Perfectly portioned pillowy waffles for one person!
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Everyone loves a fluffy stack of waffles for breakfast! With countless flavor options from fruity berries to chocolate chip, waffles are the perfect indulgence to start the day; however, almost every recipe you can find for waffles has you making a boat load of them! While a massive stack of waffles might be nice if you’re serving a hungry family (or a bed and breakfast), sometimes you just need one or two satisfying squares to get the job done!
Instead of downsizing a larger recipe (which can get difficult quickly – if a batch recipe calls for 1 egg, how many am I supposed to use?!), try out our waffle for one! Far easier than dividing the measured ingredients of a much larger recipe, our perfectly portioned recipe for fluffy waffles are the right choice if you’re looking to simply serve yourself or even a single guest.
You, too, can enjoy a blissful buttery breakfast without having countless leftovers or having to do mental gymnastics to reduce your yield! All the fun of waffles without a majority of the work! Pair this recipe with other recipes from FoodFaithFitness with a waffle base, like a soulful chicken and waffles brunch for one – just pair it with a mimosa and you can revel in indulgent ecstasy!
Is Waffle Healthy?
This particular waffle is perfect for making into a healthy option with the substitution of just a few ingredients based on your dietary requirements! For instance, if you’re seeking a gluten-free option, almond flour in place of all-purpose flour makes a naturally sweet alternative! If you want your waffles vegan, you can substitute the egg for store-bought vegan egg mix and our choice of buttermilk for soy milk – both increase the protein content in your waffle for one without breaking vegan edge! Just remember to top off your waffle with a vegan butter substitute like margarine or even a maple syrup glaze!
What flavor possibilities are there for waffles?
You might know waffles for their sweet profiles found in diners across the country. Be they topped with strawberries and whip cream or banana and filled with chocolate chips, sweet waffles are probably the most common way they come. However, you might know of the savory combinations that incorporate waffles into fried chicken recipes and sweet and spicy honey sauces. You might wonder, then, what are the flavor possibilities for waffles?
The truth is, waffles are a flexible medium that can be used for all sorts of dishes! Waffles are like any other pastry in that way – where biscuits and croissants can both be utilized for sweet and savory pallets, waffles bring a crispy texture and a grid of pockets for any kind of sauce or syrup! While using this recipe for one-person waffles, try them out with a couple different pallets like nutty goodness (with some peanut butter and banana) or spicy (by topping with honey and a hot sauce).
INGREDIENTS
- 6 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 3/4 teaspoon baking powder
- Pinch of kosher salt
- 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
- 5 tablespoons milk or buttermilk
- 1/3 of a beaten egg
- 1 tablespoon melted butter
INSTRUCTIONS
Preheat
Get your waffle iron hot and ready for action.
Mix Dry Ingredients
Combine flour, baking powder, salt, and sugar in a bowl.
Add Wet to Dry
Stir in milk, egg, and butter to the dry mix. Let it sit briefly.
Cook Waffle
Pour the batter into the iron and cook until it’s crispy and delicious.
Serve
Enjoy your freshly made, crispy waffle.
Devour!
FAQs & Tips
Your waffles for one are perfect to prep, make, and eat in one sitting; however, if you’re wanting waffles ready to go for any morning, you can upscale the portions of the ingredients and make a batch of these bad boys for future eating! Just refrigerate after your waffles have cooled and toast your pre-made waffles when you want them! This way, you can top them with different flavors every time!
Substituting the all-purpose flour in our recipe for whole-grain flours helps bulk the fiber content of our waffles for one while also turning them into a healthy source for your whole grains!
If you’re getting that desired crispiness on the outside of your waffles while not getting the batter done all the way on the inside, you may need to leave them in your waffle-maker for a little longer. A thoroughly pre-heated waffle iron could rapidly cook the layer of batter making direct contact with the heating element before the insides are fully done.
Nothing to worry about! In the same way that you would downsize a larger recipe for fewer servings, you’ll do the opposite to increase the servings yielded by our recipe for one-person waffles! Just multiply our offered dry ingredients by the number of people you intend to serve! If you’re serving more than three people, however, might I recommend our waffle-house copy-cat recipe instead!
Waffle and pancake batter have a lot more in common than many people realize! In the age-old debate of waffles vs. pancakes, much of the differences lie in how they’re cooked! Take our waffle for one recipe and use the batter to make medallion-sized pancakes on a hot griddle if those are more your speed!
Serving Suggestions
Waffles taste good in almost any scenario! With waffles for one, you can try out every kind of flavor combination for almost any situation you could imagine! Use peanut butter (or any nut butter) to make a decadent peanut butter board for dessert charcuterie! Top your waffles with a homemade chia jam to add fiber to your delicious breakfast with a fruity tart! When all else fails, dash your waffles with a cinnamon syrup glaze like the one we used in our cinnamon pancake batter! The possibilities are truly endless!
Ingredients
- 6 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 3/4 teaspoon baking powder
- Pinch of kosher salt
- 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
- 5 tablespoons milk or buttermilk
- 1/3 of a beaten egg
- 1 tablespoon melted butter
Instructions
- Preheat your waffle iron to the desired temperature setting.
- In a small mixing bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, salt, and sugar.
- Pour in the milk or buttermilk, add the beaten egg, and melted butter to the dry ingredients. Stir everything together until just combined, taking care not to over-mix. Allow the batter to rest for 2 minutes.
- Pour the batter into the preheated waffle iron and cook according to the manufacturer’s instructions until the waffle is golden brown and crispy.
- DEVOUR!
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