Description
Learn how to make this easy zucchini waffles recipe. You can serve it for breakfast, main course or dessert. Works as a savoury or sweet dish.
Ingredients
Scale
Dry
- 200g (1 2/3 cups) flour
- 5ml (1 tsp) baking powder
- 5ml (1 tsp) baking soda
- 1.25ml (1/4 tsp) salt
- 60ml (1/4 cup) brown sugar
Wet
- 250ml (1 cup) milk
- 2 eggs
- 4 egg whites
- 30ml (2 tbsp) olive oil
- 250g (1 2/3 cups) grated courgette/zucchini
- Oil spray
Instructions
- Preheat the waffle iron until hot.
- Place all the dry ingredients in a bowl and stir.
- Whisk the milk, eggs, egg whites and oil in a large mixing bowl.
- Slowly whisk in dry ingredients little by little. Not all at once!
- Fold in the grated zucchini.
- Spray the hot waffle iron with oil.
- Spoon enough batter onto the waffle iron to just about cover the bottom of the gadget.
- Close the lid and cook for 8 minutes, or until the edges of the waffles are golden brown.
- Repeat for the remaining waffles.
- [Optional] Preheat oven to 180°C/fan 160°C/350°F/gas mark 4. Place the waffles on a baking sheet and toast them until firm and slightly crispy.
- Serve immediately as a dessert or breakfast. In this case, it was the latter, where I served it with dollops of Greek yogurt, walnuts, pomegranate seeds and mint. The waffles work just as well as a dessert with fresh strawberries, Greek yogurt and strawberry curd.
Notes
- Zucchini/Courgettes come in all shapes and sizes. Since you need even amounts of flour and courgette, measure out the courgette in cups, just to make sure it matches the flour volume-wise. Depending on the size of the courgette, you’ll need about three, but get more to err on the safe side.
- The cooking time of the waffle can vary depending on the brand of waffle iron you use. Start off by cooking the batter for 5 minutes. If it’s not golden enough, cook it for longer until it is. Remember the cooking time and use the same amount of time to cook the rest of the batter.
- These waffles freeze extremely well, and make an excellent breakfast when in a rush, so make a big batch of them! Quarter the waffles, store them in an airtight container and freeze. When needed, place them straight out of the oven into toaster and toast until warm and crispy. Serve how you desire.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 40 minutes
- Category: Breakfast
- Method: Bake
- Cuisine: American
