I enjoy tinkering with recipes, and after spending a lot of time modifying my preferred waffle recipe, I came up with this one. These waffles are more substantial than your typical waffle. I use baking powder without aluminum. Served with homemade blueberry syrup, they are fantastic.
| Prep Time: | 10 mins |
| Cook Time: | 5 mins |
| Total Time: | 15 mins |
| Servings: | 6 |
| Yield: | 6 servings |
Ingredients
- 2 eggs, beaten
- 1 ¾ cups skim milk
- ¼ cup canola oil
- ¼ cup unsweetened applesauce
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup whole wheat pastry flour
- ½ cup flax seed meal
- ¼ cup wheat germ
- ¼ cup all-purpose flour
- 4 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- ¼ teaspoon salt
Instructions
- In a large bowl, whisk together the eggs, milk, oil, applesauce, and vanilla. Beat in whole wheat pastry flour, flax seed meal, wheat germ, all-purpose flour, baking powder, sugar, and salt until batter is smooth.
- Preheat a waffle iron, and coat with cooking spray. Pour batter into waffle iron in batches, and cook until crisp and golden brown.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 288 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 28 g |
| Cholesterol | 63 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 5 g |
| Protein | 10 g |
| Saturated Fat | 2 g |
| Sodium | 394 mg |
| Sugars | 7 g |
| Fat | 16 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
Need to serve with something like the strawberries or we love lingonberries. Good recipe.
Good solid waffles that don’t fall apart and have a little substance to them. Flavor is great but could also try adding cinnamon and serve with an apple topping.
My family loved this recipe. I made a batch for the freezer for the week for my kids since they love waffles. I used 1/4 cup of batter so they are toaster size. I made them as suggested first time through. Thanks for a great, wholesome, yet yummy recipe!
Good recipe. Loved it . Replaced apple sauce with a cup of coconut milk and flax seed meal with oats ,as I didn’t have these two ingredients. Every one in the family just loved them. Much better than the regular refined flour ones. Thanks for sharing this recipe.
Love this recipe! Has anybody tried it for pancakes or found a similar pancake recipe? Thanks!
oh these were very good!!! I can’t wait to try them with the Blueberry Maple Syrup!!!
Yum! I followed the recipe exactly as is and these are absolutely delicious. My kids have tried various white batter recipes in our Mickey Mouse waffle maker that they “liked” but they absolutely “love”
Loved the waffles! I put fresh fruit on top and maple syrup. A healthy recipe that tasted wonderful.
Amazing waffles. I also substituted applesauce for oil. To make lighter, I separated the eggs and only added yellows to batter. I put egg whites in separate clean bowl. For final step, After batter was all mixed together according to recipe, I whipped the egg whites into stiff peaks and gently folded them into batter, mixing just enough to distribute evenly, but maintaining fluff. Now ready for waffle maker.
I have been making this waffle recipe for years. I make a double batch and always have some in the freezer for the kids to heat up in the mornings. The author hit it out of the park with this one! Healthy and full of fiber. I use whole wheat flour as WW pastry flour is hard to access in my area. Delicious! Thank you for posting!
I followed the recipe just as it’s written and it was perfect! I will never go back to the classic waffle recipe. This is much healthier and my kids love it! I have made it a few times. I usually double the recipe and will freeze the leftover waffles for a quick easy breakfast on those busy mornings. I microwave the frozen waffle for about 10-15 seconds and then pop it in the toaster. It’s perfect!
Didn’t have any skim milk on hand so I had meant to substitute with half heavy whipping cream and half regular condensed canned milk and cut the canola oil in half. Unfortunately I was a bit distracted and accidentally mixed in an extra quarter cup of the canned milk with the eggs. Without having the math skills too correct my error, I assumed there was a good chance these wouldn’t turn out. Not wanting to give up or start over, I added an additional egg, 1 extra teaspoon of baking powder, and an extra quarter cup of durham flour which, I had needed to substitute for the wheat germ and then let it sit on the counter for about 15 to 20 minutes prior to cooking. We all loved them! Great texture great flavor- Yay!
These were awesome. I substituted whole wheat flour for the whole wheat pastry flour and subbed 1/4 cup old fashioned oats for the flax seed meal. Delicious and nutritious!
I thought these were great, though my wife prefers the regular unhealthy variety. I will try to make these again, per the recipe, once I do some more shopping. I used 2 Tbsp of corn starch plus enough whole wheat flour to make a cup as a substitute for “whole wheat pastry flour”. I used extra flax seed meal in place of the wheat germ, oat milk and unsweetened cinnamon applesauce. I also whisked the flax into the recipe’s liquid components , then and let stand a few minutes while measuring the remaining dry ingredients. They turned out surprisingly light and fluffy compared to what I expected. I did have problems with sticking; be sure to spray the waffle iron before each batch.
My 6yo woke up today asking if we could make waffles in our mini waffle iron. Of course, in the age of a pandemic, who am I to say no? A quick Google search yielded this recipe (that I’m fairly certain my son initially thought was chocolate waffles) and away we went. We had all the ingredients on hand, and the measurements were easy enough for him to manage independently. He balked initially when adding the ground flax, but I reminded him the Kashi waffles we’ve purchased before also had flax and would probably taste similar… AND THEY DID! I mean, sometimes we tell our kids little fibs to get through the day, but dang these waffles taste JUST like the whole grain ones in the freezer aisle. And I love that I know exactly what’s going into them! These mixed up easily, tasted great with syrup & butter (and whipped cream, according to my 6yo, 3yo, and husband), and made 18 waffles in the Dash mini waffle iron.
Used mainly ww flour with a small amount of ap flour; mixed half/half of flax seed and rolled oats, ground up.
yummmmmm
Made exactly as written except used light olive oil in place of canola and quick oats for wheat germ (to accommodate my cupboard stock). I am really impressed at how light and fluffy these are without having to whip egg whites separately. Perfect first batch out of my new All-Clad Belgian waffle maker with no sticking issues. Many thanks to the original poster for sharing what is my new go-to waffle recipe!
Lots of good comments here. King Arthur flour already contains wheatgerm. I didn’t have any apple sauce so I made my own out of an apple.
I was out of wheat germ & so used 1 1/4 cup whole wheat flour. Waffles turned out great! Fluffy & soft unlike some waffle recipes that I have tried.
Yummy