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Perfect Keto Waffles

Feb 8, 2018 · 7 Comments

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four waffle wedges on a white plate topped with real whipped cream with text "Perfect Keto Waffles" on image

There's something about the smell of waffles baking that takes me back to childhood Sunday Mornings. It's no surprise that creating keto waffles was at the top of my list when we switched to a keto lifestyle.

In fact, we are obsessed with these keto waffles as a late morning breakfast. You can make a big batch of them over the weekend and freeze them. Then toast them in the toaster during the week and top them with organic butter or coconut manna. This Lakanto Maple Syrup drizzled on top is fabulous (just 1 net carb!)  You can save 20% on your order with the coupon code KETOKITCHEN. Click here to order.

Or make your own homemade keto maple syrup with my recipe here:

Homemade Keto Maple Syrup
You'll never buy keto pancake syrup again with this easy-to-make low carb syrup recipe.
It's not just for pancakes! Use it as a baste for keto maple-glazed salmon, pork chops or bacon!
Check out this recipe
Keto Maple Syrup

They are delicious and have great keto macros coming in at 85% fat, 5% Net Carbs and 10% Protein. Scroll down for the printable recipe and full nutrition information.

Tips On Making The Waffles

These waffles are very easy to make. But I want to take a moment and talk about substitutions. You cannot substitute coconut flour for almond flour here. You can, however, take a look at my waffle recipe that uses all coconut flour here:

Keto Coconut Flour Waffles (1 Net Carb)
These Keto Coconut Flour Waffles are light and fluffy… reminiscent of childhood Sunday mornings. As children, we would wake on Sunday mornings to the treat of either waffles or cinnamon rolls. My mom would make the maple syrup from scratch and the entire house would smell of maple and waffles.
Check out this recipe
Keto Coconut Flour Waffles stacked together

Why Avocado or Olive Oil?

Research has shown that using vegetable oils including canola oil is bad for our health. This is contrary to what we were taught growing up in the "fat-free" era when saturated fats were demonized and trans fats hit the market. All I baked with as a teenager was light margarine which was packed with vegetable oils.

Well, when I learned how bad vegetable oils were for our health I discovered avocado oil. It's great for baking, making salad dressings, roasting, and cooking with. It has a light neutral flavor and you can find it in bulk in places like Costco and Sam's Club.

You can also use a high-quality MCT oil or Olive Oil in place of the Avocado Oil in this recipe.

I strongly encourage you to throw out all of your vegetable oils and replace them with these options. We also use coconut oil, butter, ghee, and algae oil in our kitchen. From time to time, we'll use small-batch artisan nut oils like walnut or macadamia oil.

If you want to read a great book that covers the harmful effects of vegetable oils on our health, I recommend Deep Nutrition by Catherine Shanahan, M.D. This book will revolutionize how you think about your health and what you put into your body.

four keto waffle triangles stacked on a plate with real whipped cream on top and edges

Baking The Waffles

These waffles take a little longer to bake than traditional waffles.

Of course, everyone's waffle iron is just a little bit different. We have three different ones and tested this recipe in each one.

In our Belgian Waffle Iron, these took 6-7 minutes each to cook.

In our Traditional Waffle Iron, these took 8-9 minutes to cook. Our traditional waffle iron is actually one of those George Forman grills that have removable plates. Heating was uneven on them and we had to let it preheat for 5 minutes between each waffle. I definitely wouldn't recommend buying one of those specifically for making waffles.

In our new classic waffle maker, these took only 2 minutes to bake! We really love this one!

four Belgian keto waffle triangles stacked on top of each other

Spray Your Waffle Plates Liberally

This batter tends to stick to waffle plates, so make sure you spray your waffle plates with Coconut Oil or Avocado Oil spray before pouring the batter in each time.

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They Get Crispy Once Cooled

These waffles crisp up as they cool. When we are making these in “batch cooking mode”, we pull out our cookie cooling racks and lie the finished waffle on this while the next is baking. Then these cooled waffles are stacked into our plastic container we use to store them in.

Spray Your Waffle Plates Liberally

This batter tends to stick to waffle plates, so make sure you spray your waffle plates with Coconut Oil or Avocado Oil spray before pouring the batter in each time.

keto waffle batter with mixer above it

Making The Perfect Keto Waffles Dairy Free

These keto waffles can be made dairy-free. To do this omit the heavy whipping cream, avocado oil, and water and instead use three-quarters of a can of full-fat coconut milk.

Why BochaSweet?

BochaSweet is my sugar alternative of choice.

Yeah, it's a little more expensive than all the other options... BUT... it is the premium sugar alternative on the market because of its taste and its whole body benefits.

You see, BochaSweet is made from the extract of the Kabocha pumpkin which has been a superfood staple of the Japanese diet for way longer than you or I have been around.

It has benefits beyond it's sweet taste.

Plus, there's no aftertaste. The aftertaste is the worst part of sugar substitutes. I just don't miss the metallic or bitter aftertaste that other sugar alternatives deliver.

You've just gotta try it for yourself. Click on any of the links on this page and order a bag to try.

Ingredients for Keto Waffles

Here are some specific ingredients you'll need for your keto waffles...

  • BochaSweet (see above for comments!)
  • Full-fat Coconut Milk (to make dairy-free)
  • Cuisinart Double Belgian Waffle Maker
  • Pure Vanilla (watch for hidden sugar)
  • Baking Soda by Bob’s Red Mill
  • Cream of Tartar by McCormick Gourmet
  • Liquid Stevia Drops, Vanilla by SweetLeaf
  • Coconut Flour by TerraSoul Superfoods
  • Almond Flour, Superfine by Bob’s Red Mill

Tutorial Video: Perfect Keto Waffles

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four waffle wedges on a white plate topped with real whipped cream

Perfect Keto Waffles

These keto waffles are delicious and satisfying. We double this batch and make it on Sunday morning and freeze the leftovers for easy breakfasts throughout the week. They are great in the toaster!
4.13 from 31 votes
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Course: Breakfast, Snack
Cuisine: Keto
Diet: Diabetic, Gluten Free
Keyword: keto breakfast
Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes
Cook Time: 5 minutes minutes
0 minutes minutes
Total Time: 15 minutes minutes
Servings: 16 Servings
Author: Tara Wright

Ingredients

  • 3 eggs
  • ½ cup heavy whipping cream
  • ½ cup avocado oil or olive oil
  • ½ cup water
  • 2 cups almond flour (224 grams)
  • 2 Tablespoons coconut flour (15 grams)
  • ½ cup BochaSweet or 30 drops liquid Stevia
  • 1 Tablespoon pure vanilla extract
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • ¼ teaspoon cream of tartar
  • ¼ teaspoon xanthan gum
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda

Instructions

  • Combine all ingredients in a large bowl and blend for 2 minutes. It's important to blend the mixture for this long to allow the coconut flour to absorb the liquid.
  • Note that you can substitute 1 teaspoon of baking powder for the cream of tarter and baking soda above.
  • Preheat your waffle iron and allow the mixture to rest. This provides time for the coconut flour to soak up the wet ingredients. You'll notice that your batter is stiffer after you've given it time to rest.
  • Bake in a waffle iron for 5-7 minutes and enjoy!

Notes

Your nutrition information will depend on the size of your waffle iron and resulting waffles.
* *Nutrition facts provided as estimates only. We use erythritol for the sweetener for consistency purposes when calculating nutrition facts with the exception of stevia which is calculated as such. 
 The nutrition facts for our Perfect Keto Waffles were calculated using Cronometer. All of our recipes are available in Cronometer if you are a Gold member and friend request me at tara@wholebodyliving.com through Cronometer. Click here to save 10% off of Cronometer Gold or try it out with a free account.

Nutrition

Calories: 183kcal | Carbohydrates: 4g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 17g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1.17g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5.87g | Trans Fat: 0.09g | Cholesterol: 41mg | Sodium: 133mg | Potassium: 25mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 154IU | Vitamin C: 0.04mg | Calcium: 39mg | Iron: 1mg | Net Carbs: 2.22g | Sugar Alcohol: 4.5g

Great For The Freezer

This is a great keto recipe to make and freeze to eat later. You can pull them directly out of the freezer and put them in your toaster or toaster oven. Our toaster has a defrost setting that we use but it also works without it. Then smear with real butter and drizzle with keto friendly maple syrup and you have an easy, fast keto breakfast, lunch or dinner. After all, these aren't JUST for breakfast!

Elevation Adjustments

As people test this recipe at higher elevations, I'll update this section with their advice.

For 6,000 feet:

  • +1 Tablespoon avocado oil
  • +1 Tablespoon almond flour
  • Reduce baking powder and baking soda to ½ tsp
  • Tips provided by Monica Walker 🙂

Other Keto Breakfast Recipes

You'll find a lot of different keto breakfast options here on the website because breakfast is my husband's favorite food type. He'll eat breakfast food for all three meals. Do you love breakfast too??

Most recently, I've created a coconut flour version of these waffles. You can find that recipe below.

Keto Coconut Flour Waffles (1 Net Carb)
These Keto Coconut Flour Waffles are light and fluffy… reminiscent of childhood Sunday mornings. As children, we would wake on Sunday mornings to the treat of either waffles or cinnamon rolls. My mom would make the maple syrup from scratch and the entire house would smell of maple and waffles.
Check out this recipe
Keto Coconut Flour Waffles stacked together

If you're more of a fan of pancakes than waffles you have two options. First, add ½-1 cup of water to the recipe here to thin it out for pancakes. Or you can take a look at my keto coconut flour pancake recipe below. Both are delicious!

Keto Coconut Flour Pancakes

Keto Coconut Flour Pancakes

This poppyseed bread is great to slice and freeze and then throw in your lunchbox for a mid-morning breakfast. Poppyseed bread is, again, one of my husband's favorite things once the holiday season starts. Is it a breakfast food or a snack? Hmmm....

Keto Poppyseed Bread

Keto Poppyseed Bread

I couldn't let you go without sharing this indulgent recipe for keto caramel sticky buns. This is one of my favorite keto treats during the holiday months! Having a batch of these in the freezer helps me conquer my holiday food cravings without going off my keto diet.

Keto Caramel Sticky Buns

Keto Caramel Sticky Buns
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  2. Amber says

    April 04, 2020 at 12:25 am

    How much of a serving is a serving for the homemade keto syrup and what size waffle for the serving size/

    Reply
    • Tara Wright, CHC, MBA says

      April 04, 2020 at 10:16 am

      Because everyone's waffle maker is different, you'll need to make a batch and count to figure out serving size. 🙂 For the homemade keto syrup-- that info is on the recipe card!

      Reply
  3. Jodie Frohne says

    October 14, 2019 at 7:29 pm

    Delicious & so flavorful. I used monk fruit instead of Bocha & they were perfect...

    Reply
  4. Jen says

    October 26, 2018 at 11:38 pm

    These look amazing! What is your advice for making these in a savory version?--would both the vanilla and the stevia be omitted and then just add in some spices? Would anything else need to be tweaked?

    Reply
  5. Abby says

    March 30, 2018 at 11:29 am

    These are so good! I’ve been doubling the recipe with your calculator and making them each weekend. They freeze great and are a treat toasted.

    Reply

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