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Blender Waffles

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Blender Waffles

If you have a waffle iron, the odds are good that you don’t take it out and use it nearly often enough. For most people, waffle making is a weekend activity that involves making a mess and spending a lot of time in the kitchen. For some waffle recipes – especially yeast waffles – this is true, but waffle making doesn’t have to be difficult. A streamlined recipe like these Blender Waffles lets you make waffles in less then five minutes, which means that you can have them any time and get a lot more use out of that waffle iron.

The waffle batter is mixed up entirely in a blender. It’s a simple recipe make with flour, milk, butter and flavored with a hint of vanilla. The waffles are crisp and tender, and while you can taste a hint of vanilla, they’re plain enough that you can top them with syrup, fresh fruit, whipped cream or just about anything else you can think of. The batter makes excellent waffles in regular waffle irons and in Belgian-style waffle irons (which I used here), that make waffles with very deep, syrup-catching squares.

This waffle recipe also makes a good base for other flavors. Cinnamon, cloves and other spices can be added to give these waffles a warm and wintry flavor. Fresh lemon or orange zest can be added to give them a light flavor, perfect for a spring or summer brunch. The recipe makes 4 large waffles and can easily be doubled to serve a bigger crowd – although you might need to do two batches if you don’t have a large blender.

When making waffles, preheat your oven to about 200F and store the waffles in there as you’re cooking to keep them crispy until you’re ready to serve them. Leftovers freeze well and can be reheated in the toaster or in the oven.

Blender Waffles
1 1/2 cups milk
2 large eggs
1/4 cup butter, melted and cooled
2 cups all purpose flour
2 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
3 tbsp sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract

Combine milk, eggs and melted butter in a blender and blend until very smooth. Add in flour, baking powder, salt, sugar and vanilla and blend until batter is thick. Scrape down the sides of the blender with a spatula if necessary to ensure that no flour sticks to the walls of the blender.
Preheat waffle iron.
Pour batter onto waffle iron and cook as directed by the manufacturer.

Serves 4.

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5 Comments
  • Aly
    May 7, 2012

    Yay for one “bowl” mixing 😀

  • Never had thought about using the blender for this process. Thanks for the tip! I just might have to write about this soon.

  • Heidi
    August 24, 2012

    Worked like a charm!

  • Tawnya
    May 8, 2013

    This was an awesome recipe! Thank you so much, I found making waffles from scratch daunting before finding this, very easy recipe. Cheers!

  • Mat
    May 8, 2014

    Mine came out of the iron limp and soggy, so I put them in a 200 degree oven and they crisped right up. So turn on your oven before you start and hold them there as you make more.

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