Southern Oatmeal Waffles

Waffles on a plate with banana slices, raspberries, a peach slice, and syrup.

5 from 2 votes

This healthy recipe for Southern oatmeal waffles is easy to whip up! These hearty waffles are crisp on the outside and fluffy inside, making them perfect for enjoying with fruit and maple syrup or topping with fried chicken.

Prep Time15

Cook Time10

Chilling Time15

Total Time40

Course: Breakfast

Cuisine: American

Diet: Vegetarian

Servings: waffles

Author: Jenny DeRemer

Cost: $0.29 per waffle

Equipment

waffle iron

Ingredients

For the Waffles

1¼ cups all-purpose flour or self-rising flour
¾ cups rolled oats
¼ cup light brown sugar firmly packed
3 heaping tablespoons wheat germ
4 teaspoons baking powder omit if using self-rising flour
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
½ teaspoon ground cardamom
pinch salt
2 large eggs
1½ cups buttermilk or 2% milk
¼ cup unsalted butter melted and cooled slightly
¼ cup walnut or canola oil

Optional Waffle Toppings

real maple syrup
salted honey
jam
stewed fruit
fried chicken
powdered sugar

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Instructions

Preheat a waffle iron to medium-high.
Whisk the flour with the oats, sugar, wheat germ, baking powder, cinnamon, cardamom and salt in a medium bowl. In another medium bowl, lightly whisk the eggs. To the eggs, add the buttermilk, melted butter, and oil.
Gently stir the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients with a wooden spoon, to make a batter. Take care not to overwork the batter, it's fine if there are a few lumps.
Refrigerate the batter for at least 15 minutes and up to 1 hour. The batter will thicken as it chills, and you want this for even pouring. Do not skip this step.
Remove chilled batter from the refrigerator. Using a 1/3 to 1/2 cup measuring cup (it depends on the size of your waffle iron), pour the batter and cook until the outside of the waffle is crisp and inside is cooked through, about 3 to 5 minutes. The time varies depending on the size and spread of your waffle iron, so consult the appliance instruction booklet if necessary. Repeat with remaining batter.
To serve, consider real maple syrup, salted honey, jam, stewed fruit, or fried chicken and powdered sugar.

Notes

If using self-rising flour, omit the baking powder altogether. Use self-rising flour in exchange for all-purpose flour in equal measure.
Buttermilk and 2% milk are interchangeable in equal measure in this recipe.
Freezing Instructions: Allow to cool before loading into individual freezer-safe bags. May be frozen for up to one month.

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