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The Best Eggless Waffles Recipe

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A recipe born from having no eggs in the house but a craving for waffles has become a staple recipe that I have made dozens of times in the past few months. I present to you: the best eggless waffles recipe!

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One evening we decided we were going to have brinner (breakfast for dinner) because pretty much the only thing I had in the fridge was bacon. I put the bacon in the oven to cook and as I went back to the fridge to get out the eggs (we were just going to have eggs/bacon/toast) I discovered we had no eggs. Ooop.

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So I decided I’d just try my hand at creating some waffles to go with the bacon, because I’d made waffles from mixes that just require adding water plenty of times. I played around with the recipe and oh my goodness, I was so pleasantly surprised with the end result. 

Crispy on the outside, fluffy on the inside, and a hint of lemon. Perfection!

The eggless waffles were a winner. I made them several times and decided they HAD to go on the blog. 

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If you don’t know, I work full time during the day, so I batch my work on weekends. For example I’ll do one photography day on a weekend once a month and photograph all the recipes for the month. So on one of my photography days, I made these waffles. They were a complete flop. Literally, they were floppy and soggy, I shared on my Instagram stories – no way was I going to share them. I was so disappointed. 

 

Well, I’m happy to say that I’ve tried again and the recipe turned out just right.  Pregnancy brain is real – just saying! I figured out that I had used the wrong leavening agent. Turns out the difference between baking soda and baking powder is vitally important – DUH!). The key to these waffles is BAKING POWDER – not baking soda. I’m happy to report that if you make them correctly, they taste super incredibly yummy!   

 

This recipe makes four waffles.  What I like to do is double the recipe and freeze a few, they freeze/reheat really well (I just pop the frozen waffle into a toaster).  

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Another bonus with this recipe, you can also use the batter for pancakes.  And yes, they are just as delicious.  Freeze the pancakes and when your’e ready to eat them, simply throw in the toaster to defrost.  Add syrup and enjoy.

For even more flexibility with this recipe, you can make it vegan by simply making it without milk.  You can substitute in water, oat milk, almond milk – or really, any non-dairy milk.

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You know what I’m dreaming of, using this eggless waffle recipe to create a super fun waffle bar.  This is perfect for a party because people can choose to top a waffle with anything they’d like!  YUM!

If you’re looking for a waffle recipe with no eggs, this is the best eggless waffle recipe ever!!

Yield: 4 waffles

The Best Eggless Waffles Recipe

The Best Eggless Waffles Recipe

The best eggless waffles recipe - crispy on the outside, fluffy on the inside with a hint of lemon!

Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes

Ingredients

  • 1 cup milk (or water, or non dairy milk of choice)
  • 2 Tablespoons lemon juice (juice from 1 lemon)
  • 3 Tablespoons canola (or other mild cooking oil like grapeseed, vegetable or coconut oil)
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1/4 teaspoon almond extract (optional)
  • 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 1/2 Tablespoons baking powder
  • 3 Tablespoons sugar
  • 1 teaspoon lemon zest

Instructions

  1. In a bowl combine milk and lemon juice and let sit for 5 minutes (this is essentially creating buttermilk, you could use buttermilk instead of this step). After 5 minutes add in canola oil, vanilla extract and almond extract (if using.)
  2. In another bowl combine flour, baking powder, sugar, and lemon zest, stir to combine.
  3. Pour wet ingredients into dry ingredients, stir, and let sit for 5 minutes (let the baking powder do it's thing - the mixture thickens up a bit and bubbles a little.)
  4. Warm waffle iron according to manufacture directions. I have this waffle iron and love it so much!
  5. Spray heated waffle iron with cooking spray and spoon batter into waffle iron, cook until done (mine is about 5 minutes). Repeat until all waffles are made.

Nutrition Information:

Yield:

4

Serving Size:

1 waffle
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 446 Total Fat: 16g Saturated Fat: 8g Trans Fat: 0g Unsaturated Fat: 7g Cholesterol: 10mg Sodium: 686mg Carbohydrates: 67g Fiber: 5g Sugar: 22g Protein: 10g
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  1. Those waffles look delicious! Waffles may be the best breakfast food. I like to make savory waffles with Old Bay seasoning, topped with crab. Instead of syrup, we use hollandaise. It is a little like eggs benedict.

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  2. My daughter and myself will be attending a brunch that is themed “Mother Daughter paint brunch” I know we will enjoy this because we will also be taking her daughter. 🙂

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  3. Everyone in our house loves breakfast food, we have BRINNER almost once a week! I’d say our favorite brunch consists of pancakes and fried potatoes. I personally love my cakes topped with caramelized bananas, walnuts and pure maple syrup.

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  4. My favorite brunch food is Belgian waffles with strawberries and whip cream.
    My plans for Mom’s Day is to visit my son at college and go to the Tulip Festival in Holland Michigan.

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  5. Love Brunch. Favorite item would be Eggs Benedict. I have it whenever I have the chance

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  6. I do love waffles (and that recipe looks delicious!), but my favorite brunch food is the Eggs Benedang at a local café. It’s Eggs Benedict, but on top of fried chicken thighs instead of an English muffin or biscuit. SO good, and the perfect protein jolt to start the weekend.

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  8. I will have hash brown and sausage casserole with my family. We used to always have this and a fruit bowl with my dear mother this was her favorite breakfast so we always celebrate her with this meal.

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  9. We go to Benvenuto’s brunch every Sunday. It has made to order waffles, pancakes, omelets, and eggs benedict. It has delicious fresh fruit and all the rest of breakfast staples. We love it!!!!

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  10. <3 that there are no eggs! Seems I always want to make something requiring eggs when I am out of them!

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  12. My favorite brunch is waffles, hash brown potatoes and sausage. We will keep things simple this year and go to my parent’s house for lunch on Mother’s Day.

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  13. We’re headed to Old World Wisconsin for their brunch along with the grandparents. Here’s hoping for no rain!

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  14. French Toast Bake is my favorite to have for Brunch! And on Mother’s Day, we went out for breakfast, my husband did all the prep work for the week, and cooked me a surprise dinner, and I was able to do some baking!

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