Flourless oatmeal waffles that are crispy on the outside, fluffy on the inside, and crazy easy to make!
I made you breakfast! And not just any breakfast, but flourless oatmeal waffles!
So I’m not sure if I told you guys this, but I’m currently dealing with a bit of a situation. A situation that involves a broken oven and a 1.5 week wait time to get a new one.
Well, we’re down to about 4 more days at this point, but I’ve been without an oven since the end of October, and I.am.DYING.
No roasted potatoes, no ready-made pizza, no muffins. The dang thing actually crapped out on me while I was in the process of making muffins, and the worst part is that I only realized it wouldn’t turn on when I went to put the loaded muffin pan in the oven and couldn’t figure out why it was still cold.
And to add insult to injury (I’m almost done with the woe-is-me part, promise), my parents are currently reno-ing their kitchen, so I can’t exactly go over there and “borrow” their oven. I do have a little toaster oven that does a surprisingly good job when it comes to baking and roasting, but I wouldn’t trust it when making recipes for the blog because it’s so much smaller than a regular oven and probably wouldn’t give the most accurate results since the heat distribution is so different.
BUT! It’s not all doom and gloom. Not having an oven has forced encouraged me to look into making different kinds of recipes for the blog, hence the applesauce and now these flourless oatmeal waffles.
Do you have any small appliances at home that are so old you don’t even know what brand they are or how long they’ve actually been with you?
I don’t have any of those guys in my own kitchen since I restocked from scratch when I moved out 5 years ago but my parents have two that immediately come to mind.
The first is a food processor that’s probably as old as I am. If not older. There’s no brand on it [anymore?], but despite its age, I’m pretty sure it could still grind rocks into a fine powder. They just don’t make ’em like they used to.
The second is a waffle iron that’s not quite as ancient as the food processor (in that I actually have some vague recollection of this thing joining the family), but still old as dirt.
Again, there’s no brand on it (it literally just says “Waffle Maker”), but… it still makes waffles? Like, I don’t know what more you want from a waffle maker. I have a newer/fancier one at home with all these bells & whistles, but it’s a little too much. I mean, just give me a waffler that pumps out waffles without me having to fiddle with the settings for 15 minutes, and I’m a happy camper… which just goes to show you that you don’t need a crazy expensive waffle iron to make perfectly good waffles. I made these ones on my parents’ old-as-dirt “Waffle Maker” (because I prefer square waffles to round ones – don’t ask), and they came out perfectly.
Granted, they came out perfectly after a few failed trials, but the whole process taught me some helpful tricks to getting your waffles to come out light and crisp.
First, a touch of oil and sugar. It doesn’t have to be a lot (I used less than 1 Tbsp of each for the whole batch), but both of these help with browning and crisping. Without them, you end up with waffles that are kind of… limp.
Second, some recipes call for separating the eggs and beating the whites until they’re stiff before folding them into the batter. I’ve made a few recipes like this and it does work, but it’s also a few extra steps that I wanted to avoid since I was set on making these in the blender.
Which brings us to the secret ingredient – cornstarch. Adding a bit of cornstarch to the batter not only ensures waffles that are fluffy on the inside and crispy on the outside, but waffles that stay crispy even after they’ve been sitting for a while. Granted, that might change if you freeze your waffles and reheat them later, but all you have to do in that case is pop them in a toaster and they’ll crisp right up.
So there you have it! An oven-less inspired recipe for gluten-free flourless oatmeal waffles that are crispy on the outside, fluffy on the inside, and crazy easy to make!
Happy eating!
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Light & Crisp Flourless Oatmeal Waffles
- Total Time: 12 mins
- Yield: 8 waffles, about 4 servings 1x
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cup (120 g) rolled oats
- 1/4 cup (40 g) cornstarch
- 1 Tbsp (12 g) coconut palm sugar*
- 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/2 cup (110 g) plain Greek yogurt
- 1/4 cup (60 ml) unsweetened almond milk
- 2 large eggs
- 1 Tbsp (15 ml) oil**
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat your waffle iron. You want to make sure it’s nice and hot before you start cooking your waffles.
- Add all the ingredients to a blender in the order listed and process on high until the oats have fully broken down and the batter is smooth and frothy.
- Coat your waffle iron with plenty of cooking spray or oil and pour the batter in according to manufacturer’s instructions.*** Cook your waffles until they’re crisp and golden brown on the outside, then repeat with the remaining batter.
- Serve the waffles warm with toppings of choice, or wrap them up tightly and freeze them for a quick breakfast option. Just pop them in the toaster when you’re ready to eat.
Notes
* You can also use brown sugar. ** You can use any oil you have on hand. If using coconut oil, you might want to make sure the rest of your ingredients are at room temperature to prevent the coconut oil from solidifying into chunks. *** Because waffle makers come in so many different sizes, I can’t give you exact measurements or cook times. Consult the manufacturer’s instructions to determine the specifics of your particular waffle iron.
- Prep Time: 5 mins
- Cook Time: 7 mins
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Exactly great basic you can adapt. I made as written ECT for using whole milk father than almond. The batter worked perfectly in my standard waffle iron. As I make batches of waffles for breakfast toast. These are perfect. Lot a of fiber from oats. No wheat flour. Used a vitamin blender and they were a good consistency. Maybe almond milk or less powerful blender would require more as some people have found. That s easy to adjust. For those who found them bland you could add a fearing of nutmeg or a little more cinnamon. Or add some citrus zest. Going with jell or syrup will sweeten too. Bit I love them just as they are. Easiest waffle recipe ever.
Autocorrect victim. Several typos but the only important one is that I used a Vitamix blender. Not vitamin
The waffles were terrific! Nicely browned & very tasty. I would not make them again in my blender as the batter quickly became thick & gummy and was difficult to extract from the blender. Next time I will use. Mixer after pulverizing the oat flour.
I did add 1/3 cup more liquid after I saw how stiff & gummy the batter became. I also added 1/2 teaspoon salt & same amount of baking soda, and a pinch of allspice & nutmeg for added variety. Added liquid Made the batter more manageable & end product was still tasty & crisp.
I’m sorry but these waffles are awful. They taste like wallpaper paste. They need more moisture, like a few mashed bananas or a cup of purées pumpkin. They definitely need more sweetness…something. They just don’t work as-is, and I followed the recipe precisely.
I had a terrible time with these. The batter was extremely thick and produced cardboard waffles. I followed the recipe, with the exception of cow’s milk. I added more milk for the next batches but still had a tasteless result. Any idea what I should do differently or could have done wrong? I did use a Belgian waffle maker, which is what I always use. Thank you for this lovely idea!
Made these this morning and they were amazing! I’d even say they were better than my normal flour waffle recipe.
Hi!
Looks lovely! I will definitely try this. Do we use old fashioned rolled oats or quick cooking oats? The recipe calls for rolled oats but the picture is showing quick oats. Thanks!
Made these tonight for dinner. They where a little Bland but had good crunch. I also just used the egg whites insead of the whole egg to cut out further calories. BTW I see this recipes says it makes 8 waffles but I only had enough batter to make 3 full waffles in a Belgium waffle maker.
Can u double the recipe and expect the same results ?
Brought an old waffle iron I found in my cabin down to my house and made these this morning,everyone loved them! Used gluten free oats for my dad who’s sensitive and nobody could believe they were flourless!! Thanks for the recipe,will definitely make again :))
I enjoyed these but found at least 200 ml of liquid was needed. At 60ml the whisk was standing up.
This looks amazing! Can you use cows milk instead of almond milk?
That’d be totally fine, Aisha 🙂
Do you double this recipe!? I doubled it and realized after dealing with a SUPER thick batter that I should NOT have doubled the cornstarch!! Ack!
Made these this am….delicious! My kids ate them up!!
I’m so glad you and your family liked them, Irene!
hello Amanda.. im going to make this for sunday breakfast! and i think im going to top it off with homemade banana ice cream with peanut butter, yumm.. i love all your recipes very simple and i have most of the ingredients at home, made your greek yoghurt muffin and it was a hit <3 thank you!
love, Akiko
A great recipe! Like all your recipes 🙂 Only with this one I had to add double amount of milk because the dough was so dry and lumpy.
Waffles are my happy place and you just took them up a notch
Waffles are butter pocket heaven. I need a waffle iron. I could put it with my panini maker and my quesadilla maker, both of which are old as dirt, although I still use them from time to time. 🙂
Waffles are butter pocket heaven. Now I just need a waffle iron.
I do have a fajita maker and a panini maker though.
I’m sorry to hear about your oven woes!! I remember when my oven died – I seriously wanted to cry! Thankfully it was a simple fix but still, a few days without it had me going insane.
These waffles look so delicious!! I seriously need to lookk into getting a regular waffle maker instead of using just my Belgium waffle maker. I like it and all don’t get me wrong – but I like the aesthetics of regular waffles better! Is that weird? lol I think they take much prettier pictures! Plus I hate how out of 3 cups of batter I only get 2 waffles lol
Lol that’s what drives me crazy about mine too. Soon much batter to just make one monster waffle. Like a waffle cake, basically.
Ironically my waffle iron IS that appliance! My mom made Sunday morning waffles on it 30 years ago and I like to carry that tradition as well. I don’t see a brand name, and I literally plug it in and wait for the light to turn off when ready. It’s perfect. Also, these waffles are delicious! Nobody even knows they’re eating oatmeal and plain Greek yogurt 😊
That’s what this waffle maker is like too! Just a light that lets you know when it’s nice and hot. I love simple things.
Mmmh, waffles. I like how you turned the lemons life handed you into something this delicious. Fingers crossed your oven will really be back to functionality soon.
My family definitely owns quite a few oldie but goodie kitchen gadgets. Like the kitchen machine – not food processor but one of those for shredding vegetables and grinding flour – that she’s had for-ev-er.
Your mention of shredding vegetables actually reminded me that my family has an ancient juicer that’s probably older than I am. I remember my parents making carrot juice for me when I was tiny!
Ooh wow, I’m definitely going to keep this recipe in mind; I love how you got innovative with the lack of an oven. It is so true that appliances made a long time ago were made to last a LONG time.
So true! It’s like now they make things a lot less reliable JUST so that it breaks on people and they have to keep replacing things and spending more money.
ohh how did you know i like mine extra crispy!?! Think potato starch would work too?
<3 you
I’m honestly not sure about potato, but possibly? I’ll have to test it out and let you know 😛
Bummer about your oven, but I’m loving the look of these waffles! And, yes, a little oil and sugar definitely makes a difference.
Mmm! We are big fans of waffles around here. Can’t wait to try this recipe out Amanda! And sorry to hear about your oven, that has to be terrible!
My kids are reading this post with me and let’s just say they are big fans of everything you do, lol! They’re currently eating breakfast but now want me to make waffles stat. OY! These pictures are seriously awesome so I don’t blame them!
Waffles for dinner? 😀
I remember making waffles and not using oil. It would cause them to be soggy, you are right. I’m going to have to try making these.
I hope you like them, Hollie! I think t’s the cornstarch and oil that make them come out super light and crisp.
yum, love this! it’s funny – my original waffle maker is gone because my husband (well, ex husband now) took it away from me years ago when I made a HUGE disaster of a mess making chocolate waffles from a Williams Sonoma mix lol. the waffle maker I use now which is awesome is actually a prize that my son won at dave and busters lol. there’s no brand on it but it’s terrific!
Lol I’m tempted to ask how big of a disaster it was if it made you lose your waffle-making privileges 😛