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A few months ago I was at a friend’s house having breakfast. Four adults and three kids had eaten through the lemon blueberry waffles he made with lightening speed, and when the calls came for more, he replied “there’s no more mix left”. Since he’s such an avid cook, I was surprised he’d rely on a box or package to make waffles. Then a few days ago I was watching a video on Good Bite where some top food bloggers made some confessions. Turns out Catherine McCord from weelicious.com is all about Aunt Jemima on weekend mornings (Jaden Hair is a brownie from the box gal and Jeanne Kelley relies on canned stock vs. homemade).
Now, if you’ve been with me a while, you know I’m not the preachy kind in the kitchen—except for getting on my local, sustainable, Grazin’ Angus Acres high horse. Like the tagline says, I’m all about making meals easier, one recipe at a time. I can’t think of anything incredibly easier than making homemade waffles. All you need to keep stocked is flour, baking powder (I haven’t been convinced yeast is worth the overnight prep), salt, eggs, butter, milk and vanilla extract. You could even leave the latter out if you don’t have it on hand. So this weekend, give it a shot. And if you like sleeping in, then mix the dry ingredients the night before. All you need to do in the morning is melt the butter in the microwave and beat it with the eggs, milk and vanilla, and stir it into the flour mixture.
This nifty, restaurant-style waffle iron was a wedding gift
and now retails for around $80.
Quick & Easy Homemade Waffles
Makes 5 to 6 Belgian-style waffles
You’ll never use a mix again after you try this super easy recipe. I love topping them with fresh berries when they’re in season. Some preserved jam is a tasty pick-me-up during the cold winter months too. And if you grew up with Mrs. Butterworth or Aunt Jemima and still crave them no matter what anyone says about pure maple syrup, then head to Trader Joe’s. They make an agave-maple blend that’s got all the taste you want without the high-fructose corn syrup and artificial flavors.
1 3/4 cups flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 3/4 cups milk
2 large eggs
1/2 cup melted butter
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Whisk the flour, baking powder and salt together in a medium bowl. In another bowl, beat the milk, eggs, melted butter and vanilla extract. Pour the milk mixture over the dry mixture and stir with a fork until just combined. Let sit five minutes to “develop” (just a fancy word for letting the baking powder activate).
Meanwhile, heat your waffle iron. Pour, or ladle, enough batter to cover about 2/3 of the surface (the rest will spread once you close the top). Most waffle irons have a handy light that goes on or off, signaling the waffles are ready. A sure sign of doneness is once you see all the steam has stopped shooting out.
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Jen @ My Kitchen Addiction: Your waffles look delicious! My mom actually makes her own bisquick-like mix that she stores in a large glass jar. Then she always has it ready for quick and easy pancakes and waffles. Reading your post reminds me that I need to get that recipe from her!
Jennifer Perillo: Yes, Jen, you must get that recipe and share with us! I’ve been wanting create one of my own.
Jennifer Perillo
Erika: For as much as I also like to cook and bake from scratch, I’ve always been a Bisquick gal. Last weekend I actually wanted to make either pancakes or waffles from scratch but didn’t have buttermilk so I just used the mix instead. So glad to see this recipe! Will try this very soon. Thanks!
daddybookins: I am going to try this tomorrow morning for lil boo! With a few alternatives for allergies, rice flour instead of flour, rice milk instead of reg. milk, I need to figure out the eggs though, perhaps an egg substitute of some sort. Either way I’m going to give it a try, will let you know how it turns out. (btw….no auntie syrup here…only Vermonts best from an old farm one of my employees parents used to farm on – abfab!!)
Peas Out!
~daddy b
Kitchen Butterfly: Yummy. I love waffles and agree with you that they’re an easy mix to stir up. I’ve never actually used a box mix for waffles but then again, I don’t live in the States!
Ira Mann: I would nener use a box recipe. My recipe I use is a ilttle different than yours. I can’t wait to try yours. Thans for sharing.
Katie: I am typing this as I eat these! So delicious. I added a little cinnamon, nutmeg, and brown sugar (about 2T) to the dry ingredients. We like things super sweet!
I otherwise followed the recipe to a “T” and just love it. This will be my new staple recipe for waffles — instead of using Bisquick! Thank you for sharing your recipe.
Constance Scaggs: This is the best recipe ever. been making these for a few months now and every time i make them me and my hobby fight over the last one. . Lol I’m so happy i found this recipe. bisquick?what’s that? LOL.
Desiree Solimine: Made these this Sunday morning for my husband. He loved them. This recipe is a keeper for me. Thanks!!!!
Annette: I’ve been looking for a good waffle mix since my oldest child doesn’t like ANY of the boxed mixes. I think I’ll try this one, however: if I was to mix the dry ingredients together to make a premade mix to put in a air-tight container, how much of it would I need per use? Am I making sense? Thanks in advance for an answer.
Laura smith: Hi, I just made these waffles for the first time, they are super delicious!! So hearty and yummy. I make waffles for my family all the time, these are the best! Thanks for posting. Gods blessings to you and your family!
Laura smith
Teresa Tran: This is absolutely incredible! I made some for my brothers and they loved them. Thanks for sharing! (:
Samantha Fury: The batter comes up to 1754 calories if anyone wanted to know . Then divide that by how many waffles you get.
We used her recipe BUT added 1/4 cup of sugar that added 194 calories( included above). We also used Super skim milk and self rising flour.
They were delicious.
tina: Hi,
does anyone know why my waffle came out very starchy and dry tasting? My kitchen smelled great though…
Just to note, I didn’t use the whole stick of butter….I used 3/4 of it… do you think that extra 1/4 I didn’t use is what made it dry?
Thanks
Tina
Erica: These are delicious. My husband said that they are the best waffles he’s ever had. Ever.
Easy, fast and worth the few extra minutes to mix these up.
I get a lot of waffles out of this recipe and freeze the leftovers to reheat in the toaster throughout the week.
Terri Singh: I just bought the Waring Pro waffles Iron 2 weeks ago, My kids tried it out before me. I went to make waffles with Bisquick like normal but had no bisquick, so i came across ur recipe online. This will be my only waffle recipe for now on. they turned out so yummy. thank you
and yes i did bookmark ur site
Kellie: These are amazing! We have a cheapy cheap waffle iron that normally doesn’t do very well. However with this recipe the waffles come out perfect every time! I will say though that I did add about a tsp of sugar to the recipe to suit my family’s taste (household full of sweet tooths…), but otherwise it was perfect!
J. G.: I made these today and they were a hit! We’ve been buying “the mix” for ever and I think from now on we will use this instead.
Yes, one whole stick of butter is a lot of fat but since we don’t eat waffles every day then they are considered a treat.