Strawberry Waffles

Strawberry waffles are the perfect breakfast! Fluffy on the inside, crispy on the outside and loaded with strawberries in every bite.

Strawberry Waffles

Breakfast is one of my favorite foods to make, my kids are big fans of waffles and pancakes and I love that there are so many variations for each. I recently made these strawberry waffles and the kids gobbled them up! They are perfectly crispy on the outside and fluffy on the inside. They are the perfect breakfast waffle!

During the holidays I like to make things fun and make our meals themed. This strawberry waffle recipe is my go to for Valentine’s Day breakfast. I use red food coloring to make them pink, but you can skip that part if you are not wanting to make them themed. Although for some reason kids really love it when you make their food fun colors.

This homemade waffles with strawberries recipe is perfect for breakfast, having breakfast for dinner or a brunch.

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What to Serve with Waffles

As far as side dishes for waffles, the list is basically endless. When I am making these as our special Valentine’s Day breakfast I do like to make Valentine’s Day recipes to go with them like Fruit Love bugs and heart shaped bacon.

Anything that counts as a breakfast recipe will work as a side dish for waffles. I try to make a balanced meal when I am serving waffles, we have lots of easy breakfast side dishes that we go to when we make waffles for breakfast:

• Bacon – we love brown sugar bacon
• Sausage
• Canadian Bacon
• Scrapple
• Pork Roll
• Eggs
• Fruit Salad
• Applesauce
• Fruit Salad
• Fresh Fruit
• Smoothie Bowl

Tips for Making Homemade Waffles

Using Fresh Strawberries. If you are using fresh strawberries up the milk to 2 cups of milk to make up for the liquid from the frozen strawberries.

Use Egg Whites. They are so light and fluffy from the egg whites.. Don’t overfold the egg whites into the batter, it’s okay to have a few lumps.

Food Coloring is optional. If you are making these waffles for a regular daily breakfast then you do not have to put in the food coloring. We put the food coloring in when we are making them specific for Valentine’s Day. You will want to add enough red food dye to give you a bright red color.

A GOOD Waffle maker. For me it is important that I have an amazing waffle maker, seriously you need a good one. Spend the extra few bucks to get a good one, it is so worth it! It doesn’t matter if it is a square waffle maker or a round waffle maker, either one will work.

Let the waffle maker heat up completely. It is important that the waffle maker is heated completely before you put any waffle batter on.

Grease the waffle maker. Greasing the waffle maker will keep the waffles from sticking and will help them get crispy. Use a silicone brush and brush oil on the heated waffle maker before pouring the waffle batter on.

Do not peek! It might be tempting to open the waffle maker to check on them, but that is not good for making the perfect waffle. Wait the full cook time before opening the waffle maker.

How to Freeze Homemade Waffles

To make my life easier I like to make a large batch of waffles and freeze them. Then we have tasty waffles with out all the work for breakfast.

It is easy to freeze waffles. Let the waffles cool and then wrap each waffle individually with plastic wrap. Place wrapped waffles into a freezer bag and zip shut. Place waffles in the freezer. They will stay fresh for about 2 months in the freezer.

To cook your waffles from the freezer, just pop them in the toaster in the morning when you want to eat them.

Waffle Toppings

• whipped cream
• maple syrup
• white chocolate chips
• milk chocolate chips
• Chopped Strawberries

Strawberry Waffles ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup cornstarch
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 3/4 cups milk
• 1 cup frozen strawberries, thawed and chopped
• 6 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 6- 10 drops red food coloring
• 2 eggs (whites and yolks separated)
• 3 tablespoons granulated sugar
• 1 cup fresh or frozen strawberries

How to Make Strawberry Waffles

This buttermilk waffle recipe will make 6 strawberry waffles, but it is super easy to double and triple the recipe.

Preheat the waffle maker.

In a mixing bowl whisk together flour, cornstarch, baking powder, baking soda, and salt for 20 seconds and set aside.

Get a separate mixing bowl and whisk together milk, vegetable oil, vanilla extract, chopped strawberries, red food coloring, and egg yolks until combined.

In the bowl of a stand mixer whisk the egg white on high until soft peaks form.

Add the sugar and whip until stiff peaks form.

While whisking, pour liquid mixture into the flour mixture and mix just until combined.

Fold in egg white mixture, the mixture will be lumpy.

Cook batter in waffle iron for 4-6 minutes (depends on the heat and brand of your waffle maker) using roughly 1/2 cup of batter per waffle.

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