These vegan waffles are the BEST! Golden and crispy on the outside, tender and fluffy on the inside. They’re also super easy to make using pantry staples. Serve with loads of syrup and fresh fruit for the best vegan breakfast.
These vegan waffles are seriously good.
They are golden brown, crispy on the outside and beautifully soft on the inside.
Served with loads of syrup and fresh fruit they make a breakfast (or dessert) to get very excited about.
And if you love waffles as much as we do, then check out our fabulous vegan banana waffles, vegan pumpkin waffles and vegan blueberry waffles too.
Ingredients You’ll Need To Make These Waffles:
Ingredient Notes
- Granulated sugar – you can use a different sugar like coconut sugar or light brown sugar, but don’t substitute it for a liquid sweetener like maple syrup or it will make your batter too wet.
- Soy milk – can be replaced with a different non-dairy milk.
- Coconut oil – should be melted first before adding it to the batter. You can substitute a different oil or melted vegan butter.
How To Make Vegan Waffles
You will find full instructions and measurements in the recipe card at the bottom of the post. This is a summary of the process to go along with the process photos.
- Sift all purpose flour into a mixing bowl and add sugar, baking powder and salt. Mix together.
- Add soy milk, melted coconut oil and vanilla extract and mix into a batter. Don’t overmix.
- When your waffle maker is heated, pour out the batter (use as much as recommended according to the waffle maker manufacturer instructions) and close the machine.
- Cook for 3-5 minutes or until golden.
- Serve with vegan butter, powdered sugar and fresh berries with loads of syrup drizzled over the top.
Chef’s Tips
Be careful with your flour measurement. The best way to measure your flour is to weigh it on a food scale. If you don’t have a food scale then the next best way to measure it is to spoon and level it. Spoon it into your measuring cup and level off the top with a knife.
Don’t overmix the batter. For light and fluffy waffles you want to mix the batter until just mixed and then stop mixing.
Grease the waffle iron. When your waffle iron has preheated, brush it with oil or spray it with non-stick spray. We tend to prefer our non-stick spray but just keep in mind that some waffle-makers advise against using that, so just check the manufacturer instructions for your waffle maker. Greasing it (however you prefer to do it) is essential though so that your waffles don’t stick.
Don’t open the waffle maker too early. If your waffle has an indicator light that can help but sometimes those are inaccurate. And the fastest way to ruin your waffles is to open the waffle maker too early in the cooking process. So rather let the steam be your guide. When you first close the waffle maker and the waffles start cooking steam will pour out the sides of your machine. Wait for the steam to die all the way down before you open the machine to check on their progress.
Keep them warm. If you aren’t ready to serve your waffles right away, place them in a warm oven (200°F). This will keep the heat and crispy texture of each bite intact.
Make Them Gluten-Free
I haven’t tested these waffles as gluten-free but my guess is that it would work great to use a gluten-free all purpose flour blend in place of the regular flour.
It certainly works great with our gluten-free vegan pancakes so I think it will work great here too.
Storing and Freezing
Leftover waffles will keep very well in the fridge for a day or two and can be reheated in the toaster.
The best way to store your leftover vegan waffles though is to freeze them. They freeze extremely well. Let them cool completely before freezing them in a freezer safe bag. Reheat in the toaster.
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Vegan Waffles
Ingredients
- 1 ¼ cup All Purpose Flour (156g)
- 3 Tablespoons White Granulated Sugar
- 2 teaspoons Baking Powder
- ¼ teaspoon Salt
- 1 ¼ cup Soy Milk (300ml) or other non-dairy milk
- 2 Tablespoons Coconut Oil Melted
- 2 teaspoons Vanilla Extract
Instructions
- Set your waffle iron to preheat while you mix the batter.
- Sift all purpose flour into a mixing bowl and add sugar, baking powder and salt. Mix together.
- Add soy milk, melted coconut oil and vanilla extract and mix into a batter. Don't overmix.
- When your waffle maker is heated, grease the waffle iron or spray it with non-stick spray (see notes). Pour even amounts of batter into the waffle machine and close the machine.
- Cook for 3-5 minutes or until golden.
- Serve with vegan butter, powdered sugar and fresh berries with loads of syrup drizzled over the top.
Notes
- Coconut oil. This should be melted first before adding it to the batter. You can substitute a different oil or melted vegan butter.
- Don’t overmix the batter. For light and fluffy waffles you want to mix the batter until just mixed and then stop mixing.
- Grease the waffle iron. When your waffle iron has preheated, brush it with oil or spray it with non-stick spray. We tend to prefer our non-stick spray but just keep in mind that some waffle-makers advise against using that, so just check the manufacturer instructions for your waffle maker. Greasing it (however you prefer to do it) is essential though so that your waffles don’t stick.
- Don’t open the waffle maker too early. If your waffle has an indicator light that can help but sometimes those are inaccurate. And the fastest way to ruin your waffles is to open the waffle maker too early in the cooking process. So rather let the steam be your guide. When you first close the waffle maker and the waffles start cooking steam will pour out the sides of your machine. Wait for the steam to die all the way down before you open the machine to check on their progress.
- Make them gluten-free: I haven’t tested these waffles as gluten-free but my guess is that it would work great to use a gluten-free all purpose flour blend in place of the regular flour.
- Serving size: We got 8 waffles from this recipe but this will vary according to the size of your waffle maker.
- Storing: Leftover waffles will keep very well in the fridge for a day or two and can be reheated in the toaster.
- Freezing: The best way to store your leftover waffles is to freeze them. They freeze extremely well. Let them cool completely before freezing them in a freezer safe bag. Reheat in the toaster.
This is a good recipe. I’m no baker – but it still turned out really tasty. Replaced baking powder with yeast and let it stand for about 30 minutes. A supportive fellow South African living in the USA
Awesome Jackie! Thanks so much for sharing and for your great review!
Definitely the best. I was searching for a breakfast for Christmas day and found this recipe. My son declared it to be the best waffle he’s ever had. ” Tastes like a delicious, soft pillow” were his excat words. We’ve now made it 3 more times since then. I used Unsweetened almond milk as that’s what I had on hand and they turn out perfect.
Awesome! Happy to hear you enjoy the recipe Stacey!
A very versatile recipe. I use this all the time and have it saved to my phone. I usually add some lemon or apply cider vinegar to soya milk and let it sit while I prepare the dry mix. Also I add 50g more flour usually.
Happy to hear you enjoy the recipe! Thanks so much for sharing and for your great review!
These did not work out for me but the batter was tasty.
Do you know if we can use a different oil, i have high cholesterol so trying to avoid coconut oil & palm oils.
Thanks
We haven’t tested a different oil in this recipe, but you could try replacing the coconut oil with a vegetable oil like canola oil or olive oil.
They turned out beautifully. The amount is just right for 2-3 people.
Yay! Happy to hear you enjoyed the recipe!
These are by far the absolute best waffles ever!! We have made them so many times, family favorite! 🙂
Thanks so much Kelly!
Can we use whole wheat flour instead of All purpose flour ?
I think so!
Would this recipe work to make pancakes?
It probably would work great! Or just check out our vegan pancakes recipe.
These waffles are crispy, fluffy, light, and absolutely awesome! Thanks for the wonderful recipe and great serving ideas 👍
Thanks so much Gene! Really appreciate the awesome comment and review.
Most amazing waffles. 😍😊😟🧐😟🥰🖤😍👨🌾👂👨🍳👍😂💭🤪👍👍👂🧐
Thanks so much! 🙂
Great recipe! I’ve tried a number of vegan waffle recipes with mixed results. These are simple and delicious. Only change I made was adding 1 tbsp of apple cider vinegar to almond milk/vanilla to make vegan buttermilk. I let that stand for 10 mins before mixing with the dry ingredients. Topped with vegan vanilla oatmilk ice cream and pure maple syrup.
Awesome, thanks so much for sharing Jared!