These are hands down the best gluten-free waffles I have ever made or eaten! I honestly had no idea how much flavor a little yeast would add – I only made them because my mom used to rave about Belgian yeast waffles, and I though that they’d be fun to try. Boy was she right!
These are Ah-mazing! I’ve never made a waffle, especially a gluten-free waffle with this much flavor and integrity. They’re soft, springy, fluffy, and slightly crispy on the outside, just like a waffle should be.
And yes, they’re risen only by yeast, no baking powder or baking soda at ALL.
They do take a little bit of time to make, because you want to let the batter rise for about an hour before you cook them. That means it’s hands-off time. What I did was mix up the batter first thing, they made beds, took a shower, cuddles the kids who’d just woken up… you know, morning stuff. Totally worth the wait!
And I honestly don’t think I’ll be making Gluten-free baking powder waffles anymore. That’s how impressed I am. You’ve got to try this recipe!
Gluten-Free Belgian Waffles Recipe
Gluten-Free Belgian Yeast Waffles REcipes
Ingredients
- 1 Tablespoon yeast
- 2/3 cup milk
- 2 eggs
- 4 Tablespoon oil (I use light olive oil)
- 3/4 teaspoon vanilla
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 teaspoon guar (or xanthan) gum (omit if your mix already includes it)
- 1 2/3 cups gluten-free flour mix
Instructions
- Heat milk to about 105º
- Sprinkle yeast into the warm milk, and stir it up to soften.
- Set aside
- Beat eggs with a fork in a large bowl
- Add oil, vanilla, and sugar
- Mix remaining ingredients together in a separate bowl.
- Add the yeast and milk that you mixed together in step one, into the egg/oil/sugar mix.
- Add flour ingredient, and mix well.
- Cover with plastic wrap and let rise for at least an hour (I ended up letting mine go for two hours – but it was cold in my kitchen)
- Heat waffles iron, and cook waffles as you normally would without stirring the risen batter down insofar as possible.
- Enjoy!
sue says
thanks for your great gluten free waffles we had them with gluten free mango and coconut frozen yogurt and fresh strawberries and even though we only got 4 good size waffles they were delicious and so easy to make …. thanks Sue
Elise says
Glad you liked them! My waffle iron is one of those that makes square, toaster-sized waffles, and this batch made 8 if I remember correctly, so I can see it making 4 of the big round waffles.
Tricia says
Have you tried making extra to freeze? We just found out we have to go gluten free. My kids love sticking homemade waffles that we have frozen into the toaster for breakfast!
Elise says
I haven’t with this particular recipe, but homemade waffles are great for freezer cooking!
Ashley Mumma says
Did anyone try for using these? I would love to know before I make them for the freezer.
Ashley Mumma says
Oops. That was supposed to say… did anyone try freezing these?
Misty D Folkins says
How long do you think the batter would be good for if I made it ahead?