We love homemade waffles in this house, but my “Go to” Malted Belgium Waffle recipe consists of a lot of butter, and even more time separating eggs.
Trust me, it’s worth the extra time, but I have been experimenting with an easy and quick waffle recipe that uses oil.
I’ve found it…
“Oh Boy” Waffles...Yes, easy homemade waffles without any butter!
(I found this in my 1953 estate sale Better Homes and Gardens New Cook Book, and tweaked it)
- 2 1/4 cups sifted all-purpose flour
- 4 teaspoons baking powder
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/2 tablespoon sugar
- 2 beaten eggs
- 2 1/4 cups milk
- 3/4 cup oil
Sift together dry ingredients. Combine remaining ingredients; add just before baking, beating only til moistened. (Batter is thin.)
Bake in waffle iron. Makes 10-12.
***Since I first made these during my Pantry Challenge, I had to be creative. I TRIPLED the batter, knowing that our family consumes large quantities of food and I was hoping for a few extra to freeze.
I had a few bedlam moments along the way. I mixed all the dry ingredients, added the eggs, and then added 2 1/2 cups of milk because that was ALL I had. Yikes, and I had already tripled everything else.
But guess what? When you are committed to creative cooking you just ad lib.
I had initially put in Vitamin D milk, so I added 2 1/2 cups of water to offset the whole milk (that equals 1%, doesn’t it? 
, but I still needed another two cups of milk…hmm, what should I do? I thought of one of my favorite Sour Cream Pancake recipes, and knew I had stock piled some great amounts of sour cream. Yes, I added two cups of sour cream, and it was delish, another little spurt of almond extract for a kick of flavor and I thought we were good to go – until this happened.
Yes, I greased it. Yes, my waffle iron was 15 years old. Yes, I noticed the last time I made waffles that possibly the non-stick aspect was on the fringe…but I forgot…until I had TRIPLED this recipe. My waffle iron was shot!
It was time to make beauty from this bedlam moment and attempt to GRILL the waffles…well, it doesn’t really work, just in case you were wondering, but they sure were delicious. I still whole heartedly recommend this easy homemade waffle recipe without any butter.
And do you know how gracious the Lord was the very next day? I found a new waffle maker at Goodwill for $5. How cool is that?
I’m saving up my Swagbucks and “buying it for free” because we really “need” two waffle makers or at least one that makes four waffles. Otherwise, waffles take two hours in our home. I can’t wait to reach my goal using my swagbucks.
So what fun things are you cooking up for Tasty Tuesday? I can’t wait to see. Don’t forget to link up to your post URL and not your home page, as well as linking back to me so everyone can join in the fun. Any questions? Feel free to ask.
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Those look yummy. We love waffles.
Hey, Jen! I love waffles, so glad you got another waffle iron. I would love to have one, not sure my cabinets can hold another gadget. But, if I found one for $5, I might have to get it. Can’t wait to see you at Blissdom!
Jen, I love waffles. And you are so right that bedlam moments do sometimes arise from trying to use what we have on hand, but hopefully our “creativity” pays off and we discover some great unorthodox substitutions.
And congrats on the new iron. 
This brings back such wonderful memories of my childhood. My mom made those “Oh Boy” waffles. I’ll have to try your recipe of them. Thanks for sharing, and for hosting this!
Blessings to you~
Jennifer
We have waffles almost every Sunday for brunch! We tried a recipe found online but the waffles tasted starchy and dry. We’ll definitely give your recipe a go. I love your creativeness when coming up with ingredients! Thanks for hosting
That was a great ending. I am so happy you found a new waffle iron. It makes me want to drag mine out. It has been years.
I am so cracking up at your grilled waffles!! What a great problem solver you are though!
Thanks so much for hosting today – love your blog!
We love waffles in our household. They take a long time, but my kids think they’re worth waiting for.
Thanks for the recipe linkup today!
I looooooooove waffles. And it’s one thing I can count on my 2 year old (pickiest kid in the universe) to eat!
Try a bit of orange peel grated into the batter. Very nice.
This inspires me to dust off the ol’ waffle iron. Ours is a stovetop model that cranks out heavenly waffles. Come to think of it, though, it’s non-stick, which is toxic to pet birds (specifically my parrot), which I acquired some 20 years after the iron. Maybe I’ll send him out on the screen porch while I cook…
We love making Oh Boy! waffles! We’ve been using that recipe for years. My husband and our daughters always make some together for Saturday morning breakfast. Too sweet! We have tweaked the recipe- we at least double the number of eggs and we used dried milk (mixed with water) instead of fresh (tastes the same and we get to keep our fresh milk!). I love topping my waffles with cooked berries and cream. Oh, yummy!
Oh, and if we have leftover batter: I save it in the fridge and make Waffle Batter Pancakes for my girls on school days. They love it!
Sounds Yummy! To cut down on the fat content of the waffles, we substitute Apple Sauce for about half of the oil that the recipe calls for. You really can’t tell the difference. They are so moist and taste great! We also add just a little almond extract to add to the flavor. Enjoy!
The recipe I use may not be quick (b/c you have to beat the egg whites into submission- i mean into peaks), but it’s really good- and hardly ANY oil and NO butter
Here is the recipe:
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
2 tablespoons confectioners sugar
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
2 cups milk
3 eggs, separated
Combine the flour, baking powder, confectioners sugar, oil, milk and egg yolks.
Beat the egg whites until they stand in soft peaks and fold into the batter (do not overmix).
Using a 4-ounce ladle, pour 1/8 of the mixture into a hot waffle iron and bake for about 2 minutes.
Repeat with the remaining batter.
Top with the fruit and whipped cream and serve hot.
makes: 8 waffles.
I use that same recipe, (well, the one you started with anyway) and I love them. They are simple, fast and make a bunch. I have eight children and I can get eight waffles (using a restaurant style waffle iron) out of one batch. Yum!! Now I’m hungry!
Linking up today for the first time!!! So much fun!
My favorite waffle memories from childhood are GREAT. My mom would make too many waffles (on purpose) and make monster ice cream sandwiches with vanilla ice cream that she would drizzle choco syrup across then freeze. Let me tell you: EVERY kids on my block came to our house for these in the summer. They’re soooooo yummy. But for the sake of not unhinging your jaw, try not to make them too thick
I’m thinking about tweaking it yet some more with whole wheat flour (maybe even add a little bran or other fiber) , non-fat half and half and trying to figure out a fat substitute that will allow the waffles to keep their texture…thanks for the inspiration!
Jens Reply:
January 14th, 2010 at 3:16 pm
Suzy – I did add 1/2 whole wheat flour in one batch. They were still really good.
Guess I need to put a sticky note on my forehead, lol. I added you to my post and then never came back and linked up.
Thanks for hosting!
~Liz
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