Easy Homemade Waffles Recipe

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Learn how to make waffles at home. Today’s recipe teaches you how to make perfect fluffy Homemade Waffles in your own kitchen. Keep a jar of the dry waffle mix on hand for your next weekend brunch! And always make sure to have the buttermilk syrup handy!

Be sure to try our Pumpkin Waffles if you’re looking for another flavor! Serve this easy breakfast with a side of our delicious fruit salsa for the perfect way to start your day!

Stack of 4 waffles, two pats of butter and maple syrup drizzled on top.

The Best Waffle Mix Recipe

Waffles are the superheroes of weekend breakfast! Sleeping in on a Saturday and having fresh waffles with maple syrup is the best.

While sometimes I might crave french toast or pumpkin scones, it’s waffles that make everyone happy!

Never made homemade waffles before? I’m here to assist you!

  • This recipe creates perfect waffles with buttery crisp edges that yield to a light and fluffy interior.
  • Homemade Waffles sweep the floor with the frozen toaster waffles—and you can even freeze leftovers!
  • Making waffles from scratch is hardly any more difficult than using a waffle mix. Boxed waffle mix can definitely be convenient but really just saves you the step of mixing the dry ingredients together. You can combine our dry ingredients together ahead of time too.

Be sure to try our chocolate chip waffles next! They’re homemade and delicious!

Two homemade waffles topped with butter, syrup, and fresh blueberries, raspberries, and blackberries.

Ingredients for Waffle Mix

Here’s what you need to make this easy waffle recipe.

PRO TIP: Store dry ingredients in a sealed container for easy access when making waffles.

For the dry waffle mix:

Combine these ingredients in a bowl, then proceed with the recipe.

If you like, you can make this in advance to store. Then the next time you want waffles, pull out the dry ingredients and use like you would use a storebought waffle mix!

Wet ingredients to make the waffle batter recipe:

Metal scoop pouring batter onto a waffle iron.

How to Make Waffle Batter

Easy as 1, 2, 3!

  1. Make the batter. Mix the wet ingredients in a large mixing bowl. Pour it into the dry mix and whisk to combine. Let sit for a few minutes while you preheat your waffle iron.
  2. Prepare your waffle iron. Preheat your waffle iron. Spray waffle iron with baking spray before the FIRST batch only.
  3. Cook! Ladle batter into preheated waffle iron and cook until golden brown. Carefully remove the waffle and repeat with remaining batter. Keep waffles warm until ready to serve!

You can also use a belgian waffle maker to make my classic waffle recipe.

Aimee’s best tip

Make sure your waffle iron is hot enough before adding the batter. If the iron is not hot enough, the waffle may not cook evenly inside. It could end up sticking to the pan.

Stack of fresh cooked homemade waffles with two pats of butter. No toppings.

Waffle Toppings

They built waffle squares to catch pools of maple syrup and butter.

  • Fresh fruit and whipped cream are also heavenly on these waffles!
  • If you haven’t tried my homemade buttermilk syrup yet, DO IT. Only 5 ingredients and 5 minutes, you’ll love the rich flavor!
  • Don’t forget about the dessert waffles. A scoop of cold vanilla ice cream on top of a warm waffle just about makes me weak in the knees. (My kids have no complaints about them, either.) Add a drizzle of our homemade chocolate syrup or strawberry syrup to complete the treat.
Stack of four waffles with maple syrup being poured over the top.

Storage Tips

Make a large quantity of homemade waffles on the weekend and store any extras in the freezer. Then you’ll have convenient toaster waffles for weekday breakfasts, but with all the good taste of homemade!

To freeze waffles.

  1. Let all the waffles cool completely.
  2. Transfer to freezer bags with a sheet of wax paper between layers of waffle to prevent sticking. Store in the freezer until ready to use.

To reheat frozen waffles:

  • Place individual waffle in a toaster or toaster oven and heat until cooked through.
  • To reheat frozen waffles, bake them in the oven at 350 F. Cover with foil to prevent drying out while heating.
Homemade buttermilk syrup in a white pitcher being poured over a stack of homemade waffles.

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4.84 from 54 votes
By: Aimee
Today's waffle recipe teaches you how to make perfect fluffy Homemade Waffles in your own kitchen. Make sure to have the maple syrup handy!
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 3 minutes
Total Time: 8 minutes
Servings: 12 waffles

Ingredients 

  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 Tablespoons granulated sugar
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 ½ cups milk
  • cup unsalted butter melted
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
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Instructions 

  • Preheat waffle griddle.
  • In a mixing bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. This can also be stored and made ahead for later.
  • In a small bowl, whisk together eggs, milk, melted butter, and vanilla extract.
  • Pour the milk mixture into the flour mixture and whisk until combined. Let sit for several minutes while iron heats up.
  • Spray waffle iron with baking spray before the FIRST batch only. Ladle into preheated waffle iron and cook until golden brown. For the "DASH" brand, this will be about 3- 3 1/2 minutes each.
  • Serve and enjoy.

Notes

  • Along with a good waffle recipe, you need a good waffle iron! I love my Dash Waffle Iron. It’s inexpensive, easy to use and clean and always makes golden brown waffles.
  • In my Dash waffle iron, the waffles take about 3 minutes to cookthrough. Yours might take a bit less time or a bit more. If you’re new to waffle making, this make take some trial and error until you really get to know your waffle iron!
  • Keep waffles warm until ready to serve by setting them on a baking pan in the oven on the “warm” setting.
  • Looking for low carb or gluten free? Use the Dash waffle maker to make Chaffles. Cheesy buns with no carbs!

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Nutrition

Calories: 204kcal, Carbohydrates: 20g, Protein: 4g, Fat: 12g, Saturated Fat: 7g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g, Cholesterol: 61mg, Sodium: 345mg, Fiber: 1g, Sugar: 2g
Course: Breakfast and Brunch
Cuisine: American
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What are you waiting for? Make these simple best-ever waffles for breakfast this week . . . or better yet, plan on breakfast for dinner! No one is ever disappointed to have hot homemade waffles on the menu.

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Posted on April 7, 2020

Comments & Reviews

  1. 5 stars
    I make this with vegan butter, unsweetened almond milk, and King Arthur’s gluten free flour and it works wonderfully as gluten and dairy free. If I want a less dense waffle, I add more almond milk, if I want a denser waffle, I add less almond milk. I’ve made this recipe probably 30-40 times now and it converts so well to my dietary restrictions.

  2. 5 stars
    This is the best recipe we have ever had! I have 3 toddlers and Fridays are waffle Fridays…had to pick one day out of the week to make them because my kids absolutely love them!!!! thank you so much for sharing your recipe!

  3. 5 stars
    The recipe was quick and easy. I’m only cooking for two so it’s great to break up the extras and freeze for a quick morning toaster breakfast. They were just as good from the day I made them.

  4. This recipe is delicious and everything you already have on hand! Fluffy and soft with a slightly crispy edge. Excellent

  5. 5 stars
    Most recipes for waffles call for vegetable shortening which IF I have, is rancid and goes straight into the trash leaving me one ingredient short always. Just wanted to thank you for using butter in your recipe, which I always have fresh in my freezer!

  6. Made these just a bit ago! While they looked beautiful, they kinda tasted a bit like flour! I mixed everything the way I should’ve too! Anyone else had this issue or have an idea why it would do that? Used the same waffle iron!

  7. 5 stars
    These waffles are “the bomb.” Crisp and fluffy. They melt in your mouth. I use buttermilk with my recipe. All of your recipes that I have tried are excellent.

  8. The Dash waffle maker is identified as single use. Souls it be single serve? I’m hoping you got to use the waffle maker more than once
    😂😂

  9. Is it superpower be thick? Also, when I add the butter to the milk mix it crumbles up due to the cold milk. I guess I should have room temp.

      1. Mine curdled a bit too even though I drizzled it in while whisking – still, it was not a problem. I added more milk to get the right consistency (watched a YouTube video to see what the batter was supposed to look like). Turned out, these were some of the best waffles I’ve ever had – family was also in agreement ☺️

  10. I make these all the time and they turn out delicious every time!! I usually make them with gluten free flour, and I was worried they wouldn’t turn out right, but they always do!

    Thank you for blesses us with this fun tradition of home-made mini waffles!!!

  11. This is probably one of the 1st recipes I tried and accomplished the first time…..waffles can be challenging… I think the mix together let it set for a moment made some of the difference but honestly I think this simple recipe is what made it so easy and tasty only thing is waffles were not super brown but that’s probably my waffle iron! Thankyou so much cc

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