Description
These Easy Apple Waffles are a delightful breakfast option combining the natural sweetness and moisture of fresh apples with wholesome oats. Blended into a smooth batter and cooked in a waffle iron until golden brown, these waffles are soft yet crisp, perfect served with maple syrup or your favorite toppings. They are simple to prepare, use minimal ingredients, and can easily be made gluten-free.
Ingredients
Main Ingredients
- 2 cups chopped apples, cut into ¼-inch cubes, divided
- 2 large eggs
- 1 ½ cups old fashioned oats
- ¾ cup milk, plus more if needed
- ¼ cup melted coconut oil
- 1 tablespoon light brown sugar, packed
- 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
- ½ to 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ⅛ teaspoon salt
Additional Ingredients
- Maple syrup for serving
Instructions
- Preheat the waffle iron: Begin by heating your waffle iron according to the manufacturer’s instructions so it’s ready to cook your batter evenly and produce a golden exterior.
- Blend the base batter: Add 1 cup of the chopped apples, eggs, oats, milk, melted coconut oil, light brown sugar, baking powder, ground cinnamon, and salt into a blender. Blend for about 2 minutes until the mixture becomes very smooth and creamy in consistency.
- Combine remaining apples: Pour the batter into a bowl, then gently fold in the remaining 1 cup of chopped apples. If the batter feels too thick, stir in an additional 1 to 3 tablespoons of milk to achieve a pourable consistency.
- Cook the waffles: Spoon about ⅓ cup of batter onto each section of the waffle iron. Close and cook according to your manufacturer’s guidelines, typically around 6 minutes, until the waffles are deeply golden brown and cooked through.
- Remove and repeat: Carefully remove the waffles using a gentle touch to avoid breaking due to their softer texture from the apples. Place cooked waffles on a wire rack to maintain crispness. Repeat the process with the remaining batter.
- Serve: Serve the waffles hot, topped generously with maple syrup. For an extra special touch, add softened salted butter, whipped cream, caramel sauce, or homemade sautéed apples.
Notes
- Cook waffles until deep golden brown, which typically takes about 6 minutes depending on your waffle iron.
- Use gluten-free oats if you want to make the recipe gluten free.
- Great apple varieties to use include Fuji, Honeycrisp, Gala, Jonagold, Braeburn, and Golden Delicious. For a tart flavor, Granny Smith apples are an option.
- For added texture, finely chopped walnuts can be stirred into the batter before cooking.
- This recipe requires about 2 medium or 1 ½ large apples to yield 2 cups of chopped apples.
- Chop apples into uniform ¼-inch cubes for the best texture in the waffles.
- Any high-speed blender such as a Vitamix or NutriBullet works well to achieve the smooth batter.
- Serving suggestion: Top with a dab of softened salted butter and maple syrup.
- For sautéed apple topping: slice apples thinly (~¼ inch), cook in a skillet with butter, brown sugar, and cinnamon over medium heat until crisp-tender, then spoon over the waffles.
