These Vegan Belgian Waffles are delicious and so easy to make. Made in one bowl with 8 simple ingredients. Perfect for your weekend brunch.
By now, it’s pretty obvious I love breakfast. It is my favorite meal of the day. And, I also love waffles. Who doesn’t? But, let’s admit it. They ain’t the healthiest things in the world. So, I felt the need to do something about it.
I chose to use a Belgian-style waffle maker because I like big waffles. I also like the characteristics of a Belgian-style waffle. The crispiness around the edges and a little fluffy and chewy everywhere else. Awesome! But, any waffle iron will work. Use what you got!
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These vegan Belgian waffles are amazing. You’d never know they were vegan and healthy. They’re also low-fat, super simple to make, and absolutely delicious!
- Flax instead of eggs.
- Maple syrup for sweetener.
- Unsweetened almond milk instead of dairy.
- Since we are not using oil, unsweetened applesauce.
- And, for the batter, I used a mixture of whole wheat flour and oat flour. I tend to like my waffles a little more “hearty” than fluffy. And, the combination worked perfectly.
Don’t have oat flour? No sweat. Just throw some rolled oats in a blender and grind them up until you see flour.
If that’s still too much trouble or you don’t have a blender you can use whole wheat flour.
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How To Make Vegan Belgian Waffles
These vegan Belgian waffles are so simple to make. Start by sifting the flour, baking powder, and salt together into a mixing bowl. Then, add the flax egg, unsweetened applesauce, milk, and maple syrup.
Start by preheating your waffle iron. Now, whisk everything together until the mixture is combined, but don’t over mix. Set the batter aside and let it rest for 5-10 minutes.
Pour ½ cup of the batter into the waffle maker and let it cook until the waffle is nice and golden. You should be able to get at least 4 waffles from one batch.
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Vegan Belgian Waffles
You are going to love these Vegan Belgian Waffles. They’re…
- Easy
- Light
- A little sweet
- Golden
- Fluffy
- Crispy on the edges
- Absolutely delicious
My Spicy Vegan Breakfast Sausages or Smoky Maple Tempeh Bacon. go great with this vegan Belgian waffles recipe.
If you make this recipe let me know. Be sure and leave a comment below with a star rating. And, share a picture on Instagram with the hashtag #shaneandsimple. I want to see your work. Enjoy!
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The Best Vegan Belgian Waffles
- Prep Time: 8 mins.
- Cook Time: 20 mins
- Total Time: 28 minutes
- Yield: 4 waffles 1x
- Category: Breakfast
- Cuisine: Vegan
- Diet: Vegan
Description
These Vegan Belgian Waffles are delicious and so easy to make. Made in one bowl with 8 simple ingredients. Perfect for your weekend brunch.
Ingredients
- 2 flax eggs (or egg replacer)
- 1 cup whole wheat flour
- 1 cup oat flour (or another cup of whole wheat flour (see note))
- 1 Tbsp + 1 tsp. baking powder
- ½ tsp. salt
- 2 cups unsweetened almond milk
- 2–4 Tbsp. maple syrup
- ½ cup unsweetened applesauce
Instructions
- Preheat nonstick waffle iron.
- Make flax eggs and put aside allowing it to set up for a few minutes.
- In a large mixing bowl sift together flour, baking powder, and salt.
- Add in applesauce, maple syrup, flax eggs, and milk. Whisk until all ingredients are well combined and make a smooth batter. Let batter sit for about 5-10 mins.
- Lightly spray the waffle iron with cooking spray if you don’t have a good nonstick waffle iron. You should be able to get about 2 to 3 waffles.
- Pour about ½ cup of batter onto the waffle iron. Cook until the waffle is golden brown. Repeat until you have used all the batter.
- Plate and enjoy!
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I cannot believe how great these waffles are. Perfect amount of crispiness on the outside and great flavor. Used Einkorn flour for the whole wheat (one of the ancient grain flours), worked great. Love the flax for added nutrition. We’ve been making these for several weeks now and are hooked.
Excellent recipe! These waffles are delicious! I will say the yield was different for us, too – as we ended up with like 7 waffles. My family is about one month in on plant-based eating (from omnivore), and your recipes and blog have been super helpful and encouraging. Thank you for that, and keep up the great work! (PLEASE😉)
Thank you so much. I’m so glad you’re enjoying the recipes. Never hesitate to reach out. Blessings.
We just finished eating the Belgian waffles for lunch. My husband is a fussy eater, and he had 3, along with some “veggie broth” fried potatoes. He will have the 2 leftovers for breakfast tomorrow. They are delicious. I haven’t used my waffle iron since I became WFPB in Aug of 2019. It will get more use now. I did add 1/2 cup additional oat flour and every waffle was perfect. Thank you, Shane. I have a ?. For the Strawberry chia jam…can the seeds be ground? Thanks…and Happy New Year.
Thanks so much, Leatha! Honestly, I haven’t made the jam with ground up chia seeds. But, I see no reason why it wouldn’t work.
Hi Shane,
I am so pleased I found your website and all your simple recipes. I made these waffles this morning and they are so easy and delicious. I ad them with pear cream, blueberries, passionfruit pulp, banana and maple syrup. They tasted just as good as the less healthy non plant based waffles!
Thank you for sharing 🙂
Hi, Heather! Thanks so much and glad you liked the waffles. LOVE the additions:)
Made these today and they were fantastic! Light and fluffy but crispy. I used oat flour and whole wheat pastry flour as that’s all I had with one tablespoon of white as I didn’t have quite enough.
3 of the eight I made split in half but I was able to peel the halves off in one piece and just stick them back together, I use a non stick Breville waffle maker that has a Belgian setting. My husband loved them and said the recipe was a keeper!
I’m going to try your French toast casserole for Christmas morning 😊 Thank you Shane
Thank you and Merry Christmas!!!
Thanks for the recipe, Shane, and enjoy your time in the mountains! I was recently in the beautiful North Carolina mountains around the Maggie Valley/Asheville area, where family members and I enjoyed several of your fine recipes! Blessings.
Wow, that’s great Katherine! Hope you enjoyed your time glad you got to be with family.
Another great recipe from Shane. Absolutely incredible. I have not had luck with any other waffle recipe, but these are the best I have ever had. I will definitely be making them regularly.
Thank you, Jeff! And, keep hanging in there. Many thoughts and prayers your way. Blessings.
The best, as usual. Your recipes are always my go-to recipes for just about everything now. These waffles are wonderful – I’m eating one now. I have a few friends who are finally asking more about plant-based eating, and I always direct them to your website for recipes. Thank you so much!
We have survived 36 years of marriage without a waffle maker and suddenly, without warning, we just absolutely needed to make waffles. So we purchased a waffle maker and this recipe was our first try and they were excellent. We think we are going to make it a Sunday morning tradition!
We doubled the recipe and the only problem (not) was that it made way more than 8 waffles. We grind our own oat flour and wheat flour so maybe that contributed to the bounty? Not complaining as we now have some waffles in the freezer ready for a quick reheat on busy mornings!
Thanks for a great recipe – this is right up there with your fabulous blueberry pancakes!
That is awesome, Marie:) I would love to get to a place of grinding my own flour. Some day:) A freezer full of waffles ain’t a bad thing.
Love these waffles! When I make them, I now make a double or triple batch and store them in the freezer.
Then the kids can just grab it from the freezer, put it in the toaster and breakfast is served! This is especially helpful on busy school mornings or when mom just doesn’t want to cook breakfast! Thanks for a delicious recipe and for making our breakfast mornings a bit easier!
Hi, I found this recipe today and made them this morning just as written and they are awesome! A keeper recipe!
Hi, Erin! Thanks so much and so glad you enjoyed them. Thanks for reaching out.
YUM!!!! These came out great! They were a big hit in our waffle loving house honestly better than the recipe we’ve been using for 15 years. So happy to find a plant base recipe for waffles without bananas, a tricky allergy to have eating plant based.
Wow, so great! So glad you enjoyed them and thanks for reaching out.
I didn’t have any whole wheat flour, so I used a mixture of GF buckwheat flour and millet flour. I added a couple tablespoons more of oat flour because the batter seemed too liquidy. These waffles came out amazing! They were sweet but not too sweet and the color/texture were beautiful and crisp. I did use a full cup of batter for a perfect waffle that didn’t split.
Thank you for an oil-free plant-based recipe that I don’t feel guilty about!
Kristina, that is awesome! Thank you for sharing!!!
We have made these twice now, in fact they are currently cooking in the waffle iron. I can’t believe they have zero oil and still cook up so beautifully. I do grease the iron between each waffle but they have the perfect crispness, so good. We have used both spelt and whole wheat flour. These will be a waffle staple for us!
Awesome, Stephanie! There’s just something about waffles.
Just tried this recipe today and I all I can say is YUM YUM YUM!!!!! I made too much batter. Would it be ok in the fridge for a few days or should I make them and freeze them?
Amy, I’m so glad you liked the waffles. Yes, you can absolutely keep it in the fridge for a few days. It should keep just fine. But, you can also make the waffles and freeze them then just pop them in the toaster oven when you’re ready. Blessings.
I made these waffles worried that my son wouldn’t like your vegan French toast casserole on Christmas morning. Turns out he and everyone else loved both! Thank you for the delicious recipe. I still need a non sweet holiday tradition to substitute for the egg casserole that I can preferably prepare the night before though.
Thanks, Jeannie! I’ll get to work on it and see what I can come up with:) Blessings.
First time making waffles at all, and Hubby loved them! More often they did “split” (we do have an older non-stick waffle maker with a “done” button) with the outside a little more “done” than I’d prefer, but Hubby suggested perhaps I did put too much wet ingredients in… I followed your recipe exactly, with the option of 4 TBSP of the maple syrup… I will make again, because they were really tasty, but will try the 2 TBSP next time, do you think that’ll work? We topped with apples, blueberries and maple syrup, yum! Thanks!
Hi, Emily. I’m so glad you enjoyed the waffles. Yes, the 2 Tbsp should work just fine. And, love the toppings!
This might be a dumb question, but when you say 20 minutes cooking time, and it makes 4 waffles, is that 5 minutes per waffle? Or is it 20 minutes each? Sorry, never made waffles before, so I don’t know what to expect. Also, our waffle maker is not a Belgian waffle iron, will that make a difference?
Hi, Kellie. Really it is just an overall estimation as each waffle will tend to cook a little different. If your waffle maker doesn’t have a doneness indicator, watch the steam coming out of the unit as you cook. When the steam stops, lift the lid. The waffle should be done. Chances are that it will be well-done. And, no, you can use any waffle maker. If your waffle maker is not nonstick, you may want to give it a quick mist of cooking spray. Hope this helps.
Hi! I followed this recipe exactly but it just isn’t coming out right. It’s always done or burnt in the outside but not inside. I’ve tried greasing, not greasing, high heat, medium heat, low heat.. I have a great nonstick Belgian waffle maker. Any ideas?
I’m excited to try these! CanI use gluten free four instead of whole wheat?
Yes. I would use gluten-free oat flour or Bob’s Red Mill.
Love the recipe
Can I use gluten-free flour. Cannot use oat flour as Coeliac?
Yes. You can use gluten-free oat flour or Bob’s Red Mill 1 to 1 Baking Flour. Should do fine.
What kind of waffle maker do you use? I haven’t been able to find one that is not made with toxic materials.
Brandy, this one is my personal favorite. https://amzn.to/31QbMkU
What do you use for “syrup”.
Real maple syrup.
Oh my goodness!!! Devouring these right now! Thought I’d never find a good waffle recipe without the “yuck” in them, but Shane to the rescue. These are light and so delicious. I used white whole wheat flour and no oat flour….the best! Thanks Shane!!!!
Teresa, that’s so awesome! Waffles are one of my faves. So glad you enjoyed them. Peace.
Just made these and loved them! Great recipe! I did use spray on our waffle maker, but not for every waffle.
That’s great, Toniska! So glad you liked the waffles. I think sprays do serve a purpose and have a place in cooking when used very sparingly. It’s not something sweat too much and sometimes it’s just necessary. And, thanks for the rating! Peace.
Breakfast!
Waste of time and ingredients. Waffles split when I opened the iron, half stuck to the top, half stuck to the bottom. I want a waffle, not two halves of one. Nonstick spray is clearly essential for this recipe, so I really wish you would’ve put” nonstick spray” in the ingredients list and directions- I could’ve bought some at the store. Majorly disappointed & not sure what I’m gonna do with all this batter I couldn’t use 🙁
Missy, so sorry this was your experience. Although, I do not use oil in recipes I do recommend using cooking spray very sparingly at times for things like this and thought I had it in the instructions. I did go back and update and so sorry for the wasted batter. Hope you give them a try again, with the spray, and let me know how it works out. Again, very sorry! Blessings.
Missy, I think what you need is a good waffle iron. I have the Breville Smart Waffe Pro and I get the most amazing waffles, they come out so easily (you do not need to spray it with oil). It’s not a cheap appliance but if you regularly make waffles (which I do on weekends), it’s worth the investment. And Shane, thank you for this recipe, I have tried many different recipes, yours is my favorite : )
Thank you!!! And, thanks for the tip.
I made these today…. This is the FIRST whole food, plant based pancake or waffle recipe I liked. It is wonderful! Thank you for sharing this!
They taste yummy, but they split in half every time I was taking them out of the waffle maker, not sure what I did wrong. I looks like they are empty on the inside, LOL. The only thing different is that I used soy milk instead of almond, any suggestion for my next batch? Thanks for the recipe.
Yes, sometimes mine come apart at the seams. I don’t think the type of milk should matter. Try adding a little more flour to make the batter a little thicker. That might help. Good lukc!!!
Made these for breakfast this morning, and OH MY GOODNESS! Crispy, light, and delicious! I topped mine with a sliced banana and homemade blueberry syrup. These will definitely be going in the breakfast rotation. Thank you, Shane, for another delicious recipe!
Awesome, Jennifer! Thanks so much for sharing and pumped you liked them. Peace.
Thank you for the recipe — can’t wait to try it. I just purchased a waffle iron — can I ask what kind of cooking spray do you recommend for this recipe? TIA
Any will work. I have a can of Pam that’s probably 2 years old because I use it so sparingly. ?
I really love overnight yeast based Belgian waffles – just not the butter, eggs and milk. I think I will swap out the baking powder and give it a try. Will report back.
These waffles turned out INCREDIBLE, thank you so much!!
Kristin, that’s great! So glad you enjoyed them and thanks for reaching out. I really appreciate it. Peace.
Thank you for developing and posting this recipe! These were a hit with my 15-year-old son. They also freeze well and can be popped in the toaster to reheat and eat. Amazing with fresh sliced peaches!
Emily, thanks so much for your response and pumped your son liked them. Sounds great with the peaches. Can’t wait to try them that way. Blessings!
I am so glad I found this recipe. It is hard to find a waffle recipe that is vegan and oil-free that doesn’t contain a bunch of weird ingredients. I almost had everything on hand. I did just run out of oats so I used all whole wheat flour and i didn’t have any almond milk but I did use my homemade hemp milk. They turned out great and both my two year old and 12 year old loved them. Thanks for the awesome recipe!
Erica, so glad you enjoyed them. And, way to go and improvise. I love reading these types of comments. Way to make it your own! Peace.
Made these for family this morning and they all asked for seconds! Yummy!
Sandra, thanks so much for sharing. So glad they enjoyed them.
Hi there, love your blog! These Waffles look amazing, but I have a quick question: Do you use regular whole wheat flour or is it whole wheat pastry flour? Also could whole wheat pastry flour be used without compromising the end result? Thanks for your time 🙂
Susanne, thanks so much for the kinds words and the question. Honestly, I use whatever I have in the pantry at the time. I made these with whole wheat flour, but the pastry flour would do just as well. I specifically used whole wheat for the recipe because I feel that is more accessible for people and more of a “non” special item. Hope this helps and good luck! Peace.
Home. Run. I love these things and don’t feel horrible afterwards. Delicious.