Crispy Belgian Waffle recipe with 4 tips that make these the BEST waffles ever! Simple waffle recipe that everyone loves.
Easy recipe for Belgian waffles that turns out crispy and holds its shape- even when I pile on the Homemade Peach Syrup and cream like I do often!
Can you even contain your excitement!? I mean- oh, the possibilities!
I saw an idea online for a waffle party, and thought it was the perfect idea for Jude’s 1st birthday.
I set out to find the perfect waffle recipe, but they all kept falling short.
We’re talking a dozen failed recipes.
Looked online. Looked through cookbooks. Tried it all! I adapted and adjusted, but for the life of me, couldn’t get the right balance! In my head, I wanted free-hotel-continental-breakfast waffles. Know which ones I mean? Well, a month later (just in time for the party), and after the 12th recipe, I’m here to share my secrets and the final version…
How is this recipe different than other Belgian Waffle recipes?
I make waffles often and when I was trying these out, I wasn’t sure it’d work! These were different. But you know what? They’re also AMAZING. Here’s how they’re different:
- Slightly odd ingredients. Cornstarch? Only 3/4 cups flour? Dividing the egg yolks from the egg whites? Weird. But just add them!
- The batter is runny. That was the thing that struck me as the most odd. It was thinner than other waffle recipes, plus the egg whites aren’t 100% stirred in, so you can see some frothy egg in it. It’ll be fine!
- Go ahead and fill the waffle iron. With other recipes I didn’t need to add a ton of batter to the waffle iron. With this recipe, I can add more. Do a test waffle first, filling it as you normally would and see how it goes. Everyone’s waffle irons are a bit different! Then adjust accordingly.
How to make Crispy Belgian Waffles
Here are my tips for making the BEST belgian waffles:
1- Use a Belgian waffle maker, preferably one that flips (I bought this one.) I own several waffle irons and use different ones depending on how many people I’m feeding. This Belgian waffle maker cooks 2 at once!
2- Cornstarch! I replace about 25% – 40% of the called-for flour with cornstarch.
3- Regular milk only. Buttermilk made them creamy, but not crispy… which seemed counter-intuitive:)
4- Separating & beating the egg whites. I heard this over and over again, but it’s true. The whipped whites make a difference.
Perfect Belgian Waffle recipe ingredients
Here’s what you need:
— FLOUR: You’ll need 3/4 cup flour for this recipe. I used all purpose flour, but you can use a whole wheat blend or even a gluten-free flour blend!
— CORNSTARCH: Adding 1/4 cup cornstarch to the waffle batter helps the waffles to get that nice CRISP texture!
— LEAVENING/ FLAVOR: To help the waffles rise and add flavor, you’ll need 1 tsp. baking powder, 1/4 tsp. salt and 2 tsp. sugar.
— EGGS: You’ll just need 2 eggs, but you’ll need to divide the yolks from the whites.
— BUTTER: Adding 2 TBSP melted butter adds a nice rich flavor to the waffles and helps them be a bit more non-stick!
— MILK: You’ll need 1 cup milk for the waffle batter. You can use regular milk or Almond milk. I don’t usually have the best results using soy milk in recipes require leavening, so I’d avoid soy milk.
— VANILLA: Adding 1 tsp. vanilla contributes towards great flavor!
How to make the Best Belgian Waffles
Preheat all the things
Turn your waffle iron on and get it warming up. Preheat your oven to 200°F too. It helps to set the waffles in a warm oven until you’re ready to eat them!
Start Making the Batter
Mix the flour, cornstarch, baking powder, salt and sugar using a whisk to combine well.
Melt butter in the microwave.
Beat the egg yolk with a fork. Add in the milk, vanilla and butter, then whisk.
Add the dry ingredients to the milk mixture.
Whisk Egg Whites
In a mixer, beat the egg white to stiff peaks.
Combine it all
Carefully fold the egg whites into the batter. Be gentle, but thorough- make sure the egg white is stirred in.
Cook & Serve
Cook in your waffle iron.
Serve, or place waffles directly on the oven racks to keep warm until you’re ready to serve them. (And don’t stack them!)*
How to You Measure Dry Ingredients?
To understand how to measure dry ingredients, I’ll use the example of measuring flour. This method I’m describing is one most home cooks use. To measure 1 cup of flour, you scoop out flour using a tool that’s NOT your measuring cup and deposit the flour into the 1 cup measuring cup. I gently shake the cup from side to side just to level the flour a bit. Then I use a clean butter knife to level off the flour. If you just need 1 tablespoon of flour, I’d simply scoop up flour using my tablespoon measuring spoon and again, level with a knife.
Perfect Crispy Belgian Waffles
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup flour
- 1/4 cup cornstarch
- 1 tsp. baking powder
- 1/4 tsp. salt
- 2 tsp. sugar
- 2 eggs yolks divided from whites
- 2 TBSP butter melted
- 1 cup milk
- 1 tsp. vanilla
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 200 degrees F. Heat waffle maker to highest setting.
- Mix the flour, cornstarch, baking powder, salt and sugar using a whisk to combine well.
- Beat the egg yolk with a whisk until smooth. Stir in the milk, vanilla, and butter.
- Combine the milk mixture with the dry ingredients. Stir until mostly smooth.
- Beat the egg whites until stiff peaks form using an electric mixer or blender.
- Carefully but thoroughly fold the egg whites into the batter. Cook waffles according to waffle maker instructions.
- Place waffles directly on the oven racks until ready to serve. (And don’t stack them!)
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HOW DO YOU SOFTEN BUTTER?
I like to soften butter by using the defrost function on my microwave. If you need the full 1/2 cup cube of butter, you can leave it in the paper wrapper, otherwise, place the amount of butter you need in a glass or porcelain bowl. I use the lowest defrost setting on my microwave and just let it run for 20 seconds. Check the butter and see how soft it is by pressing it with a rubber scraper. If it is still not soft to the touch, meaning it doesn’t indent when you press into it, let it warm for another 5-10 seconds. Watch it closely! Butter softens very quickly.
*Since I was making these for a party, I needed 25 waffles. Taking 3 minutes per waffle to cook, I needed them to stay crisp while the others baked!This is kind of in impossible feat, or so I thought… The trick was to place the waffles in an oven set to 200, directly on the oven racks (not on plates or pans!). Each one was just right! I can’t believe it worked. It worked! I’ve made this recipe since the party, and the oven trick is the key- they always stay perfectly crisp.
^^ Waffle station.
^^ Ok, and now, my favorite way to eat waffles! My favorite restaurant growing up in Ohio had this on the menu, and my grandma would let me order it as my meal every time! (Grandmas are the best, yes!?) Warm waffles topped with ice cream and hot fudge. I mean, just the best. Making these at home for the first time was an out of body experience, let me tell you!
Now that you have the best recipe, you can use your imagination to top them any way you want! They’re the perfect base for fruit, nutella, powdered sugar, jam, ice cream, syrup… you name it. Enjoy!
Need some new Breakfast Ideas? Here are several more Breakfast recipes:
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Sweet Breakfast Recipes:
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Crisp Belgian Waffle recipe with 4 tips that make these the BEST waffles ever! Simple waffle recipe that everyone loves.
AJ says
This recipe looks great. I have never made Belgium waffles before. I’m used to making the regular kind which I prefer over pancakes. Yes, blueberries taste great on waffles but making muffins is my favorite way to use them.
Alison says
You are in good company here AJ!
Carolyn Spencer says
For the Monday comments to win an Amazon gift card — My favorite way to use blueberries is when I make Belgian waffles for my husband. I will make 2 batches to have some in our freezer too. He buys prepared frozen waffles all of the time to eat for breakfast. I would rather he have homemade ones, so I fix them once in awhile.
I also include blueberries at times in my fruit smoothies I make in the morning.
Alison says
Both are excellent uses of blueberries Carolyn!
Nancy Vieth says
This looks like an interesting recipe! I’ve read about whipping the egg whites separately, but not the use of that much corn starch. Will have to try these. Maybe with blueberry sauce.
Alison says
Blueberry sauce sounds excellent, I hope you enjoy this Nancy!
Denise Prosser says
Love waffles that are crispy outside but soft inside and then to top with blueberries, strawberries, etc is GREAT,
Alison says
I completely agree Denise!
Ellen McKerley says
I very much plan to make these- can’t wait- I love that they hold a lot more syrup!
Alison says
I hope you enjoy them Ellen!
Robin L. Coxon says
I enjoy using blueberries in pancakes/waffles but my family really loves a blueberry pie. Your blog is always interesting to see each day
and the recipes you post. It is great most of your recipes have ingreadiants I would already have on hand.
Nicole says
Thanks so much, blueberries are pretty great 🙂
Betty Kopp says
Ok I have to try that waffle recipe! But my favorite way to use blueberries is to make blueberry dumplings. OMG those pillow like blueberry dumplings in that blueberry sauce yum! Have to thank momma for that one!
Nicole says
Ohh that sounds so delicious!
Sandy Y says
To be honest I rarely cook with blueberries. I enjoy them so much by themselves. Occasionally, I will add them to my dry ready to eat cereal.
Nicole says
that sounds delicious
Ari says
Amazing! My family loved them, and my Dad was ecstatic when I told him I would make them for him again this weekend. Thank you so much!
Alison says
I love that so much! Thanks for sharing Ari!
Caryn says
Yum! In high school we were at our state volleyball tournament in Lewiston, Idaho and went to a breakfast spot and they had a red, white, and blue waffle. It was strawberries & blueberries, with vanilla ice cream…. 😋 Best waffle ever!
We like to use blueberries with crepes too. Another favorite blueberry use is fruit salsa with cinnamon sugar tortilla chips.
Thanks for your great recipes!
mary avey says
I am going to make the lemon pudding cookies. I love anything lemon so can’t wait to make these cookies.
Nicole says
Lemon is always welcomed!
Keith says
I’m from the US and I think that there’s a term conflict corn starch/corn flour here. I use corn flour and it works great
Nicole says
well, I just learned something new. In the UK cornstarch is referred to as corn flour. In the US we want to use cornstarch but for our readers over seas, corn flour is acceptable 🙂
Jharnaa says
Hi! I’ve been craving some crispy waffles and would love to try this recipe! – however, could you please include metric measurements? That always helps with precision since cups are a bit confusing to work with.
Thanks!
x
Nicole says
I’m so sorry but being as how we are an American based food blog, we don’t do metric measurements on our recipes. There are plenty of websites that do offer metric conversions though, so if you wanted to, you could go through and configure all of the ingredients. Do note that the results may not be 100% exact and may require a little adjustments and trial/errors to get right.
Dal Kin says
Recipe looks amazing! I will be making these. I was wondering if I could just use cake flour to make these?
Jessica says
I haven’t tried cake flour but I’ve tried bread flour with good results! Let me know how it goes!
Deb says
These were runny, and not crispy at all. Stuck to the waffle maker. Managed to salvage. Wont make again!
Yikes. Ive done the egg whites thing before.
Much better recipes out there.
Jessica says
Sounds like something didn’t go quite right… did you read my tips in the post?