you be serving waffles for lots of folks or just a few? Do you prefer easy clean up? Do you like to camp & cook outdoors? Are there young children (or big kids) in your household who would love character themed waffles?
What’s the difference between waffle makers & waffle irons?
The two terms are often used interchangeably, but the real difference is a waffle maker is an electric appliance, whereas a waffle iron in used on a stovetop or campfire. Before electric cooking devices were common, cast iron waffle irons were the standard and used on stoves, open fires and woodstoves.
Here’s a few of the “hottest” waffle makers on the market.
One of the top rated Belgian waffle makers is the Cuisinart Double Belgian Waffle Maker This fabulous waffle maker is of professional quality for home use. It cooks two waffles at the same time that are crispy on the outside and light and fluffy on the inside. Plus, it’s loaded with added features.
If you’re looking for a simpler, more traditional waffle maker, this round waffle maker by Presto receives excellent ratings on Amazon.
Themed Waffle Makers
With so many different styles of waffle makers available today, you can create themed breakfasts.
This Mickey Mouse waffle maker is pure magic for the Disney devotees in your kingdom or queendom.
Star Wars fans have lots of waffle making options, including this Millennium Falcon waffle maker:
For those of you who love outdoor living or glamping, this long-handled cast iron waffle iron will make make your group very happy campers!
There are even mini waffle makers, which are great for single servings. We have one that we bought as a novelty and use it more often than I would have imagined.
I love heart-shape waffles. I can’t imagine a sweeter, more romantic Valentine’s Day breakfast.
🥕 See my notes below for creating savory or gluten-free vegan waffles.
How to Make Easy Vegan Waffles
This is my favorite recipe for simply wonderful easy vegan waffles. You can use this as a base for almost any type of waffle – sweet or savory. Make it even easier on yourself by preparing the batter up to 2 days in advance and store in the fridge. Just be sure to give it a quick whisk before using it.
I always consider the first waffle in a batch to be a ‘test’ waffle. Likely due to my own impatience, that first waffle tends to be too light or undercooked since the waffle maker has yet to reach the correct temperature. Now that I think of it, I do the same thing with pancakes. I admit, I rarely let those test waffles (and pancakes) go to waste, because I share them in tiny tidbits with my faithful kitchen companion and food critic, Molly – my English Springer Spaniel. She loves my cooking, what can I say?
Easy Vegan Waffle Recipe
🥕 See full recipe at bottom of this post
Preheat waffle maker or iron according to manufacturer’s instructions.
- 2 C flour
- 1 Tbsp sugar
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 4 level tsp baking powder (use fresh baking powder for the best rising power).
- 2 eggs equivalent with a vegan egg replacer (I use Bob’s Red Mill )
- 1-3/4 C non-dairy milk of your choice. (I use rice or soy milk)
- 1/3 C melted vegan butter or vegetable oil
For a little extra flavor or texture, try adding any of these ingredients:
- 1/3 C chopped pecans
- 1/2 C rinsed/dried blueberries
- 1/2 tsp vanilla
- 2 tsp lemon or orange zest
🥕 For savory waffles, replace sugar with 1 tsp flour, 1 tsp sugar, 1 tsp dried herbs or seasoning. You could even add a pinch of pepper if you like.
🥕 This recipe can be prepared gluten-free. Simply replace the all-purpose flour with a gluten-free flour of your choice. Make sure to use a gluten-free egg replacer. I prefer Bob’s Red Mill Egg Replacer
Easy Vegan Waffle Recipe Instructions
Combine dry ingredients in a large mixing bowl. In a separate bowl whisk together wet ingredients, then gradually add to dry ingredients until just mixed together. Don’t over-stir.
Combine dry ingredients Add wet ingredients Ladle batter onto waffle maker In just a few minutes . . . voila! Waffles! Enjoy!
Serve waffles with warm maple syrup, berries, fresh fruit, vegan whipped cream, chopped nuts, fresh orange zest, maple syrup or just a light dusting of powdered sugar. I love topping my waffles with this scrumptious citrus infused orange maple vegan butter (it’s so easy to make!) Enjoy!
🥕 Looking for more vegan breakfast or brunch ideas? Check out these easy & delicious recipes!
- Simply Perfect Vegan Pancakes
- Citrus Infused Vegan Butter
- Easy Vegan Tofu Scramble
- Easy Vegan Oatmeal Muffins
- Vegan Orange Cranberry Bread
- Vegan Coconut Orange Curd
very vegan ☀️ very good
Easy Vegan Waffles
Equipment
- Waffle maker – electric or stove top
- 2 mixing bowls
- whisk
- Ladle
Ingredients
- 2 C flour
- 1 Tbsp sugar
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 4 tsp baking powder level – use fresh baking powder for the best rising power
- 2 eggs equivalent using vegan egg replacer
- 1-3/4 C non-dairy milk I use rice or soy milk
- 1/3 C vegan butter melted
Instructions
- Combine dry ingredients in a large mixing bowl.
- In a separate bowl whisk together wet ingredients.
- Gradually add wet ingredients to dry ingredients.
- Mix until just combined together. Don’t over-stir.
- Heat waffle maker and use according to manufacturer's directions
- If needed, grease waffle maker by brushing or spraying butter or vegetable oil on cooking surfaces.
- Ladle batter onto waffle maker. Lower top. Cook until golden brown (follow recommended cooking time on waffle maker manufacturer's directions).
- Serve waffles while hot. Enjoy!
Notes
- 1/3 C chopped pecans
- 1/2 C rinsed/dried blueberries
- 1/2 tsp vanilla
- 2 tsp lemon or orange zest
Nutrition
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You’re going to love how simple & quick it is to make the lightest, fluffiest waffles with this Easy Vegan Waffle recipe!