This Homemade Waffle Recipe is made with simple ingredients and is light and crispy on the outside, soft and fluffy on the inside. They’re perfect every time!
This fluffy, crispy waffle recipe is best when covered in butter and real maple syrup and a side of bacon. They’re so good!
Belgian Waffle Recipe
Sundays are for sleeping in, drinking coffee at the kitchen table, and making a delicious breakfast from scratch! No need for a waffle mix when you have this recipe in under your belt!
One of our favorite meals to make on the weekend together as a family is this Homemade Waffle Recipe – they’re just as delicious as my Baked French Toast Casserole.
We love pulling out our Belgian Waffle Maker – the same one we received as a wedding gift years ago – and making a homemade waffle batter that promises to be the most amazing waffles from scratch you’ve ever had!
I grew up with my mom and dad using everyone’s favorite Bisquick waffle recipe. Bisquick has a wonderful flavor and always turns out amazing. But, I also like to make my pancakes and waffles batter from scratch whenever possible.
How To Make Homemade Waffles
Ingredients
This recipe is easy to make and uses everyday ingredients you most likely already have on hand in your pantry:
- flour – regular flour is best for this recipe
- melted butter – trust me. Melted butter gives this waffle recipe the most amazing taste and texture.
- baking powder – to make your waffles nice and fluffy.
- eggs – I like to use large, good quality eggs.
- sugar – Don’t leave this out.
- vanilla – Madagascar vanilla gives you the best flavor
Directions
- Preheat your waffle iron and spray with cooking spray or rub a little melted butter on.
- Whisk together the dry ingredients – flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt.
- In another bowl, beat the eggs with a mixer until light and fluffy and pale in color.
- Add the vanilla to the egg mixture.
- Mix the egg mixture into the dry mixture.
- Add the butter and milk into the mixture- blending until just smooth.
- Let the mixture sit for about 5 minutes before adding to the waffle iron.
- Pour onto hot iron and cook until golden brown.
- Serve topped with pure maple syrup and butter or your favorite fruit and whipped cream.
How to Keep Waffles Warm
- Set Oven to “warm” setting
To keep waffles warm while you’re whipping up more for your family, preheat your oven to the “warm” setting or lowest setting available. - Place waffles right on the oven rack
Place the waffles right on the rack when you take them out of your waffle iron. The waffles will stay crispy and warm until you’re ready to enjoy!
Tips + Variations
Can you use a pancake recipe for waffles?
Waffles are made of a richer batter than pancakes, with an additional egg and oil. In fact, most pancake mixes offer directions for creating waffles out of the mix if you decide to go that route!
How do you make waffle batter from scratch?
It’s easy! By mixing flour, butter
, baking powder
, eggs
, sugar
, and vanilla
together, you can have a delicious homemade waffle batter recipe from scratch in no time! Just follow the recipe below to learn more!
What is the difference between a waffle and a Belgian waffle?
The texture is also lighter and crispier. To make a Belgian waffle, you need a waffle iron with a deeper, larger grid pattern. Most Belgian waffle recipes are yeast-based, to get that crispy texture. But you also can use a waffle batter that uses beaten egg whites for lightness like this one!
How thick should waffle batter be?
How do you make waffles crispy?
Pour the batter into a preheated waffle maker that has been sprayed with cooking spray and cook for about 3-4 minutes – check and see if they are done to your liking, if not cook a little longer. If the waffles don’t get crispy enough in your waffle iron, place them on a rack set on a baking sheet (or it can be the rack in the oven if it’s clean) and bake in a 250F oven for another 5-10 minutes, until crisp.
How do you keep waffles crispy?
Can You Freeze Waffles?
YES! You can freeze waffles in ziplock freezer bagsFavorite Breakfast Recipes
- Homemade Pancakes
- Easy Breakfast Casserole
- Cinnamon Roll French Toast Casserole
- Breakfast Quesadillas
- 3-Ingredient Bisquick Biscuits
Perfect Homemade Waffle Recipe
Equipment
- Waffle Maker
- Hand mixer
Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 3/4 cups milk
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 cup butter melted
- 1 tablespoon white sugar
- 4 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Preheat your waffle iron and spray with cooking spray or rub a little melted butter on.
- Whisk together the dry ingredients - flour, sugar, baking powder and salt.
- In another bowl, beat the eggs with a mixer until light and fluffy and pale in color.
- Add the vanilla to the egg mixture.
- Mix the egg mixture into the dry mixture.
- Add the butter and milk into the mixture- blending until just smooth.
- Let mixture sit for about 5 minutes before adding to the waffle iron.
- Pour onto hot iron and cook until golden brown.
- Serve topped with pure maple syrup and butter or your favorite fruit and whipped cream.
Video
Notes
Tips for Keeping Waffles Warm:
- Set Oven to "warm" setting To keep waffles warm while you're whipping up more for your family, preheat your oven to the "warm" setting or lowest setting available.
- Place waffles right on the oven rack Place the waffles right on the rack when you take them out of your waffle iron. The waffles will stay crispy and warm until you're ready to enjoy!
Nutrition
For all of my best waffle making secrets – check out this post next!
Secrets to Making The Very Best Crispy Waffles
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Julie Agosh
Wonderful recipe. Easy to make and easy to follow recipe. Taste delicious and crispy. Thank you
Tom
Instructions were dumb. If I didn’t have a stand mixer with a whisk I wouldn’t have been able to save it.
Second they taste a little to much like baking soda.
They did come out looking good.
Mama_P
Wonder why they tasted like baking soda when there’s none in the recipe? Did you accidentally it baking soda instead of baking powder?
Mama_P
Wonder why they tasted like baking soda when there’s none in the recipe? Did you accidentally baking soda instead of baking powder?
Erin
Extremely lumpy and dry batter. Literally made 4 waffles. Pass on this one
wendy
Great waffle recipe I loved them and so easy. Great for when it’s so cold outside and you don’t want to leave the house
Michelle Bass
Great recipe! Kids love it! Day two of waffles for breakfast!😁
Sharon
These waffles are AMAZING! So easy and taste delish! Having a dessert family gathering and making these for waffle sundaes. Just wondering how they would be with gluten free flour, gonna try it.
Eileen Scahill
Delicious! Easy to make and so much better than from a box mix. Try it. You’ll like it!
Elle
This is my go to recipe for delicious homemade waffles.
Jen
Just made these waffles my kids, they turned out very lumpy and not very sweet. I wouldn’t make this again.
Jen
This is a delicious recipe! First time using it and I’ll already say it will be my go to from here on out.
Hailey
Delicious waffle recipe. The melted butter really adds to the flavor of the waffles. Especially since I used homemade butter! Yum.
Tina A.
These waffles were a huge hit! I found the recipe easy to follow. Thank you for sharing.
Laura
Very good recipe! Any negative reviews are probably user error.
Lisa
Agree. Perfect recipe. Will never buy a box mix again! Happy New Year 2022!
James
Used this recipe for my family Christmas breakfast today, but added blueberries and cinnamon. Waffles were delicious, as well as light and fluffy, as advertised.
Anonymous
Followed the recipe and these did not look anything like the pic and they unfortunately tasted terrible. I was really hoping I could find a good waffle recipe.
Lisa
Awesome
Jordan
Could I use buttermilk in place of regular milk for this recipe? Or would it change the taste too much?
DORETHA
Great recipe! Just made them and they turned out great. I even made a stuffed waffle with fruit.
Janice
Didn’t feel like cooking a big dinner and came across your recipe, so good! Can’t wait to make them for my grandson when he comes to visit.
Kasey Schwartz
Great! Let me know!
Jen
Mixing the egg into the dry ingredients first created lumps that didn’t blend out. I think the egg should be blended with the wet ingredients first. I’m quite disappointed as this was supposed to be our Christmas breakfast. ☹️
Lisa
I ran into the same issue. Not sure how others are coming out right if they follow as directed.
Mel
Very easy to make and they turned out delish. This is now my go to waffle recipe.