Your favorite breakfast waffles packed with extra protein and nutrients from added quinoa - you'd never know it was in there!
This post was originally posted in April 2105. I have updated the photos, added a video and made a few minor changes to the text and recipe.
Weekend breakfasts are always a big deal at our house. It's time to relax a bit and take the time to make something to really enjoy. One of our favorite breakfasts is homemade waffles.
I decided to try quinoa waffles and they were a big hit. Of course I didn't tell anyone there was quinoa in the waffles! That would have been reason enough for everyone to exclaim...."Ewwww!"
Nope, not until after they had eaten three waffles each did I ask, "How were the waffles?" They loved them! n fact, they had no idea there was anything I did differently to our regular old waffles.
What ingredients are needed to make quinoa waffles?
- eggs
- butter
- milk
- sugar
- flour
- baking powder
- salt
- cooked quinoa
What is Quinoa?
Quinoa is what I call a "super food." It's packed with protein, fiber, and nutrients. It doesn't contain gluten (although this waffle recipe is made with flour which has gluten.)
To use quinoa, first rinse thoroughly in a bowl of water. Gently rub the seeds together in the water. This helps remove a slightly bitter taste from the quinoa. Then drain quinoa through a fine meshed sieve. Cook quinoa according to package directions before using in dishes.
Quinoa can be cooked ahead of time and kept covered in the refrigerator until needed. Check out this post for step by step directions for how to cook quinoa.
Looking at the batter, you can see the quinoa. Once the waffles are cooked, it just seems to disappear. Quinoa really doesn't have much taste on it's own. Added to a dish, it often takes on the flavors of the other ingredients. I also add quinoa to pancakes! They are delicious too!
Since waffles are already a regular staple in our house, I think these will be our new go-to recipe for Saturday mornings.
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Quinoa Waffles
Ingredients
- 2 eggs
- ¼ cup melted butter
- 1 ¾ cup milk
- 1 Tablespoon sugar
- 2 cups flour
- 4 teaspoons baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 cup cooked quinoa (cooled)
Instructions
- Place eggs in a bowl. Mix with a whisk.
- Add melted butter, milk and sugar. Mix
- In a separate bowl mix flour, salt and baking powder together.
- Whisk egg mixture and slowly add flour mixture. Continue whisking until all flour is added.
- Stir in quinoa.
- Cook in a preheated waffle iron until waffles are done.
Video
Notes
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Nutrition
Linda says
So these are the best! Nutritious and great taste.
I did make a few changes. Gluten Free Flour. Coconut Oil and Cashew Milk.
Also added 2 T hemp seeds and 2 T Cashew Milk with 1 T Cinnamon.
Great flavor and Protein.
I would have never thought to use cooked Quinoa but love it.
Kathy says
Hi Linda,
Thanks so much! I love the changes you made.
Kathy 🙂
Lucíola says
They are perfect! It became my oficial wafffles' recipe. Thanks!
Kathy says
Thank you! Glad you enjoy them!!! 🙂
Rose says
Hi there, I just happened upon your site when I was looking for a quinoa waffle recipe. I made these and they are gorgeous! Light, tender, not too sweet, just perfect. Thank you so much and I’m off to check out your other recipes!
Kathy says
Hi Rose,
So glad you loved these waffles! They are perfect for breakfast 🙂
Fred G says
Another good use of quinoa.
Kathy says
They are so tasty too!
Kay Lynn Peterson says
Kathy, is the Quinoa pre-cooked or uncooked? Also, I love buckwheat, how much of the flour can I replace with buckwheat flour?
Kathy says
Hello,
The quinoa is cooked prior to adding to the waffle batter. I have not ever used buckwheat flour so I am unaware of it's properties or how to use it.
Thank,
Kathy
Nicoletta Sugarlovespices says
I never eat enough protein (since I don't eat meat) so these waffles are just perfect for me! Never made them, and can't wait to try! They look so so beautiful!
Kathy says
I hope you enjoy them!
Stacey @ The Sugar Coated Cottage says
Quinoa is one of my favorites, these waffles look wonderful and that drippy syrup on top has me drooling for breakfast. Take care.
Fran @ G'day Souffle' says
I like your video- I've done a few videos and it sure does take extra time to add them to the blog! Well done!
Kathy says
Thanks, Fran! The learning curve on making videos is quite steep...I figure the more I do, the easier they will become. I hope anyway! 😉
David @ Spiced says
Quinoa in the waffles? What a unique idea, Kathy! Robbie loves pancakes and waffles, and I'm tempted to try these out with him. What a sneaky cool idea. Also, these photos are excellent! Love the one with the syrup dripping out of the container. Well done, my friend, well done! 🙂
Kathy says
Thanks, David! There's nothing wrong with sneaking a little extra nutrients into something Robbie is going to eat anyway! 🙂
Krystie says
Hi:
As promised, my family could not tast the Quinoa in my pancakes. They were very good, I noticed that the eggs were not added to wet or dry ingredients so I went ahead and put them with the wet before adding dry ingredients. I had two bananas that were too ripe to eat so I added them to eggs after mashing. After adding the flour and quinoa, I also added 1/2 cup walnuts to batter. Yum! We made 7 banana walnut waffles! Thank you!
Eli says
We just tried these this morning and we loved them, but they needed some salt. I figured I just skipped it by mistake, but it's actually not listed. Next time I make them I will be sure to add a but. We loved them anyway!
Kathy says
I'm so glad you love these pancakes. Thanks for letting me know about the salt. We actually don't add it to the pancakes, but I will add it to the recipe as optional.
Annie @ The Garlic Diaries says
This is SUCH an amazing idea! I am absolutely trying this.
Kathy says
I hope you do! Let me know how you like them!
Geraldine | Green Valley Kitchen says
What a great idea, Kathy! Good way to up the nutritional value of waffles. Having a bowl of cooked quinoa in the fridge is a always a good idea - to add it to soups or salads - but adding it to waffles is an excellent idea!
Kathy says
Thanks, Geraldine!