Homemade Classic Waffles Recipe
These homemade classic waffles are light, fluffy and soak up so much goodness in every single bite. They use simple pantry ingredients and take less than 20 minutes to make!
*This recipe has been updated with new photos and text as of June 2017.
Waffles are considered a staple item in our house. They are great for busy mornings when we want to feed the kids something hot and quick before rushing off to school and on the busy weekends before sports and activities bring on the start to a new day.
As most households will pretty much agree with, they also serve as a quick, easy dinner. I mean, who doesn’t like breakfast for dinner?
Frozen waffles are good, but waffles taste even better when you can make them from scratch. Fresh, homemade waffles have crispy edges and are light and fluffy on the inside. Throw in some fresh fruit or chocolate chips to the mix, and this classic favorite is ready to be topped with some fresh butter and pure maple syrup.
I love the versatility of this waffles recipe. Try a batch with some cinnamon and maple brown sugar, or adding some of your favorite fruit. My children love chocolate chip waffles. After I make the batter, I add a few chocolate chips to theirs before I place them on the waffle maker. I mean, you can’t go wrong with a recipe when you can add chocolate, right?
Everyone has customized waffles for breakfast using the same, original batch of batter. What’s not to love about that? One batch with various flavor outcomes.
That’s less dishes to wash.
Pure maple syrup is probably one of the most popular toppings, but try adding whipped cream and a sprinkle of cinnamon. In the pictures of this post, I wanted to try adding fresh cream cheese frosting in between each layer of waffle deliciousness. My husband thought looked at me funny when I mentioned it, but guess what?
They were sooo good.
As the waffles make their way off the waffle iron, lay them on a wired cooling rack or they can become soggy quick. Do not stack them on top of each other as the steam from them will make each other soggy.
No one likes soggy waffles.
My children don’t like them super crispy, either. They tell me they like them ‘floppy’.
Yes, ‘floppy’.
They told me while driving to school one morning, that floppy waffles are the best. It is when you can hold a waffle and it moves around enough to be floppy, but still has a little crisp to it. That is when you have made the perfect waffle.
So, there you go.
There is your morning knowledge on my children’s view of the perfect waffle.
It needs to be floppy.
For best results, eat them fresh. But if you want, you can make a big batch of them and freeze them to enjoy another time. Cool them completely and lay them flat inside a freezer bag. Use parchment paper in between each one as you stack them so they will not stick to one another once frozen. Reheat in toaster oven or regular oven. Microwaving works too, but they will not be crisp.
And they certainly won’t be floppy.
How do you customize your waffles?
Get the Recipe: Classic Waffles
Ingredients
- 2 cups flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 4 teaspoons baking powder
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 ½ cups warm milk
- ⅓ cup butter
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Add flour, salt, baking powder and sugar to bowl. Mix dry ingredients together. Set aside. Pre-heat waffle maker to desired temperature.
- In a separate bowl, beat eggs. Add milk, butter and vanilla extract.
- Add to dry ingredients. Mix together well for two minutes.
- Cook based on your waffle maker's directions.
- Place on cooling rack or plates lined with paper towels to absorb the steam from waffles. Flip waffles over after they have cooled for a minute to avoid them getting soggy on one side.
- Serve with your favorite fixings - cinnamon, butter, syrup or fruit.
- Place the rest in a gallon freezer bag, using a piece of wax paper to separate each layer. Squeeze out extra air from bag and stick in freezer.
These waffles were wonderful. My granddaughters are picky eaters and they just love them. They requested that I add strawberries to the next batch. I changed the ingredients a little. I used 1 1/2 tablespoons of brown sugar instead of the white sugar and I lessened the amount of butter and used greek yogurt. Yummy!
Carmen, substituting brown sugar for the white sugar sounds like a nice way to add a flavorful element to the taste of a traditional waffle. I like your idea of swapping out some of the butter for greek yogurt. Thanks for sharing your tips! I look forward to trying them on my next batch of waffles!
I might try them using whole wheat flour. Sounds yummy! I prefer pre-making them and freezing them!
Kat, whole wheat flour works great in this recipe and tastes just as delicious. I agree with you. For us, it’s easier to make a few batches at a time and freeze them for later use.
Could you use a belgian waffle maker? The round one?
Yes, you can use whatever waffle maker you desire. We have a Belgian waffle maker as well as a traditional waffle maker. My husband prefers the Belgian waffles while my kiddos prefer ‘the regular ones’. I like both.
My husband just made homemade pancakes for the kids this weekend and was wondering why people buy mix…it was two extra ingredients! Waffles are basically the same thing, right? It’s super easy but we’ve been conditioned to think “the box is easy”.
Gina, I used to think the same thing that the ‘box is easy’. And it is. The simple fact is it’s just as easy and quick to whip a batch together from the pantry as it is to pour the box mix and add the wet ingredients. For us, fresh homemade pancakes and waffles taste better not to mention are healthier, too.
I make homemade waffles all the time, and love to play with flavours: adding cinnamon and maple syrup to the batter, or bananas, or fresh berries when in season, or chocolate chips for a special treat. My 7 year old loves chocolate chip waffles with peanut butter on them!
Shari, just reading your comment is making my hungry for some fresh homemade waffles with vanilla and cinnamon dipped in pure maple syrup! One of the things I have really come to enjoy is that you can have fun creating your own flavor combinations, textures and layers when it comes to cooking from scratch. My children like fresh strawberry, blueberry and chocolate chip waffles but I haven’t tried them with peanut butter. I will have to try that the next time I make them. Thanks for sharing!
To remake them, do you just put them in the toaster just like Eggo Waffles?
Hi Kara! If you are using a traditional style waffle maker, you reheat them the same. Belgian waffles are thicker and do not reheat evenly. For those, I would reheat in a toaster oven or regular oven. I hope this helps!
Thanks…I’ve made frozen waffles before, but I always thawed them like bread then threw them in the microwave. I don’t know why but I never thought of the toaster for mine. I am not a big fan of microwaving stuff so thank you for the clarification.
You are most welcome!
These are fabulous. I added 2 tbs of wheat germ for each cup of flour to bump up the fiber (my family HATES whole wheat flour) and used coconut milk instead of cow’s milk. Still awesomely delicious!