This Easy Apple Waffles recipe is made with fresh diced apples, cinnamon, and vanilla. Make them for a quick fall breakfast that your whole family will love!
Healthy apple cinnamon waffles recipe
There’s nothing quite like apple picking in the fall. I can never get enough! I’ll fill up bag after bag to make my Apple Pie Pancakes, Apple Chips, Apple Juice, and Apple Muffins all season long.
These Easy Apple Waffles are another one of my favorite fall recipes! So soft and warming, the smell of fresh waffles, baked apples, and cinnamon will fill your home and delight your whole family for breakfast. Drizzle them in maple syrup, powdered sugar, stewed apples, or even cinnamon sugar applesauce on top to complete this fall treat.
You can easily use up all of your fresh fall apples with this recipe. Just make a really big batch of waffles and freeze them for later! They freeze well for months and take minutes to reheat in the toaster.
When it’s time to dig into these delicious homemade cinnamon apple waffles, pair them with more sweet treats and fresh fruit on the side. I love them next to Pumpkin Scones, a soft Pumpkin Donut, and a big cup of steaming hot coffee!
How to make easy apple waffles from scratch
Making waffles with apples has just one extra step compared to other homemade waffle recipes. Made with freshly diced apples and cinnamon, each bite is so warm and comforting! Better yet, they take just a few minutes to put together:
First, dice the apples into very small chunks or shred them with a box grater.
Mix the milk, butter, egg, and vanilla together in a large bowl.
Next, add the flour, baking powder, sugar, cinnamon, and salt to the same bowl. Mix until you have a smooth waffle batter. Now add in the diced apples.
Place a scoop of batter in the middle of a preheated waffle iron and cook until each waffle is crisp.
Serve the hot waffles with maple syrup, powdered sugar, or with any other toppings you love!
Homemade waffle tips
- Instead of dicing the apples, shred them with a box shredder or food processor to make them finer.
- Top the waffles with maple syrup, cinnamon, powdered sugar, whipped cream, stewed apples, apricot jam, or homemade apple sauce.
- To store leftovers, keep the extra waffles in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3 days.
Substitutions and add-ins
- Flour – This recipe calls for all-purpose flour but if you like your waffles extra fluffy, replace it with cake flour or pastry flour instead.
- Buttermilk waffles – Making waffles with buttermilk and baking soda helps them fluff up and taste even better. Replace the milk in this recipe with buttermilk and add ¼ teaspoon of baking soda.
- Gluten free – Swap the all purpose flour with a 1:1 gluten free flour blend to make gluten free waffles.
- Dairy free – Use dairy free milk, like soy, oat or almond milk, instead of cow’s milk. Replace the butter with dairy free butter or vegetable oil instead.
- Add-ins – Add chocolate or caramel chips to the batter or stir in more warming seasonings, like nutmeg, ginger, or cardamom.
How to freeze waffles
Craving waffles but not the fuss? Make a big batch of these apple pie waffles and freeze them! Once they’re done cooking, place the waffles in a sealed freezer bag and freeze for up to 3 months. Just defrost them in a toaster and enjoy!
Use up your leftover apples with these treats
- Apple Pie Cookies
- Baked Cinnamon Apples
- Gluten Free Apple Currant Pie
- Applesauce Brownie Bars
- Baked Homemade Granola
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Easy Apple Waffles
PrintIngredients
- 1 cup milk
- 1/4 cup butter melted
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 1/4 cup flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup apple finely chopped
Instructions
- Mix milk, butter, egg and vanilla in a large bowl. Add flour, baking powder, sugar, cinnamon and salt and continue mixing until smooth. Add apples and stir to mix.
- Add batter into preheated waffle iron. Cook until crisp, about 4-5 minutes a piece. Continue until all the batter is gone.
- Serve warm. Add maple syrup, butter or powdered sugar on top.
Deb says
Made these this morning, really nice, I should have added a bit more cinnamon and sugar for my families taste but overall a good recipe! Thank you!
Pamela says
Hey Deb, glad to hear you liked these Apple Waffles! Thanks for commenting! 🙂
Naresh says
I love finding new breakfast ideas.Thanks
basket organic says
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geet says
Hey! that’s an amazing recipe,
Thank you for sharing, i will certainly try it out.
Christina Makri says
I love both waffles and apples… the combination of these two is perfect for me! Thank you for the recipe and thank you for linking up at Sweet Inspiration Link Party
April J Harris says
What wonderful waffles! I love apples in baking but have never used them in waffles before. They are perfect for fall. Pinning and also featured at this week’s Hearth and Soul Link Party. Thank you so much for sharing with us, Pamela.
Angela Lituri says
Hi Pamela! These easy apple waffles look absolutely delicious! Pinned it for later, definitely going to try making these 🙂 Thank you so much for sharing with us at Dishing It & Digging It & congratulations on being featured this week!
Bonnie Morgan says
I’ve never had the pleasure of picking apples and I would enjoy that very much. Your waffles sound delicious.
a spirit of simplicity says
I have recently purchased a waffle maker and will be trying these waffles this week. I like to make a batch and then put some in the freezer for toasting later in the week,
Pamela says
I love this idea! I always try to make double batches, one to enjoy and one to freeze! Hope you like these waffles!
Vanessa says
Thank you for sharing at Dishing it and Digging it link party. We loved your recipe and it’s going to be featured this coming Sunday. Thank you for sharing.
Jhuls | The Not So Creative Cook says
I wish I could do apple picking one day! The apples are so gorgeous and the waffles are delicious!! I am glad that you have joined Fiesta Friday this week. I hope you are having a fab time!
Leslie says
Yummmmm. This is almost making me wish we had a waffle iron! Thanks so much for sharing at the #happynowlinkup!
Cathy from UWF Textiles says
Delicious sounding and beautiful pix. Thanks for sharing.
Jess says
Pinned! These sound amazing! 🙂
I would love for you to share this with my Facebook Group for recipes, crafts, tips, and tricks: https://www.facebook.com/groups/pluckyrecipescraftstips/
Thanks for joining Cooking and Crafting with J & J!
Love from Munchkintime.com says
These waffles look amazing, pinning for later, thank you for the recipe!!!
Laura @ Fantastically says
Yum! These sounds simply amazing. Pinning! 🙂 Glad I found you through Mommy Moments today.