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We’ve been making these whole wheat blueberry waffles about twice a week for the past few months. We’re a little obsessed with our new waffle maker 
This recipe is everything you want in a waffle; crisp on the outside and soft on the inside. It’s modified from the waffle recipe we found on allrecipes.com. We made the waffles healthy by substituting with whole wheat flour, sea salt, olive oil, honey and of course we added some blueberries. With all these “healthifications” (you’ll know by now I make up words when it seems appropriate), you’ll feel great about serving them to your family.
These waffles are really really good! We love them with real maple syrup and raspberry sauce and pile on all kinds of fresh fruit. Remember this recipe when you’re deciding what to make for breakfast on Father’s Day!
Ingredients for Whole Wheat Waffles:
2 large eggs
2 cups whole wheat flour
4 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp fine sea salt or table salt
1 3/4 cups milk (any kind, we use 1%)
1/2 cup olive oil (we use extra light olive oil), canola oil also works well
1/2 tsp pure vanilla extract
1 Tbsp honey
1 cup fresh blueberries (or 1 cup frozen with 1 tsp whole wheat flour)
What you’ll need:
A Waffle maker
How to Make Whole Wheat Honey Waffles:
1. Preheat your waffle maker to medium heat. In a large bowl beat 2 eggs on high speed until frothy and bubbly (1 min)
2. Place your sifter over your beaten eggs and sift in your 2 cups flour, 4 tsp baking powder and 1/4 tsp salt. Add the bran that’s left behind in your sifter; this is the oober healthy part of these waffles.
3. Pour in 1 3/4 cups milk, 1/2 cup olive oil, 1/2 tsp vanilla and 1 Tbsp honey. Whisk the mixture together until smooth.
4. In a small bowl, Mix together 1 cup blueberries with 1 tsp whole wheat flour. The flour coating will keep the blueberries from getting juicy. Use a spatula to fold in the frozen blueberries. Try not to over-mix or you’ll start getting blue streaks in your batter.
5. Spray the preheated waffle iron to prevent sticking then pour your batter into your preheated waffle almost to the edges (you’ll know if you poured too much if you get batter that leaks out of the sides (put a paper towel underneath just in case). Serve waffles right away or let them rest on a wire rack. Don’t stack them while they are warm or they will become squishy and no one likes squishy waffles.
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See that strange hole on the edge of the waffle? That’s how you know they are homemade. What do you love on your waffles?
Whole Wheat and Blueberry Waffles
Ingredients
- 2 large eggs
- 2 cups whole wheat flour
- 4 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp fine sea salt or table salt
- 1 3/4 cups milk, any kind, we use 1%
- 1/2 cup olive oil, we use extra light olive oil, canola oil also works well
- 1/2 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 1 Tbsp honey
- 1 cup fresh blueberries, or 1 cup frozen with 1 tsp whole wheat flour
What you'll need:
- A Waffle maker
- cooking spray, to prevent sticking
Instructions
- In a large bowl beat 2 eggs on high speed until frothy and bubbly (30 sec)
- Place your sifter over your beaten eggs and sift in your 2 cups flour, 4 tsp baking powder and 1/4 tsp salt. Add the bran that's left behind in your sifter.
- Pour in 1 3/4 cups milk, 1/2 cup olive oil, 1/2 tsp vanilla and 1 Tbsp honey. Whisk the mixture together until smooth.
- In a small bowl, Mix together 1 cup blueberries with 1 tsp whole wheat flour. Use a spatula to fold in the frozen blueberries.
- Spray the hot waffle iron grates with cooking spray to prevent sticking then pour your batter into your preheated waffle almost to the edges. Serve waffles right away or let them rest on a wire rack. Don't stack them while they are warm or they will become squishy.
I love all of your recipes, but this one didn’t turn out right. The batter stuck to the waffle iron and split apart. I sprayed the top and bottom of waffle iron before adding the batter. Next batter I didn’t spray and it did the same thing, but not as bad. After the waffle iron is hot, should I not have sprayed it? Also do you not whisk anything until after adding milk, olive oil, vanilla, and honey? Thanks for all your terrific recipes.
Hi Cara, I’m sorry that I missed that important detail. I spray the waffle iron once it’s preheated to prevent sticking. Sometimes you just have to spray once and the oil in the batter will keep it from sticking on subsequent batches, but it can also depend on your waffle iron and if it is a good non-stick surface or if it’s scratched and clinging. I updated the recipe instructions to clarify.
Very good recipe! The only substitutions I made were to use half with all purpose flour, a couple of tablespoons of sugar rather than honey and used regular butter rather than olive oil. Turned out very crispy on outside and fluffy on inside!
These were unexpectedly light and airy for a whole wheat recipe. Put a fresh blackberry compote on top. Was truly delicious!
The BEST whole wheat waffles! I always gravitate to whole wheat recipies because I like the flavor, texture & are more healthy. I’ve made them twice this week for my 90 yr old Mom. I’ve used buttermilk & today used almond milk be use it needed to be used. I added almond flavoring, orange zest,, in some I added blueberries, others pecans. They are so good. Thanks for such a great index of recipes. I use many!!
You’re sp welcome! I’m so happy you enjoyed it, Norene!
Best and does not taste too sweet, big hit with all the family – add a bit mire honey if you like to eat it without maple syrup or just add 1/2 cup chocolate chipits to recipe at the end, mix in with the blueberries and added sliced apples on the top once cooked 😋
A couple of tips. 1 use buttermilk for this recipe..
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I was hesitant to make a waffle recipe with whole wheat flour but these are amazing! Thank you for a healthier waffle option that’s still light, crisp, and delicious 😋
You’re so welcome! I’m so glad that you tried and enjoyed this recipe.
I did it!! They came out great!! And I don’t feel like I’m missing much. I was recently told the my cholesterol level is too high so I started making changes. I bought the ingredients for the avocado & chicken salad also. Thank you Natasha!
I’m glad you enjoyed the recipe, Melody! I hope you love the chicken avocado salad too!
I made the whole wheat blueberry waffles and they were delicious…a big hit with the family!
I’m so happy this was a hit with your family, Joanne!
You are an absolute genius for the tip to whip the eggs (instead of separating egg whites) which saved me time & effort. I’ve tried several recipes in search for the perfect waffle recipe and assumed a good waffle needed yeast, buttermilk or separated egg whites but your recipe blew them all away. Your waffles turned out perfect.
Whipping the eggs for 3 mins by mixer in the beginning made all the difference and saved me so much effort. I made a hybrid of your whole wheat & regular waffles (1 cup whole wheat & 1 cup all purpose and it was light, fluffy & crispy. Thank you so much for this recipe!
Wonderful to hear that it was a huge success! Thanks so much for your good comments and feedbck, we appreciate it.
This recipe is awesome!!! Thank you!! I added hemp seeds and cinnamon and used brown sugar because I was out of honey and turned out great. I used a mini waffle maker and made 13 waffles . The perfect quick morning snack!
You’re welcome! I’m so happy you loved it, Kate! That’s so great!