These coconut flour waffles are grain-free and gluten-free, and they’re my new favorite breakfast “bread”.
Coconut flour is loaded with fiber, and the eggs in this recipe make it full of protein (though I promise it doesn’t taste eggy). Add coconut oil, and you’ve got your good fats… this recipe really couldn’t be more perfect.
And my favorite part about these gluten-free waffles? Beyond all the healthiness of the ingredients… they don’t get soggy the way conventional waffles do!!! With a “regular” waffle, I would never venture to put a fruit topping directly on top — not me! I hate soggy waffles. But these, probably because of the eggs, don’t tend to get soggy. I can’t imagine a better waffle.
Seriously, these are the waffles of my dreams. Spongy, flavorful, and guilt-free.
One recipe makes 4-5 little squares, or one large Belgian waffle. So I usually double it to cook for my husband and I.
Grain-free Gluten-free Waffles:
- 2 Tbsp melted coconut oil
- 3 eggs, room temperature if possible
- 3 Tbsp milk
- splash vanilla extract
- Optional – 1 Tbsp maple syrup, honey, or other sweetener
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 3 Tbsp coconut flour
Simply mix everything together, and let the ingredients meld for about 5 minutes while your waffle iron gets warm. The coconut flour seems to react better if it has time to “soak” so please don’t leave out this “melding” time.
Then, thinly spread over your waffle iron – I didn’t need to use nonstick spray for these. You’ll want to just barely cover the “hole” lumps of the waffle iron, because this batter expands a lot.
Close the iron and wait several minutes, until the steam stops coming out quite as much. If you want, you can open it to peek… it won’t hurt anything. When the steam isn’t as crazy, and the waffles are starting to brown, remove them to a plate.
Repeat until all of your batter is used up.
If you want to, you can serve it with a fruit topping. I used strawberries the day I took these pictures, but I also made blueberry topping another time and it was just as good.
Fruit waffle toppings:
- Put fruit in a small saucepan. Strawberries, blueberries, or raspberries are perfect for this.
- Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to medium or medium-low.
- Add a small splash of vanilla extract and a little bit of sweetener (optional) if your berries are quite tart.
- Simmer while you make your waffles.
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These turned out surprisingly good dispite me leaving them in the foremen grill waffle maker for a bit too long. I had it at 350 for 5 mins, which how I would do normal waffles but of course coconut ones are different. Next time I will do less time and possibly lower the temp.
I still have not tried coconut oil so I used Olive Oil and it was fine. I also can’t use baking powder for diet reasons so I use the same amount with baking soda and it turned out good without making my own baking powder. Initially they are a bit egg but after a bit that taste goes away or just doesn’t bother me after I add honey and butter.
Also at least on the foremen grill, spray the iron with something! I use Olive Oil in a spray pump can. I did half with the spray and half without and the side that I was able to peal off was the side with the Oil.
I just made these for breakfast, and afterwards, my boyfriend said, “Oh my god, I’m so full. What’s WRONG with those things??” (This is actually a compliment, as he is NEVER full, and we both ate as much as we could because these are delicious.) I will be making them again!
The recipe has baking powder, which is made from cornstarch. Isnt that a grain? Do you use a special kind of baking powder that doesn’t have cornstarch?
Baking powder can be made with
1 part baking soda
2 parts cream of tartar
2 parts starch (tapioca, potato, etc)
just found your site! love it! made these for breakfast this morning, and the kids gobbled them up! I’m wondering if you think these would freeze well. I am not lucky enough to be a stay-at-home mom and need quick, healthy breakfast options. Thanks!
WOW!!!! These are absolutely delicious. Thank you for this wonderful easy recipe. We LOVED it! Perfect texture: fluffy and crispy. Perfect flavor too. YUMMY! (I substituted melted coconut oil for melted butter).
what could I substitute for the eggs?
You can use flax seed meal in place of eggs.
1 Tbsp flax seed meal + 3 Tbsp water
Mix and let sit 2 minutes then add to recipe as you would an egg.
Just tried these for the first time, yesterday. We used to love doing “breakfast for dinner” pre-primal, and have really been missing the occasional pancake fest.
These waffles are PERFECT. Better even than wheat waffles as they didn’t stick to my waffle iron at all, and they kept a perfect, fluffy texture even re-heated. The only thing I might wish for is that they were a smidge crispier coming out of the waffle iron, but even so I still ate a whole waffle, tearing off and buttering bites one piece at a time, as I made the rest of the waffles. We used the last of last summer’s strawberries and blueberries out of the freezer for the topping. Tres’ YUM.
Thanks a million!
Has the coconut flour come back into stock yet? I have had a hard time getting it on amazon.
I just tried these and while I LOVED the texture I found the taste reminiscent of sliced white bread {which I loathe}. Is everyone else’s coming out on the bland side? Even with the strawberries on top I found them quite hard to swallow. I would love to make some modifications to this recipe which allows me to keep the great texture but kick up the flavor.
Any suggestions?
I make GF waffles a lot for my kids. I use cream cheese for the fat:
7 lg eggs
1/4c cream cheese
1/2tbl vanilla (use the best vanilla u can find it makes a difference, I use simply organic)
1tsp sea salt
1/4c coconut flour
Makes 3 lg belgian type waffles. Really low in carbs high in fat and protein.
I make these all the time now. They are amazing. I use my vitamix to blend strawberries and a banana into a syrup. Its my new favorite breakfast.
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haha it really depends on what kind of vanilla you use and how much you like vanilla.
Maybe try adding more melted coconut oil or butter to the batter when you're making them… I used bacon grease (melted of course) once and it was awesome. In most coconut flour recipes, you have to remember that the moist-ness comes from the fat… so that is where to “tweak.” Other than that, maybe you just cooked them too long?
Yours look way softer and moist than mine were. They were tasty, but a bit on the dry side. I let the batter soak for a while–more than 5 minutes. Any tips? Thanks for your great site!
haha it really depends on what kind of vanilla you use and how much you like vanilla.
I just finished eating these for breakfast. They were great, and really tasted like waffles! We put blackberries on them – yum! One question – is it really 2 TABLESPOONS of vanilla? That seems like a crazy-huge amount. I halved it in case it was a typo, and they came out yummy.
Looks amazing! Can't wait to try it out this weekend.
Looks amazing! Can't wait to try it out this weekend.
Aww yay! I'm glad you found me, and you're welcome for the recipes. I do love those waffles too. 🙂
I just found your website by clicking over from MDA. Thanks for the recipes! This one was wonderful and is my new favorite. I look forward to trying your other recipes. Thanks.
would you happen to know the carb count on these. They look wonderful!!!!!!!!!
These were delicious! I was pleasantly surprised at how good they turned out. I ran out of coconut oil so used olive oil instead. And forgot to add the salt (oops). But they turned out great. The recipe made 3 round waffles in my wafflemaker. I put raspberries on top and will try the strawberry topping next time. Thanks!!
Thank you for the compliments. 🙂 It is a REALLY simple recipe…so quick and easy to make, and the waffles are delicious.
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Wow, coconut flour! What a fantastic idea! I love the simplicity of this recipe.
And what beautiful pictures, by the way 🙂
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