How to make gluten free waffles the easy way from scratch, with no eggs or dairy required. This recipe is a great gluten free breakfast option!
Back in high school, I didn’t always make the best decisions.
One night when I was fifteen, I told my parents I was sleeping over at a friend’s house. Really, we were meeting other friends at some shady underground bar.
It was fun at first, but as the night wore on and people got more and more drunk, I began to feel uneasy.
Fights were breaking out, bottles were being thrown, things were dangerously out of hand and the police were rumored to be on the way.
The bar—congested with so much cigarette smoke you could hardly breathe or see straight—was filled well over capacity by this point.
I eventually got out of there and somehow found the courage to call my dad.
It was 2 in the morning; needless to say he probably wasn’t pleased.
In the ensuing hour, I waited in the dark, thinking about how much he was going to yell at me—and with good reason.
But when my dad arrived, he said nothing and instead just gave me a hug and took me home.
The hug taught me more of a lesson than yelling ever could.
Making Father’s Day breakfast is the least I can do in return for his patience all those years ago with my crazy teenaged self.
Although neither of us is on a gluten-free diet, I made gluten free waffles this year just to change things up.
No one says you have to be gluten-free to enjoy gluten-free foods every now and then, and I’ve been having fun experimenting with different flours lately.
Buckwheat flour, sorghum flour, brown rice flour, arrowroot… each brings a unique taste and texture to the table.
If you do like using different flours in recipes, you’ll be happy to know my future recipes will be featuring them much more often.
However if you don’t want to buy fancy flours or change the way you bake, rest assured I’ll still post “regular flour” options for the recipes.
For example, if you don’t want to use the non-traditional flours called for in this particular gluten free waffles recipe, you can make my other Healthy Waffles Recipe without any obscure ingredients.
Gluten Free Waffles
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup brown rice flour (35g)
- 2 tbsp buckwheat flour (18g)
- 2 tbsp arrowroot starch (16g)
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 1/16 tsp pure stevia, or 2 tbsp liquid sweetener (such as pure maple syrup)
- 1/4 cup plus 3 tbsp applesauce
- 2 tsp oil OR 1 tbsp more applesauce
- 1 tbsp milk of choice (increase to 3 tbsp if using stevia version)
- 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
Instructions
- Gluten Free Waffles Recipe: Combine all dry ingredients in a mixing bowl. Stir well. In a separate bowl, stir together all liquid ingredients. Grease a waffle iron with oil or oil spray: be sure to grease it very well if using all applesauce in the recipe. Preheat the iron according to manufacturer’s instructions. Pour wet into dry, and stir until evenly combined. When the iron is hot, pour half the batter into the center, and close the lid. (My waffle machine has a light that goes out when the waffle is cooked. Don’t lift the lid before the waffle is done.) Serve with pancake syrup, pure maple syrup, or your favorite waffle toppings. Makes 2 waffles.View Nutrition Facts
Notes
More Gluten Free Breakfast Recipes
Or this Whipped Coffee Recipe
These look so good!!! I haven’t had good luck experimenting with GF flours, so I always turn to people like you for delicious GF bread-y type things. Amazing!
I can’t wait to try these – have to go and stock up on my obscure flours! I don’t have buckwheat or arrowroot in my collection yet.
When I was 16 I totalled my parents car. I had only a couple of very minor injuries and the people who were in the other car that hit me were fine. I called my Mom who then in turn called my Dad who had to leave work to come and get me as he was in our other car. I was sure he’d be furious and I’d be banned from driving forever. He gave me a big hug and all he said was “tough night, eh”. He also made me get back in the car the very next day and drive again – he knew if I didn’t I’d probably be afraid to drive forevermore. Dads are pretty great people!! I think mine deserves some awesome waffles too!
I was never grounded as a kid either. My parents rewarded us for doing chores, finishing our homework, and other good behavior. Seeing their disappointment when we did something bad was MUCH worse than them yelling or grounding us! I really appreciated growing up in a household full of love and compassion, and it’s refreshing to hear that your family is like that too!
Yum these look so pretty!
Yay, GF! I’m experimenting with GF baking too, so I’m looking forward to your future recipes.
I was an easy child, or at least that’s what my mum always says. I remember getting a slap about two or three times in my life, when I was throwing a real tantrum, and that was all it took for me to understand I’d gone too far. Never needed to be grounded, rarely got scolded… I just sort of knew what I could and couldn’t (or shouldn’t) do.
That waffle is truly calling my name!!
Your story reminds me of the first time I got drunk. I was sixteen and my mom ended up having to come pick me up from a friend’s house. She wasn’t mad at all. She just thought we were pretty stupid for downing a whole bottle of vodka between four girls, and felt bad for me because I had gotten myself so sick! Haha. What an embarrassing night.
You and your Dad are too cute! My Dad loved the gluten-free waffles I made him as well! Hmm, it must be a Dad thing 😛
I love all of your gf items. I really want to try these too! I use a ap gf flour(gums included). How much ap flour should I use? Thanks looking forward to more gf items!
When I was fairly young (elementary school) my parents would send me to my room but forbid me from reading — I was (still am) such a bookworm that being sent to my room wasn’t much of a punishment.
Double Thank You! The waffles were super nummers for dinner tonight. The whole family loved them. And… because the story of how your dad handled that night was great. My daughter is 13 and who knows what is going to happen in the next few years. Finger’s crossed! Thanks again!
These look so good! I’ve tried a few GF waffle mixes and they’re never very good, but I’ve been afraid to try on my own.. this recipe looks simple enough and I have all of the ingredients!
Question: How many waffles does this make?
Sorry, I should’ve listed that. It makes 2 waffles.
Looks delicious! I usually make my gluten-free fare with almond flour only…I gave up on trying all those mixes a while ago because nothing seemed to come together! I might just give this a try!
As for discipline, my parents were very strict, or let’s say firm, when they needed to be. At the same time I was never deprived of anything! I admire them now for their strength and stubbornness because I learned how to respect rules and authority from an early age. I can see myself in them the way I’m raising my own children…and mine are happy, carefree, and also respectful!
This is so sweet! I’d love to hear more stories from you! You’re a good storyteller. 🙂
And I personally am very grateful for the gluten-free (adaptable) recipes you post. Thank you also for posting them in grams, because it makes substituting flours much easier, if needed! I often go to your blog when I need inspiration!
When I was younger, my parents yelled at us and beat us – which did not teach me very much (except for taking a hit, protecting my head and running fast – oh, and how I definitely won’t treat my own children). Later in life, when they finally settled down, they started talking to us (I guess i was twelve then), and that taught me much more about life, about choices and regrets.
He was probably just happy you had the maturity to recognize a bad situation and ask for help. My parents told me they’d pick me up anytime, any place, if I needed… but I was too scared to take them up on it! Thankfully, my friends and I were dorks and rarely drank or anything, so I never had to take them up on it 😉