This fluffy waffle and fresh fruit bowl recipe creates perfectly crispy golden waffles topped with a vibrant, refreshing mixed fruit salad. It takes about 25 minutes from start to finish and delivers a sweet, colorful, and healthy breakfast experience.
Food Recipe
This is my favorite recipe of Belgian Waffles that I’ve been making for years, and they are a winner. They are crazy simple, yeast free, and it comes together quickly. It is adapted from tasteofhome.com, and added the fruits and matcha to make these Fruity Belgian Waffles.
Food Recipe
- Cook Time: 30 min
- Difficulty: Easy
- Ingredients
- Ingredients for the waffles
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 tbsp granulated sugar
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 3/4 cups milk
- 2 large eggs
- 1/2 cup neutral oil (like vegetable or canola oil)
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- Ingredients for the Mixed Fruit Bowl
- 1 cup fresh strawberries (hulled and sliced)
- 1 cup fresh blueberries
- 1 banana (peeled and sliced)
- 1 kiwi (peeled and diced)
- 1 tbsp honey (or maple syrup)
- 1/2 tsp fresh lemon juice
- Instructions
- Prepare the Fruit Bowl
- In a large mixing bowl, combine the sliced strawberries, blueberries, banana, and kiwi.
- Drizzle the honey and fresh lemon juice over the fruit.
- Toss gently to coat the fruits, then set the bowl aside to let the flavors meld.
- Mix the Waffle Batter
- Preheat your waffle iron.
- In a large bowl, whisk together the dry ingredients: flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt.
- n a separate bowl, whisk together the wet ingredients: milk, eggs, oil, and vanilla extract.
- Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and gently stir until just combined. A few small lumps are perfectly fine; do not overmix.
- Cook the Waffles
- Lightly grease your waffle iron with cooking spray or butter.
- Pour the appropriate amount of batter onto the iron (usually about \(\frac{3}{4}\) cup) and cook according to your waffle maker’s instructions.
- Cook until the waffles are golden brown and crisp on the outside (about 4–6 minutes).
- Assemble and Serve
- Transfer the cooked waffles to a wire cooling rack briefly to maintain their crispness.
- Serve the waffles warm, piled high with a generous scoop of your mixed fruit bowl.
- Drizzle with maple syrup or a dollop of Greek yogurt if desired.
