CoffeeCrew Blog: My dairy-free waffle or pancake recipe

My dairy-free waffle or pancake recipe · 9.07.06 by colin newell

dairy free waffle-pancake recipe I love breakfast. More than life itself. If I fail to start my day with lots of carbs and a bit of protein, well, I may as well stay in bed.

Typical morning for me includes granola, fruit, yoghurt, multi-grain toast and water.

Nope. No coffee and no juice.

Coffee is a ritual that comes later. Usually around 10AM.

Lately, I have been doing way more baking. Muffins. Cookies. Waffles.

I sous-chef for 100% of our home cooking, but I tend to nibble more at work. So, in addition to making all of my own coffee and the coffee for the lads in the lab, I may all my own baked goods for my weekdays.

Back to breakfast. I love breakfast and we all know that breakfast tends to include dairy in some form or another. It is hard to find a work-around. But you can. Here is my dairy free waffle recipe. They are not vegan, but I suppose they could be with a bit of work.

1 3/4 cup of all-purpose unbleached white flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
Pinch salt
1/4 teaspoon Cinnamon
2 Egg yolks
1 3/4 cups premium quality Soy or Almond milk
1/2 cup cooking oil, ideally canola oil
2 Egg whites

In a large mixing bowl (which will ultimately hold your several days worth of waffle mix) stir together flour, baking powder and salt.
In a smaller mixing bowl beat egg yolks. Add Soy milk, cinnamon and oil.

Add to flour mix all at once. Stir or fold til mixed but still slightly lumpy.

In yet-another-bowl whip egg white to form a stiff peak.

Gently fold egg whites into soya-flour-oil mixture leaving a few whisps of egg white visible.

Heat waffle iron letting waffle mix work for about 7 minutes.
Pour batter onto preheated iron. Do not open while the waffles are cooking! Timing will vary depending on your iron.

serve with butter, maple syrup, fresh blueberries and hot, hot coffee!

Enjoy!

There are eggs in these… How does this constitute as dairy-free?

— Heather Dec 11, 11:16 am #
Isn’t Dairy milk based?

Help me out here.

— Colin Dec 12, 09:13 pm #
eggs are not dairy. dairy is anything that comes out of a cow, or has anything in it that came out of a cow – milk, butter, cheese, cream, yogurt….. diary is milk based, this is a dairy free and hence milk free recipe – the caviet I see is serving it with butter – anyone on a lactose free diet would not be happy. I was hoping to read about someone trying this recipe and their results

— Dec 29, 07:51 am #
I make a batch of these several times a week – and they are wonderful. Sometimes I sub in Lactose reduced milk – which works well. Lately, I have been putting tinned apple pie mix into the mix – say, a scoop of ground of apples. Very yummy.

— Colin Dec 29, 09:22 pm #
I was searching for a recipes this morning and I found yours. I loved them! Much better than a ready mix, but I you knew that…Thanks for sharing it.

— Desiree Ackerman Mar 21, 05:33 am #
Thanks for your recipe. I googled ‘dairy free waffles’ this morning and lo and behold yours appeared! We substituted the canola oil for extra virgin coconut oil (a delicious and nutritious oil) and added a little vanilla to the mix. The whipping took us a little longer as I underestimated the size of the bowl required so the wet mix sat for about 10 mins while we ‘whisked’ (with a fork) the egg whites. We didn’t have spray oil, so, unfortunately for us, the waffles turned out sticky and barely cooked… We decided to salvage the batter and make some ‘waffle/egg pancakes’ (this recipe is very ‘eggy’) – we added more vanilla, extra salt, some fresh blueberries and some powdered sugar to taste… They turned out a little dense (no surprises there) but the blueberry flavor with the coconut and vanilla was an interesting and tasty mix.
I have to stay, as a lactose intolerant, I’m always looking for good cooking alternatives to milk, but soy milk has consistently disappointed me…
I’m off to enjoy my salvaged eggwafflepancakes with some maple syrup!
Thanks anyway Colin – if I find another dairy free waffle recipe, I’ll let you know :)

— Hob and Reather Jul 6, 09:16 am #
Thank you for this great dairy free recipe. Since I have a friend that allergic to dairy I got a few tips. I substituted almond milk for the soy and added a touch more than a pinch of salt. Excellent! I did have to cook it longer than the waffle maker thought but no big deal there (most people don’t realize that the light is just a tool to help you get around the right time). Thanks again! I was beginning to give up hope I could have anything fun for my young son to eat.

— Pam Nov 9, 09:18 am #
Funny. I too switched over to Almond milk 2 weeks ago – you end up with seriously blond looking waffles – which is OK but they are more waffle like than when you use Soy – and they seem to have more food value. Thanks!

— colin Nov 9, 11:07 am #
I tried your waffle recipe using the soy milk and it turned out great. I think the soy add a nice taste to the waffle. Top it with strawberry sauce and you’re all set!

— Mississauga restaurants Nov 30, 04:20 pm #
Great recipe – it’s our new weekend favourite. I can’t have wheat either so I substituted the wheat flour with spelt flour and they turn out light, fluffy and very delicious. Thanks for sharing!

— Sheri Feb 22, 04:17 pm #
I made this with Vanilla Soymilk and they came out excellent.

— Michael Mar 20, 09:46 am #
Thanks for saving the morning with no milk in the house and everyone wanting waffles. I used unsweetened almond milk, threw in an extra egg & doubled the cinnamon. They were delicious, crispy on the outside, light and moist on the inside. I supposed we broke the dairy-free rule when we added fresh peaches & whipped cream. Yum!

— Jeanette Jun 14, 10:26 am #
super yummy!! substituted the all purpose flour for spelt flour and home made almond milk (un-filtered) for the soya milk. Delicious!!!

— cF Aug 18, 09:48 am #
If you make this with the cinnamon, then how does this constitute as dairy free?

— Gavin Sep 13, 07:25 am #
Since when does cinnamon come from a cow?!?
Yoiks!
Nurse!

— Colin Sep 13, 11:01 am #
For some reason my dairy free recipe is the most popular…

— Colin Newell Sep 18, 04:44 pm #
Hee, hee. This is where we all gather and drink coffee when you are busy else where.

— jeanie Sep 18, 10:57 pm #
Actually – I am going to sub in some rice flour to get away from the DEADLY white flour that it is in this recipe. Listen folks: Nothing kills faster than white flour and white sugar. Just say NO!

— Colin Sep 19, 09:08 am #
I am just cooking the waffels now they smell great. I am always looking for good recipes for our son that we will like too.I’ll let you know how they turn out.

— Tina Oct 18, 10:23 am #
Own a B&B. Have a lactose-intolerant guest. Had no idea what to serve for breakfast but searched online for non-dairy waffles. You saved my life! will let you know the response!

— Sally Nov 13, 04:22 pm #
Thank you so much! I have a sister and best friend who are lactose intolerant and it’s hard finding breakfast foods that work!

— Mia Apr 6, 02:31 pm #
I made this with Bob’s Red Mill GF All-Purpose flour and my kids still ate it. Thank you for the recipe!

— Andrea Aug 29, 07:27 am #
Thanks for your kind comments. I am working on a yummy Vegan update to this classic recipe. Stay tuned.

— Colin Newell Aug 29, 11:46 am #