Savory Waffles (with Bacon and Green Onion)
Savory waffles will be your new breakfast and brunch obsession! Fluffy homemade buttermilk waffles with crispy bacon and chopped green onions. Use it for breakfast sandwiches, grilled cheeses, and there are many other ideas here.
Servings: 6 serves 4-6
Calories: 450kcal
Ingredients
- 3 eggs
- 1 1/2 cups low fat buttermilk
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 1 tsp coarse salt more or less to taste
- 2 Tbsp white granulated sugar
- 1 Tbsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/3 cup chopped green onion chopped
- 8 cooked crispy bacon strips chopped
Optional addition:
- 1/2 cup grated cheddar cheese
Instructions
- Tip: It’s best to let your cold ingredients like eggs and buttermilk get to room temperature. Take out the eggs and measure out the buttermilk. Let it sit on the counter for about 30 minutes.
- In a mixing bowl, whisk eggs vigorously for a few seconds.
- Whisk in the melted butter, buttermilk, sugar and salt.
- Add the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and carefully whisk until combined.
- Fold in the chopped crispy bacon and green onion (and cheese if using).
- Let the batter sit for 10-15 minutes while preheating the waffle maker.
- Lightly grease the waffle maker with oiled paper towel (not a cooking spray) and cook waffles in a waffle maker per your waffle maker’s instructions.
Notes
- Gluten Free: to make these waffles gluten free, you can substitute 1:1 gluten free all purpose flour instead of regular flour. All remaining ingredients should already be gluten free but double check the nutritional information on the packaging just in case.
- Storing: You can easily store them in the fridge for a couple of days. Just make sure to store them in an airtight container. The waffles should keep for up to 5 days, but they do start to dry out after 2 days. It's best to store them in the freezer for more than a couple of days.
- Reheating: To reheat cold waffles - Preheat the oven to 350°F, place the waffles on a wire rack inside a baking sheet, and reheat for about 5 minutes. To reheat frozen waffles in the oven - Still do it at 350°F, but they'll need a couple extra minutes. In the air fryer, reheat waffles at 360°F for 2-3 minutes. Frozen waffles will need a couple extra minutes.
- Freezing: cool waffles quickly on a wire rack. This will cool the waffles evenly and keep the bottom of the waffles from getting soggy. Place all of the savory waffles into a large zip-lock freezer bag. Or, you can place each waffle into a smaller individual freezer bag. Get as much air out as you can and close the bag tightly. Label and date the bags. You can freeze savory waffles for up to 3 months.
Nutrition
Calories: 450kcal | Carbohydrates: 41g | Protein: 15g | Fat: 25g | Saturated Fat: 14g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 7g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 145mg | Sodium: 1203mg | Potassium: 448mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 773IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 251mg | Iron: 3mg