Breakfast - Classic Homemade Waffles¶
Try the best waffle recipe ever! Throw the no-fuss batter together in mere minutes, and then load up your perfectly crisp, tender waffles with your favorite toppings.
File Name: Breakfast - Classic Homemade Waffles.md
🍽 Servings:¶
- Full Recipe: 10 waffles
- Half Recipe: 5 waffles
⏱ Time:¶
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Total Time: 20 minutes
🔪 Equipment:¶
- Waffle iron
- Mixing bowls
- Whisk or spatula
- Wire rack (for crisp results)
🧾 Ingredients¶
Full Recipe (10 Waffles)¶
| Ingredient | Imperial | Metric |
|---|---|---|
| All-purpose flour | 2¼ cups | 270 g |
| Granulated sugar | ¼ cup | 50 g |
| Baking powder | 1 tbsp | 15 g |
| Salt | ¾ tsp | 4.5 g |
| Milk | 2 cups | 480 ml |
| Unsalted butter, melted | ½ cup | 113 g |
| Eggs | 2 large | — |
| Vanilla extract | 2 tsp | 10 ml |
Half Recipe (5 Waffles)¶
| Ingredient | Imperial | Metric |
|---|---|---|
| All-purpose flour | 1⅛ cups | 135 g |
| Granulated sugar | 2 tbsp | 25 g |
| Baking powder | 1½ tsp | 7.5 g |
| Salt | ⅜ tsp | ~2.25 g |
| Milk | 1 cup | 240 ml |
| Unsalted butter, melted | ¼ cup | ~56 g |
| Eggs | 1 large | — |
| Vanilla extract | 1 tsp | 5 ml |
🧑🍳 Instructions¶
- Preheat your waffle iron. If it has settings, select a higher/darker heat for a crispier waffle.
- Mix dry ingredients: In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt.
- Mix wet ingredients: In a separate medium bowl, whisk together milk, melted butter, eggs, and vanilla extract.
- Combine: Pour the wet mixture into the dry ingredients and gently stir just until combined. Do not overmix—a few lumps are okay.
- Cook:
- Grease the waffle iron with butter or cooking spray.
- Pour about ⅓ cup (80 ml) of batter for each waffle (adjust based on your waffle iron size).
- Cook until golden brown and crisp.
- Cool & Serve:
- Place cooked waffles on a wire rack (not stacked) to maintain crispness.
- Optionally, keep them warm in a 200°F / 95°C oven on the wire rack.
- Serve hot with maple syrup, butter, or your favorite toppings.
📝 Notes¶
- Room temperature eggs help with even mixing, but cold eggs work fine in a pinch.
- For best results, weigh the flour or fluff, spoon, and level it into your measuring cup.
- Don’t skip the resting period for the waffle iron between batches—it needs to be very hot for a crisp exterior.
📊 Nutrition (Per Waffle - Full Recipe)¶
- Calories: 250 kcal
- Carbohydrates: 29 g
- Protein: 6 g
- Fat: 12 g
- Saturated Fat: 7 g
- Sugar: 8 g
- Cholesterol: 67 mg
- Sodium: 336 mg
- Calcium: 143 mg
- Iron: 2 mg
Recipe adapted from Preppy Kitchen