Perfect homemade waffles from scratch, ready for a delicious Saturday morning breakfast! These waffles are easy to prepare and high in protein, fiber, and vitamins.
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It’s Saturday morning and my waffle maker is calling my name. Or maybe I’m hearing my kids call out for waffles. I’m still a little groggy so I can’t be sure.
My youngest children still get waffles and pancakes confused, but I know exactly what they mean as soon as they open the cabinet door and pull out the waffle maker.
Since the process is *slightly* more complicated than my go-to pancake recipe, not to mention it takes just a little bit longer, I tend to save homemade waffles for Saturday mornings, or slow, meandering mornings.
Saturday Morning Waffles
Investing in a new waffle maker has helped to speed the process along, though. I shopped around and asked for recommendations before settling on the Krups Belgian Waffle Maker with removable plates.
It is big enough to make 3 large waffles, which is just enough (for now) for our family of seven.
Usually, we serve anything sweet alongside scrambled eggs or breakfast meat, but these waffles are high in protein and iron on their own, thanks to the generous portion of eggs in the batter. Using great quality flour (or even grinding your own) gives the waffles an additional boost of nutrition.
But I’m not fooling anyone. They are, after all, waffles. Eat them because they are delicious and enjoy your Saturday morning breakfasts with your family.
I love how Jessica Smartt recognizes the power of sharing food together with your family in her new book:
“Food has great power to heal, to minister, to love, and to create memories that last…
We do not often give the kitchen table enough credit… By faithfully cooking nourishing foods and gathering together to enjoy them, we are creating memories and building a wall of character and love one brick at a time. Let us not become weary in making nutritious meals and eating them together, for twenty years later we may reap a beautiful harvest if we do not give up.”
Jessica Smartt, Memory Making Mom
Do you have weekend breakfast traditions? Share them in the comments!
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Perfect homemade waffles from scratch, ready for a delicious Saturday morning breakfast! These waffles are easy to prepare and high in protein, fiber, and vitamins.
Ingredients
- 6 tablespoons melted unsalted butter
- 6 tablespoons melted coconut oil
- 1 3/4 cups + 2 tablespoons whole milk
- 5 eggs, separated
- 2 tablespoons maple syrup
- 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 3 cups all-purpose flour*
- 1 1/2 tablespoons baking powder
- 1 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
Instructions
- Whisk together the melted butter, melted coconut oil, milk, syrup, vanilla, and egg yolks in a large liquid measuring cup. (The coconut oil can harden slightly, but keep whisking a minute to thoroughly incorporate it. The hard pieces will melt in the waffle iron). Whisk the egg whites in a separate small bowl until the white form soft peaks.
Combine the dry ingredients (flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon) in a medium-sized mixing bowl. Pour the liquid mixture into the dry ingredients and stir until no streaks of flour remain. Gently fold in the egg whites. - Preheat the waffle iron. Brush the waffle plates with melted butter. Pour in the waffle mix (according to the size of your waffle iron) and cook until the waffles are cooked through and crisp on the outside. Transfer to a plate in your oven, turned onto warm. Keep making waffles until you run out of mix.
- Serve with butter, maple syrup, fresh fruit, whipped cream, etc.
Notes
*You can use all-purpose flour, or white whole wheat, or freshly ground flour.
In my waffle maker (love it!), this mix makes 3 large squares (12 x 6″ squares).
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It’s interesting to know that waffles are high in protein because of the generous portion of eggs used in the batter as well as the flour that gives an additional boost of nutrition. I have loved to eat waffles since I was young because it’s the easiest yet tastiest breakfast meal I have thought of. Since I don’t own a waffle maker, I would like to find a place that serves this so I can start my day by eating the food that I love.
These look yummy! Any suggestions for how to use up egg yokes from separating them for this recipe??
You use the whole egg, just add them at different times. 🙂
There is no cinnamon listed in the ingredients, but the recipe says to add it in step one. Also, when I whisked together the melted butter, coconut oil, etc., the coconut oil solidified because of the cold milk and egg yolks! Any suggestions or corrections?
Thank you for your comment. I added the cinnamon and made a note about the coconut oil. 🙂
These were delicious! My family loved them and the 5 year old requested we have them every night ? I’m not used to coconut oil and it hardening definitely clogged up my whisk and made the batter look unpleasant. Is there a benefit to using it versus another fat? As I said though – delicious waffles!
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