These Gluten Free Oat Waffles are a lighter and healthier option to regular waffles and perfect if you follow a gluten free diet. Made using oats that are blended in to flour, and a few other store cupboard ingredients that you probably already have in your kitchen.
Waffles are the perfect weekend breakfast and these healthy waffles are ready in just 10 minutes, they freeze well and you can serve them so many different ways as the topping options are almost endless.
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Why should you try it?
- Perfect weekend breakfast
- Delicious gluten free option
- Ready in 10 minutes
- Freezable
- Loads of topping options
What you will need
- Oats - this is the main ingredient of the waffles (we used rolled oats) and is an alternative to using regular flour. Whilst oats should naturally be gluten free, make sure that they are gluten free certified so that there isn't any cross contamination.
- Baking powder - baking powder is the leavening agent in waffles. It helps the waffles to rise and become more fluffy and tender.
- Salt - these waffles aren't salty, but adding some salt helps to balance out the flavours.
- Cinnamon - we love cinnamon in any kind of sweet dish. You could leave it out or use ground nutmeg or ginger instead.
- Brown sugar - we used brown sugar, because it adds flavour as well as sweetening the waffles. You could swap it for white sugar instead though. White sugar would also give a crispier waffle, but we like the flavour of brown sugar.
- Egg - this helps to bind the waffles. If you want this to be egg free, then you can use a flax egg instead. Simple mix together 1 tbsp of flax seed meal and 2.5 tbsp of water and leave for 5 minutes before using.
- Milk - we used skimmed milk, however any milk will work. We have even made these with our homemade almond milk before.
- Vanilla extract - this adds a lovely flavour to the waffles. Make sure you use extract and not essence.
- Chocolate chips - who doesn't love waffles with chocolate chips? We used dark chocolate chips, however milk or white will work too.
- Oil - we used vegetable oil, however sunflower and olive oil will work too.
Step by step
One: Put the oats in to a blender and blend until a flour consistency. Put in a bowl with the baking powder, sugar, chocolate chips, cinnamon and salt.
Two: Add the milk, egg, oil and vanilla and stir well.
Three: Heat and grease your waffle maker with some spray oil. When it is fully heated, add the waffle batter. Depending on the size of your waffle maker, this should be enough to make 4 square waffles.
Four: Cook for 4 minutes, or until they are cooked (this will be different depending on your waffle maker).
Waffle toppings
The best thing about waffles is that the topping options are almost endless. We went with some squirty cream, berries and a fruit based chocolate syrup (Sweet Freedom). However here are some of our other favourite toppings:
- Maple syrup/honey
- Banana and caramel
- Yoghurt and berries
- Frozen yogurt/ice cream for dessert waffles
- Pineapple and mango
- Jam
- Nut butter
- Crushed Oreos
How to get crispy waffles
The secret to getting waffles with a lovely crispy outside, but with a light and fluffy inside, is to let the batter rest. Don't heat your waffle maker until the batter has been made. The time it takes for the waffle maker to heat up is the perfect resting time (about 10 minutes).
This resting time for this gluten free waffle mix lets the oat flour absorb more of the moisture in the batter, resulting in a crispier waffle exterior. Using white sugar will help to get them crispier too.
FAQs
These can easily be made vegan, but some ingredient substitutions are obviously required. You would need to use a flax egg and almond milk. Make sure to use oil to grease the waffle maker rather than butter and that all your toppings are vegan.
These waffles freeze really well. Just place them in freezer-safe plastic bags and put in the freezer for up to 3 months. When you are ready to eat them, put individual waffles into the toaster and heat until warmed through.
Extra tips
- For these to be gluten free, you need to use gluten free certified oats. Also make sure that all other ingredients are gluten free and that there is no cross contamination.
- Cooking times will vary depending on your waffle iron, so you might need to experiment a little. As a general rule, the waffles will be cooked when there is no more steam coming out of the waffle iron. A minute or so longer will help to get crispier waffles.
- Leftover waffle will keep in the fridge in an air tight container for up to 3 days.
- If you don't have a blender to blend up your oats to make a flour, then you will need to buy some oat flour.
- Make sure you put enough batter in the waffle iron. It should be quite thick but not so much it runs out the sides.
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Recipe
Gluten Free Waffle recipe
Ingredients
- 100 g rolled oats make sure they're gluten free
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1 pinch salt
- 0.5 tsp cinnamon
- 2 tbsp brown sugar
- 1 egg
- 160 ml skimmed milk
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 3 tbsp dark chocolate chips
- 3 tbsp oil
Instructions
- Put the oats in to a blender and blend until a flour consistency. Put in a bowl with the baking powder, sugar, chocolate chips, cinnamon, baking powder and salt.
- Add the milk, egg, oil and vanilla and add to the oats and stir well.
- Heat and grease your waffle maker with some spray oil. When it is fully heated, add the waffle batter. Depending on the size of your waffle maker, this should be enough to make 4 square waffles.
- Cook for 4 minutes, or until they are cooked (this will be different depending on your waffle maker).
Notes
- For these to be gluten free, you need to use gluten free certified oats. Also make sure that all other ingredients are gluten free and that there is no cross contamination.
- Cooking times will vary depending on your waffle iron, so you might need to experiment a little. As a general rule, the waffles will be cooked when there is no more steam coming out of the waffle iron. A minute or so longer will help to get crispier waffles.
- Leftover waffle will keep in the fridge in an air tight container for up to 3 days.
- If you don't have a blender to blend up your oats to make a flour, then you will need to buy some oat flour.
- Make sure you put enough batter in the waffle iron. It should be quite thick but not so much it runs out the sides.
Lucy @ BakingQueen74
Made these using self-raising flour instead of the oats, and without choc chips, for 6 smart points per portion - yummy! thanks for the recipe
Dannii
I am glad you enjoyed them. I don't think I could skip the chocolate chips though ;)
Emily Leary
Wow, Dannii!! My stomach is rumbling! *turns on waffle maker*
Dannii
I made these again at the weekend. I love them.