Eggless Waffles Recipe
Eggless Waffles are crisp on the outside and soft inside, made without eggs using all-purpose flour or whole wheat flour. The batter is prepared by mixing flour, milk, butter, sugar, baking powder and vanilla until smooth. These waffles cook up golden and light with a delicate crunch. Serve them for breakfast or brunch topped with whipped cream, honey or fresh fruits and berries.
About Eggless Waffles Recipe
We love to enjoy pancakes and waffles for breakfast. Fluffy and crisp, these eggless waffles are delicious when served with syrups like honey or maple syrup, mixed fruit or jam, or even whipped cream and chocolate flakes.
Adapted from my Eggless Pancakes Recipe, these waffles are both quick and easy to make. Best of all, this eggless waffle recipe is very easy to customize.
- To make sweet waffles, you can always add more sugar.
- Use all-purpose flour instead of whole wheat flour for a lighter texture. Add milk as needed to adjust the batter to a smooth, pourable consistency.
- You can even skip adding sugar for sugar-free waffles.
- For a healthier variation, add jaggery or coconut sugar or palm sugar.
- Served with some jam, like Strawberry Jam, Apple Jam, Pineapple Jam, Fig Jam, Mango Jam, or mixed fruit jam.
- Top with whipped cream or syrups, like honey, maple syrup, dates syrup, or jaggery syrup.
- Make it a treat by using honey or chocolate! If you prefer honey, remember to pour it on the waffles when they become warm. For chocolate lovers, drizzle some chocolate syrup or chocolate sauce on the waffles and enjoy!
How to Make Eggless Waffles (Stepwise)
Mix Dry ingredients
1. First pour 1 cup of whole wheat flour (or atta) into a mixing bowl.
2. Then add 1 pinch of salt.
Note: Skip adding salt if using salted butter.
3. Next add ¼ teaspoon of ground cinnamon powder.
If you are not a fan of cinnamon, then chose not to add it.
4. Then add 3 teaspoons of sugar.
Note: You can add more or less sugar depending on your taste preferences. You can even skip this step entirely if desired.
5. Now add 1 teaspoon of baking powder.
If possible use aluminium free baking powder.
6. Then use a wired whisk to mix all the dry ingredients very well. When fully combined, set aside.
Prep Waffle Maker & Mix Wet Ingredients
7. Now preheat the waffle pan or waffle maker.
8. While the waffle iron preheats, pour 1¼-1¾ cups of milk in a saucepan. Keep the pan on a medium-low heat, then begin to the heat milk.
9. Stir occasionally while the milk heats. The milk should get hot for your eggless waffle batter, but do not let it boil.
You will know the milk is hot when you see steam coming from the milk.
10. When the milk becomes hot, add 1 tablespoon of unsalted butter.
11. Mix the butter in the hot milk very well.
12. Then add ½ teaspoon of vanilla extract.
13. Then mix well again.
Make Eggless Waffle Batter
14. Now pour the milk mixture into the dry ingredients.
15. Then with a wired whisk, begin to mix gently but well. Break apart the lumps with the whisk and make a smooth batter. A few tiny lumps are fine.
16. Make sure the eggless waffle batter is of a pourable consistency and not thick.
If the batter looks thick, then you can add ¼-⅓ cup more of hot milk. Depending on the quality of the whole wheat flour, more milk can be added.
If the batter has become runny or thin, add a few tablespoons of whole wheat flour and stir to mix well.
Make Eggless Waffles
17. When the waffle pan or waffle maker becomes hot, spread some softened unsalted butter on it using a silicon brush.
Note: If you are using the waffle pan for the first time, then be more generous in spreading the butter.
18. Using a ⅓ to ½ measuring cup or a ladle, the pour the eggless waffle batter evenly on the waffle plates.
19. Close the waffle maker and cook for 7 to 8 minutes or more until the top looks crispy and golden.
20. When the waffles look crisp and golden, then open the waffle maker. Gently remove the eggless waffles with a wooden spatula.
Continue to make waffles in a similar way. Be sure to brush some butter on the waffle iron before making every batch.
21. Serve the whole wheat eggless waffles hot or warm with any toppings of your choice.
Storage and Leftovers
I suggest to eat the waffles as soon as you make it. Do not keep it stored as the taste changes and the crispiness also goes away. They are best enjoyed hot or warm.
Store any leftovers in the fridge for 1 day only. Store the waffles in an airtight container in the refrigerator.
Dassana’s Recipe Tips
- Make more waffles. If you’re cooking for a larger group, you can easily double or triple this eggless waffle recipe. Consider serving your waffles with a buffet of toppings, allowing your family or guests to customize their breakfast.
- Add a bit of sweet. This waffle recipe is easy to personalize, depending on tastes and dietary needs. You can easily add more sugar (or less) based on your personal preferences.
- Salt and butter. Either salted butter or unsalted butter can be used for these eggless waffles. If using salted butter, then skip adding salt to the batter in this recipe.
- Make with all-purpose flour: For a more lighter version of these waffles, opt to make them with all-purpose flour. Just add less milk to make the batter when making with all-purpose flour.
Quick Help
Should I sieve the flour?
You only need to sieve the wheat flour if it is ground in a mill. In this case, be sure to sieve the flour once or twice before using.
What kind of milk for eggless waffles?
You can use any type of milk based on your preferences, including whole milk, almond milk, or soy milk.
What can I substitute for butter?
You can also use oil instead of butter. Use a neutral flavored oil.
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Eggless Waffles Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 cup whole wheat flour – leveled, 120 grams
- 1 pinch salt
- 1 teaspoon baking powder – leveled
- ¼ teaspoon cinnamon powder (ground cinnamon), optional
- 3 teaspoons sugar or add as per taste
- 1.5 to 1.75 cups milk or add as required
- 1 tablespoon butter unsalted or add a neutral flavored oil
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract or ¼ teaspoon vanilla essence
- butter – unsalted or neutral flavored oil, add as required, for brushing on waffle plates
Instructions
Mixing dry ingredients
- In a mixing bowl first take the whole wheat flour (or 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 the ground cinnamon powder.
- Next add sugar. You can even add more sugar or skip it entirely.
- Add 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
- Take the milk in a saucepan. Keep the pan on a medium-low heat 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 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 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. If the batter looks runny and thin, add a few tablespoons of wheat flour and stir to mix evenly. Depending on quality of whole wheat flour less or more milk can be added.
Making eggless waffles
- When the waffle plates/waffle iron become hot, spread some softened unsalted butter on it with a silicon brush. 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.
- 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 them in a similar way. Do brush some butter on the waffle iron/waffle plates before making every batch of waffles.
- Serve Eggless Waffles hot or warm with any toppings of your choice.
Dassana’s 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 you are using the waffle pan for the first time, then be more generous in spreading the butter.
Nutrition
Eggless Waffles recipe from the archives was originally published on February 2018.
My waffle does not comes out as crispy. What I am lacking.
A few things can affect how crispy waffles turn out. Make sure your waffle maker is fully preheated and cook the waffles until they are nicely golden. Placing the cooked waffles on a wire rack instead of stacking them also helps keep them crisp.
Hi, can I use skim milk?
Yes, skim milk will work. Since it has less fat, the waffles may be slightly less soft. You can add 1 to 2 teaspoons extra oil or butter if you like.
What can I serve these waffles with, apart from honey, maple syrup and strawberries?
You can serve them with nut butter, yogurt, bananas, whipped cream or even a bit of chocolate or ice cream. Lots of options.
Excellent Whole Wheat Waffle recipe!
Thank you.
You have become my Go To person whenever I want to try any new recipe. Thank you so much for sharing them. Keep cooking keep sharing ?
Thank you so much for your kind words. Most welcome and I am glad that the recipes are helpful to you. Thanks again.
Is it possible to make waffles in a normal sandwich maker. I dont have waffle maker.
If the sandwich maker has waffle plates, then you can use it to make waffles.
Please mail me, what is the life of the batter if I refrigerate it?
The batter can be refrigerated without adding of baking powder. I would suggest to refrigerate for 1 to 2 days. Just before making the waffles add the baking powder.
Hi, all your recipes are awesome!
in this, What can i use instead of vanilla extract?
Thank you. You can increase the cinnamon a bit. You can even add a pinch of grated nutmeg or nutmeg powder.
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.