These Gluten-Free Vegan Belgian Waffles and an easy recipe to make for busy mornings. It's a plant-based breakfast that's healthier than store-bought waffles and is made without eggs, butter, or white flour!{ Plant-Based | Vegan | Gluten-Free | Dairy-Free | Grain-Free | Egg-Free | Soy-Free | No Refined Sugar | Medical Medium }
Add the ingredients for the "buttermilk" to a small bowl and let it sit for a few minutes, then whisk before adding to the other ingredients.
Prepare the waffle mixture:
Add all the ingredients for the waffles, including the "buttermilk", and gently stir together until well combined.
Pour the batter onto your waffle iron and cook according to your waffle maker directions.
Repeat with the rest of the batter.
Serve with homemade coconut cream, your favorite fruit, or maple syrup.
Notes
Chickpea Flour: I haven't tested the recipe using any other type of gluten-free flour. Since "chickpea flour" is not a neutral-flavored flour, the waffles will have a somewhat strong, distinctive "chickpea flour" taste to them. If you don't like the taste of chickpea flour, this would not be a good recipe to try.Homemade Almond Milk: This can be substituted with your favorite plant-based milk. Another great option is Joi Organic Almond Milk made with 100% organic almonds.Lemon Juice: This acidic ingredient is used to make "buttermilk" in the recipe. It can be substituted with organic apple cider vinegar (not Medical Medium compliant).Cane Sugar: Feel free to substitute with your favorite organic unrefined granular sweetener. In addition, these are not overly sweet waffles so you can increase the amount of sweetener if you prefer a sweet waffle.Tahini: I added this ingredient as a "fat" but it can be omitted if you prefer.Himalayan Pink Salt: This is my salt of preference, however, it can always be substituted with sea salt.Waffle Iron Tip: These can be a little tricky coming off the waffle iron and need to be handled with care. You may want to spray the iron with a non-GMO cooking spray, such as coconut oil or avocado oil to help with this. Make sure you leave them on the iron long enough to get crispy on the outside, as well as cook all the way through on the inside. If you are using the same brand of waffle iron I have, I have found the best results with the setting in the middle of "2" and "3".Serving Size: This recipe will make approximately (4) full-size waffles. Nutritional information is for (1) waffle which is (1) serving.