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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I have never made a waffle in my life & I’m almost 66. WE just always made pancakes. I didn’t to go on keto & got the ok from my dr. I love this recipe & I am going to use it regularly. I also seen where you can make all kind of different things on the waffle iron I just got. I’ll be tracking down those recipes as well. Thank you!
The waffles were delicious, though I omitted the vanilla as I tend to use waffles in more savory applications. They came off the iron crispy but softened up almost immediately. A quick trip to the toaster oven resulted in a lovely light, airy, crispy waffle. However, I did have trouble with the batter. It was very thin, more like a crepe batter. I added a few tablespoons of additional flour and it still wasn’t near as thick as usual pancake or waffle batter. I went with it anyway and just used a 1/4 cup of batter for each instead of 1/3 to prevent it from flowing out of my waffle maker. Next time, I think I will use a full cup of flour.
This is our family’s all-time, hands-down favorite waffle!
We had all the teenagers from church come to our house for a planning meeting/ beginning of the year breakfast, so we made this recipe x 8 and it was AMAZING. We had five different waffle makers going and they all turned out great and everyone loved them! When I need a recipe to work out and don’t have time for a test run, this is my go to site! Thank you!
We adore this recipe! We make it regulary. A guest came to our house for breakfast who I didn’t know didn’t like waffles but after eating these she was smitten and now makes them in her home. I have to triple this recipe for my young family of five. We love to top them with lemon curd and berry syrup or Nutella and berry syrup and whipped cream or cookie butter and maple syrup, half the fun is laying out all the topping options and letting everyone create their own. Thank you for this incredible recipe!
I just made it in the morning and my family loved this recipe. it is so crispy and airy. Thank you so much for this wonderful recipe.
We make waffles all the time and this recipe is perfection in my books. The prep time is quick, the waffles have great flavor and they come out super crispy. My old recipe called for melted butter which I thought I would miss but the buttermilk & vanilla give these a wonderful, rich flavor. Thanks for my new go-to recipe! Love your blog!
What happens if I accidentally added 1/3 cup cornstarch instead of the 1/4 cup? Eek!
I THINK it would be okay…let us know! 🙂
Fabulous recipe! It was a real hit with my family. No more chewy, heavy waffles. So easy! Thanks for sharing.
As it goes with many others, I am always on the hunt for a great waffle recipe. I absolutely loved these! I tried two batches. The first was as written and the results were as promised. Crispy and light waffles. For the second batch, I added a 1/4 cup of powered peanut butter to the dry mix before adding the liquid ingredients. The results were great. My husband really enjoyed the p.b. waffle! Thanks for the great recipe.
We used this recipe to make waffles in our bubble waffle maker and they were a huge hit, even with super picky husband! This will be my go-to recipe, thank you so much! I didn’t have buttermilk (we try to be dairy-free as much as possible) and didn’t want to make a trip to the store for only one item, so substituted with 1 cup of almond milk with 1Tbsp lemon juice mixed in (let sit for 5-10min) and it turned out great!
This recipe looks great and i want to make it for dinner tonight but i dont have buttermilk…can i use milk or something else in place of it???
Yep, absolutely! Just use regular milk! 🙂
Made these today and they are amazing! For my waffle iron, the trick to getting the crispness was NOT using non-stick spray. My first waffles turned out a bit limp using the spray. So since my iron is already nonstick I skipped it, and the next waffle was perfect!! Such and easy and delicious recipe. Found it on Pinterest. Thank you so much for sharing! 🙂