Gluten-free Waffles

stacked waffles topped with blueberries and blackberries with syrup being poured over

This gluten-free waffle recipe is made using simple, real food ingredients with no added sugar. And they are dairy free, too. Perfectly fluffy on the inside with a crisp outside – these waffles are ready in less than 30 minutes and require only one bowl.

Course Breakfast

Cuisine American

Diet Gluten Free

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 15

Total Time 25

Servings waffles

Calories 428kcal

Author Sara

Ingredients

1 ½ cups almond flour
1 ½ cups gluten-free oat flour
¼ cup tapioca starch (also called tapioca flour)
2 tsp. baking powder
¼ tsp. salt
1 ripe, mashed banana
¼ cup melted coconut oil
1 egg
1 ¼ cups non-dairy milk (I prefer almond milk)
1 tsp. pure vanilla extract

Instructions

Set your waffle iron to med-high heat.
In a large bowl add almond flour, oat flour, tapioca starch, baking powder, and salt. Mix to combine.
Create a well in center of the dry ingredients and add in mashed banana and oil. Mix banana and the melted oil (this will help the oil from solidifying again once you add the cold ingredients). After the oil is mixed with the mashed banana, add the egg, milk, and vanilla. Whisk the egg with the wet ingredients first and then mix all ingredients together. A few clumps in the batter is okay; don't overmix!
Scoop ½ cup of batter onto pre-heated waffle iron. Close iron and cook until golden brown and crisp.
Use a fork to carefully remove cooked waffles from waffle iron and place them on a plate lined with a paper towel (to soak up the moisture from the heat). Repeat step 4 until all waffles are cooked.
Enjoy!

Notes

If you don’t have tapioca starch/flour you can sub arrowroot starch.
I typically use almond milk, but any non-dairy milk will work. Cow's milk will work too if you aren't dairy free.
You can use a flax egg as an egg replacement if you'd like vegan waffles.
If you're waffle iron is non-stick, do not spray with cooking spray (this could actually make the waffles stick). But, if you’re waffle iron is NOT non-stick, you’ll want to spray your waffle iron before adding the batter.
Waffles are best right out of the waffle iron, as they will lose their crispiness as they sit. If not eating them right away, you can throw them in the oven at about 225 to keep them crispy and warm, or throw them in the toaster quick right before you eat them.

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