Make-Ahead Freezer Waffles

Name: Make-Ahead Freezer Waffles
Total time: 40 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 250g plain flour; 2 tsp baking powder; 2 tbsp caster sugar; 0.25 tsp salt; 2 eggs, separated; 400ml full fat whole milk; 60g butter, melted, plus a little extra for the iron; 1 tsp vanilla extract

Crisp outside, fluffy inside waffles that you toast straight from the freezer for a better-than-shop breakfast.

Time40 min
LevelEasy
Costabout £0.44 a head

Cost is worked out from Aldi and Tesco shelf prices in October 2026. Your shop and brands will differ.

6 servings

Ingredients

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250 gplain flour
2 tspbaking powder
2 tbspcaster sugar
¼ tspsalt
2eggsseparated
400 mlfull fat whole milk
60 gbuttermelted, plus a little extra for the iron
1 tspvanilla extract

Method

1
Mix the flour, baking powder, sugar and salt in a large bowl.
2
Whisk the egg yolks, milk, melted butter and vanilla together. Pour into the flour and mix until just combined. A few lumps are fine.
3
Whisk the egg whites in a clean bowl until they hold soft peaks, about 2 minutes. Gently fold into the batter.
2 min
4
Heat a waffle iron and brush with a little butter. Cook a ladle of batter for 4 to 5 minutes until deep golden and crisp. Repeat with the rest.
4 min 30 s
5
Cool the waffles on a wire rack so they do not go soggy.
6
Freeze in a single layer on a tray, then bag them up. Keep for 2 months. Toast from frozen for 2 to 3 minutes until hot and crisp.

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