These Fluffy Vegan Waffles are easy to make and use only 7 simple ingredients. Top them with fruit and nut or seed butter for a healthy satisfying breakfast or brunch!
No super fancy tricks to make these waffles fluffy, just some baking chemistry. Don’t be scared. It’s just apple cider vinegar and baking powder reacting to make lot of little air pockets, leading to light and fluffy waffles that are dairy-free and egg-free.
Ingredients for Vegan Waffles
When baking, it is often important to mix the dry and wet ingredients separately. Then the two parts can be combined evenly without over-mixing, which would make these waffles less fluffy.
Dry Ingredients:
- All-purpose flour or 1:1 gluten free flour
- Baking powder, I prefer to use aluminum-free versions
- Ground flax, also known as flaxmeal. Brown or Golden flax will both work here.
Wet Ingredients:
- Water
- Sugar. To ensure a sugar that is not processed with bonemeal, use an organic cane sugar, beet sugar, or date sugar.
- Apple Cider Vinegar. The acid in vinegar makes bubbles when mixed with baking powder which makes the waffles fluffy.
- Coconut oil
How to Make Vegan Waffles
- Simply start by mixing all the dry ingredients – flour, baking powder, and flax in a large mixing bowl
- In a separate bowl, combine the wet ingredients – water, sugar, apple cider vinegar, and coconut oil.
- Combine the wet and dry ingredients. You should see it bubble a little.
- Preheat a waffle maker and when it’s ready, add 1/2 to 3/4 cup of batter and cook until the edges are golden and firm enough to lift out of the mold.
Waffle Topping Ideas
- Fresh or frozen berries or other fruit, like sliced banana. I like to heat frozen berries for waffles because they get super soft, like jam.
- Nut or seed butter. My favorites are almond butter or chocolate sunflower seed butter
- Classic toppings, like vegan butter and maple syrup
- Plant-based yogurt makes a tasty and healthy alternative to whipped cream
- Shredded coconut and chopped nuts or seeds
Equipment needed
If you’re looking for more vegan breakfast ideas, you’ll love these:
Vegan Waffles
- Total Time: 30 minutes
- Yield: 4-6 waffles 1x
Description
These vegan waffles are so simple to make with only 7 ingredients. They turn out perfectly sweet and fluffy every time for an irresistible vegan breakfast!
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour (can use a 1:1 gluten free flour, if needed)
- 1 1/2 tablespoons baking powder
- 1/3 cup ground flax
- 1 cup water
- 3 tablespoons organic cane sugar
- 1 1/2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
- 1 1/2 tablespoons melted coconut oil
- Vegan butter with maple syrup
- Fresh fruit with nut or seed butter
- Plant-based yogurt with shredded coconut
Instructions
- Preheat waffle maker. Refer to specific instructions for your waffle maker. If it has multiple heat settings, start with medium heat and adjust if needed.
- In a large mixing bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, and ground flax. Whisk to combine.
- In another bowl, combine the water, sugar, apple cider vinegar, and melted coconut oil.
- Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and mix well. The batter should bubble a little. This is what makes the waffle so fluffy.
- Add about 1/2-3/4 cup of the batter to a heated waffle iron. Cook until golden and the edges are firm enough to lift out of the mold. Remove from the waffle iron, start the next waffle.
- Top the waffles with your favorite toppings! Enjoy!
Notes
Tip to get your waffles out clean:
- Use a little high-heat spray oil before adding the batter to the waffle iron.
- When lifting the cooked waffle from the mold, use a wooden chopstick to scrape between the lines in the mold before lifting out the waffle.
- Prep Time: 10
- Cook Time: 20
