Is your breakfast crew (or you) vegan? Or perhaps you’ve just run out of eggs or dairy milk? This recipe for the Dairy-Free Waffles is made without any dairy – and it doesn’t have any eggs, either! These waffles are light and crispy and a definite crowd pleaser.

Crowd-Pleasing, Light & Crispy Vegan Vanilla Waffles - The best vegan waffle I've had. Golden-brown, crispy, light, tender, full of flavor (especially with those appealing vanilla bean flecks). Plus, only 6 ingredients and 1 bowl!

This is the kind of recipe I love – the kind that is irresistibly delicious first, and dairy-free second. It’s the kind of waffle recipe that’s going to please everyone – dairy-free or not.

These are waffles without eggs or dairy – and they’re the kind of waffle recipe that proves you don’t need traditional ingredients to end up with the best waffles ever.

Crowd-Pleasing, Light & Crispy Vegan Vanilla Waffles - The best vegan waffle I've had. Golden-brown, crispy, light, tender, full of flavor (especially with those appealing vanilla bean flecks). Plus, only 6 ingredients and 1 bowl!

Dairy-Free Waffle Ingredients

So what makes this dairy-free waffle recipe amazing? It’s not a complicated list of stuff you’ve never heard of. It’s not a secret ingredient, either.

This recipe, in fact, has a seriously simple and almost logic-defying list of ingredients:

  • All-purpose flour
  • Granulated sugar
  • Baking powder
  • Sea salt
  • Coconut milk
  • Pure vanilla extract (vanilla bean if you prefer)
  • Yep, that’s it!
Crowd-Pleasing, Light & Crispy Vegan Vanilla Waffles - The best vegan waffle I've had. Golden-brown, crispy, light, tender, full of flavor (especially with those appealing vanilla bean flecks). Plus, only 6 ingredients and 1 bowl!

How to Make Them

Just mix the coconut milk and vanilla together, then stir in the remaining ingredients. One bowl – so simple!

I learned the base recipe through the plant-based culinary course I’m taking I was shocked by how delicious the waffles were! I tweaked the recipe ever-so-slightly, messing a bit with the quantities and adding vanilla to the equation, and have been making them ever since.

I love how the coconut milk works in these waffles, lending enough fat to crisp the edges beautifully. No butter or other dairy needed.

Crowd-Pleasing, Light & Crispy Vegan Vanilla Waffles - The best vegan waffle I've had. Golden-brown, crispy, light, tender, full of flavor (especially with those appealing vanilla bean flecks). Plus, only 6 ingredients and 1 bowl!

Basically, these waffles are a glorious, crowd-pleasing, light-and-crispy, perhaps even life-changing treat. Is “life-changing” taking it too far?

Naaaah.

More Dairy-Free Waffles & Pancakes

5 from 5 votes

Dairy-Free Waffles

Prep: 10 minutes
Cook: 10 minutes
Total: 20 minutes
Author: Kare
Yield: 6 waffles
Golden-brown, crispy, light, tender, and full of flavor. Vegan, dairy-free, and super simple to make only 6 ingredients and 1 bowl!

Ingredients

  • 1 14-ounce can full-fat coconut milk (about 1 3/4 cups)
  • 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract (or one vanilla bean, split and scraped -or- 2 teaspoons vanilla bean paste [affiliate link])
  • 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/3 cup granulated sugar
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt (I like fine-grain sea salt for this recipe)
  • Your favorite cooking spray (if needed)

Topping ideas:

  • Pure maple syrup
  • butter (vegan or otherwise – whatever you like!)
  • Fresh berries

Equipment

  • Waffle maker

Instructions

  • Preheat your waffle maker.
  • If the coconut milk is solidified, place it into a small saucepan and set over low heat. Heat just until liquid, but not warm.
  • Pour coconut milk into a large mixing bowl. Scrape the pulp of the vanilla bean into the coconut milk (discard the pod) or add vanilla bean paste or extract. Stir to combine.
  • Add the flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt. Stir gently with a wooden spoon just until combined (if you overmix, you risk making the waffles tough; don’t worry, a few lumps are okay).
  • Spray your preheated waffle maker with cooking spray, if using. Pour batter into your waffle maker according to manufacturer instructions, as waffle makers vary. My waffle maker takes a heaping 1/3 cup per side.
  • Cook until golden brown, as per your individual waffle maker.
  • Serve with pure maple syrup, butter (or vegan butter), fresh berries, or anything else you’d like!

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Nutrition Facts

Serving: 2waffles, Calories: 325kcal, Carbohydrates: 67g, Protein: 6g, Fat: 3g, Saturated Fat: 1g, Sodium: 241mg, Fiber: 2g, Sugar: 23g
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