We love a good frozen waffle-they are so quick and easy on busy weekday mornings! But have you looked at the price tag on a box of "healthier" freezer waffles? Yikes! Rather than shelling out the cash to stock up on whole grain, flaxseed freezer waffles, why not make our own freezer whole wheat waffles?
What do I need to make whole wheat waffles?
The ingredients list on this waffle recipe is super simple. If you regularly make waffles, pancakes, or any baked goods, you'll have what you need:
Whole wheat flour
Baking powder
Baking soda
Salt
Eggs
Milk
Melted butter
Honey
Any unsweetened milk you have on hand will work here-cow's milk is our go-to, but almond milk or oatmilk work equally well!
How do you make these homemade waffles?
To make homemade whole wheat waffles:
Preheat a waffle maker.
Whisk together the dry ingredients.
Stir the wet ingredients together in a separate bowl, and then pour the wet into the dry.
Allow the batter to rest for ten minutes. Cook waffles according to the waffle maker's instructions until golden brown and crisp.
Serve them fresh off the waffle iron, or allow them to cool and freeze them for later (more on that in a sec!)
Are whole wheat waffles any good?
These are 100% whole wheat waffles, but somehow they come out fluffy and chewy on the inside, and crisp and toasty on the outside. Every time I serve these up, my husband says, "These aren't whole wheat are they?" because even he can't tell the difference between these and white flour waffles. Of course, we like to stash them in the freezer, but they are equally delicious right out of the waffle iron. Your family will love them!
How do I make these into freezer waffles?
I like to make up a double batch of these whenever I have a spare hour for meal prep, or when we're making them for dinner. Then I let the leftovers cool completely, split them into toaster-size pieces and freeze them in gallon-size freezer bags. When I'm ready to eat them, I just pop them directly from the freezer into the toaster, and they come out warm and delicious. This method works well with my pumpkin waffles recipe as well!
What's the best way to top these waffles?
For a filling weekday breakfast, we like to serve them up with nut butter, banana or apple slices, and a dash of cinnamon. Or, we top them with a dollop of Greek yogurt and some homemade apple butter. But they're equally as delicious under a bath of pure maple syrup or this pumpkin spice latte syrup recipe-can't go wrong with a classic!
Enjoy.
📖 Recipe
Whole Wheat Frozen Waffles
Make a filling, convenient, and tasty breakfast with 100% whole wheat waffles. They freeze beautifully for easy mornings!
Preheat a waffle iron. In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, salt and baking soda. Set aside.
In a medium bowl, whisk together the eggs, milk, melted butter and honey. Pour the wet mixture into the dry and whisk until just combined.
Let batter rest for 10 minutes, then cook by pouring ½-1 cup of batter (depending on the size of your waffle iron) onto a greased waffle iron and cooking until brown and crisp.
To freeze, let waffles cool completely. Break or cut into toaster-sized pieces, then freeze in gallon-sized zip-top bags.
To cook from frozen, place frozen waffles in toaster and toast until crisp and warm.
Cassie is a holistic nutritionist, cookbook author, and all-around food lover. She grew up cooking dinner with her parents every evening, and her passion for home cooking has been strong ever since. Cassie is the author of two published cookbooks (Cooking with Greek Yogurt and Chia, Quinoa, Kale, Oh My!) and dozens of recipes published in major magazines and newspapers. Cassie has been sharing her award-winning recipes on Wholefully since 2010. She loves dark chocolate, homegrown tomatoes, motorsports, and anything that sparkles. She lives in Indiana with her family on a small homestead.
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For sure giving these a go next week when family is visiting. Thank you.
When my girls were little, I wanted to move to whole wheat pancakes and waffles. I mixed a big batch and we pulled from it when we wanted some. The first batch went over like a lead balloon. Family was use to white flour. So, over the coarse of a year, yes a year, I started over and would add more wheat flour to our white flour mix and eventually - yay! they ate whole wheat pancakes and waffles and loved them. They actually don't care for white ones any longer.
All that to say - love the use of the whole wheat:)
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Thats just such a nice idea period! whether you do them whole wheat or not! I'm totally "borrowing" this idea for my family since we love blueberry waffles but often do a breakfast for dinner night with them cuz it takes awhile and we like to have time to really appreciate them!
I do this with waffles (and pancakes) too! It's always so handy to pop some in the toaster on those mornings when you don't have time to make breakfast from scratch. Thank you for sharing, these look deliciously fluffy and filling!
I still like my gf flax frozen waffles because they are convenient! I'll definitely pin this recipe and try to whip up a batch of these to have on hand though!
What waffle iron do you have? My kids go through tons of store bought waffles and I would love to make them instead. However, I don't know 1. What waffle iron to get and 2. If I would actually use it enough to make it worth buying and storing another kitchen appliance.
Thoughts?
I actually loathe my waffle iron. These waffles were made with my parents' waffle iron (this one). It works pretty well consider it was less than $30! With appliances like that, I store them in my basement and pull them out only when I need them.
For sure giving these a go next week when family is visiting. Thank you.
When my girls were little, I wanted to move to whole wheat pancakes and waffles. I mixed a big batch and we pulled from it when we wanted some. The first batch went over like a lead balloon. Family was use to white flour. So, over the coarse of a year, yes a year, I started over and would add more wheat flour to our white flour mix and eventually - yay! they ate whole wheat pancakes and waffles and loved them. They actually don't care for white ones any longer.
All that to say - love the use of the whole wheat:)
Thanks for sharing, Charlene! We hope everyone loves them!
I really appreciate your work to this site. So thanks for it. I hope you can continue this type of hard work to this site in future also. Because this blog is really very informative and it helps me lot. I am delighted to find many useful things here, th18&#t2a7;s superb. Thanks for sharing.
Thats just such a nice idea period! whether you do them whole wheat or not! I'm totally "borrowing" this idea for my family since we love blueberry waffles but often do a breakfast for dinner night with them cuz it takes awhile and we like to have time to really appreciate them!
I really can't wait to try these!
Wow, what a great idea!! Beautiful photos too.
these look super tasty! yum!
Thanks so much!
i love this! Any idea what the nutritional info is?
You can calculate the nutrition info using this site: http://caloriecount.about.com/cc/recipe_analysis.php It makes it super easy!
I do this with waffles (and pancakes) too! It's always so handy to pop some in the toaster on those mornings when you don't have time to make breakfast from scratch. Thank you for sharing, these look deliciously fluffy and filling!
I still like my gf flax frozen waffles because they are convenient! I'll definitely pin this recipe and try to whip up a batch of these to have on hand though!
What waffle iron do you have? My kids go through tons of store bought waffles and I would love to make them instead. However, I don't know 1. What waffle iron to get and 2. If I would actually use it enough to make it worth buying and storing another kitchen appliance.
Thoughts?
I actually loathe my waffle iron. These waffles were made with my parents' waffle iron (this one). It works pretty well consider it was less than $30! With appliances like that, I store them in my basement and pull them out only when I need them.
I love this idea! I always hated how expensive pre-made whole wheat waffles are!
I love healthy staple recipes like this! Perfect for busy mornings and perfect for the kiddos. 🙂