This chocolate buckwheat waffles recipe produces waffles, high in protein, crispy on the outside, and soft on the inside. These vegan buckwheat waffles are also dairy free, gluten-free, and refined sugar free. Prep ahead, freeze and pop into toaster for a quick breakfast.
Chocolate buckwheat waffles are easy to make with buckwheat flour, freezer-friendly, dairy free, gluten-free and made with only a few ingredients. These high fiber waffles are easy to make ahead and freeze. Just pop them in the toaster frozen when you are ready to eat breakfast!
I made my heart shaped waffles using this heart waffle maker .
What Does Buckwheat Flour Taste Like?
Buckwheat, which is the main ingredient in these waffles, is super healthy. First off, buckwheat is not a nut. It actually a gluten-free whole grain. The flavor is sort of like almonds. And it's super nutritious: ¼ cup of buckwheat flour contains 4 grams each protein and fiber.
Ingredients
- buckwheat flour. A nutritious flour easy to find in grocery stores or online. Or use oat flour.
- unsweetened cocoa powder
- baking powder
- milk
- maple syrup
- coconut oil
- mini chocolate chips or cacao nibs
See the recipe card at the bottom for full information on ingredients and quantities.
Steps to Make Buckwheat Waffles
For more detail, visit the complete and printable recipe at the bottom of this post, but here are general steps.
Prep: Heat the waffle maker or follow the directions of your waffle maker.
Waffle Maker Seasoning Tip: If you just bought your waffle iron, read the directions but you might have to season it. To do this, spray with cooking spray or wipe on oil and wipe it off again. You might only have to do this the first time you use it - it depends on your waffle maker's coating.
Step 1: Add ingredients to a bowl and mix into a waffle batter. You want your batter to be pourable like pancake batter - add milk if your mixture is too dry.
Step 2: Pour waffle batter onto hot waffle iron plate. Let the batter just reach the edge or ½ inch before the edge so your waffles have clean edges. Cook for about 1-3 minutes or according to your waffle maker directions.
Step 3: Serve right away with maple syrup.
How To Tell if Waffles are Cooked
- Cook 1-3 minutes - it depends on your waffle maker - check the manufacturer's directions.
- Waffles might be done if you lift lid and use a fork to gently pry waffles off one side and this succeeds.
- Another way is by smell - when waffles are done you will smell them as done.
Storage & Meal Prep
Refrigerate. Waffles can be refrigerated in a sealed container for about a week.
Frozen & Meal Prep: They can be frozen individually and added to a toaster when you are ready to eat.
More Breakfast Recipes
- Cinnamon Apple Crisp without Oats (gluten-free)
- How to Make Smoothies without Bananas
- Lemon Blueberry Coffee Cake (dairy free, gluten free)
- Starbucks Pink Drink with Cold Foam
- Protein Breakfast Cookies (rolled oats, chocolate frosting)
- Chocolate Chip Overnight Oats
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📖 Recipe
Chocolate Buckwheat Waffles
Equipment
Ingredients
- ¾ cups buckwheat flour or oat flour
- ¼ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ¾ cup milk
- 2 tablespoon maple syrup
- 2 tablespoon coconut oil
- 2 tablespoon mini chocolate chips or cacao nibs
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Instructions
- Turn on waffle maker so it heats up. If your waffle maker is new, spray with oil cooking spray and rub it off - this is called seasoning it and is only done once.
- Mix ingredients in a bowl with a spoon. You want your batter to be pourable like pancake batter - add milk if your mixture is too dry.
- Fold in mini chocolate chips or cacao nibs.
- Pour batter into hot waffle maker and make waffles - probably about 1-3 minutes but it depends on your waffle maker's directions. Usually they are done if you lift it and the waffles are not sticking.
- Serve right away with maple syrup, or keep warm in a 200 F oven.
Elena
So so yummy waffles!!! Perfect recipe as following healthy diet!! Thank you so much!
Dee Dine
Glad you like them, Elena! Thanks for the feedback! Dee
Ela
Love your heart shaped waffles! And how clever of you to use buckwheat flour. It's an amazing and healthy flour. 🙂
Much love, Ela
Dee Dine | Green Smoothie Gourmet
So happy you like my waffles Ela, thank you for stopping by! Dee xx