These Eggless Waffles are made by mixing whole wheat flour with milk, butter, sugar, baking powder and vanilla to form a smooth batter. The batter is poured into a waffle iron and cooked until golden and crisp. The waffles turn out light, slightly crisp and fluffy without eggs. Serve warm with honey, whipped cream or your favorite fruits.

Recipe Snapshot

  • Prep time: 5 minutes
  • Cook time: 20 minutes
  • Total time: 25 minutes
  • Yield: 6 · 6 Waffles
  • Category: Breakfast, Snacks
  • Cuisine: World

Ingredients

  • 1 cup whole wheat flour (- leveled, 120 grams)
  • 1 pinch salt
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder (- leveled)
  • ¼ teaspoon cinnamon powder ((ground cinnamon), optional)
  • 3 teaspoons sugar (or add as per taste)
  • 1.5 to 1.75 cups milk (or add as required)
  • 1 tablespoon butter (unsalted or add a neutral flavored oil)
  • ½ teaspoon vanilla extract (or ¼ teaspoon vanilla essence)
  • butter (- unsalted or neutral flavored oil, add as required, for brushing on waffle plates)

Method

Mixing dry ingredients

  1. In a mixing bowl first take the whole wheat flour (or atta). If the wheat flour is ground in a mill, then do sieve the flour once or twice before using.
  2. Add 1 pinch salt. Skip adding salt if using salted butter.
  3. Add the ground cinnamon powder.
  4. Next add sugar. You can even add more sugar or skip it entirely.
  5. Add baking powder. With a wired whisk mix all the dry ingredients very well. Keep aside.
  6. Preheat the waffle pan or waffle maker.

Mixing wet ingredients

  1. Take the milk in a saucepan. Keep the pan on a medium-low heat and begin to heat milk. You can also use almond milk or soy milk.
  2. When the milk is becoming hot do stir occasionally. Do not boil the milk but let it just become hot. You should see some steam coming from the milk.
  3. When the milk becomes hot, add unsalted butter. You can also use oil instead of butter. Use a neutral flavored oil.
  4. Mix the butter in the hot milk very well.
  5. Then add vanilla extract and mix again well.

Making waffle batter

  1. Pour the milk mixture to the dry ingredients in the bowl.
  2. With a wired whisk begin to mix gently but well. Break lumps with whisk and make a smooth batter. A few tiny lumps are fine in the batter.
  3. The waffle batter is of a pourable consistency and not thick. If the batter looks thick, then you can add ¼ to ⅓ cup more of hot milk. If the batter looks runny and thin, add a few tablespoons of wheat flour and stir to mix evenly. Depending on quality of whole wheat flour less or more milk can be added.

Making eggless waffles

  1. When the waffle plates/waffle iron become hot, spread some softened unsalted butter on it with a silicon brush. In case you are using the waffle pan for the first time then be more generous in spreading the butter.
  2. Using a ⅓ to ½ measuring cup or a ladle, pour the batter evenly on the waffle plates.
  3. Close the waffle maker and cook the waffle for 7 to 8 minutes or more till the top looks crisp and golden.
  4. When the waffles look crisp and golden, then open the waffle maker.
  5. Gently remove the waffles with a wooden spatula. Make them in a similar way. Do brush some butter on the waffle iron/waffle plates before making every batch of waffles.
  6. Serve Eggless Waffles hot or warm with any toppings of your choice.

Kiyaan Singh’s Kitchen Note

Keep this recipe as a working base: cook once as written, then adjust spice, texture, and serving style for your own table.