Eggless Waffles Recipe

Can you make waffles without eggs?

Yes, you can! While eggs are traditionally important in waffle recipes—for binding, moisture, flavor, and that golden color—they also help create a light, airy texture by trapping air during mixing.

To replicate that in a waffle recipe without eggs, I use buttermilk as the key ingredient. Its natural acidity reacts with baking soda to create carbon dioxide bubbles, which help them rise in the waffle maker and stay fluffy. Plus, buttermilk inhibits excess gluten development, giving them a softer, more tender crumb—no eggs required!

How to prevent eggless waffles from sticking to the waffle maker?

Worried about your no egg waffles sticking to the iron? Here are a few simple tips to make sure they release perfectly every time:

1. Use a non-stick waffle maker: A quality waffle iron with a true non-stick coating makes all the difference—especially for egg-free waffle batter.
2. Preheat fully: Always let your iron preheat completely before pouring in the batter. It helps the waffle set quickly and prevents sticking.
3. Grease generously: Spray the plates with non-stick cooking spray before each batch—even if your waffle maker is non-stick.
4. Check your batter consistency: If the batter is too thin, it can fall apart or cling to the plates. You want it to be pourable but not runny.
5. Let it cook fully: Avoid lifting the lid too early. If the waffle resists when you try to open the iron, it likely needs more time to finish cooking.

Ingredients you'll need to make egg-free waffles

Scroll down to the recipe card below for full information on ingredients and amounts.

• Flour: The go to flour for waffles is standard all-purpose flour. It provides the essential structure needed to hold the waffle together, especially in the absence of eggs.
• Sugar: Just a couple of tablespoons of white sugar does double duty here: it promotes that beautiful golden browning (which eggs would normally help with) and adds a touch of sweetness. Skip the sugar to make them sugar-free!
• Leavening (Baking Powder + Baking Soda): The baking soda reacts with the acid in buttermilk to create bubbles of carbon dioxide, which puff up the batter during cooking, making the waffles light and airy. No eggs needed!
• Butter: Melted butter brings richness and depth of flavor while also helping to crisp the edges and contribute to a golden, evenly cooked exterior.
• Buttermilk: Buttermilk acts as a substitute for eggs—it provides a subtle tang and helps tenderize the batter. Its acidity activates the baking soda, giving them a fluffy rise while also preventing the texture from becoming tough or rubbery.

How to make waffles without eggs?

You can find full printable recipe below, but here is a quick overview of the procedure along with step-by-step photos.

1. Add all purpose flour, sugar, baking powder and baking soda into a large bowl and whisk to combine.

2. Stir buttermilk and melted butter together.

🧑‍🍳 Tip: If your buttermilk is cold or the melted butter isn’t warm enough, you might see a few lumps when you mix them together—but no worries, it’s totally fine to keep going with the recipe.

3 & 4. Pour the combined liquid into the dry ingredients and stir to combine, until it just comes together.

Variations to try

You can stir in any of the following mix ins into the batter. Feel free to mix and match ingredients to create your favorite combinations.

• Semi sweet chocolate chips
• Blueberries or chopped strawberries
• Finley chopped apple and cinnamon
• Chopped strawberries
• Cinnamon
• Lemon zest and blueberries
• Use honey, maple syrup or brown sugar instead of white sugar.
• Stir in Nutella or peanut butter into the batter.

Recipe tips

• Cook until they get a deep golden brown for a crispy texture. It took about 6 minutes in my waffle maker.
• Avoid overmixing. The same principle applies to all waffle batters. It's preferable to have small pockets of dry flour remaining rather than over-mixing to achieve a perfectly smooth consistency.

More homemade waffle recipes

If you're into making waffles from scratch, these delicious variations will keep things exciting from season to season.

• Made with two fresh apples and blended oats, the apple waffles recipe is a wholesome fall favorite that’s easy to throw together.
• Nothing says fall quite like pumpkin waffles, which capture the warm, cozy flavors of the season with real pumpkin and cinnamon. They’re soft and light, with a pillowy texture!
• For a rich and indulgent treat, try chocolate waffles topped with a luscious cinnamon tres leches sauce.
• Each bite of the blueberry buttermilk waffles is bursting with juicy berries, thanks to the buttermilk batter that keeps the inside fluffy while the outside turns deliciously crisp.
• When you want something classic and foolproof, this easy Belgian waffles recipe delivers. With no yeast or buttermilk needed, they come out sweet, golden, and airy—so good, you might not even need syrup!