Waffles are taken to the next level, with this recipe for vegan brioche waffles! Made fluffier with yeast and a rich vegan brioche dough.
Let’s take it all the way back to last summer, when it was balmy outside and walking around without a coat was the norm (it always seems so distant when it’s the winter!). In Milwaukee, we are notorious for having a festival every weekend between Memorial Day and Labor, whether it be a huge music festival or a festival to celebrate all the different cultures that collide here, we’ve got it all! One of the most fun festivals we have here is the Bastille Days, which take place downtown in the square and brings all the best food vendors together to serve up things like crepes, beignets, and the best/crispiest waffles I’ve quite possibly, ever had.
Last year, I ended up going to Bastille Days with my friend Karin, who while also being a pretty awesome girl, shares a deep love of food with me. Case in point, we ended up making a game plan on our walk over to the festival, sussing out the alternating of salty and sweet treats, while also making sure to hit up a nearby restaurant for French 75s in between. One of the things on her list that she had tried before and knew I had to too, was a waffle stand. I was kind of like ‘meh waffles? I can make those at home!’, but as soon as I tasted the first bite of the crispy waffle topped with lemon curd and berries, I loudly proclaimed ‘this is one of the top 5 things I’ve ever eaten!’, before scarfing the rest down in record time.
That all being said, I knew I had to recreated these brioche waffles and make them into vegan brioche waffles, partly so I could have them anytime I wanted! I also knew I wasn’t going to be able to track the waffle stand down, so I needed this vegan brioche waffle recipe, in case of emergency, you know? After tinkering with a few yeast raised waffle recipes and accidentally letting my batter rise in a cold kitchen overnight (whoops), I finally hit the perfect waffle. One of the biggest qualities of vegan brioche waffles that set them apart, is that the dough is mixed together the day before and they have the most amazing caramelized sugary crust on the outside that really can’t be matched by regular waffles. I know this version is a bit sweeter than your normal waffles for breakfast, but I’ve found that pairing them with a green smoothie and topping them with fruit always kind of makes me feel better about the whole eating-breakfast-for-dessert thing. Or you could just eat a waffle for dessert, that’s cool too.
Vegan Brioche Waffles
- Category: Breakfast
Description
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup full fat coconut milk
- 2 tablespoons warm water
- 1 teaspoon active dry yeast
- 1 tablespoon cane sugar
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch + 3 tablespoons warm water
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup all purpose flour
- 1/3 cup whole wheat flour
- 6 tablespoons coconut oil (melted)
- 3/4 cup cane sugar
Instructions
- In a small bowl, whisk together the coconut milk, water, yeast and sugar. Set aside for 5-7 minutes, until mixture becomes foamy. After the mixture has become foamy, whisk in the cornstarch + water mixture and vanilla extract. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, whisk together the salt, all purpose flour and whole wheat flour. With a wooden spoon or spatula, mix in the yeast mixture, coconut oil and 3/4 cup cane sugar.
- Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and let the dough rise at room temperature for 2 hours. Move the dough to the refrigerator and allow to rise overnight.
- Cook the waffles: Heat your waffle iron on medium heat, then grease liberally. Cook the waffles by scooping 1/4-1/3 cup of batter into the iron and cooking for about 3-4 minutes, until golden brown. Top with nutella, fruit or whipped coconut cream.
- Adapted from Smitten Kitchen and Oh Ladycakes
Jan Thompson says
Yay! A crispy waffle! We will be making these!
Heart of a Baker says
Get dad to make these for you!
zulejka says
I have to get the waffle iron! It’s worth buying, right? I have to justify it to my husband who thinks I have too many things, especially in the kitchen (I agree, but I’m just not a born minimalist!).
shellywest says
Love everything brioche…and you managed to veganize it? Amazing! I didn’t realize you live in Milwaukee..I’m a fellow Midwestern!
Heart of a Baker says
I know, I was so happy! Cheers to the Midwest friend! xo
Tessa | Salted Plains says
A waffle stand sounds like heaven to me! A brioche waffle that is also vegan – impressive, girl! I want to bite right into one of those! Happy Friday! xoxo
Heart of a Baker says
It’s the BEST! You really need to come visit so I can take you there! xo
Sara @ Cake Over Steak says
I love how crispy-crunchy these look. And it sounds like I need to go to that festival with you sometime!!
Heart of a Baker says
Girl YES you do! We have ALL the festivals and you need to come visit!xo
Agness of Run Agness Run says
Lovely dessert recipe. Can wait to prepare it!
Sherrie says
Ooooh baby. Tell me there’s a way to make these gf. I must experiment!
Heart of a Baker says
I bet you could use a GF blend that would be perfect! It’s worth the try! xoxo
Traci | Vanilla And Bean says
I love how food can surprise us like that.. when something seems so ordinary, yet it’s been taken to extraordinary by someone who saw a need! What a fun time with a foodie friend Abby! ANd look, you recreated it.. so worth the time and effort! I can totally see how crispy these are and there’s nothing like a good morning crispy waffle! SO fabulous! Dessert or breakfast – I love it when that happens!
Heart of a Baker says
Agreed Traci! There’s nothing like a crispy waffle and breakfast date with a friend!
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