Vegan Buttermilk Waffles
Make the best vegan buttermilk waffles this weekend with this easy vegan waffle recipe topped with a simple strawberry compote. The buttermilk in this recipe makes super fluffy, light waffles on the inside whilst achieving that crunchier outer shell. Waffles are essential if you love a sweet breakfast option or are looking for an alternative to pancakes for brunch or dessert.
This Vegan Buttermilk Waffle Recipe Is Elite!
- Easy to prepare
- Vegan
- Satisfy your sweet tooth
- Perfect texture
- Great for family brunch or entertaining guests on the weekend
Top Tips For The Best Vegan Buttermilk Waffles
- Always pre-heat your waffle maker fully before adding in any batter. If you add the batter to a cold or lukewarm waffle iron, they won’t get fluffy. Or worse, you could end up with brunt edges or a dry middle.
- Keep waffles warm in the oven. If you want to batch the waffles, set your oven to low heat and then keep cooked waffles stacked in there till you are ready to serve.
- Use a non-stick waffle iron. There is nothing worse than not being able to remove the waffle from the pan without it sticking and breaking apart. The easiest thing to do is use a non-stick waffle maker or use a small amount of spray oil between batches.
Best Waffle Maker
There are so many waffle makers on the market at a range of prices. Of course, you could go ahead and splash out on a $120 double flip waffle maker, but you can get just as great results with the $40 rotating Belgian waffle maker. For a more affordable alternative, try this $18 Oster standard waffle maker.
There are also tonnes of novelty shape waffle makers, such as:
How To Make Vegan Buttermilk
Buttermilk from cow’s milk is somewhat sour milk due to the lactic acid in the milk. The buttermilk curdles for a slightly thicker consistency than regular milk.
When making vegan buttermilk, the aim is to replicate this acidic taste and thicker texture using just two ingredients: oat milk (or soy milk) and apple cider vinegar. When you leave these liquids to settle for a few minutes while you prepare the rest of the waffle batter, they should curdle slightly.
How To Make Strawberry Compote
This three-ingredient strawberry compote recipe couldn’t be more straightforward. To make this super sweet fruit topping for your vegan strawberry waffles, all you need to do is:
- Heat the fresh strawberries, sugar, and lemon juice in a saucepan and stir as the sugar melts.
- After a few minutes, the compote will thicken. Once you see bubbles forming, the syrup should be thick enough to remove it from the heat.
- Wait for the compote to cool while you make the batter, and then top your buttermilk waffles with compote, maple syrup or agave nectar, fresh berries, and a dash of icing sugar for aesthetics.
INGREDIENTS
Vegan Butter Milk:
- 1 1/2 cups oat milk
- 1 Tbsp apple cider vinegar
Waffles:
- 2 flax eggs (2 Tbsp ground flaxseeds + 5 Tbsp water, let sit in the fridge)
- 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 3/4 cup pastry flour
- 1 Tbsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 3 Tbsp sugar
- 5 Tbsp vegan butter
- 2 tsp pure vanilla extract
Strawberry Compote:
- 1 pound of fresh strawberries
- 1/2 cup Sugar
- Juice from 1 lemon
METHOD
Strawberry Compote:
- First, cut the strawberries into quarters.
- In a small saucepan with the heat on medium, add in the quartered strawberries, 1/2 cup of sugar, and juice from one lemon. keep stirring the mixture continuously until the sugar melts.
- Continue to Cook the strawberries until it is tender and the compote has thickened.
- Towards the end of the cooking process, the mixture begins to bubble and the syrup is thickened, once done, allow the compote to cool.
Waffles:
- Preheat your waffle iron.
- Prepare the vegan buttermilk by combining the oat milk and apple cider vinegar in a small mixing bowl, whisk, and set aside.
- In a large mixing bowl add the flours, baking powder, salt, and sugar to a medium bowl and mix well.
- Melt the butter in the microwave, then slowly add to the oat milk mixture, whisking while you pour it in. Add the flax egg and the vanilla extract, and mix well.
- Add the wet mixture to the dry mixture and mix well, until few lumps remain.
- Cook the waffles according to your waffle maker’s instructions.
Plate the waffles and top them with the fresh strawberry compote, sliced berries, powdered sugar, and warm maple syrup.
Buttermilk Waffles With Fresh Strawberry Compote
Ingredients
Vegan Butter Milk:
- 1 1/2 cups oat milk
- 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar
Waffles:
- 2 flax eggs Mix 2 tbsp ground flaxseeds with 5 Tbsp water, let sit in the fridge
- 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 3/4 cup pastry flour
- 1 tbsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 3 tbsp sugar
- 5 tbsp vegan butter
- 2 tsp pure vanilla extract
Strawberry Compote:
- 1 lb fresh strawberries
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 lemon juiced
Instructions
Strawberry Compote:
- First, cut the strawberries into quarters.
- In a small saucepan with the heat on medium, add in the quartered strawberries, 1/2 cup of sugar, and juice from one lemon. keep stirring the mixture continuously until the sugar melts.
- Continue to Cook the strawberries until it is tender and the compote has thickened.
- Towards the end of the cooking process, the mixture begins to bubble and the syrup is thickened, once done, allow the compote to cool.
Waffles:
- Preheat your waffle iron.
- Prepare the vegan buttermilk by combining the oat milk and apple cider vinegar in a small mixing bowl, whisk, and set aside.
- In a large mixing bowl add the flours, baking powder, salt, and sugar to a medium bowl and mix well.
- Melt the butter in the microwave, then slowly add to the oat milk mixture, whisking while you pour it in. Add the flax egg and the vanilla extract, and mix well.
- Add the wet mixture to the dry mixture and mix well, until few lumps remain.
- Cook the waffles according to your waffle maker’s instructions.
- Plate the waffles and top them with the fresh strawberry compote, sliced berries, powdered sugar, and warm maple syrup.
