An absolute delight, these Homemade Classic Waffles are masterfully crafted from a treasured recipe. With fluffy, cloud-like centers with crisp, golden edges, your family will find these irresistible!
Before I go into the recipe, I remembered a funny little story involving waffles that I wanted to share.
Many years ago, when we lived in Germany, I was babysitting a friend’s little girl. They had some sort of very-early-in-the-morning appointment, so she just spent the night and stayed with my little girl.
The next morning, they got up and I decided to make them waffles for breakfast. The little girl was so excited for waffles!
Our kitchen, at the time, had an open area that looked from the dining room into the kitchen, and I had a little picnic table sitting there that my kids would stand on and talk to me while I was cooking.
Jennifer and this little girl climbed on the bench to watch me prepare the waffles…when the little girl curled up her nose and said, “That’s not how my mom makes waffles.” She kind of pulled back and made this face like, “What on earth is THAT!”
I looked at her and thought a moment. Then I said, “Does your mommy’s waffles come out of the freezer?”
She looked at me and nodded her head. Eggos!
When I pulled the first waffle from the waffle iron, she exclaimed, “They really are waffles!”
Thankfully my waffles met the approval of her discerning taste buds.
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To Make This Recipe You Will Need:
- all-purpose flour
- baking powder
- baking soda
- cinnamon
- salt
- eggs
- milk
- lemon juice, or white vinegar
- vanilla extract
- butter
- mixing bowl
- whisk
- waffle maker
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To begin, combine all-purpose flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and cinnamon in a bowl. Stir them together and set that aside for now.
In your mixing bowl, lightly whisk eggs.
Add in milk, lemon juice and vanilla extract. Stir those together.
Add the dry ingredients to the milk mixture. Whisk until they are smooth.
Stir in the melted butter.
Cook the waffles according to the instructions for your waffle maker. (See My Favorite Waffle Maker here.)
Recipe Note: While we most often enjoy these waffles in their classic form, you can also change them up by stirring blueberries, strawberry pieces, chocolate chips or other goodies into the batter.
Top with your favorite waffle toppings, such as a drizzle of maple syrup, or some butter and powdered sugar.
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Can I Freeze these Waffles?
Yes! These waffles freeze very well.
Cook the waffles as directed above. As they are cooked, spread them out on baking sheets to fully cool.
Once cooled, place them in a freezer bag/container and put it in the freezer.
To Reheat, pop them in your toaster!
Recipe Idea: You could also use these waffles as a dessert base! Top with ice cream, whipped cream, chocolate syrup…the possibilities are endless.
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Homemade Classic Waffles
Ingredients
- 1 ¾ c all-purpose flour
- 1 Tb baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ¾ teaspoon cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 3 eggs
- 1 ½ c milk
- 1 Tb lemon juice, or white vinegar
- 1 ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ c butter, unsalted, melted
Instructions
- To begin, combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and cinnamon in a bowl. Stir them together and set it aside for now.
- In your mixing bowl, lightly whisk your eggs.
- Add in the milk, lemon juice and vanilla extract. Stir together.
- Add the dry ingredients to the milk mixture. Whisk until they are smooth.
- Stir in the melted butter.
- Cook the waffles according to the instructions for your waffle maker.
- Top with your favorite waffle toppings, such as a drizzle of maple syrup, or some butter and powdered sugar.
- Enjoy!
Equipment Used
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.
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This recipe was originally published in April 2011. Updated in 2025.
I am so glad that you mentioned freezing these. I make a double batch and keep them in the freezer for a quick breakfast for the family. And why didn’t I think of reheating waffles in the toaster before!? They are so much better than nuking!!!!!
You are so welcome!
Thank you! Just made these for the family this week. We all loved them!
I’m so glad!
Thank you for this recipe. My family loved them!
You are very welcome! :)
These are the best waffles I’ve had!
Wow! LOL, I’m glad you liked them :)