When it’s too hot to use your oven, this substantial and spicy cornmeal waffle is a good alternative. It may be eaten anytime of the day. If you choose, you can also add red pepper flakes or thinly sliced onions to the batter. For breakfast or dinner, I like to serve these with chili, and on occasion, I’ll smother them in barbeque sauce.
| Prep Time: | 10 mins |
| Cook Time: | 3 mins |
| Total Time: | 13 mins |
| Servings: | 10 |
| Yield: | 10 waffles |
Ingredients
- 2 eggs, separated
- 1 ¾ cups warm milk
- ⅓ cup butter, melted
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 1 ¼ cups cornmeal
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 4 teaspoons baking powder
- 2 teaspoons salt
- ½ cup corn
- 2 green chile peppers, seeded and minced, or more to taste
Instructions
- Preheat waffle iron according to manufacturer’s instructions.
- Beat egg whites in a large bowl until fluffy. Fold in milk, butter, and honey. Add cornmeal, flour, baking powder, and salt, stirring slowly until batter is smooth. Fold in corn and green chile peppers.
- Scoop some batter onto waffle iron; cook until golden brown and crisp or until waffle iron stops steaming, 3 to 4 minutes. Repeat with remaining batter.
- Either white or yellow cornmeal will work in this recipe.
- Substitute white sugar for the honey if desired.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 224 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 32 g |
| Cholesterol | 57 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 1 g |
| Protein | 6 g |
| Saturated Fat | 5 g |
| Sodium | 738 mg |
| Sugars | 7 g |
| Fat | 9 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
This is an excellent savory waffle recipe. I did mix all the ingredients together and then fold in the egg whites instead of starting with the whites because that’s how I think waffles are made. I used my waffle bowl maker and served a waffle bowl buffet with bacon, chicken, cheese, etc. Delicious!
This is an excellent savory waffle recipe. I did mix all the ingredients together and then fold in the egg whites instead of starting with the whites because that’s how I think waffles are made. I used my waffle bowl maker and served a waffle bowl buffet with bacon, chicken, cheese, etc. Delicious!
I made the recipe as written and this was super fun! I do not care for cornbread but made this for my husband. I did take a nibble but left the verdict up to the husband. I didn’t care for the corn but he liked it. The one thing we agreed on is that it could use a tad bit more sugar. Other than that, this was perfect! These are super fun and make a wonderful presentation.