These homemade cinnamon apple waffles are the perfect breakfast! Made with yeast, these waffles are soft and fluffy on the inside and crisp on the outside. You can make the waffle batter the night before so you can wake up to fresh waffles for breakfast.
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This recipe was originally published in December 2021. It has since been updated with a new recipe and new images.
One of my favorite breakfast cookbooks is Marion Cunningham's The Breakfast Book. She has an amazing waffle recipe that uses yeast and is rested overnight, giving you incredible waffles.
I found while testing this recipe that letting the batter rest overnight gives you a super soft waffle inside, but crisp outside.
Based on her wonderful waffle recipe, I've added chopped-up cinnamon apples, giving you all the cozy and warm flavors. Made from scratch, I love that I can make the waffle batter the night before. The morning of, all you have to do is cook the waffles - simple!
Soft Waffles
- Milk: I recommend using whole milk here.
- Apples: I suggest using Braeburn or Honeycrisp apples here, but feel free to use your favorite apple variety or even swap them out for pears!
- Maple Syrup: a touch of maple syrup is going to sweeten the waffle batter.
- Yeast: we're using both baking soda and yeast in this recipe, make sure neither has expired! You'll want to use instant yeast here and not active dry yeast, which needs to be activated first.
- Spices: the apples are tossed with cinnamon before being added to the waffle batter. The waffle batter has extra cinnamon and a pinch of nutmeg to make these waffles lightly spiced.
Step 1: In a medium bowl, whisk the eggs with the melted butter, milk, maple syrup and vanilla extract.
Step 2: Add the flour, instant yeast, salt, and spices. Cover and let sit at room temperature for 1 hour, then place in the fridge overnight.
Step 3: The next morning, peel and chop your apple. Toss in the extra cinnamon and add to your waffle batter.
Step 4: Heat up your waffle iron and follow your waffle iron instructions to bake the waffles. Enjoy and serve with whipped cream and maple syrup.
What to Serve with Waffles
I love adding homemade whipped cream, a sprinkle of cinnamon, and maple syrup.
You can also serve bacon or turkey bacon on the side, fruit salad, and of course, a big cup of coffee (that is a must in my book).
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Recipe
Apple Waffles
Equipment
- waffle maker
Ingredients
Cinnamon Waffles
- 520 ml (2 ¼ cups) Whole Milk
- 113 grams (1 stick) unsalted butter melted
- 2 (2) eggs room temperature
- 1 teaspoon (1 teaspoon) vanilla extract
- 2 tablespoon (2 tablespoon) maple syrup
- 300 grams (2 ½ cups) all purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon (1 teaspoon) kosher salt
- ¼ teaspoon (¼ teaspoon) baking soda
- ½ teaspoon (½ teaspoon) ground cinnamon
- pinch (pinch) ground nutmeg
- 2 ¼ teaspoon (2 ¼ teaspoon) instant yeast
Apple Filling
- 1 large (1 large) apple peeled, cored and choppd
- 1 teaspoon (1 teaspoon) ground cinnamon
Instructions
- In a bowl, whisk together all of the wet ingredients.520 ml (2 ¼ cups) Whole Milk, 113 grams (1 stick) unsalted butter, 2 eggs, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract, 2 tbsp maple syrup
- Add all of the dry ingredients and whisk together, it's ok if it isn't totally smooth.300 grams (2 ½ cups) all purpose flour, 1 teaspoon kosher salt, ¼ teaspoon baking soda, ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon, pinch ground nutmeg, 2 ¼ teaspoon instant yeast
- Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and let rest at room temperature for 1 hour. Place in the fridge overnight.
- The next morning, peeled, core and chop your apple into small pieces. Toss in cinnamon.1 large apple, 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- Plug in your waffle maker to heat up and lightly grease it.
- Carefully stir the cinnamon apples into the waffle batter.
- Pour your waffle batter into your waffle maker, about ¼-½ cup per waffle, and cook until golden. Serve immediately.
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Erin says
I made it with the US measurements. It was delicious
Ella says
Thank you for your review, so glad you enjoyed it!