A homemade green waffles recipe, this recipe will be a welcome morning treat any time of the year you need green – but especially fun for Christmas and St. Patty’s Day! If you want Grinch breakfast ideas, look no further than these Grinch waffles! And if you need St. Patty’s Day breakfast ideas, tadaaa….St. Patrick’s Day waffles!
Many people love to center a Christmas theme party or a Christmas breakfast around the original How the Grinch Stole Christmas film from 1966 and the book by Dr. Seuss. Of course, there have been remakes and book sequels which has kept the Grinch in the holiday limelight all these years.
Of course, for St. Patrick’s Day, people are searching for all things green! Just leave off the red accents – peppermints and red sprinkles – and add even more green for a perfect St. Patrick’s Day breakfast recipe!
My waffles in today’s photos are dressed up as Grinch waffles for Christmas.
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This delicious green waffle recipe is one of many flavorful waffle recipes hitting my blog this year. Have you ever tried our banana nut waffles, pumpkin pecan waffles, strawberries waffles, chocolate chip waffles, birthday waffles recipe, or cinnamon waffles recipe? Find them linked at the bottom of the post!
Ingredients for Green Waffles
- All-purpose flour
- Baking powder
- Granulated sugar
- Salt
- Milk
- Vegetable oil
- Vanilla
- Eggs
- Green food coloring
- Whipped cream
- Red sprinkles (omit the red sprinkles if you are making green waffles for St. Patrick’s Day; add green)
- Strawberry sauce (optional)
Add Ins
Feel free to add in chocolate chips or pecans or whatever type of nuts you have on hand or any favorite that you have. Or simply set those aside for toppings. For my Grinch waffles, I do not include nuts inside the batter. This is because some members of my family are anti nut people. Crazy, I know! Therefore, I make the addition of the nuts as the topping only.
Making Thick Green Waffles
This homemade batter will be thick. Don’t second guess yourself about this and attempt to thin it. It needs to be thick.
In a quality waffle maker, these waffles will bake up nice and fluffy into thick waffles which freeze well for later. The Hubs and I have been using our Cuisinart Belgian Waffle Maker for years now. It was a wedding gift that has been well loved and well used.
Tips for Great Grinch Waffles
- Cooking Spray is Optional – You may choose to spritz a bit of cooking spray to the waffle maker grids. However, cooking spray can lead to build up on your grids which then can interfere with consistent cooking of waffles. It is best to use a batter which includes a proper amount of oil. But this recipe does seem to go better when the grids have a bit of oil. You can either give a tiny spritz of spray or brush with a bit of the olive oil since you will already be using it in the recipe.
- Start in the Center of the Grid – When filling a waffle maker with batter, it is best to start with a small amount of batter in the center of the bottom grid and quickly spread the batter toward the outer edges with a rubber spatula. I like to use a 1/2 cup measuring cup. Do not overfill. Otherwise, the waffle batter may spill over the edges, making a mess on the outside of the waffle maker and on the counter.
- Keep An Eye on the Waffle Maker Temperatures – Keep an eye on the heat of the waffle machine. While many waffle makers use automatic timers for preheating and cooking, there are still some models out there that require a closer watch. Additionally, if you are making back-to-back rounds of these waffles, you may need to add or remove a bit of cooking time since the machine is heating for an extended period of time. Your machine might not put out as much heat after the third or fourth use. On the contrary, your machine might cook the last rounds faster after being turned on for a while. Keep a close eye so you don’t have overcooked or undercooked batches. I like to keep my waffle maker turned down to a lower setting (a 2-3) so as not to overbrown the waffles. These lighter color waffles can brown very easily.
Freezing Green Waffles
This green waffles recipe is going to make 16 waffles from a four-waffle griddle. You may be wondering how to freeze waffles so you can save the extras for later.
Freezing waffles is simple. Just let the extra waffles cool before sliding them into an air tight freezer container. I typically just stack mine in double stacks on a thick paper plate and then slide the plate into a gallon Ziplock bag. I label the bag and slip it into the freezer for up to three months. My girls love having these gourmet style waffles for Grinch breakfast all December! And they also enjoy them for a St. Patrick’s Day breakfast.
Reheating My Grinch Waffles
Now, you are probably also wondering how to reheat frozen waffles. It is easy to reheat frozen homemade waffles.
- Put frozen waffles in the microwave and heat for 1 minute and 10 seconds. Check to see if waffles are heated through. Continue heating in 10 second increments until ready. One minute and 20 seconds usually works well with our oven.
- Put frozen waffles in your air fryer and heat for three minutes at 375 degrees. Flip and heat for two to three more minutes.
- Put waffles in your toaster (make sure there is no garnish or syrup on the waffle) and toast on low heat for one to two minutes.
- Spray a cookie sheet with a bit of cooking spray and lay out frozen waffles. Heat in an oven at 350 degrees for 10-15 minutes. You may want to cover the tray with foil in the first 5-10 minutes to prevent the waffles from drying out. (This is my least favorite method as the other methods are so much faster and super simple!)
Green Waffles for Grinch Breakfast or St. Patty’s Day
Ingredients
- 6 cups All-purpose flour
- ¼ cup Granulated sugar, plus 2 tablespoons
- ¼ cup Baking powder
- 1 ½ tsp Salt
- 3 ½ cups Milk
- 1 cup Vegetable oil, plus 2 tablespoons
- 4 Eggs, lightly beaten
- 1 tbsp Vanilla
- 4 tbsp Green food coloring may need 3-5 tablespoons
Instructions
- Combine all ingredients in the order listed into a large mixing bowl, adding food coloring at the very end of mixing.
- Whisk until smooth.
- Let batter rest for 5 minutes.
- Preheat your waffle maker.
- Once waffle maker is preheated, add about about 1 and 3/4 cup batter to the center of the waffle maker for a four-waffle maker. (If your waffle maker makes one waffle at a time, add a little less than half a cup to the middle of your grid.)
- Spread the batter as evenly as possible, covering all squares of the grids with a silicon or heat-proof spatula.
- Close lid and heat until waffle maker finishes the cooking cycle.
- Carefully remove hot waffles, careful not to rip them.
- Repeat the cooking process with remaining batter. (Keep the cooked waffles on a metal pan in warm oven or on a cooling rack while the rest cook.)
- Garnish with holiday sprinkles, whipped cream, and strawberry syrup, if desired.
Nutrition
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