🍽️ Vanilla Waffles – Easy and Delicious Recipe

🍽️ Gaufres à la vanille – Recette facile et gourmande - Or noir vanilla

Delicious, fluffy, and fragrant… vanilla waffles are perfect for a homemade breakfast or brunch. With this simple recipe, you get waffles that are crispy on the outside and soft on the inside—a true vanilla treat.

Ingredients (for 4 waffles)

  • 2 cups of flour

  • ¼ cup of sugar

  • 4 teaspoons of baking powder (raising powder)

  • ¼ teaspoon of fine salt (if you are using unsalted butter)

  • 1 3/4 cups of whole milk

  • 2 eggs

  • 2 teaspoons of vanilla bean extract :)

  • 4 tablespoons of butter, melted and slightly cooled

Preparation & cooking

  1. 🧊 Take the eggs and milk out in advance so they are at room temperature — this helps to make fluffier waffles.

  2. Preheat your waffle iron. In a large bowl, sift together the flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt.

  3. Separate the egg whites from the yolks. In a glass or bowl, mix the yolks with the milk. Add the vanilla extract, then the melted butter, and mix.

  4. Pour the liquid ingredients over the dry ingredients, mix gently — it's normal to have a few lumps. Do not overmix.

  5. Whisk the egg whites until stiff peaks form (well-defined peaks).

  6. Gently fold the whipped egg whites into the batter using a spatula, lifting the batter without crushing it to retain air.

  7. Lightly oil or butter the waffle iron, add the batter according to the manufacturer's instructions, then cook until the waffles are golden brown.

  8. Serve immediately — the waffles are delicious with maple syrup, fresh fruit, whipped cream… or simply plain to fully enjoy the vanilla.

Why this recipe works

  • Separating the egg whites and yolks, then whipping the egg whites into stiff peaks, results in light and airy waffles with a soft and tender interior, while remaining crispy on the outside. (Technique used for the “classic vanilla waffles” at Ornoir Vanilla)

  • The addition of quality vanilla extract gives a fragrant and comforting sweetness — ideal for indulgent breakfasts or homemade brunches.

💡 Tips & variations

  • You can replace whole milk with plant-based milk for a lactose-free version — the result will be a little different in texture, but still good.

  • For even more "gourmet" flavor, use vanilla extract or vanilla beans (seeds + infusion) —

  • For a quick breakfast, prepare the dough in advance (up to step 7), wrap it in cling film and store it for 1 to 2 hours.