This Homemade Belgian Waffle Recipe is easy and makes delicious, authentic, Belgian waffles! These waffles are perfectly crisp and golden on the outside while being light and fluffy on the inside!
Waffles:
Waffles are a classic breakfast and brunch staple that have become so popular because of their amazing crispy golden exterior with deep pockets for holding syrup and butter! My family would have these waffles every single weekend, and in fact, sometimes I get up early on a weekday morning because I'm craving them! Everyone knows and loves getting waffles at their favorite breakfast restaurants, and they're truly just as easy to make at home! Want more waffles all the time like we do? Try out these Blueberry Waffles they're so easy!!
Belgian Waffle:
Belgian waffles are similar to classic waffles, except that they have deeper pockets due to being made in a Belgian Waffle Maker. Belgian waffles are also very light and airy inside. Traditionally this was due to them being made with yeast. Generally today they are made with baking powder, like in my recipe. In order to keep the waffles light, we beat the egg whites separately from the yolks, then, fold them into the batter at the end.
Because of the major texture difference, you cannot use pancake batter to make these waffles!
In the picture below you can see how simple it is to make your Belgian waffle batter. First, you will whisk together your dry ingredients.
Then, separate your egg whites from the yolks (example in the video right above our recipe card). Mix all of your wet ingredients except for the egg whites together and then combine them with the dry ingredients.
Beat your egg whites in their bowl until stiff peaks form. Then, use a spatula to fold the egg whites into the batter. It's ok if the batter is a bit lumpy, don't over stir.
What to Serve with Belgian Waffles:
We like to serve our Belgian waffles with powdered sugar, syrup, sliced fruit, and sometimes whipped cream for topping! These waffles make a hearty breakfast on their own, but, they are also great with savory sides like scrambled eggs, breakfast sausage, or your favorite bacon!
How to Reheat Belgian Waffles:
First, if you want to save some of these waffles for later I recommend only refrigerating them for a couple of days. Otherwise, you can freeze them in freezer safe bags for a few weeks.
You will want to reheat them in the oven instead of the microwave to keep them nice and crispy! I recommend placing them right on the oven rack at 250 degrees for about ten minutes.
Enjoy!
~Nichole
Homemade Belgian Waffle Recipe
Ingredients
- 2 ¼ Cups All Purpose Flour
- 1 Tablespoon Baking Powder
- 3 Tablespoons Sugar
- ½ Teaspoon Salt
- 1 Teaspoon Cinnamon
- 2 Large Eggs Separated
- ½ Cup Vegetable Oil
- 2 Cups Milk
- 1 Teaspoon Vanilla Extract
Instructions
- Preheat your waffle iron, spray with non stick cooking spray and set aside.
- In a large bowl whisk together the flour, baking powder, sugar, salt, and cinnamon.
- In a medium bowl beat the egg whites with a hand mixer until stiff peaks form. Set aside.
- In a separate medium bowl mix together the egg yolks, vegetable oil, milk, and vanilla extract.
- Add the egg yolk mixture to the dry ingredients and mix well.
- Fold in the egg whites.
- Pour the batter onto your hot waffle iron and cook according to manufacturer's directions**
- Serve immediately with butter, syrup, powdered sugar or any other favorite toppings.
Notes
Nutrition
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I’ve made these waffles a few times now , my daughter loves them, it our favorite waffle recipe.
I love this recipe! It’s excellent.
These waffles are fantastic! They are light, fluffy, and wholesomely delicious! I made them for my wife and mother-in-law for Mother’s Day brunch. I am now the world’s BEST husband and son-in-law thanks to this recipe. The only thing I changed was decrease the amount of cinnamon to 1/2 tsp. This recipe makes 5 (1 cup batter) waffles.
I made this recipe this morning. I subbed almond milk and a sugar substitute and they were fluffy and delicious! Thank you!
I’ve made this recipe at least 5 times, and it is spectacular!! So light and crispy outside and fluffy and delicious inside!!! They are our go to for Chicken and waffles!
Thanks for sharing this recipe!!
I’m saving this one. These are so fluffy and crispy
Amazing!!!!!! This will become a family favorite of ours for generations.
My kids loved this! I subbed butter for the veg oil and added it after combining wet and dry but before the egg whites. Worked great!
Recipe is great, but we find reheating them in the toaster oven on the toast setting is the way to go!
Love this recipe!
The article states 319 kcal per serving. I'm assuming a serving is "1/4 of waffle"? Butt since every waffle iron is different, that number is meaningless without knowing how many servings a full batch makes ON THE AUTHOR'S EQUIPMENT. That will tell me what each square is roughly on mine.
Thanks!
Love this recipe! It’s a crowd pleaser. Could you substitute the milk for coconut milk or water? I have a few friends who are diary free.
This was perfect and yummy. No son was home for the weekend and wanted waffles, “real waffles” he said. I had no Belgian waffle mix or pancake mix. So I looked and found this one. I’m t was delicious.
I made this two nights ago and it was excellent! I'm now going to make it this wekeend for a cabin trip with friends. Question - can I make the batter the night before and store in fridge overnight?
I've had lots of readers make in advance and store the batter overnight and they said it worked great 🙂
I have been making these for a couple of years now....THE BEST! They are turn out amazing every time! I just made them for our staff because it was the birthday girls request! She loves them that much! Do not change a thing follow as directed and enjoy! Thank you!
Very good recipe. Next time I wouldn't hold back on the vanilla and cinnamon as I believe a waffle should taste strong enough without any toppings or syrup. I will double the measures for those ingredients next round.
Very nice. Made with no changes to recipe. Light texture, lovely flavour.
Great texture and taste but for me the cinnamon was a bit strong. Next time I'll probably use half the amount the recipe calls for.
This recipe is amazing and much loved by my family, thank you!