Description
You will love these fresh and yummy Zucchini Waffles recipe. The zucchini leaves the waffles super-moist and delicious!
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 large zucchini, ends trimmed
- 1–1/2 cups white whole wheat flour (or all-purpose unbleached flour)
- 1 Tbsp. baking powder
- 1 tsp. kosher salt
- 1 tsp. cinnamon
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 1–1/2 cups milk (I used skim)
- 2 large eggs
- 1 tsp. pure vanilla extract, store-bought or homemade
Instructions
- Preheat waffle maker to 400°F.
- Grate the zucchini on the large holes of a box grater. Use a strainer or dishtowel to then squeeze some of the moisture out of the zucchini, then set aside.
- In a large mixing bowl, combine flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon and sugar. Stir together.
- In another large bowl, whisk together the milk, eggs, and vanilla extract. Add the dry ingredients (the flour mixture), and beat until smooth. Fold in the zucchini and mix well.
- Spray the waffle maker with cooking spray (top and bottom plates). Spread half of the batter evenly over the bottom of the waffle maker (generally about 1/2 cup per waffle), and close the top. Cook for 5 minutes, or until the waffles are as crisp as you like them. (Different waffle making equipment will cook at different rates, so please follow the instructions that come with your machine.) Repeat with remaining batter.
- Serve hot, topped with butter and maple syrup.
Notes
These can be made with an electric mixer, but they are also totally easy with just a whisk and a mixing bowl.
Adapted from The Perfect Pantry.
These look delicious!
This is interesting! A good way to get your daily vegetable quota through dessert. ;)
Waffles, waffles, waffles…say that 3 times fast! ;-) These look incredible. My husband has been begging for waffles lately…and I’ve been in a pancake mood. So, these might be the ticket! They look delicious!
yummy!! I might have to go make these now!
These waffles are fantastic! Great way to use zucchini from the garden!
I just made zucchini pancakes this weekend. Can’t wait to try out the waffles. Sounds amazing!
When I first saw this I said outloud to no one, “No way!”. I love that you put zucchini in a waffle!
I love zucchini, but I’m not terribly into waffles (…not having a waffle iron contributes to this…) — would this work as a pancake??
These sound so tasty! I don’t normally enjoy getting out the waffle maker (it usually overflows all over my countertops), but this might be the inspiration I needed!
My first visit here…what a cute blog name! I love the idea of these zucchini waffles. Just discovered how much I love zucchini this past summer. :)
I made these this morning and they were so great! The only change I made was using soy milk (it’s all I had). My 4 year-old devoured them! Thank you so much!
This looks like a great way to make a dent in my freezer full of zucchini! Since I already have it measured out and frozen though, what quantity would you say is equal to the large zucchini called for here?
Thanks for the help!
I posted this AMAZING recipe on my blog and linked back to you.
https://www.thebewitchinkitchen.com/2012/02/cinnamon-zucchini-waffles.html
Thanks,
Randa
Yup. These are amazing. My little boys didn’t have a clue about the zucchini and chomped them up. My only complaint is that this batch is humongous and I think I can probably make waffles every day for a week with this much batter. That’s it, though! Otherwise, you’ve created amazing waffles. Thank you for that.
Making these now, and planning to freeze. Thanks for the recipe!
How many cups of zucchini should this be? The large zucchinis from my garden are not standard sizes like they are in the supermarket.
Thanks!
This recipe is absolutely delicious. So delicious in fact, that my two boys(both under 4 yrs) enjoyed it and want it again for breakfast tomorrow! That being said, I’d love to try other veggies, especially squash. Is it as simple as turning squash into a purée and adding it to the batter, or will that change the waffle consistency to the point where it won’t cook thoroughly?
I made these exactly as directed and we all loved them! I will be trying more of your recipes and this will be bookmarked.
These were great! I love finding new ways to use zucchini.
I am going to try making these this morning! I thought you might want to know that when one tries to double or triple the recipe, the fractions don’t make sense anymore, so you might need to tweak the way it is set up? the 1-1/2 turns into 2-1, so I wasn’t sure if that was two cups, until I looked back at the recipe and saw it should mean 3. :-)
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My family loves these! They are such a nice switch from our regular waffle recipe, which uses white flour and lots of oil. We veganize ours with egg replacer and almond milk. This week we will try the recipe with yellow summer squash for the zucchini.
I would like to make these but what is a large zucchini? Some are as long as a foot, which seems like way too much. Can we get a cup measurement or even a weight?
As a private Chef, high school culinary instructor wife and mother of two, I am consistently looking for wonderful new recipes to serve my family, clients and teach students. Man…this recipe is so perfect! These waffles have such a great texture and flavor! I was a little scared the waffles would turn out dense. Nope! These were light, fuffy and crispy on the outside. They had the perfect amount of sweetness. I made them tonight with curried fried chicken and not a crumb was left over! I can’t wait to make them again. Thanks for posting this wonderful recipe. 💕
I table spoon of baking soda for 1 -1/2cup of floor is way too much. Other than the recipe is pretty good.
I found this recipe last year and love it. A great way to utilize home grown veggies. My only comment is to go lightly on the milk. The zucchini contributes largely to the moisture of the waffle. This is great for company. Thank you.
I would add a bit of oil to batter next time. I had about 2 c grated zucchini which may have been shy of intended amount and batter was thin. Added 1/4 teaspoon of nutmeg. Yummy but difficult to remove from iron compared to other recipes.
Great recipe! Love how zucchini makes these healthy waffles so moist yet undetectable. Perfect for picky eaters!