These applesauce waffles are fluffy, healthier, and refined sugar free! A great waffle base for all of your favorite waffles toppings.
These fluffy whole wheat applesauce waffles take your weekend’s homemade brunch to the next level. They’re light, fluffy, and made with healthy ingredients too!
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Why You’ll Love This Recipe
Level of difficulty: Easy.
Flavor: A fluffy and delicious waffle with a hint of apple-cinnamon
Time: It will take you about 5 minutes to mix up your waffle batter, but cook time can vary based on the size of the waffle maker you have. If you allow yourself 30 minutes from start-to-finish, you should be covered!
Ingredients Needed
Salted butter
Large eggs
Unsweetened applesauce
Milk of choice (I use 2% or whole dairy milk)
Pure maple syrup
Whole wheat flour
Baking powder
Ground cinnamon
See recipe card below for a full list of ingredients and measurements.
Step-By-Step Instructions
- Preheat waffle iron.
- Mix together wet ingredients. In a large bowl, whisk together melted butter, eggs, unsweetened applesauce, milk, and maple syrup until all ingredients are well combined.
- Mix in dry ingredients. Slowly whisk in cinnamon, baking powder, and whole wheat flour until a batter has been formed.
- Cook the waffles. Using a ⅓ cup measuring cup, scoop waffle batter into the center of the waffle iron, close the lid, and cook per the manufacturer’s instructions.
- Serve with your favorite toppings and enjoy!
- Store leftovers in an air-tight container in the fridge for 3-5 days, or in the freezer for 2-3 months. See ‘How to Store and Reheat Cooked Waffles’ section below for tips!
Toppings Ideas for Waffles
Top your applesauce waffles with your favorite toppings, like:
- Butter and pure maple syrup
- Peanut butter and pure maple syrup (a personal favorite!)
- Nut butter and sliced banana
- Whipped cream and fresh berries
- Fresh berries
- Whipped cream and cinnamon apples (shown in the photos)
- Cinnamon apples
- Nutella
How to Store and Reheat Cooked Waffles
In the refrigerator: You can store cooked waffles in the refrigerator in an air-tight container for up to 5 days.
In the freezer: You can store cooked waffles in the freezer for 2-3 months. Prior to freezing, make sure to cool your waffles completely and then place cooled waffles into a ziplock bag or freezer safe container. Placing a piece of parchment paper between the waffles will help them from sticking together.
How to reheat: Reheat refrigerated or frozen waffles in a toaster, toaster oven, or microwave.
Helpful Equipment
You will need a waffle maker to make homemade waffles.
- I used this mini waffle maker to make the round waffles shown in this post. This is a great option for those on a budget, people making waffles for one or two, and/or anyone with a small kitchen with minimal storage space.
- For those making waffles for a crowd, this Calphalon 2-Slice Waffle Maker or Breville 4-Slice Waffle maker both get high marks from a variety of sources
Recipe FAQs
Yes! These whole wheat waffles are sweetened with pure maple syrup and unsweetened applesauce. If you are concerned about refined sugars, you’ll just need to confirm your topping selections are in line with your goals too.
Yes you can! To do so, you will need to use a dairy-free milk like almond milk or oat milk. You will also need to substitute the butter. One option is to swap the butter with a vegan butter in a 1-to-1 ratio. You can also use vegetable oil or canola oil. To do so, use ¾ the amount of butter specified in the recipe (in this recipe, you would use 3 tablespoons of oil).
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Best Ever Applesauce Waffles
Ingredients
- 4 tablespoon salted butter, melted and cooled slightly
- 3 large eggs
- 1 + ¼ C milk of choice (I use 2% or whole dairy milk)
- ¾ C unsweetened applesauce
- 1 tablespoon pure maple syrup
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 + ¾ C whole wheat flour
Instructions
- Preheat waffle iron.
- In a large bowl, whisk together melted butter, eggs, unsweetened applesauce, milk, and maple syrup until all ingredients are well combined.
- Slowly whisk in cinnamon, baking powder, and whole wheat flour until a batter has been formed.
- Cook the waffles. Using a ⅓ cup measuring cup, scoop waffle batter into the center of the waffle iron, close the lid, and cook per the manufacturer’s instructions.
- Store leftovers in an air-tight container in the fridge for 3-5 days.*
Notes
- In the refrigerator: You can store cooked waffles in the refrigerator in an air-tight container for up to 5 days.
- In the freezer: You can store cooked waffles in the freezer for 2-3 months. Prior to freezing, make sure to cool your waffles completely and then place cooled waffles into a ziplock bag or freezer safe container. Placing a piece of parchment paper between the waffles will help them from sticking together.
- How to reheat: Reheat refrigerated or frozen waffles in a toaster, toaster oven, or in the microwave.
James says
Needs salt kinda bland overall
Meredith says
Hi James, I’m sorry to hear you thought these were kind of bland. Generally waffles are a pretty neutral base so the toppings can shine… I’d be curious to know what you placed on top of them. Did you use salted butter when making these?
David says
These are great waffles! Love the use of applesauce for the sweetener, will definitely be making these again!
ourlovelanguageisfood says
glad to hear you loved these waffles! thank you for making my recipe
Jill says
It is really hard to find a waffle recipe altered to gluten and egg free and still come out crispy. Hands down, this is my new favorite waffle recipe. Not only do the waffles cook up great fresh, reheated they are even better.
ourlovelanguageisfood says
I’m so glad to hear this!! May I ask what you did for your replacements?
Jill says
I used Bob’s Red Mill egg replacer and a gluten free flour (I believe it was cup4cup). Delicious!!!
ourlovelanguageisfood says
Thanks for sharing the information on how you altered this to be gluten free and egg free Jill!!
Jared says
Great recipe, recommend freezing then heating them up in the toaster for the perfect crispy texture and a quick breakfast!
ourlovelanguageisfood says
I’m so glad you like these Jared!! And good call on freezing & toasting – such a great way to have an easy breakfast!