Happy New Year! Can you tell there’s no January detoxing going on here?? We actually ate these vanilla buttermilk waffles on the last day of 2015 but I plan on making them again asap!
Last March Ricky got me a waffle iron for my birthday. Who wants jewellery when you can have crispy, fluffy waffles at your fingertips every. single. day. Erm, just me?? Anyway, point being that this recipe is long overdue. Our poor little kitchen is overloaded with gadgets and appliances so it’s a special moment when the waffle iron makes an appearance.
It took a few tries to find the perfect vanilla buttermilk waffles recipe but I’m pretty confident this is it. Crisp on the outside, soft and fluffy on the inside and juuust sweet enough (but with plenty of wiggle room for drowning them in maple syrup, obvs).
In order to do a thorough taste test, I kept things pretty simple with the toppings and opted for classic butter & maple syrup, with a few raspberries thrown in to counteract the sweetness.
Next time I’m going to go for mascarpone & chocolate sauce because doesn’t that just sound like a dream breakfast? Plus, mascarpone = protein = health food. I mean, I know that’s not exactly how it works but let’s just go with it, OK?
Just in case you’ve spontaneously decided you need a waffle iron in your life (I don’t blame you), the VonShef Quad Waffle Maker
Ingredients
- 150g plain flour, sifted
- 30g light brown sugar
- 1 and 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 2 eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 300ml buttermilk
- 75g butter, melted and cooled a little
- Butter
- Maple syrup
- Fresh raspberries
Instructions
- Preheat your waffle maker, according to appliance instructions. Mix the sifted flour, sugar and baking powder together in a large bowl.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together the eggs, vanilla extract, buttermilk and melted butter.
- Gradually add the wet ingredients to the dry, gently whisking until no lumps remain. The batter will be quite thick. Be careful not to over mix or your waffles will be too dense.
- Spoon some of the mixture onto your waffle iron and gently spread out. Don't worry about covering the whole iron - it will spread as it cooks.
- Cook for 5-6 minutes then serve topped with butter & maple syrup.
I am so close to buying myself a waffle iron – it feels frivolous because I’d use it a couple of times a month at best, but when I see stuff like this it seems like an essential!
I know what you mean, I’m so glad I have one though! We’ve only got a tiny kitchen so there’s no room for it to stay out on the counter – I’d definitely be making them all the time if there was!
Hmm a waffle maker sounds amazing – these look really delicious too <3
Gisforgingers xx
Thanks Claire! It is so good, every time I use it I think I need to make them more often!
Do you know I’ve never actually tried a waffle like this before? Putting it on my to eat list though because this looks so delish! x
Josie | Sick Chick Chic
Whaaaat!? You’re missing out Josie, get on it asap!
OOoo look so yummy I think we need a waffle iron just need to find a space to store it, what could I get rid of to fit it in. Happy New Year Kirsty. x
Thanks Rebecca 🙂 yeah I don’t really have enough space either which is why I don’t use it as much as I want to! I’m forever dreaming of having a massive kitchen haha x