Just right Crispy-on-the-Outside Paleo Berry Waffles
Say hello to your new Brunching best friend.
These Just right Crispy-on-the-Outside Paleo Berry Waffles are soft, fluffy, and lightly sweetened on the inside AND, as the name insinuates, crispy on the outside.
This recipe has ended our quest to finding truly crispy grain-free, gluten-free, Paleo waffles. If you have been on a similar quest, we hope these waffles end your quest too!
We actually never intended to make this recipe, which is our favorite type of recipe!
We were recently visiting our parents and wanted to make our Paleo + Gluten-Free Mashed Blueberry Waffles because we are obsessed with them and we knew they would love those lighter waffles over the weekend.
But we didn’t have all of the ingredients needed.
And then our mother and we divided up the recipe— she took care of the wet ingredients, while we mixed up the dry ingredients.
She used a handheld mixer and really beat the mixture until it got all bubbly.
(In our other recipe we mixed everything up in a food processor, but the texture was not bubbly)
So, we basically just kind of winged it, using our other recipe as inspiration.
We used a mixture of almond flour, coconut flour, and tapioca flour here.
This resulted in a batter with a light yet thick texture. This was so different from our other recipe, that we were not sure what the result would be.
We kind of was expecting the worst, but the result was our favorite!
Seriously, these Just right Crispy-on-the-Outside Paleo Berry Waffles are perfection.
We were so happy with how great a texture and taste these had, without even trying!
Our family really loved them and kept saying they were surprised at how satisfying they were with our using such “alternative” ingredients haha… aka Paleo, grain-free, gluten-free ingredients.
Also, we finally found a good waffle maker.
And by found, we mean, we used our mother’s waffle maker and realized how big a difference a really good waffle maker can be with cooking waffles.
It’s called the Villaware Belgian Waffler and we just love it.
It’s expensive, but our parents have had it for years and years, and their waffles always come out so great and even.
Update: we bought this Cuisinart WAF-F20 Double Belgian Waffle Maker and LOVE it. You can make two waffles at once and it cooks them so well!
We spent $50 on a waffle maker a while back and hated it. You have to pour the batter into a hole in the top, and this results in batter sometimes coming out the top.
It was messy and not as reliable or simple to use. We've actually had many MEH waffle makers… our favorites are the Villaware or Cuisinart WAF-F20.
Note: this recipe makes 5 square waffles (that are 5 inches long per side) , OR 3 large circular Belgian Waffles, which we think would feed about 3-5 people, depending how hungry everyone is and if there are any other sides paired along with the waffles.
This recipe can easily be doubled to make larger waffles or a larger amount of waffles.
We actually doubled the recipe the other day and it was great to have extras to snack on all day, and to freeze. 🙂
Oh and if you are looking for a yummy Gluten-free waffle recipe, check out this Gluten-free Waffle Mix recipe by Gluten-free Palate for just right looking fluffy waffles.
Happy waffle brunching!
Prep 10 minutesCook 10 minutesTotal 20 minutesMakes 5 waffles
Ingredients
- ¼ cup blueberries
- ¼ cup sliced strawberries
- 3 eggs
- 2 Tbs olive oil
- ½ cup unsweetened almond milk
- 1 Tbs maple syrup
- 3/4 cup almond flour
- 1/2 cup tapioca flour
- 1/4 cup coconut flour
- 3/4 tsp baking soda
- 1 1/2 tsp cream of tartar
- ½ tsp cinnamon
- 1 Tbs coconut sugar
Method
- Put the blueberries, strawberries, eggs, olive oil, unsweetened almond milk, and maple syrup into a bowl and mix with handheld mixer until well mixed and bubbly in texture— about 1.5 minutes.
- In a large bowl, mix the almond flour, tapioca flour, coconut flour, baking soda, cream of tartar, cinnamon, and coconut sugar together with a fork.
- Pour the dry ingredients into the bowl of wet ingredients and mix with a fork. Let the batter sit and thicken for a few minutes.
- Then, spray oil onto your waffle maker and preheat it until it is ready to be used. ( we set our waffle maker setting to 4 out of 6 heat).
- Pour the waffle batter into your waffle maker ( we used a Cuisinart WAF-F20 Belgian waffle maker ). Cook until the waffle is golden brown in color and crisp on the outside. Repeat with the remaining batter.
- This recipe yields 3 large circular Belgian waffles. This could be good for about 3-5 people.
