Gluten Free Apple Cinnamon Waffles {Dairy Free}
Crispy outside, soft inside these waffles and are filled with warm apple cinnamon flavor and topped with sweet fried apples.
Equipment
- 1 waffle maker
- 2 mixing bowls
- measuring cups and spoons
- 1 Whisk
- 1 small bowl
- 1 silicon pastry brush or skip this and use cooking spray instead
- 1 medium skillet
- 1 vegetable peeler
Ingredients
Dry Ingredients
- 1 cup brown rice flour
- 1 cup almond flour
- ¾ cup potato starch
- ¾ teaspoon baking soda
- ⅛ teaspoon salt
- 4 teaspoon cinnamon
Wet Ingredients
- ¾ cup neutral oil I use light olive oil or melted refined coconut oil
- ¾ cup unsweetened apple sauce
- 1 cup almond milk Room temperature**
- 4 whole eggs Room temperature***
- 6½ tablespoon honey about ⅓ cup + 2 tbsp
- 2¼ teaspoon apple cider vinegar
- 1 tablespoon pure vanilla
Optional Fried Apple Topping
- 3 tablespoon dairy free butter
- 3 large apples peeled and diced****
- 4 teaspoon sugar I use coconut or maple sugar
- 1½ teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 pinch salt
Instructions
- Turn on waffle iron and let warm while you mix ingredients.
Mix the Dry Ingredients
- In a medium mixing bowl add: brown rice flour, almond flour, potato starch, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon. Whisk until well combined.
Mix the Wet Ingredients
- In a medium mixing bowl add: oil, apple sauce, milk, eggs, honey, lemon juice, and pure vanilla. Whisk until well combined.
Make the batter
- Whisk dry ingredients into wet ingredients until fully combined and smooth.
Bake the Waffles
- When waffle iron is fully heated, brush on neutral oil to prevent waffle sticking. Using a measuring cup or ladle scoop batter to fully cover waffle iron without leaking over. Cook until waffle iron indicates it's fully heated again and waffle is golden and crispy.**** This is different for every iron.
- Repeat until you use all the batter. Enjoy warm as is or make the optional fried apple topping while the waffles are baking.
Optional Fried Apple Topping
- While waffles are baking:Add dairy free butter to a medium skillet over MEDIUM-LOW heat. When butter has melted add diced apples, sugar, cinnamon, and salt. Stir to combine. Cook stirring occasionally until apples are softened to your liking about 7-10 minutes. Serve warm.
Notes
*Honey crisp, pink lady, or granny smith apples hold their shape well when frying.
**For quick room temperature eggs: place eggs in a small bowl and cover with lukewarm water. Let sit for 1-2 minutes.
***For quick room temperature milk, heat in a microwave safe container for 30-60 seconds on 50% power. Do this only until lukewarm to touch so you don’t accidentally cook the eggs when combining the wet ingredients.
****If you are using a waffle iron that doesn’t flip: when the waffle iron finishes cooking, carefully flip the waffle and cook an additional 30-60 seconds to get more crispness on the back side of the waffle.
Note:
To keep waffles warm and extra crispy while cooking: Warm oven to 175 degrees and put a wire rack on top of a rimmed baking sheet. Put them single layer on wire rack and keep in oven until you’re ready to serve.
Other sources recommend keeping waffles warm at 200 degrees Fahrenheit. However, I've noticed it drys out the waffles and makes them overly crispy. I personally prefer a waffle with a lightly crisp exterior and a soft fluffy interior and I've had success with this slightly lower oven temperature.
Nutritional Information for Waffles + Optional Fried Apple Topping is as follows:
Nutritional Information below is for waffle batter alone.
Nutrition
Serving: 1waffleCalories: 523kcalCarbohydrates: 55gProtein: 7gFat: 32gSaturated Fat: 4gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gMonounsaturated Fat: 17gCholesterol: 2mgSodium: 219mgPotassium: 276mgFiber: 5gSugar: 20gVitamin A: 14IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 105mgIron: 2mg
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