Super Easy 5 Ingredient Coconut Flour Waffles! Made with real food ingredients, these low carb waffles are the perfect fuel for a busy morning or weekend breakfast. Freezer friendly for meal prep too! Paleo + Low Calorie + Gluten Free
Happy Monday Friends! How was your weekend? I caught up on work this weekend while the boyfriend had his kids. While I have met them, we have yet to integrate me into their circle. For me, it’s a strange place to be in.
On the one hand, I’m fine with it because I know I’ll have an anxiety attack if things go too fast but on the other hand, I feel we shouldn’t have separation on the weekends he has his kids. Then I feel guilty for thinking we should all hang out when his time with his kids is so limited.
It’s a conflicting topic for me and honestly, none of my friends are in this position so I feel alone in this confusing place. If anyone has experience with this, I’d love to hear it! Time away means time to make more delicious recipes for you. There’s that!
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Here we are in the midst of pumpkin everything and I’m over here posting Coconut Flour Waffles. But, oh my, I don’t mind! These waffles are just too good not to share with you right away. In fact, I had a skinny pumpkin pie recipe ready for you today but then at the last minute swapped it for this one.
It was a tough call because um yeah, that pumpkin pie is to die for! Don’t worry it’s coming next week and it is divine!!! In case you can’t wait, check out this Paleo one. It’s a goodie too.
So about these coconut flour waffles…did I mention they’re good? Not just good, but REALLY GOOD. As in, you need to grab your waffle maker and make them immediately. They’re super simple. Just mix, pour and bake!
They make two very thick and filling coconut flour waffles which is why there are four servings in the recipe. One serving is half a waffle (it’s a lot!) and I assure you, that’s all you need. I eat mine with eggs and veggies.
It makes a hearty breakfast. Enough to keep you full until lunch. They also freeze well. I made a double batch last week and froze half. Good for meal prepping a healthy breakfast in advance!
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5 Ingredient Coconut Flour Waffles
Ingredients
- 2 large eggs
- 1/4 cup unsweetened almond milk or milk of choice
- 2 tbsp unsweetened almond milk or milk of choice
- 1/4 cup coconut flour
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp cinnamon
Instructions
Heat a waffle maker and spray the inside with nonstick cooking spray liberally. Do not use butter or coconut oil or the waffles will stick.
Place eggs in a mixing bowl with almond milk (use 1/4 cup of ALMOND milk PLUS 2 tablespoons of ALMOND milk - this is not an error!) and whisk together until smooth.
Fold in coconut flour (measured properly), baking powder and cinnamon until combined. Do not over mix. The batter should be thick. Note - if you overmix it will yield smaller or fewer pancakes.
Transfer the batter to the waffle maker and cook 10 minutes. DO NOT REMOVE or OPEN TOO SOON OR WAFFLES WILL FALL APART. All waffle makers are a different, mine cooks quickly so you may need to cook yours longer than 10 minutes.
Carefully lift the waffle from the waffle maker with a small spatula and transfer to a plate while you cook the next one. It's very important you DO NOT prematurely remove the waffle from the maker or flip the waffle or it will fall apart. Note, you will need to add more cooking spray before adding the remaining batter.
The recipe makes two large waffles (my waffle maker is large). One serving equals a half of a large waffle.
If you love these waffles, check out these Pumpkin Coconut Pancakes too!
Recipe Notes
- Measure coconut flour properly otherwise your waffles will be dry and crumbly.
- When baking with coconut flour, you should expect a drier texture compared to grain flours. If it is very dry, then the flour may not have been measured properly or may be expired.
- My Amazon shop has more products similar to those used for this recipe and that I recommend to my weight loss clients.
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I love that a fancy breakfast like this only has five ingredients so I can make it during the work week! Brightens up a Monday, for sure. Yum!
It sure does! Hope you’re having a good start to your week.
It’s been too long since I’ve had waffles. I love making them with coconut flour too though! I need to make a freezer batch.
The kid thing would be awkward for me, too. Although I have several girlfriends from high school that married men with children and they seem to have adjusted really well!
I’m sure it will eventually. None of my friends are in this situation so I feel very alone trying to navigate it.
did you know that I like WAFFLES way more than pancakes, but for some reason, I don’t have a waffle maker! That seems like a major life fail ha ha
Um YEAH!
Yum, I haven’t made waffles in ages, I will have to give these a try soon.
You need waffles in your life lady!
I just love coconut flour! It is probably my favorite flour after peanut flour! These waffles look amazing.
It’s tricky to bake with, but once you figure it out it’s so worth it!
HI! What is the third ingredient?
Almond milk.
I added vanilla protien powder, and they were awesome…..so nice to get my bread fix! This recipe is so good.
Thank you so much!
Hi Vanessa,
How did you adjust the liquids with the added protein powder? How much protein powder did you add? I would love to try it too. Thanks.
These look great! Curious, is the nutrition information for one waffle triangle or the whole circle (or square haha)
Hi! Each serving is for 1/2 waffle.
I think that is very confusing, because in one spot you say the recipe makes 2 waffles and a serving is 1/2 waffle. Then in another spot it says the recipe makes 4 waffles and a serving is 1 waffle. It made 2 waffles for me, so I assume I need to double the nutrition info for 1 waffle (ie 1 waffle=2 servings).
Hi Shari! I updated the notes to make it SUPER clear that the serving size is 1/2 waffle. The recipe makes 2 waffles, but you only need 1/2 waffle per serving. This means there are 4 servings.
These look really yummy! Do you know if the eggs can be substituted with flax eggs?
I have not tried subbing them. Usually coconut flour requires eggs to hold it together so I’m not sure it would work. If you try it, let me know and I’ll update the recipe card for others.
Could I use egg replacer? Or a flax egg?
Thanks!
Hi Allie! I have not tried using a replacement for the eggs. Generally coconut flour needs eggs to bake. I would test out the egg replacer if I were you. I don’t think a flax egg would work. Let me know what you try so I can update the recipe card for others. Thanks!
I made it today not bad but I only got 1 large waffle. There is no way the dough could if stretch to make 2. What did I do wrong.
First, what size waffle maker did you use? Was it the same as mine or was it a bigger one? Second, coconut flour is super dense so you can place half the batter in the waffle maker to make one pancake and it will spread during cooking. My waffle iron is not full of batter when I make these.
Amazing ! I added creme brulee flavoring. Delicious. So simple yet so fabulous.
Hi, I just tried these with aquafaba for eggs, NO GO. I am still trying to figure out how to clean the (brand new) waffle maker. I was looking forward all night to waffles this morning. Back to the drawing board. I have given up eggs for 30 days. Thanks though, I’m sure they are delicious when done according to recipe exactly.
Coconut flour is very UNFORGIVING in recipes. It always requires a lot of fat to turn out which aquafaba does not have. I have heard that this egg replacement works well in recipes. I haven’t tried it with coconut flour though.
These were tasty, but they all stuck to the waffle maker They did not come out easy at all. They all broke apart and became difficult to butter, so I melted butter to a liquid to be able to have butter. It would have been nice to have the measurements for more than only 2 waffles with a family of 6. Sure, I can do the math, but when I look at a recipe, I want it as simple as could be with measurements for at least 12 waffles.
Anytime you use a waffle maker you have to grease it very liberally and coconut flour is sticky so I’m not surprised you had issues if you did not grease liberally. I recommend using a spray not coconut oil. The oil just doesn’t do as well. As for the measurements, most people do not have a family of 6 so you’re in the minority. I understand it would be nice to have measurements already calculated but it’s easy enough to do the math. In this day when there is so much technology at our finger tips, people often believe answers should be handed to them versus exercising their brain power.
Thanks for this reply Megan, it was worded perfectly. I’m a single person and I always have to recalculate recipes. A family of 6 is definitely in the minority.
I’m so excited to try these! I was wondering if I would be able to sub almond flour instead of coconut – while half of me loves the low calorie aspect of coconut flour, the other half of me knows almond flour is going to have more nutrients in it. Is that something I can do?
No, you cannot sub almond flour for coconut flour. They have very different densities. I have an almond flour recipe here you can try though! https://skinnyfitalicious.com/meal-prep-almond-flour-waffles/
Thank you! Wanted to share my lemon version.
Yea! After experimenting on established recipes, found my lemon alternative mini waffle. Determined my body does not really like almond flour and luckily found your coconut based recipe. Made it sweet for a cake like dessert or side for coffee/tea. Makes 5 mini in the Dash brand pumpkin mold waffle maker.
Omitted cinnamon.
Used Califa toasted coconut milk alternative – very subtle flavor.
Added 3 filled droppers stevia and 5 drops Young Living essential lemon flavored edible oil to wet mixture. Used whisk to make smooth. Added coconut flour and baking powder. Tried to fold in per directions, but was lumpy so just whisked until lumps gone. As coconut flour, let the batter sit for 10 minutes. Young Living essential edible oils have a stong presence so does not take a lot of drops. Other brands edible oils might benefit from added grated lemon rind for flavor.
This recipe is fabulous. I am so surprised.
Hello Megan. I am feeling confused about a section from the Recipe Notes as it pertains to the Nutrition Facts. Specifically, I am referring to the note, “Makes 2 waffles. 1 serving equals 1/2 of the waffle…” Should the Nutrition Facts then cite “1/2 waffle” as the serving size as opposed to “1 waffle”? Thank you in advance for the clarification.
Great question and I can see why you’re confused. The serving size is 1/2 large waffle (i.e. 2 triangles). The recipe makes two very large waffles. The yield of waffles will vary depending on the size of you waffle maker too. I updated the recipe card to say 1/2 a waffle.
Thank you for the clarification. I just enjoyed 2 large pancakes using this recipe, drizzling on top a bit of heated-up, sugar-free strawberry jam (in lieu of syrup). Oh So Yummy, big, fluffy but firm pancakes!
These waffles were super easy to make. I had to let the batter sit for a couple minutes to get the right consistency. I enjoyed the light coconut flavor this flour gives the waffles. We will definitely make these again!
Glad you enjoyed them!
First try at a keto friendly waffle and happily surprised with sugar free maple syrup to top them with!!! Excellent recipe!!!
Excellent excellent excellent!
Thank you for this recipe. My wife and I have been doing keto for a while now and did not realize how much we missed waffles and this recipe hits the spot.
Super crumbly and took forever to scrape the mess out of the waffle maker. I measured everything as suggested.
If it was super crumbly then something was off OR the coconut flour may have been bad. Did you use the same brand as I did? Did you spoon the coconut flour into a measuring cup or use the measuring cup to scoop it out? If you had to scrape “the mess” out of the waffle maker then it was not greased enough or it was not cooked enough. If you peak or take it out too early, it will crumble everywhere and stick. Cooking with coconut flour is very particular to work with. You can see from the recipe video that everything does come together so it does work. Many people have made these and not had these issues.
I always start with 1/2 the coconut flour listed and see what the consistency looks like after 5 minutes before adding the rest. Works in most recipes and saves from having to throw out dense muffins, etc. If batter is too thin you can gradually add more until it’s right. Thx for the recipe!
Glad you enjoyed it and great tip too!
I made these and they were tasty! The only issue I had was that they were thin and fell apart. I went by the measurements and used cooking spray on my waffle iron, any idea what I did wrong?
So glad you enjoyed them! If they fell apart, they were not cooked long enough. I have made that mistake before. Coconut flour will look done a lot of times, but really needs more time in order for them to set up. I set a timer and cook 3 minutes on each side then flip the iron. The other thing to consider is that there may have been too much cooking spray that made the batter too oily. Hope that helps!
These were good but tasted a bit too much of egg. Any tips for reducing the egginess please?
When you bake with coconut flour, you have to use a lot of eggs to hold the batter together. That’s why the batter tastes like eggs. There is absolutely no way of getting around that. Almond flour waffles would have less egg or whole grain pumpkin waffles.
Super good Thank you Megan.. Now I love dieting even more.
can i make the batter and put it in the fridge overnight?
Hi Everyone,
I tried this recipe with Flax egg, complete failure! What a mess. Stick to eggs!
I made these this morning using my Dash mini-waffle maker. Delicious! It made 4 mini-waffles.
Great to hear!
I tried these today and they got stuck on the waffle maker, even though I greased it with butter. What do you think that went wrong? Thanks.
Hi Juliette, they got stuck because they were not cooked long enough before attempting to remove them. Coconut flour takes longer to cook than other flours. The length of time may be longer as well if your waffle maker is different than mine.
These are really good. Just bought a mini waffle maker this will be my go to recipe!
Hi, can I use water instead of milk?
I have not tested anything other than the ingredients listed. Coconut flour is very particular so I would not risk it.
Wow! I never usually leave comments but these were so good! Most the time when I try homemade gluten free things theyre a total flop, these were perfect! I used my Dash mini waffle maker, zero problems with sticking or burning or being under done. Paired amazing with some fresh raspberries and homemade maple syrup! Thanks!
These tasted delicious and so fluffy! My family enjoyed these a lot. I believe I mismeasured or did something wrong though, because the waffles fell apart almost completely when I lifted the lid of my waffle maker. I’m planning on making these again but with a bit of flax meal to see if that binds the waffles better.
Still a delicious recipe nonetheless!
So glad you enjoyed them! The falling apart is usually from not them cooking long enough. All waffle makers are a little different and the time can vary. Also, what you use to grease your waffle maker can cause waffles to fall apart. I’ve noted when I make mine with avocado oil and olive oil it doesn’t work – it makes the waffles fall apart, but when I use coconut oil they stay together.
What can I use instead of cinnamon?
Love the recipe btw , but my husband is not a fan of cinnamon
You could omit the cinnamon. Nutmeg is what I would use instead, but generally if someone isn’t a fan of cinnamon they’re aren’t going to enjoy nutmeg so I’d recommend leaving it out.
Followed this recipe to the letter, and the waffles were DELICIOUS! Perfect texture, hearty and filling. I did eat both waffles before I read the actual serving size. Oh well, they were too good! Flavor was spot on! Fresh fruit is about all anyone needs to amplify this waffle experience, rather than other fat or sugary toppings. I will be using this recipe for all future waffles!!!
I’ve been looking for ways to incorporate coconut flour to feed my kids. This has worked well! They even have berries with these waffles! Thanks!
I doubled the recipe and got 8 smaller waffles. I also added 2 scoops of Young Living vanilla spice protein powder and 2 overripe bananas. No trouble sticking. Consistency was different than regular flour, but still delicious.
Wonderful! I made the coconut flour waffle and also a chaffle (since I had a hot waffle iron already ). The waffle won hands down. It felt like I was eating BREAD! (Angels singing!) I’ve missed it so much!!! Thank you!!!
I can’t be the only one who thought these were simply inedible. I slathered them with peanut butter to try to make them at least semi palatable and I can’t even make myself eat them. Highly disappointed.
You are the only person who has given a negative review. I will say from coaching thousands of people that taste buds are individual. Coconut flour recipes are also not for everyone and some people’s taste buds hate coconut flour based goods and their taste bud’s desire more sugary flavors. If you felt it wasn’t palatable then your body may not like coconut flour &/or your taste buds desire a more sugary flavor. I have also noted that not all coconut flour brands taste good. There are some brands I simply cannot eat.
These were not good. Extremely dry and inedible. I followed the instructions to a T. I used high quality, organic ingredients.
I’m sorry you didn’t enjoy them. I make these ALL THE TIME and love them and many others in the comments as you can see have loved them too. Maybe they just weren’t for you. Not all recipes are for everyone. Have a great day!
I can’t believe that after 5 years you keep reading the commentaries, thank you.
This recipe is magical, I’m very new at keto, helping my SO with this new lifestyle that can become overwhealming really fast, but recipes like this and webs like this make it easier.
This recipe has already become a staple, is so easy and fast, I’ve used cow’s milk (and no cinnamon, we wanted them savory) and it works really well, but I have to say that I added 1/6 tso of xanthan gum, as I got a little afraid that it would crumbled in my hands for all the warnings you give in the instructions, as I said before, that didn’t happen, the waffles were really good and are a total success, thanks again
Ps: you could’ve put 6 tablespoons or 3 oz instead of 1/4 cup + 2 Tbsp of milk to avoid confussion
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