Finally crispy Coconut Flour Waffles without eggs! Quick and easy with an AMAZING grain-free texture. Vegan and paleo breakfast dreams do come true!
Vegan. Paleo. Coconut Flour Waffles.
That means no eggs. That means no grains. That means no half a bag of pricey almond flour spent on one brunch. Yes friends, the code has been cracked.
For a long time I wasn’t sure it was possible. Pretty sure I’ve even answered a comment or two regarding this breakfast matter with the words “I don’t think that’s possible”. But I was wrong, my apologies to those I lied to. Apologies in the form of amazingly delicious waffles.
The outsides are toasty. The edges are crispy. The insides are the opposite of mushy – light and spongey and just delightful.
If even one of those things was not true we wouldn’t be here. But it’s all true, so here we are.
Oh happy day!
I don’t know how much time you have personally spent searching for a vegan and paleo waffle recipe, but I’ve clocked quite a few googling minutes and lemme just tell you there ain’t much. After three maybe-worth-a-try results, Google is pretty sure you meant gluten free instead of grain free. But you didn’t, so leave us alone oat flour.
Or more upsetting still is when you buy the funky flour, try the recipe, and then open the waffle iron when the buzzer goes off tearing your fragile attempt at a waffle in half to reveal mushy uncooked insides. Yes that happened…twice. Yes I did scrape off and eat some of the crispy edge scraps. Don’t judge me.
But I don’t want you to have to go through that same breakfast trauma.
So I made you easy, yummy, reliable (tested four times!), actually GOOD vegan and paleo Coconut Flour Waffles. They will not betray you. They will make your mornings better. They may even make you love coconut flour…but let’s not get carried away just yet.
What is it that makes up these nearly-magic waffles? I’m so glad you asked…
- The flours. Coconut flour obviously, but it’s gonna need to collab with tapioca starch/flour to pull this off. Or you could use arrowroot starch too.
- The wet ingredients. Applesauce, almond milk, lemon juice to help with egg-free leavening, maple syrup if you want them sweeter, and your favorite nut or seed butter to bind and give them that cake-y texture.
- The extras. Vanilla, cinnamon, and salt. All are optional, but all make them taste extra good so why would you not?
And of course you could add your favorite mix-ins like chocolate chips or berries too.
The world has gifted us a breakfast MIRACLE. We should probably stuff our hungry morning faces with them every weekend from now on. To show our gratitude, of course.
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Finally crispy Coconut Flour Waffles without eggs! Quick and easy with an AMAZING grain-free texture. Vegan and paleo breakfast dreams do come true!
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup (120g) unsweetened applesauce
- 1/2 cup (125g) nut or seed butter
- 1/4 cup non-dairy milk
- 1 tbsp lemon juice or apple cider vinegar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tbsp maple syrup (optional)
- 1/4 cup (25g) coconut flour
- 1/4 cup (30g) tapioca starch
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1 tsp cinnamon
Instructions
- In a mixing bowl, whisk together the applesauce, nut/seed butter, milk, lemon juice, maple syrup (if using), and vanilla extract.
- Add the coconut flour, tapioca starch, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon. Stir to combine.
- Preheat the waffle iron to medium-high heat. Spray with coconut oil or non-stick spray.
- Scoop in about 1/4 cup of batter per waffle. Close and cook according to manufacturers instructions. Repeat until all the batter is gone. In my waffle iron I got 4-5 medium sized waffles.
- Top with yogurt, fruit, a drizzle of almond butter, maple syrup, etc. Enjoy!
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 waffle
- Calories: 224
- Sugar: 7g
- Fat: 14g
- Saturated Fat: 1g
- Carbohydrates: 19g
- Fiber: 5g
- Protein: 7g
Keywords: vegan, paleo, grain-free, breakfast, easy, gluten-free
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Just pinned to allll my boards and shared in my FB group, because this is EPIC! And so are your pictures! My waffle iron is one of my favorite appliances, yet I only have only trusty recipe I love, and it’s pretty grain heavy. I knew coconut flour would redeem itself one of these days – it just needed your assistance 😉
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Okay you are actually the best❤️❤️ Thanks for all the sharing love, Ashley! I’ve been waffle iron-less for months now, but I bought one just for this recipe and SO glad I did. I’m sorry pancakes, but you can’t compete with those crispy edges😜 Haha coconut flour is slowly but surely proving itself not worthless😂 Happy weekend and hope you try them soon!
omg…i made these tonight &i cannot get over how good they were. and light & fluffy. my family loved them too. thank you thank you thank you!! finding a good paleo waffle without egg is a dream come true.
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YAY!! I am so happy everyone liked them🤗🤗 I honestly am still amazed that coconut flour can pull it off egg-free too, but very happy to have discovered it. Enjoy and thanks for the feedback❤️
These look and sound delicious! I was surprised to see no cocoa powder in the ingredients…the color looks dark/chocolate to me?
Nope, not chocolate. I think it’s the almond butter that causes them to turn quite dark as they cook, idk…science😜😆
They look so tasty.. I wonder if I can sub nut/seed butter for smth else?
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I haven’t found anything else that works, it’s pretty essential for the texture to come out right without grains. Sorry!
You can try chia seed POWDER. Add a heaping teaspoon to your coffee grinder then add that to the mix with a tablespoon of oil. Not sure they will be as good, but it is worth a shot. Also, let the batter rest at least 10 minutes before using. You may want to add baking powder also. Half a teaspoon, maybe?
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All bow down to the coconut flour code-cracker, hahaha! These look so amazing Natalie! And they totally reminded me of your amazing coconut donuts. I can’t believe you figured out how to make coconut flour stuff without the usual almond flour + coconut flour combo and no eggs AND it still looks fluffy. You know my experience has been dismal, but the fact that these look so fluffy and I have 2 bags of coconut flour still sitting in my flour stash, I just must try these soon! I love that you added cinnamon to them too because as I was looking at the pics I was thinking….oooh I bet pumpkin spices would be delicious in these! The color reminded me of all, or perhaps it’s just the pumpkin already in my brain, lol. Either way you obviously were thinking the same thing since you got yummy cinnamon in there! I need to get out that bag of flour and try these soon!
Haha sounds like your fall baking brain is coming in STRONG already😜 I am soooooo not ready to switch into pumpkin mode, but I still loved dumping loads of cinnamon into these. Honestly I don’t totally understand why the color came out so dark (I think it’s a combo of the AB and spices, but could be the flours too), but who cares. When coconut flour is turning out NOT terrible you don’t question it😂 Happy monday Brandi!
These look amazing Nat! Most coconut flour recipes I see are loaded with eggs to absorb the liquid its so nice to FINALLY see something with coconut flour that isn’t! Can’t wait to try this with my coco flour:)
Yep, eggs do seem to always be essential with this funky flour, but I think the textural magic of nut butter is what makes this work without😊 Either way, happy to have found a non no-bake use for my coconut flour too!
Don’t know what I did wrong but they stick to my iron and totally collapse…
Oh no! First, did you spray the waffle iron? Even if it says “nonstick” always spray it in my experience. And you didn’t tweak any of the ingredients?
Used coconut oil for the iron and followed the recipe… amways struggle with waffles 😁
Anytime I use coconut oil to grease when I baked with coconut flour it will stick. I use Olive oil or avocado instead
Good to know, I appreciate you sharing that!
This recipe turned out great!!
I did have to sub potato starch for the arrowroot, as it was all I had. I was a bit worried they wouldn’t work, but they were awesome. I ate them straight up, no toppings too, and still loved them.
Thanks for the recipe; it’s a keeper
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I am so happy you liked them, and great to know the potato starch worked too! Not even maple syrup? Well that is a very good sign😊 Thanks for the feedback, Ruth!
I am allergic to apples. What can I use as substitute for Apple sauce?
Canned pumpkin puree would work! Or you could try mashed banana 🙂
I was just curious if you could use coconut butter in place of the nut butters? I noticed you tried other ways in the comments but liked the nut butters best.
I really recommend a nut or seed butter here, it’s necessary for the texture when working with coconut flour and no eggs!
Oh wow, that would be way to oily and dense. Please do not waste your very expensive coconut butter.
Maybe adding a tablespoon with some chia powder, but half a cup! I am fairly certain that would be a disaster.
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This recipe did not come out at all. I’m not a make it up as a go person. We are egg free and paleo for our little girl and I know from many tries that it’s VERY hard to make a waffle without the egg. This was another one. Total fail. Stuck to waffle maker and fries as time went on. Need to learn my lesson.
Hmm did you spray the waffle iron? Even with non-stick ones I always spray it anyway. Bummer they didn’t turn out for you😕
It worked perfectly for me! I followed the recipe (I went by weight) and used coconut oil and a brush to oil the waffle maker. These are the best waffles I’ve ever had (including non-vegan and non-GF versions!).
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Thanks for the input Erin😊
So I immediately ordered the waffle maker after you sent me this recipe and I made your oat flour waffles first since I was trying to go a few days without coconut (I have so many intolerances that I try to rotate what I can eat a little bit). They were really good but I was missing some fat in them. I really like fat in baking and sweets. 😉 These are soooo good! Thank you for the recipe! I had 2 in the morning and didn’t have a carb coma afterwards and just put one in the toaster and it was as good as fresh. Even my husband was really impressed and he doesn’t really care for waffles! I’m going to make a huge batch next time and freeze them. I used sunflower seed butter, water instead of milk and the vinegar option.
This is my favorite recipe of yours! Thanks again.
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Any chance that this 1/2 tapioca and 1/2 coconut flour mix is a magical sub for some other flour? 😀 I would love to use it in some other recipes! My son shouldn’t really have grains or nuts so this is perfect for us. There are so many coconut flour recipes out there but they usually use eggs, which is also a no. Thank you and sorry for the (probably) annoying question!
Hmm so I do find this combo to be working pretty well, although I think the nut/seed butter in the recipe too is important. Just as a lot of recipes make flourless stuff with a lot of almond butter I think it does something for the texture/crumb that is important with tapioca/coconut combo. Also both flours are pretty dry and low fat otherwise. But I will have to test it further to say for sure, and never annoying!
Aw yay, I’m glad you went for it on the waffle maker and gave them a shot! I agree, on the fat in baking which I realize lots of my older recipes don’t have, and personally I prefer these to the oat flour ones too. Ha did they turn out green then with the sunbutter? Regardless that sounds delicious, I love that stuff😋 And I am so happy they got the husband approval too. Thanks for the feedback!
Usually waffles get hard and dry after you store them in the fridge but these held their moisture and were perfect leftovers for the next day!
Thank you for another delicious gluten-free and vegan recipe! They were husband approved too! 🙂
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I am so happy to hear you both liked these, thank you for the lovely feedback Renee!
Excellent waffle! It does not have that harsh coconut flour texture (really grainy and dry), but is fluffy and layered with flavor. I am amazed that there are zero eggs in this and it turned out so well. I used sun butter and it worked great. Thank you so much! Passing this on to others!
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Woohoo! I am so happy you liked them too Lauren, this is one of the few ways I’ve found to use coconut flour without eggs that works and I really love. Enjoy and thanks for sharing 🙂
Excellent! Made these this morning. Added choc chips for my daughter and banana slices for my son. This is a delicious recipe! It is now my go-to grain free recipe. Thank you!!
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Whoa that is amazing feedback! I am so happy everyone liked them, thanks for letting me know Kristin 🙂
My feast has failed.. I followed the recipe and when I opened the waffle maker, these waffles got torn apart, with the surface very dry and brown and the inside raw… The dough looked too liquid for it to work. Not sure to try again. The taste was great however
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Aw bummer! Is your waffle iron nonstick? And did you spray it beforehand?
yes its non stick and I did apply coconut oil..
Just made this and topped with fresh peaches!!! OH my gosh. I’m in heaven! Haven’t had a waffle in ages!! I’d post a picture if I could, but too busy eating 😂
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Mmmm that sounds AMAZING!! And so deliciously seasonal too, I am so happy they were a success🤗
Would it work to sub arrowroot starch for the tapioca starch? These look awesome!
Yes absolutely! Hope you enjoy 🙂