Bacon and Waffles. Can you think of anything more perfect? How about putting them together and making Bacon Waffles in honor of National Waffle Day?
These waffles start with – of course – some bacon. I like to use a good, thick bacon.
Note: If you make this recipe using turkey or beef bacon to be biblically clean like I now do, you make need to add a little extra fat/oil to the skillet since non-pork bacon is very lean. Check out this article on Wholesome Skillet: How to Make Crispy Turkey Bacon
Soured milk gives these waffles a nice mock sour dough taste.
You can make these in a standard waffle maker or a Belgian waffle maker. I love my round one, because it flips to spread the batter and has a built-in timer.
You can watch these waffles being made in the video here.
Enjoy these delicious waffles topped with a pat of butter and some real maple syrup. These would also be perfect with some fried chicken for “Chicken & Bacon Waffles.” Let you imagination run wild!
I seriously love waffles and have shared several recipes for them here on Cosmopolitan Cornbread.
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Bacon Waffles
Ingredients
- 5 slices thick cut bacon, (See Note)
- 1 1/2 c milk
- 1 1/2 Tb lemon juice
- 3 eggs
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 Tb baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1¾ c flour
- 1/2 c unsalted butter, 1 stick, melted
Instructions
- To begin, fry the bacon in a large skillet until crispy. Transfer to a plate lined with paper towels to absorb the excess grease. Set aside for now.
- In your measuring cup, combine the milk and lemon juice. Set that aside for a moment.
- In your mixing bowl, beat the eggs until frothy. Add in the soured milk and give it a quick stir.
- Add in the baking soda, baking powder, and salt. Then add in the flour and mix until the batter is smooth. Stir in the melted butter.
- Now for the bacon. Cut the bacon into thin slices, or dice it. Whichever you prefer. Add the cut bacon to the waffle batter and stir it together.
- Now make them according to your waffle-maker instructions.
- Enjoy!
Notes
Nutrition
If nutritional values are provided for this recipe, they are an estimate and will vary depending on the brands of ingredients you use. The values do not include optional ingredients or when ingredients are added to taste or for serving. If nutritional values are very important to you, I suggest using your favorite nutritional calculating tool with the brands you use.
Note: I no longer eat pork, however I am leaving recipes like this one up for those who enjoy it. Many pork recipes can be easily converted to turkey or chicken recipes, with little or even no other changes. Recipes with bacon or sausage can use alternatives like beef or turkey bacon. Many of those recipes are being updated with the changes. Article: Why I Quit Eating Pork
I used to make bacon waffles (with a little cinnamon in the batter) all the time. Can’t believe I’ve forgotten about it!
That’s my kind of breakfast!
Bacon has a way of making things better! Not that a good waffle needs much help. But the sweet and salty combo of maple syrup and bacon has me weak in the knees!
Brilliant idea to combine a sour dough-ish flavored waffle with bacon. Again, brilliant! But then again all your recipes are, right?
Thank you so much!
Gosh, my family would love these bacon waffles. But I’m drooling over your apple fritter version!
Thank you Liz!
Anything with bacon is my favorite thing, Constance! I love that you combined the bacon and waffles for one easy breakfast.