eggless whole wheat waffle recipe with step by step pics. delicious, crisp and fluffy waffles made with whole wheat flour (chapati atta). pancakes and waffles are made on occasions for breakfast. i use my eggless pancake recipe to make these waffles.
to make these waffles you will need a waffle maker. i have a sandwich toaster which has waffle plates. so i use these waffle plates to make waffles. you can easily make these waffles in a waffle maker also.
in these whole wheat waffles the fluffiness comes from using hot milk which is later mixed with baking powder. baking powder reacts in the liquid medium to release carbon dioxide which aerates the batter, which in turn makes the waffles fluffy and soft.
making waffles is easy and won’t take much time. these whole wheat waffles are not sweet. so they are best served with some jam like strawberry jam or fig jam or mango jam or mixed fruit jam or with whipped cream or syrups like honey or maple syrup or dates syrup or jaggery syrup.
if using honey, then pour honey on the pancakes when they become warm. if you or your family loves chocolate then you can use chocolate syrup.
to make sweet waffles you can always add more sugar. you can even skip adding sugar for sugar free waffles. for a healthier variation add jaggery or coconut sugar or palm jaggery. the recipe yields 6 waffles and can be easily halved or doubled or tripled.
how to make eggless whole wheat waffles
a) mixing dry ingredients
1. in a mixing bowl first take 1 cup whole wheat flour (chapati atta). if the wheat flour is ground in a mill, then do sieve the flour once or twice before using.
2. add 1 pinch salt. skip adding salt if using salted butter.
3. add ¼ teaspoon cinnamon powder.
4. next add 3 teaspoons sugar. you can even add more sugar or skip it entirely.
5. add 1 teaspoon baking powder.
6. with a wired whisk mix all the dry ingredients very well. keep aside.
7. preheat the waffle pan or waffle maker.
mixing wet ingredients for making waffles
8. take 1.5 to 1.75 cups milk in a sauce pan. keep the pan on a medium-low flame and begin to heat milk. you can also use almond milk or soy milk.
9. when the milk is becoming hot do stir occasionally. do not boil the milk but let it just become hot. you should see some steam coming from the milk.
10. when the milk becomes hot, add 1 tablespoon unsalted butter. you can also use oil instead of butter. use a neutral flavored oil.
11. mix the butter in the hot milk very well.
12. then add ½ teaspoon vanilla extract.
13. mix again well.
making waffles batter
14. pour the milk mixture to the dry ingredients in the bowl.
15. with a wired whisk begin to mix gently but well. break lumps with whisk and make a smooth batter. a few tiny lumps are fine in the batter.
16. the waffle batter is of a pourable consistency and not thick. if the batter looks thick, then you can add ¼ to ⅓ cup more of hot milk. depending on quality of whole wheat flour more milk can be added.
making whole wheat waffles
17. when the waffle pan or waffle maker become hot, spread some softened unsalted butter on it. in case you are using the pan for the first time then be more generous in spreading the butter.
18. using a ⅓ to ½ measuring cup or a ladle, pour the batter evenly on the waffle plates.
19. pour in the second waffle mould as well.
20. close the waffle maker and cook the waffle for 7 to 8 minutes or more till the top looks crisp and golden.
21. when the waffles look crisp and golden, then open the waffle maker.
22. gently remove the waffles with a wooden spatula. make waffles in a similar way. do brush some butter before making every batch of eggless waffles.
23. serve the whole wheat waffles hot or warm with any toppings of your choice.
more breakfast recipes
- banana pancake
- besan ka chilla (spiced savory gram flour pancakes)
- adai dosa (delicious protein-rich pancake)
- moong dal dosa
- scallion pancakes
whole wheat waffles
INGREDIENTS FOR whole wheat waffles
- 1 cup levelled whole wheat flour (atta) or 120 grams
- 1 pinch salt
- 1 teaspoon levelled baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon cinnamon powder
- 3 teaspoons sugar or add as per taste
- 1.5 to 1.75 cups milk or add as required
- 1 tablespoon unsalted butter or oil
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract or ¼ teaspoon vanilla essence
- unsalted butter or oil, add as required, for brushing on waffle plates
HOW TO MAKE whole wheat waffles
mixing dry ingredients for making wheat waffles
- in a mixing bowl first take 1 cup whole wheat flour (chapati atta). if the wheat flour is ground in a mill, then do sieve the flour once or twice before using.
- add 1 pinch salt. skip adding salt if using salted butter.
- add ¼ teaspoon cinnamon powder.
- next add 3 teaspoons sugar. you can even add more sugar or skip it entirely.
- add 1 teaspoon baking powder.
- with a wired whisk mix all the dry ingredients very well. keep aside.
- preheat the waffle pan or waffle maker.
mixing wet ingredients for making waffles
- take 1.75 cups milk in a sauce pan. keep the pan on a medium-low flame and begin to heat milk. you can also use almond milk or soy milk.
- when the milk is becoming hot do stir occasionally. do not boil the milk but let it just become hot. you should see some steam coming from the milk.
- when the milk becomes hot, add 1 tablespoon unsalted butter. you can also use oil instead of butter. use a neutral flavored oil.
- mix the butter in the hot milk very well.
- then add ½ teaspoon vanilla extract and mix again well.
making waffle batter
- pour the milk mixture to the dry ingredients in the bowl.
- with a wired whisk begin to mix gently but well. break lumps with whisk and make a smooth batter. a few tiny lumps are fine in the batter.
- the waffle batter is of a pourable consistency and not thick. if the batter looks thick, then you can add ¼ to ⅓ cup more of hot milk. depending on quality of whole wheat flour more milk can be added.
making whole wheat waffles
- when the waffle pan or waffle maker become hot, spread some softened unsalted butter on it. in case you are using the waffle pan for the first time then be more generous in spreading the butter.
- using a ⅓ to ½ measuring cup or a ladle, pour the batter evenly on the waffle plates. pour in the second waffle mould as well.
- close the waffle maker and cook the waffle for 7 to 8 minutes or more till the top looks crisp and golden.
- when the waffles look crisp and golden, then open the waffle maker.
- gently remove the waffles with a wooden spatula. make waffles in a similar way. do brush some butter before making every batch of eggless waffles.
- serve eggless waffles hot or warm with any toppings of your choice.
NOTES
- this eggless waffle recipe can be doubled or tripled.
- more sugar can be added as per your requirements.
- salted butter can be used instead of unsalted butter. then skip adding salt in the batter.
- if using waffle maker for first time, then grease the waffle plates very well with butter.
Hi mam.. I hv been following your recipes for long time. Thanks
Is it ok to skip cinnamon powder in the waffle batter? Is there any substitute for it?
thanks kirthi. in the absence of cinnamon powder, increase the vanilla extract to 1 teaspoon & vanilla essence to half a teaspoon. you can even add cardamom powder. hope this helps.
I love your recipes. They are healthy as well as tasty
thank you bhavani.
what brand of waffle maker do yo use?
HR, I have used morphy richards sandwich maker which also has waffle plates.