Gluten Free Mini Waffles with Cinnamon Apple Topping
These Gluten Free Mini Waffles are so dang cute, and delicious. Top them with a simple caramelized Cinnamon Apples and they’re out-of-this-world delicious. These mini waffles are made gluten-free, paleo friendly and refined-sugar free for a breakfast you can feel good about!
Mini Waffles with Cinnamon Apples
These Mini Waffles are the perfect kid-friendly breakfast or treat, but adults will love them just as much. The best part: they are freezer friendly for a quick morning meal. Make a batch now and have breakfast or a mid-day treat all week (or month) long! Top them with this seasonal and delicious caramelized cinnamon apples OR make them churro style by dipping them in cinnamon sugar. You wouldn’t know these waffles were made without flour and they’re a cinch to put together using only one bowl. They are fluffy on the inside and crispy on the outside.
How to Make Mini Waffles
What I love most about this recipe is that it’s made all in one bowl! Start by whisking together all of the wet ingredients and then add in the dry ingredients and whisk until fully combined. Because there is no gluten here, there is no worry about the waffles being tough from overmixing.
Once you’ve mixed the batter, heat up your waffle and make sure to spray well with a high-heat cooking spray! To make them mini add in 1 tablespoon of batter at a time. If your waffle iron makes 1 large waffle you may be able to add 1-3 tablespoons of batter spaced far apart to make the mini waffles.
How to Freeze Waffles
You can serve the waffles immediately, or let it cool completely and freeze. To freeze them place them flat on a sheet pan and freeze completely, then place in a bag with an air tight seal for longer term storage. Freezing them flat first ensures they keep their shape. Waffles will keep frozen for up to 3 months. To reheat place in a toaster oven until heated through
How to Make Mini Waffles “Churro Style”
Once the mini waffles have finished cooking, brush them with butter or coconut oil and dip in a mixture of coconut sugar and cinnamon.
If you like this breakfast recipe, check out these others:
- Sheet Pan Classic Breakfast Bake (Eggs, Bacon, & Home Fries!)
- Savory Breakfast Sausage Oatmeal
- Gluten Free Apple Muffins
- The Ultimate Guide on How to Make Oatmeal
If you like this waffle recipe, check out these others:
- Gluten Free Pumpkin Waffles
- Ham and Cheese Waffles (Gluten-Free)
- Double Chocolate Banana Waffles
- The BEST Paleo Pancakes
Freezer-Friendly Churro Waffle Bites
Ingredients
Best Ever Fluffy Waffles from page 35 of the Lexi's Clean Kitchen Cookbook
- 1 tablespoon butter, melted for greasing the waffle maker
- 1/2 cup blanched almond flour
- 1/2 cup tapioca flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- Pinch of sea salt
- 2 large eggs
- 1/4 cup unsweetened applesauce
- 1 1/2 teaspoon maple syrup
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
Caramelized Apples
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 2 apples, diced
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon, more to taste
- 1/2 teaspoon lemon juice, more to taste
- pinch of sea salt
Cinnamon-Sugar Churro Coating
- 2 tablespoons coconut sugar
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 tablespoon butter, melted
Directions
- Pre-heat waffle maker set to low heat and brush liberally with melted butter.
- In a medium mixing bowl, mix together almond flour, tapioca flour, baking powder, and sea salt. Add in eggs, applesauce, maple syrup, and vanilla extract. Whisk until fully combined and no lumps remain.
- Following the directions for your waffle maker, cook four waffles at a time by adding 1 tablespoon of waffle mix to each quadrant. Cook until waffles are light brown and set aside until all of the waffle batter is used. *You can place the finished waffles in an oven set to 200 °F to keep warm while you cook the rest of the waffles and prepare the caramelized apples, but this is not necessary!
- Once the waffles are done, make the caramelized apples.
- In a small saucepan, heat 1 tablespoon of butter. Add diced apples, cinnamon, and lemon juice. Mix well. Cook for 8-10 minutes, or until apples are soft and a light brown color. Taste and adjust cinnamon as needed. Take off heat and set aside.
- If making these into churro bites: add cinnamon and coconut sugar to a small mixing bowl. In a separate mixing bowl, melt the butter. Brush waffles with melted butter and working in batches, carefully dip the waffles into the cinnamon sugar mixture until the waffles are well coated.
- Serve warm with a drizzle of maple syrup!
Recipe Notes
*Waffles last for 3 months in the freezer or four days in the refrigerator!
Nutrition
Gluten Free Mini Waffles with Cinnamon Apple Topping
These Gluten Free Pumpkin Waffles are going to be the star of the breakfast or brunch table! You wouldn’t know these waffles were made without flour and they’re a cinch to put together using only one bowl. They are fluffy on the inside and crispy on the outside and full of pumpkin flavor!
Gluten Free Pumpkin Waffles
These gluten-free and paleo Pumpkin Waffles are the real deal! This recipe has been on Lexi’s Clean Kitchen since 2015 and they have been made hundreds of times by so many! They are fluffy and delicious, and perfect for any morning, but especially a fall morning. These gluten-free waffles use my trusty blend of almond and tapioca flour as the base. We use this blend for a lot of our recipes because it is simple, versatile and creates paleo friendly recipes that are just like the originals.
Guess what else I love about this recipe? It’s freezer-friendly. Make a double or triple batch now and have waffles for a quick morning breakfast. Plus with the upcoming holidays you are going to want to keep this recipe at the ready! This is such a great breakfast or brunch idea to serve a crowd! Our recipe serves 4, but it can easily be doubled or tripled and the waffles can be kept warm in a low oven to keep hot before serving!
Paleo Pumpkin Ingredients
- Pumpkin Pureé
- Almond Flour
- Tapioca flour
- Baking Powder
- Pumpkin Pie Spice
- Cinnamon
- Eggs
- Maple syrup
- Vanilla extract
- High Heat Cooking Spray (I like Avocado Oil)
How to Make Gluten Free Pumpkin Waffles
What I love most about this recipe is that it’s made all in one bowl! Start by whisking together all of the wet ingredients and then add in the dry ingredients and whisk until fully combined. Because there is no gluten here, there is no worry about the waffles being tough from overmixing. Once you’ve mixed the batter, heat up your waffle iron and cook according to the appliance instructions. Just make sure to spray well with a high-heat cooking spray!
You can serve the waffles immediately, or let it cool completely and freeze. Waffles will keep frozen for up to 3 months. To reheat place in a toaster oven until heated through.
If you like this pumpkin recipe, check out these others:
If you like this breakfast recipe, check out these others:
- Sheet Pan Classic Breakfast Bake (Eggs, Bacon, & Home Fries!)
- Savory Breakfast Sausage Oatmeal
- Gluten Free Apple Muffins
- The Ultimate Guide on How to Make Oatmeal
Watch the video:
Pumpkin Waffles
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup blanched almond flour
- 1/2 cup tapioca flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 2 eggs
- 1/4 cup pumpkin puree
- 1/2 tsp vanilla
- 1/2 tablespoon pure maple syrup
- 1/2 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
- 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
- Pinch fine sea salt
- Pure maple syrup, for serving
- Grass-fed butter, for serving
Directions
Nutrition
Gluten Free Pumpkin Waffles
These gluten-free Ham and Cheese Waffles are going to be the star of the breakfast or brunch table! You wouldn’t know these waffles were gluten-free and they’re a cinch to put together using only one bowl. These fluffy on the inside and crispy on the outside waffles are the perfect mix of sweet and savory and bound to be a new favorite!
Ham and Cheese Waffles (Gluten-Free)
These gluten-free Ham and Cheese Waffles came about as a need to use up our leftover Maple Glazed Ham and we are so glad it did because these waffles are SO GOOD! If you haven’t tried savory waffles before let us introduce you to the perfect mix of sweet and savory! Of course, you could keep this all savory and omit the drizzle of honey on the top, but we thought it really took it over the edge of deliciousness and really recommend serving it this way!
With the upcoming holidays you are going to want to keep this recipe at the ready! This is such a great breakfast or brunch idea to serve a crowd! Our recipe serves 4, but it can easily be doubled or tripled and the waffles can be kept warm in a low oven to keep hot before serving!
These gluten-free waffles use my trusty blend of almond and tapioca flour as the base! We use this blend for a lot of our recipes because it is simple, versatile and creates a product that is satisfying.
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In this recipe we used these tools:
- Essentials: bowls, whisk, spatula, measuring spoons and cups
- Waffle Iron
If you like this breakfast recipe, check out these others:
- Sheet Pan Classic Breakfast Bake
- Lemon Curd and Blueberry Compote Breakfast Parfaits
- Apple Cinnamon Baked Oatmeal
- Peanut Butter, Banana, Chocolate Chip Baked Oatmeal
- 3 Ingredient Breakfast Skillet
- Savory Chorizo Breakfast Bowls
Watch the video:
Ham and Cheese Waffles (Gluten-Free)
These gluten-free Ham and Cheese Waffles are going to be the star of the breakfast or brunch table! You wouldn't know these waffles were gluten-free and they're a cinch to put together using only one bowl. These fluffy on the inside and crispy on the outside waffles are the perfect mix of sweet and savory and bound to be a new favorite!
Ingredients
- 1 cup almond flour
- 1 cup tapioca flour
- 2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon fine sea salt
- 4 large eggs
- 1/2 cup unsweetened apple sauce
- 1 tablespoon maple syrup or honey
- 1 cup ham, diced, divided
- 1/4 cup scallions, sliced thinly
- 1/2 cup shredded cheese (we use sharp cheddar)
- High heat cooking spray (we use avocado oil spray)
Directions
- Preheat a waffle maker according to the appliance instructions.
- Whisk together the almond flour, tapioca flour, baking powder, and salt in a large bowl until fully combined.
- Add in the eggs, applesauce and maple syrup and whisk to combine.
- Fold in the ¾ cup ham, 3 tablespoons scallions and cheese.
- Spray the heated waffle iron with a high heat cooking spray (we use avocado oil). Following the directions for your waffle maker regarding batter quantity and cook time, pour in the batter and cook the waffles until cooked through and lightly golden. Remove and if desired transfer to a low oven to keep warm. Spray the waffle iron with avocado oil and repeat with remaining batter.
- Serve the waffles hot and garnish with butter, remaining chopped ham and scallions and drizzled honey.
Nutrition
Ham and Cheese Waffles (Gluten-Free)
The smell of waffles reminds me of the diner I frequented as a kid. The fresh smell of the batter, the first bite with a drip of maple syrup… I think of childhood and weekend breakfasts, hands down! Freeze for an on-the-go morning, or treat yourself to a great weekend brunch; these waffles are perfect. Plus, chocolate waffles would make a great Valentine’s Day breakfast for your sweetie! They feel indulgent but are light and healthy. I topped mine with pure maple syrup and they were requested again and again.
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Do waffles remind you of your childhood? What are your favorite type of waffles?
Double Chocolate Banana Waffles
Ingredients
- 2 ripe bananas
- 2 organic eggs
- 3 tbsp almond flour
- 1/4 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tbsp good quality cocoa powder or cacao powder
- 1/4 cup Enjoy Life's Chocolate Chips or dark chocolate chips of choice
Directions
Recipe Notes
- To store/freeze for on-the-go mornings, place waffles in tupperware, and store in fridge or freezer
- Servings: 8
- Amount per serving: 1 waffle triangle
- Calories: 100
- Fat: 3.6g
- Carbs: 14.9
- Protein: 4.4
