There’s nothing like a stack of delicious egg free waffles to start your day! These cinnamon sugar waffles are light and fluffy, and perfect when topped with maple syrup!
Breakfast can be a tricky meal if you can’t eat eggs or dairy. I know when we first removed those from our diet, we were a little stumped at breakfast time.
Thank goodness it’s pretty easy to make many breakfast items without any dairy or eggs. These waffles are a perfect example. They are super light, fluffy, and crispy on the outside. I love vegan waffles, and you can make just about any flavor. We love pumpkin waffles and banana waffles, too.
We usually make a sweet breakfast on the weekend, and these cinnamon sugar waffles are a new favorite!
Ingredient Notes
- Flour – I used white spelt flour, but you can use all-purpose flour if you prefer. The results should be similar. I haven’t tried making these with gluten free flour yet – let me know if you do!
- Vegan Buttery Spread – I like to make these with melted Earth Balance Vegan Buttery Spread. You could also use organic canola oil or coconut oil.
- Water – To keep things simple, I use water in this batter. If you prefer to use non-dairy milk, that is also okay.
Secret Ingredient
If you’ve been avoiding waffles because you have an egg allergy or follow a vegan diet, I think you’ll be surprised at how delicious these are. The secret is a higher amount of baking powder, and a little bit of vinegar to replace the eggs. These two ingredients allow the batter to puff up nicely and makes a very tender waffle.
You can see in the photos below how fluffy the batter gets.
As you spoon the batter into your waffle iron, it will still appear very puffy and light.
Tips for Success
- Make sure your baking powder is fresh – check the expiration date!
- Don’t over-stir the batter
- Gently spoon it into the waffle iron and follow the instructions for your particular appliance
Toppings
Try topping these with:
- butter and maple syrup
- whipped coconut cream and berries
- cherry chia seed pudding
- ice cream and hot fudge if you are serving them for dessert
Freezing
You can freeze these! Just allow them to cool, and then store in a freezer bag. They should stay fresh frozen for up to 3 months.
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Reheating
I recommend reheating frozen waffles in a toaster or toaster oven.
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Recipe
Cinnamon Sugar Egg Free Waffles.
Ingredients
- 2 cups flour I used 1 ½ cups white spelt flour, and a ½ cup whole spelt flour
- 1 ¾ Tablespoons baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 ¼ teaspoon cinnamon
- ⅓ cup organic cane sugar
- 1 ¾ cup water
- 6 Tablespoons vegan buttery spread melted, or the oil of your choice
- 1 teaspoon vinegar
Instructions
- Preheat the waffle iron.
- In a large bowl, whisk together the spelt flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, and sugar.
- Add the melted vegan buttery spread, water, vinegar, and oil. Let the batter rise for about five minutes.
- Spoon the batter into the preheated waffle iron. Cook according to your waffle iron’s instructions. It takes about five minutes for my waffle iron, yours may be different.
- Repeat with remaining batter.
- Serve with more vegan buttery spread, cinnamon sugar, and maple syrup.
Anthony
Can I substitute the vinegar with apple cider vinegar (that’s all I have currently!)?
Krista
In the direction you say add butter, water vinegar and oil to dry ingredients. Is both butter and oil in this if so how much? Thank you! SO excited to try them!!
Anthony
You can use either butter or oil. I make dairy free, egg free waffles often and just use oil.
Angela
Excellent! I made it with almond, whole wheat and banana flours, coconut oil and they’re so delicious
Meggie
Just a heads up for others who would be thinking to try these waffles in the same way I did, save yourself the hassle and pass this one over if you are using gluten-free flour. I’m not certain what it was, (since the package on the no-wheat flour I used said substituting one cup GF for one cup normal flour should be fine for most things,) but I think it was the combination of the lack of egg and the particular GF flour I used. They simply wouldn’t cook through! I got a thin crusty shell on the outsides, but the insides were raw no matter what I did–waffle iron, stovetop pancake-style frying, even finishing them in the oven, nothing made them bake through. The top parts that did cook tasted lovely, so I’m sure it’s not an issue with the base recipe, just be aware that GF brown rice flour/gum didn’t work out.
(it also may be that I didn’t mix the egg-substitute correctly; I didn’t know from the instructions that the baking soda and the vinegar were to be mixed together beforehand? I’m not sure if that would affect the recipe or not, so I suppose this is another fail on my end! Just be aware.) :)
Rachael
I made these tonight and they were amazing! I used whole wheat pastry flour, earth balance and apple cider vinegar. I love how quick and easy they are and that the recipe uses water instead of plant/nut milk which I don’t always have on hand. My new go-to waffle recipe for sure!
Kelly Roenicke
So glad to hear you loved them! Thank you for letting me know!
Courtney
My husband ans I have recently adopted a plant based (vegan) diet, and noticed today that I had to toss my waffle mix because of the milk!
So I came upon your recipe this morning, made it for breakfast and WOW ???
Going in our recipe book and we will call them “churro waffles”
Some day I hope to start a vegan food review blog, but for now I’ll give you a ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ and thanks for sharing!
Kelly Roenicke
Yay! I am so glad to hear that! Thank you so much for letting me know and for the 5 stars!!
Kerry
Hello, can I ask what kind of vinegar this recipe requires? I usually only have vinegar on my chips (I am British lol)
Thanks
Kelly
You can use white vinegar or apple cider vinegar. :)
Michelle
Looks great! When do you add the vinegar?
Kelly
When you add the other wet ingredients! THanks for spotting that, I will fix it.
Hayley
I don’t have a waffle iron but I’d love to make these they sound delicious and perfect for my allergies to soya dairy and eggs! :) could I use a pan to make them? Thanks.
Kelly
Sure, I would just make them into pancakes!
Hayley
Thanks for the reply :) Excited to give these a try now!
Julia
LOL, it amazes me how long waffle irons do last – sounds like you got a good run out of this last one! The round-versus-square conundrum is real when it comes to waffle decisions…I’m a fan of the square, myself! I had no clue the secret to vegan waffles was baking powder and vinegar! So brilliant! I’ll be sure to try this on my next round!
Kelly
Thanks, Julia! Even if you eat eggs, it’s a good recipe to have on hand for when you are out of them!
Kristy @ Southern In Law
These waffles look absolutely perfect! I need to get back into making waffles again – my poor waffle iron has been sitting in the cupboard waiting to be used for months :P
Kelly
The perfect way to use it! :)
Keith @ How's it Lookin?
They look delicious. Cinnamon sugar sounds as good as powdered sugar, thanks a lot
Kelly
Thank you!
Caroline
Could you be my egg free goddess?
Kelly
Heehee, thank you, Caroline!
Sarah@WholeandHeavenlyOven
We both posted new waffle recipes this week!! Totally food twinning it. ;) Love it! I’m also absolutely loving that these waffles are egg-free—you’d never be able to tell because they look so crisp and airy!
Kelly
Thank you, Sarah!
Bethany @ athletic avocado
fluffy waffles without eggs? Im beyond impressed! I could devour a whole plate of these waffles!
Kelly
Thank you, Bethany!