A few visitors have asked for a basic, easy neutral vegan waffle recipe to accompany the more adventurous ones. While the creative part of my mind rebelled at first, I decided that several good “neutral” recipes are vital for waffle parties with a range of toppings. So without further fanfare, here is your very basic-but still delicious-vegan waffle.
- 1 1/2 cups whole wheat flour
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 2 1/4 cups soymilk
- 1/4 cup canola oil
- 3 tablespoons brown sugar
Sift or whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a large bowl. Mix the soymilk, canola oil, and brown sugar in a medium bowl. Pour the soymilk mixture into the flour mixture and stir just until blended. Cook on a waffle iron for 3 to 5 minutes, generously spraying both grills with oil before each waffle. Makes 4 (7-inch) round Belgian waffles.
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What kind of waffle iron should i buy…i have been researching the best types and have come up empty…i love belgian waffles and would like a waffle iron suited for the tasks…but with the different brands, im not sure which one would be best…help…i want a waffle party!!!!
Hi, Yemayah. Thanks for visiting. Check out this earlier post with some ideas on this, as well as additional info in the comments. If you need tips on various waffle maker features to consider, as well as accompanying waffle making tools, I’ve included a sections specifically on these topics in the Global Vegan Waffle Cookbook. Hope that helps!
Hey, I was looking to make these waffles, since I have no eggs and I have been craving waffles for a while now. I just wanted to ask:
I do not have whole wheat flower, soymilk, canola oil, and brown sugar, however, I do have all purpose flower, evaporated milk, vegatable oil, and regular sugar. Will these be ok to use for this recipe? : /
And, if it is ok to use all purpose flower, would I double the amount of flower I put into this recipe (ex: 1 cup of all purpose flower PLUS 1.5 cups of all purpose flower to replace the whole wheat flower) ?
Thanks
Michelle B.
Hi, Michelle.
Thanks for visiting. While that’s an ambitious number substitutions, I’ll do my best to provide a bit of guidance.
Evaporated milk, as far as I know, has a higher solid/liquid ratio that soymilk, so a 1:1 substitution may not work. You *might* get a sub. of half evap. milk and half water (with total of the two adding to the original soymilk amt. called for in the recipe) to work pretty well. Yes, oil can simply be substituted 1:1 veg. for canola. The flour types can also be substituted 1:1, with possible slight differences in liquid absorbed and noticeable differences in texture. Sub’ing white sugar for brown sugar may not work b/c brown sugar has a higher acid content that reacts w/ the baking soda to provide leavening. Your waffles may not be fluffy enough w/ white sugar. If you have some molasses, google subs. of molasses plus white sugar for brown sugar. Hope that helps!
Good morning. I confess I landed here because I was out of eggs and wanted to make waffles anyway. I used 100% whole wheat flour (2.5 cups), water instead of soy milk, and added vanilla and about 1/4 package chocolate chips. And I used I can’t believe it’s not butter instead of oil. My kids are devouring them! 2 of my waffles did stick and pull apart in the middle…maybe I should have re-sprayed after the first two? Anyway, it doesn’t matter, they still taste good and my son actually likes when the pull apart since he likes to put stuff in the middle and make a waffle sandwich.
That said, next time I’ll re-spray!
Thank you for this recipe. My kids don’t know they’re eating something pretty darn healthy for breakfast.
Hi, Elyse. Yep, you’ve already troubleshot your problem–important to spray a bit of oil on both grids before each waffle, even with non-stick surfaces.