We love waffles at our house. My kids reallyreallyreally like pancakes, but if there’s a choice between waffles and pancakes, they’ll choose waffles every time.
The problem with waffles (and pancakes) is that they are messy and they take a lot of time. Sometimes they’re good and sometimes they’re weird. Some recipes, delicious as they are, require you to whip egg whites or prepare them the night before (which is handy but also requires motivation and forethought, two things I am often lacking).
Enter these waffles, also known as the Waffles of Insane Greatness. I made them for the first time a few months ago after discovering them on the Food Network site and they have become a weekly deal for us. I mean, we pretty much always have the ingredients, they take a few minutes and a few dishes to whip up, and everyone’s happy with breakfast. Airy, crispy-tender insanely great waffles. What more could I ask for? I mean, besides a solid 7 hours of sleep, a personal assistant who also happens to be my clone, and a Diet Coke fountain drink machine in my kitchen.
You’re going to need flour, cornstarch, baking soda, baking powder, salt, sugar, buttermilk, vegetable oil, an egg, and some vanilla.
In a medium bowl, whisk together the dry ingredients.
Add the wet ingredients and whisk until combined (you can make the batter smoother than you make pancake batter–don’t worry too much about over-mixing the ingredients).
If possible, allow the batter to stand for 30 minutes. You also can refrigerate it overnight if you need to. But if you don’t have that kind of time in the mornings (I don’t…), you can go ahead and cook the waffles right away.
Preheat a Belgian waffle iron. When it’s hot, add a generous 1/3 cup of batter to the iron and cook until golden brown. Repeat with remaining batter. Serve immediately with chopped fresh fruit, freshly whipped cream, maple syrup, or buttermilk syrup.
Makes about 5-6 waffles.
Light & Crispy Waffles
Recipe from Aretha Frankensteins
Ingredients:
3/4 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 cup cornstarch
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon table salt
1 cup buttermilk
1/3 cup vegetable oil
1 egg
1 1/2 teaspoons sugar
3/4 teaspoon vanilla
Instructions:
Whisk together the dry ingredients. Add the wet ingredients and whisk until combined. Allow to stand for 30 minutes.
Heat a Belgian waffle iron. Make waffles by ladling a generous 1/3 cup of batter into the waffle iron and cooking until golden brown. Serve with desired topping (Buttermilk Syrup is our favorite!)
Makes 5-6 waffles.
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Questions & Reviews
Made this recipe this morning. Easy and delicious. Best waffles ever… Thank you!
How long will this batter keep in the fridge?
I LOVE this recipe and they freeze really really well! I always make extra for a quick breakfast before school.
I have tried making these twice now and both times them have turned out limp and kinda thin! I am following the recipe exactly, I was even more careful the second time! I did double it. Would that throw off the proportions? I also live in Houston aka negative elevation almost, and my batter is pretty runny. Should I add more flour due to lack of elevation? Help please!
That’s really weird! I made them this week and they were the crispiest waffles I’ve ever made. Maybe try a couple tablespoons of extra flour?
These are our favorite and we follow the recipe exactly. The only thing I would say is they only make 3 waffles in our Belgian waffle maker. We just double the recipe and enjoy leftovers the next day.
I promised waffles before I realized I was out of milk. I used canned lite coconut milk with great results! Couldn’t taste the coconut (although I wouldn’t mind) and the kids gobbled them up!
You had better check your ingredient amounts…this recipe barely makes 2 waffles!! Made these for company, expecting to make 5-6 as stated in recipe!! How embarrassing to only make 2 very skimpy waffles…
That is the coolest whisk I have ever seen! Where did you get it? I must own one!
We totally loved the waffles! The entire family ate them up with rave reviews!
I made this recipe exactly as written except for one change: I swapped Better Batter gluten free all purpose flour for the regular all purpose flour, because we have to eat GF at our house. I had had several failures making gluten free waffles before that, so I figured, why not try this? And they came out AWESOME!!! Best waffles we’ve ever had, gluten free or not! We’ve eaten them like 5 times already, we like them so much. Thank you!!!
Just want to let other readers know this recipe only made BARELY 3 waffles in my standard size belgian waffle iron. They were thin, so really it only made 2 good thickness ones. Just FYI for people who are planning. So if you have more to feed I would double/triple the recipe.
Our waffle iron burned out a few months ago. After reading the comments in this post, I ordered a Waring Pro (Costco has them for $50 online right now, shipping included!). So it came yesterday morning and we had waffles for dinner last night using this recipe. Let’s just say we were in heaven. My older son said it was the best waffle he’d ever had. Yes, my dear. Yes, indeed. However, since it makes a deep Belgian waffle, it only cranked out 3. Be sure and double the recipe. Or as my younger son said “Can we triple it sometime?”
I’ve made these twice this past week and they get an A+ in my household. The WHOLE family loves them (how often does that happen?) and they are super easy and quick (as long as I remember to let them sit for 30 minutes). I make them with half all purpose flour, half white whole wheat and they are still wonderfully light and crispy. And hey, the only time we have waffles is for dinner, so for this not-quite-as-domestic-or-culinary-as-others type of mom, this IS a dinner recipe! 🙂
Just wanted to say that I have made this twice for my family and I LOVE how easy it is and how good they turn out, and my kids love them just as much as I do. Anything that falls into that category is a winner! 🙂
We had these today for breakfast and they were a big hit. So much easier than my previous recipe and perfectly light and delicious! Thanks!
These are the best waffles I’ve ever had! I’ve made them twice already, substituting melted butter for the oil and using white whole wheat flour. So good!
Made your waffles for breakfast for my 3 year old niece and it received the seal of approval. I have been looking for a great recipe for waffles and this was delicious! They are great the next day toasted and coated in peanut butter. This is my new go to waffle recipe for my family. Thank you Our Best Bites!
YUM!! Thanks for the recipe! Had to make it tonight for dinner; I didn’t have buttermilk so I used milk and butter instead of buttermilk & oil, delish! Next time I will try buttermilk 🙂
These were amazing! They were exactly as advertised, light and crispy. Thanks!
Oh my! Those were delicious! My kids are super picky about everything and they inhaled these waffles. Thank you for all the hard work you do and all of the wonderful recipes. 🙂
I love this recipe! It’s been our go-to waffle recipe for about two years and we eat it for breakfast, lunch and dinner. I used to do all the complicated recipes with yeast and egg whites, but once I discovered this one I changed my approach.
I love your blog, thanks for sharing!
We’ve had a severely underused Belgian waffle iron in our house for many years (our regular iron broke and the husband replaced it with “a super fancy one” not knowing the batter isn’t interchangeable.), anywho, the only recipes I ever found were too time consuming, or asked for whipped egg whites (which are also time consuming) and so we rarely get Belgian waffles.
All this to say you just made our Sunday! Seriously, so easy, so crisp and good, and everyone loved them! Bonus that I can make the batter Saturday night and we can still have a yummy breakfast before 9am church! You guys rock!
OK, so I seriously hate it when I find a recipe online that I want to try, I read the reviews and people say “This recipe is great! I did make these few changes though.” and then they list like fifteen modifications. So I want to appologize upfront because I’m about to do the same thing. I’m sure the original recipe is amazing, but I am trying to make some big changes in my families diet which is the only reason I changed up the recipe at all.
OK here it goes. I used whole wheat flour instead of all purpose, Coconut oil instead of vegetable, and honey instead of sugar. Oh, and I was out of buttermilk so I had to make my own. And, my kids LOVED these! They aren’t too excited about the changes we are making so I wasn’t sure how they would react, but everyone had seconds. I ate mine straight off the waffle iron without butter or syrup. YUM!
The waffles look delicious. My kids are grown and on their own now, but they loved it when I made waffles or pancakes for dinner. Thank you for all the great recipes and tips. By the way, I really appreciate the link to the Milk Bottle Measuring Cups. I love it.
You’re welcome!! They’re seriously one of my FAVORITE things in my kitchen! 🙂
Has anyone tried making these with whole wheat flour instead of white?
The most I’ve tried is 1/2 white and 1/2 wheat, but someone on our Facebook page said they tried all wheat and that they were delicious. 🙂
Do you have a waffle iron that you recommend? I’ve gone through a few and after a while I cannot get the waffle off the iron. Even with generous amounts of spray…
I have a Waring Pro Double (this one: http://www.amazon.com/Waring-Professional-Double-Belgian-WWM1200SA/dp/B003AJKYZY/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1361070584&sr=8-2&keywords=waring+pro+double+waffle+maker) and I LOVE it. Worth every penny.
Sounds like a great recipe, we’ll have to try it. We love waffles. My husband makes a huge batch and we freeze them. Pop them in the toaster and we have a quick homemade breakfast.
I made these this morning and they were DELICIOUS! Light and crispy (even my anti-waffle kiddo loved them!) I make homemade maple syrup with maple extract and simple syrup…it is waaaaaaay better than store bought and super duper easy!
So we just finished devouring these waffles for breakfast this morning. They were so delicious! I’ve been on the hunt for a good waffle recipe and these were a hit! I did substitute the white flour for whole wheat flour to be a little bit more healthy and we couldn’t tell the difference. But that’s probably because we put your yummy buttermilk syrup on top {it’s my husbands favorite}! Anyway, just wanted to say thanks for the tasty breakfast!
These are amazing, just made them for my 5 & 6 year old kiddos and they loved them! Made my own buttermilk also. These were easy, fast and delicious!!! I will be making these again and again!