Recipe French Waffles

1. Classic Belgian Waffles Recipe
   1. Sweet Milk Waffles

This light and fluffy homemade Belgian Waffle recipe is so easy to make from scratch. Try adding fruit or other toppings and I think you’ll find you will never need another waffle recipe!

I started cooking from a very young age, and this homemade waffle recipe is one of my earliest memories of making by myself, for my family. They were a staple of my childhood and are truly the best Belgian waffles recipe for light and fluffy waffles.

Belgian waffles are thicker and often larger than regular waffles because they are made with a waffle iron that has deeper grids.  These deep pockets are perfect for holding delicious pools of syrup.

Easy Belgian Waffles Recipe

The batter for Belgian waffles usually has a leavening agent. Our secret ingredient for waffles that are crisp on the outside, but light and soft in the center is to fold in beaten egg whites into the batter.

Whip Egg Whites: Separate the egg whites and yolks into two different mixing bowls. (Be careful not to get any yellow egg yolk in with the egg whites or they wont beat to stiff peaks properly). Use a hand mixer to beat the egg whites until they form stiff peaks.

Make Batter: Add milk and oil to the bowl with the egg yolks and mix to combine. Add the dry ingredients and stir to combine.

Classic Belgian Waffles Recipe

Serve: Top these crispy Belgian waffles with my delicious homemade syrup, powdered sugar, and any kind of fruit, like bananas, or berries. You could even skip the syrup and add Nutella, jam or peanut butter.

To Freeze: Allow waffles to cool completely, then store in a freezer-safe ziplock bag for up to 3 months. Rewarm in the toaster or microwave.

This light and fluffy homemade Belgian Waffle recipe is so easy to make from scratch. Try adding fruit or other toppings and I think you'll find you will never need another waffle recipe!

Sweet Milk Waffles

Freezing Instructions: Allow waffles to cool completely, then store in a freezer-safe ziplock bag for up to 3 months. Rewarm in the toaster or microwave.

Calories: 365 kcal Carbohydrates: 32 g Protein: 8 g Fat: 23 g Saturated Fat: 3 g Polyunsaturated Fat: 6 g Monounsaturated Fat: 13 g Trans Fat: 0.1 g Cholesterol: 71 mg Sodium: 457 mg Potassium: 169 mg Fiber: 1 g Sugar: 4 g Vitamin A: 206 IU Calcium: 220 mg Iron: 2 mg

Welcome! I’m Lauren, a mom of four and lover of good food. Here you’ll find easy recipes and weeknight meal ideas made with real ingredients, with step-by-step photos and videos.Waffles were common throughout Europe beginning in the Middle Ages, and came to North American with the first Dutch immigrants. A rising wave of waffle popularity peaked when Thomas Jefferson returned from his appointment as first US ambassador to France in 1789 with a treasure trove of French recipes and a long-handled waffle iron. Waffle “frolics, ” essentially a party involving making and eating homemade waffles together, were all the rage from the 18th century into the mid-20th century. By the mid-20th century, many households owned electric waffle makers. Frozen “eggo” waffles (first unsexily named “froffles”) were also common, and waffles became an every day occurrence, rather than something worthy of a party.

Belgian Liège Waffles With Pearl Sugar

Belgian waffle batters rely on yeast as a leavening agent, and contains a high proportion of butter to flour and milk. There are two main varieties of Belgian waffles – the Liege waffle has a denser cakey texture and is studded with pearl sugar. The Brussels waffle is a little lighter and skips the pearled sugar.

These French waffles contain no leavener other than eggs, and almost no butter. Their relative lightness paired with the deep pockets of a Belgian waffle iron makes them perfect for topping with all kinds of decadent things like maple syrup and whipped cream!

Typical American waffles have a high proportion of fat and sugar to flour and milk, and are leavened with baking powder. This is even more the case if you prefer your waffles chocolate-flavored.

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Uncooked batter can be stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator for several days, assuming your eggs and milk are not near their expiration date. Cooked waffles can be placed in a freezer-safe ziplock bag and frozen for several weeks. They can then be revived in a toaster oven (homemade eggos!) as needed.

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