Waffles are the perfect weekend breakfast, and when you add maple and vanilla, a stack of fluffy waffles becomes extra delicious! Learn all my tips and tricks to make perfectly crisp, tender waffles that your family will rave about.
We love to have waffles over here, and it was difficult for a while when I couldn’t eat any gluten or eggs. Â Once I was able to add gluten back into our diet, I knew that I had to figure out a way to make egg free waffles.
If you can’t eat eggs, you know that it can be tough to manage breakfast. Thankfully, it’s pretty easy to make amazing vegan pancakes, chocolate chip pancakes, and of course, waffles.
I spent some time experimenting until I came up with a recipe that works for our diet and isn’t too bland. Â These waffles are so delicious – vanilla extract and a splash of of maple syrup in the batter make these extra flavorful. Darryl says these are the best waffles he’s ever had.
Of course you can customize these if you like! You can use the sweetener of your choice, and the flour of your choice, like whole wheat flour or all-purpose flour. I don’t know if gluten free flour would work very well here, but if you try that let me know how it goes!
Ingredient Notes
- Flour – You can make these with whole grain spelt flour, white spelt flour, whole wheat flour, all-purpose flour, or a blend of these.
- Oil – Organic canola oil works well in this recipe, but you can also use melted coconut oil or melted vegan buttery spread.
- Baking Powder – I know that 1 ½ tablespoons seems like a lot of baking powder, but it acts as a replacement for eggs as it causes the batter to rise quite a bit. Â
- Maple Syrup – I love adding some maple syrup to this batter to add sweetness. You could also use honey or agave syrup if you prefer.
Toppings
Try topping these waffles with vegan buttery spread and maple syrup for a classic flavor. You could also top these with fresh strawberries, blueberries, chocolate chips, or cherry chia seed jam.
Tips for Success
- I recommend oiling the waffle maker for best results. You can use oil or a non-stick cooking spray to do this.
- You do need the full 1 ½ Tablespoons of baking powder to make these rise and become fluffy. Make sure your baking powder is not out of date.
- After you mix the batter, allow it to sit for about 5 minutes so that the baking powder can do its job. The batter will puff up like in the photo below.
Storage
Store leftover waffles in an airtight container in the refrigerator. They should stay fresh for about 3-4 days.
Reheating
Reheat these in the toaster or the toaster oven for best results. If you microwave them, they will probably get tough.
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Recipe
Vegan Maple Vanilla Waffles.
Ingredients
- 1 cup flour we used whole grain spelt flour, you could also use white spelt flour, or all-purpose flour
- 1 ½ Tablespoons baking powder
- â…› teaspoon salt
- ¼-1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 3 Tablespoons organic canola oil or coconut oil, or melted vegan buttery spread
- 1 cup water
- 1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 Tablespoons maple syrup
Instructions
- Preheat the waffle iron, and use a little oil or non-stick cooking spray to grease the surface.
- Place the flour, baking powder, salt, and cinnamon in a bowl, and whisk together.
- Add the oil, water, maple syrup, and vanilla extract, and mix together.
- Allow the batter to rise for a few minutes while your waffle iron heats up. The baking powder is going to puff the batter up.
- Make sure to grease your waffle iron well, (we used canola oil), and apply it again after each waffle cooks. Follow the instructions for your waffle iron for cooking time.
- Serve with maple syrup or berries.
Notes
Nutrition
This post was originally published in March 2013.
India
I made the recipe for pancakes and they were wonderful! Thank you for sharing this recipe.
Salima
These waffles are unreal and the fact that they only require one bowl with no additional steps just took them to another level of amazing. My kids never eat a full waffle but these ones were gobbled. They were light, airy, fluffy, and so so so delicious.
Maria
I made these this morning and my family and I loved them!!
My son said they tasted like a cookie!
They are light, crispy, yummy!! 😋
Thank you for sharing the recipe!
Simone
I am a fan of waffles, so I was excited to try this recipe since I needed to adjust my diet (no diary, no soy, no meat). This is an amazing recipe. The only modification I made is the oil. I didn’t have canola on hand so I used grape seed oil instead and outcome was awesome.
Roslyn Hart
My non-vegan husband was sceptical these would turn out well without eggs or dairy. After one bite he declared they were the best waffles he’s ever had! The texture was perfect and clean-up was a breeze. THis is now my go-to waffle recip
Kelly Roenicke
Yay! I’m glad you liked these! Thanks for letting me know!
Dina
Thank you for your wonderful recipes. No one has any food allergy in my family, but I found all your recipes are awesome and delicious. It is part of my religion ( Christian Coptic Orthodox) we will be fasting a lot. We only eat like Vegan during the fasting. For example, fasting has to be 45 days before Christmas and 55 days before Easter. We are not allowed to eat anything has dairy products nor eggs nor any kind of meat at all except few fastings we will be allowed to eat sea food. So I wanted to thank you for your time and great recipes.
Kelly Roenicke
Thank you for your comment, Dina! I am so glad that I can help!
lillian
My mom tries to avoid ap flour when she can, so she wanted me to find her a whole wheat waffle recipe for her. I made your recipe using spelt flour instead and it was a hit with my mom and everyone else in my family! I have made it 3 times already, and will try using oat flour the next time. Thanks for the recipe!
Kelly
Awesome! I love hearing that! :)
Lettie
I made these with Bob Mills 1 to 1 Gluten free flour and they came out good. There is always a consistency and/ or texture issue when using gluten free flour but they passed the taste test for my 4 year old granddaughter who has digestive issues. We were all very pleased we gave a waffle recipe for her as she loves waffles.
lillian
My parents loved the waffles! I substituted the water with flax milk and it came out great. Thanks for the recipe!
Joy
Can I make this batter the night before?
Kelly
No, I don’t think it would work to make the batter the night before. The baking powder is what makes the batter puff up and rise, (rather than eggs), and it would fall flat I believe if you left it overnight.
Joy
Thank you. I’m making this for a work birthday breakfast next week. So will just measure everything and mix once I get to work. I’m going to practice this recipe with my cooking club today to see if I need to make any adjustments! I also saw the recipe with the warm strawberries so definitely going to do that as well. Can’t wait!
Sonya Kanelstrand
Oh, who doesn’t love waffles! A vegan recipe is always welcome for the times of fast, and I’m going to test yours soon. Is there any replacement for maple syrup? We don’t have much of it I. Europe. Probably honey can do?
Kelly
I’m sure honey would be great in them!
Meeling
We love waffles here! We aren’t gluten free over here, but I love spelt. I’m sure these have a great flavor!