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If you’ve made and loved this Strawberry Shortcake Waffle as so many people have, you’ll love being able to make a bigger batch of them using this recipe for four vanilla waffles! Feed them to your family for breakfast or supper (because who doesn’t love breakfast for dinner?), or freeze them and keep them on hand for your own grab-and-go breakfasts throughout the week. These waffles are light – not dense like a lot of low-carb waffles tend to be – and they have a yummy vanilla flavor that reminds me of Nilla Wafers. One of these waffles is a Fuel Pull for my Trim Healthy Mama friends; top them with low-fat cottage cheese and blueberry jam to stay in Fuel Pull territory. Peanut butter made with defatted peanut flour and some sugar-free syrup would be a great topping option as well, or you can load up on your regular S toppings like natural peanut butter or cream cheese (and sugar-free chocolate chips!) to turn these into a THM:S meal.
I’m sure some of you will ask if you can use THM Baking Blend in place of my baking mix. My answer – probably, but you’ll need to use around a cup of THM Baking Blend because it’s not as dry as my baking mix (doesn’t soak up as much liquid). THM Baking Blend isn’t quite as “sturdy” as my baking mix, so if you get waffle pieces instead of actual waffles, it may be the culprit and you’ll be better off trying the recipe as written with my baking mix. Generally you can switch back and forth between the two (keeping in mind that my mix is a little drier and adjusting amounts accordingly), but in recipes like this that include a lot of liquids and conditioners for a lighter product, sometimes switching between baking mixes/blends isn’t as foolproof as usual. It’s always safest to use what the recipe was originally formulated for – in this case, my baking mix.
UPDATE: Brenda, one of my readers, told me that she used ¾ cup THM Baking Blend + 2 tablespoons of coconut flour and it worked great, so you could try that option too.
Everyone keeps asking me for waffle maker recommendations, a phenomenon which I find to be slightly amusing because we’ve been using the same standard-sized (not Belgian) nonstick Walmart special for several years now…haha. Nothing special. A few tips:
- Spray the waffle maker with nonstick cooking spray *well*Â before each waffle. I use an olive oil spray.
- When you’re finished waffling, wipe the waffle maker out with a paper towel. I don’t usually wash the waffle maker out with soap and water unless something gets really dried on. Wiping it out with a paper towel seems to help “season” the nonstick coating (similar to how you would care for a cast iron skillet).
Some of my favorite waffles:
- Cheater “Sourdough” Waffles (THM:E)
- PB&J Protein Waffle (THM:FP)
- Cornbread Waffle (THM:E)
- Chocolate Waffles for Two (THM:S)
You may also enjoy:
- Starting THM
- my recipe index
- my recipes grouped by fuel type, allergy info, and theme
- all my waffle recipes
- all my Fuel Pull recipes
As always, check out the Notes section of the recipe for extra info. Check out the links in and below the recipe to see the products I use and recommend. Some of the links included in the recipe and blog post are affiliate links, which means that if you make purchases through these links, I make a small commission to help defray the costs of running this blog (at no extra charge to you). Thanks for your help!
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- ¾ c. Briana's Baking Mix*
- 2 tsp. baking powder
- ½ tsp. xanthan gum
- ¼ tsp. salt
- ¼ tsp. THM Pure Stevia Extract Powder
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- ¾ c. egg whites
- ½ c. low-fat Greek yogurt
- ½ c. water
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract
- Whisk the dry ingredients. Add the wet ingredients and mix well. Bake in a well-greased nonstick waffle iron until done (this recipe will take a little longer to bake than "regular" waffles). My waffle iron uses about ½ c. batter per waffle; it is not a Belgian-style waffle maker. Freeze leftover waffles and reheat in a toaster.
- To keep these in a Fuel Pull setting, I like to top them with low-fat cottage cheese and Blueberry Jam.
My baking mix is a Fuel Pull in controlled amounts per serving such as I used in this recipe. However, if you want to stay in Fuel Pull mode, keep any additional fats to a minimum.
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Super delish! The family loves these! Thank you for this amazing recipe!! I used THM baking blend and almond flour as I was out of coconut flour. Still came out amazing! It was a dense, but still worked great!
I love these waffles! Thanks so much for this great recipe! ( I tried to give it 5 stars, but couldn’t get the stars to engage when I tapped.)
Help! I used a non-stick waffle iron from Walmart which makes waffles that looks just like yours. It has never had any sticking problems. I sprayed it down each time with oil and even tried wiping on coconut oil. But they STUCK. I had to pry them out in little pieces with a fork. I sprayed more oil. It still stuck 3 times. I finally made pancakes with the final batter. They are tasty, but how can I keep them from sticking?
I’m sorry you had trouble! Yes, THM waffles stick much more than regular waffles. I don’t really have any tips other than the two listed in this blog post. I do not suggest using coconut oil spray (or the oil itself) to grease with. I haven’t used it personally but I’ve heard multiple times that it doesn’t work very well for keeping things from sticking. I use an olive oil spray and don’t usually have trouble unless I don’t spray the iron before each waffle.
Did you use my baking mix to make these? I wonder if a less “sturdy” mix and/or thinner batter would contribute to sticking as well.
Yes, I used your baking mix. I tried again with the 1 waffle recipe version and cooked longer. It almost worked, but still stuck. It was just in bigger chunks. The 5 ingredient waffles worked fine so I’m stumped.
I’m afraid I’m stumped too!
Mine never seem to get done…they are always mushy on the inside and burnt on the outside. I can’t regulate my waffle iron temp and have tried them as pancakes and the same thing happened. Ideas?
I’m sorry – I don’t really have any ideas! Are you using my baking mix? Other baking mixes often don’t soak up quite as much liquid as mine and aren’t quite as sturdy, so you’ll probably get the best results using my mix in this recipe.
Is there anything that I can sub for the egg whites?
You could try using whole eggs instead of just egg whites, but that would make these a THM S (which is fine!). Eggs are needed for binding these waffles together. I personally haven’t had good success with any egg substitutes in waffle recipes, but feel free to experiment!
I would love to try this recipe. BUT EVERY SINGLE TIME I make a waffle recipe with only egg whites and not the egg yolks it splits in half sticking to the top and bottom! It gets very frustrating. I just made your mocha waffle yesterday and the same thing happened. I ate it… it was good but I had to scrape it off the iron and was not appealing to the eye at all! 🙂
I guarantee if I would have put in the whole egg it would have came out beautiful! I don’t understand how you do it. You told the one lady that in the comments that maybe she needs a new waffle iron. Mine is still fairly new… I would love to figure out how to make nice “E” waffles.
I’m sorry Rachel – I don’t know why it would do that! I definitely have to make sure I grease the waffle maker well before adding the batter each time, and I never wash the waffle maker out with soap (just wipe with a paper towel), but that doesn’t usually happen to me. I know you’re not alone, though! I just can’t figure out the rhyme or reason to why it happens to some people and not others. I’m guessing it’s the waffle maker because that’s the only answer that makes sense, but I really don’t know.
Do you know if these turn out ok if they’re stored in the freezer? My two year old is.. well two and liked things his own way and will only eat waffles or pancakes if they’re frozen.. ??
Yes, we often freeze leftover waffles and get them out to heat back up in the oven for a quick breakfast. 🙂
I LOVEEEE these waffles! They are best best thm waffles that I’ve tried.
I only own a Belgian waffle maker, so I measured a 1/2 cup batter and it worked perfectly – making 4 waffles.
Yesterday I tried the recipe without sweetener and vanilla. It made delicious waffle bread! I even grilled one with butter and made a waffle sandwich.
Next I’m going to try the recipe in a muffin top pan for bread!
Thanks a ton. I’m your biggest fan! 🙂
I love the way you’re turning it into different things! So glad you enjoy it.
I sprayed the mother love out of my waffle iron with olive oil spray and my waffles are splitting in half when I try to open the iron. It seems that baking spray with flour in it is the only thing that works when making any THM waffle for me. Any other ideas?
I’m afraid I don’t have any suggestions other than what are written in the post. I’m sorry! Maybe you need a new waffle iron?
Love all your recipes. I know it is more work and less pretty but any chance you would incorporate some pictures while making. Your finished photos are always great but along the way would help, example how thick does this batter look before it goes in the waffle iron. I keep experimenting, and while good and totally edible not quite as “nice” as yours. I may use too much baking mix or ?? I have had to add way more water and still thick. (my fault not the recipe I am sure) thanks for all the FANTASTIC recipes. Love your cookbook.
Hi Glenda! I’ll keep that in mind; thanks for the suggestion. I’m usually running around the kitchen like a madwoman when I make new recipes, so that does make it a little difficult to get progress shots that actually look good. 😛 As for this batter, I would say it’s moderately thick. It’s not pourable, but it is easily spreadable.
Hi- looks yummy. Can the xanthan gum be substituted with gluccie?
Yes, that should work.
Any sub for the xanthum gum?
You can substitute glucomannan.
I chose to make these an S since I was having an S cappuccino. Slathered butter on them and used thm syrup. They were yummy!!! ?
I made these last night for supper, along with some scrambled eggs. We topped the waffles with strawberries and whipped cream. They were delicious! Thanks for sharing another delicious recipe!
I’m so glad your family liked them, Sara!
I added a tsp of caramel extract, to the recipe, and a squirt of redi whip on top…i’m swooning. The kids and I have made these twice this week and I ate the leftovers for lunch both days. Thank you!
I’m so glad you liked them, Karen!
1 waffle keeps you in FP. What would the count be to take you out of FP? At that point would it be and S?
5 grams of fat or more takes you out of FP into a THM:S scenario. Because of the fat in the baking mix, these waffles are nearly at the 5g mark already, so any more fat sources added will put you into S territory.
Can this batter be used for pancakes? I don’t have a waffle iron. Thanks! Love your recipes!
I haven’t tried making them into pancakes so I don’t know if they’d hold together or not, but it would be worth a try!
Thanks for doing the muliplying for us. I ‘ve been enjoying these every morning and appreciate not having to mix single batches.
I top all of my waffles, MIMs and pancakes with Greek yogurt that I sweeten and flavor with vanilla or almond extract and top with a few berries. Sometimes I add some protein powder to the GY for extra protein.
That’s a great idea, Patty!
What are the macros for each waffle? Thanks for this great recipe!
Hi Pat! I follow a healthy eating lifestyle called “Trim Healthy Mama”, which centers around eating healthy foods and separating carbs and fats into different meals to speed up the metabolism. Counting is not required on THM, so I embrace that and don’t count nutrition facts in my recipes. You’re welcome to put the recipe into MyFitnessPal to check and see whether it would fit into the particular lifestyle you follow. 🙂
Briana, I really enjoy all your recipes, you are very creative! I was wondering what you would recommend as a good egg replacement as I am allergic to egg whites. Thank you for any advice you can offer me!
Hi Deb! I’m afraid egg replacements aren’t something I’ve experimented with (yet), but you may be able to find some good ideas over on Tina’s blog: http://www.anointedwithoilofjoy.com/
This Allergen Free THM Facebook group would be a great place to ask as well: https://www.facebook.com/groups/THMAllergenFree/
I have found https://www.egglesscooking.com/egg-substitutes/ is a great place to start when looking for egg substitutes. She lists a variety of options and which work best based on the purpose of the egg–as binder, as leavening agent, or for moisture. Since you already have yogurt in the mix, a gelatin “egg” for part of the egg whites and a vinegar/baking soda “egg” for at least the equivalent of one egg white should work well. Aquafaba would add too many carbs. I’m going to try the egg free version of these waffles. I’ll let you know how they turn out.
Thanks so much for the info, Allison! I’d love to hear how they turn out!