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Healthy Matcha Waffles

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Change up your normal waffle routing with these Healthy Matcha Waffles! Made dairy-free and gluten-free friendly, bursting with blueberries.

MATCHA WAFFLES.

With blueberries because why not?! I freaking love blueberries in breakfast goodies.

If you’re not a matcha fan, but love waffles, check out more recipes here.

Matcha Waffle Ingredients

  • whole wheat pastry flour or 1:1 gluten-free baking flour, or whole wheat white flour – if you want to use a blend of whole wheat with all-purpose, use half of each.
  • high quality matcha – matcha is finely ground Japanese green tea leaves, different from just green tea.
  • baking powder & baking soda – this helps get the correct rise for the waffles.
  • granulated sugar – helps balance out the flavor of the matcha but you could omit.
  • eggs & oil – for the perfect texture
  • vanilla – for additional flavor
  • non-dairy milk – use soy milk or oat milk to keep this recipe nut-free. Or use cashew, almond or coconut.

Types of Matcha Powder

If you haven’t tried matcha yet but are curious, be sure to get a high quality matcha.

  • “Ceremonial” grade is what is typically used for matcha lattes.
  • “Culinary” is used for baking, in smoothies, etc.

Both Midori and encha are lovely.

Gluten Free Flour

Because I do so much baking, my go-to for a gluten-free flour would be this 1:1 All-Purpose Gluten Free Baking Flour.

If not gluten-free, you can use a blend of whole wheat with unbleached all-purpose.

Or use all whole wheat white flour or whole wheat pastry flour.

Waffle Tips

Use a 1/4 cup scoop for adding into your waffle maker.

I like to pour the waffle batter into the center of the waffle iron, leaving the edges bare.

Allow the waffle to cook fully for slightly crisp edges – everyone’s waffle maker is different so just keep an eye on time.

If you don’t have cooking spray, use a pastry brush to add oil to your waffle iron if you’d like.

Freeze for Meal Prep

Allow the waffles to cool completely (on a wire rack if you have one) then store flat or two stacked in an airtight container, like a Stasher bag.

To Reheat

My favorite method for reheating waffles is in the toaster or toaster oven, about medium heat, because you get crisp edges.

Depending on your toaster, you may need to cycle through a couple times.

Alternatively you can use microwave, or warm up in a skillet over low-medium heat with lid.

Even More Matcha Recipes

Let me know if you make this recipe by leaving a comment and rating below! It helps others learn more about the recipe too. Xx Ashley

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Change up your normal waffle routine with these Healthy Matcha Waffles! Made dairy-free and gluten-free friendly, bursting with blueberries. Great for meal prep and freezing for later.

  • Author: Ashley
  • Prep Time: 10 minutes
  • Cook Time: 5 minutes
  • Total Time: 15 minutes
  • Yield: 8 small waffles 1x
  • Category: Breakfast
  • Method: Waffle Iron
  • Cuisine: American
  • Diet: Gluten Free

Ingredients

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  • 1 large egg
  • 2 tablespoons oil (avocado, sunflower, coconut, etc.)
  • 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 cup unsweetened non-dairy milk
  • 1 cup gluten-free all-purpose flour
  • 1 tablespoon matcha green tea powder
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/4 teaspoon fine sea salt
  • 3/4 cup fresh blueberries

Instructions

  1. Preheat waffle iron and spray or grease with oil if needed.
  2. Mix wet ingredients: In a large bowl whisk together egg, oil and sugar. Add in vanilla and milk, gently whisking to combine.
  3. Mix in dry ingredients: Add in flour, sprinkle in matcha, baking powder and salt; whisk until no lumps are present. Fold in blueberries or chocolate chips if using. Depending on your flour blend you may need a touch more milk here OR a tiny bit more flour. Batter should be pourable consistency.
  4. Make waffles: Use 1/4 cup to pour batter into waffle iron; cook on low-medium heat for 3-4 minutes or until waffles are lightly golden. Every waffle iron is different so cook according to manufacturer’s instructions.
  5. Keep in warm oven (about 160ºF) until ready to serve. Top with fresh blueberries and maybe some melted coconut butter!

Notes

FLOUR: You can also use whole wheat white, or a combination of whole wheat with all-purpose, if not gluten free.

MIX-INS: If you don’t love blueberries in waffles, feel free to omit. Chocolate chips would also be a great addition!

YIELD: Recipe yields about eight waffles that are 4″, when using 1/4 cup batter per waffle. This also depends on what waffle maker you use.

FREEZING: Waffles freeze great and reheat lovely in toaster. Store in airtight container and label for 3 months.

Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 1 waffle
  • Calories: 122
  • Sugar: 5
  • Sodium: 267
  • Fat: 5
  • Saturated Fat: 1
  • Unsaturated Fat: 3
  • Trans Fat: 0
  • Carbohydrates: 18
  • Fiber: 0
  • Protein: 2
  • Cholesterol: 23

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About Ashley

"Ashley Walterhouse is the founder of Fit Mitten Kitchen, based in the Greater Lansing Area of Michigan, AKA “the Mitten.” Ashley grew up as a picky eater but later discovered that eating healthy was actually easy and fun. She started FMK in 2015 as a way to share her newfound love of developing healthier recipes for all to enjoy."

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  1. Tara says

    If I die t have matcha tea…I know kinda the whole point…but what could I substitute it with? Thanks!!!

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    • Ashley says

      Oh also don’t use an entire tablespoon of turmeric – probably only 1-2 tsp 🙂 Cinnamon probably only 1/2 tablespoon unless you really love cinnamon 😉

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  2. Cassie Thuvan Tran says

    Matcha powder is such an amazing ingredient! I love making little matcha lattes and green tea for myself ever so often. Combining blueberries with matcha powder is amazing! Adding vanilla extract or vanilla bean powder just solidifies the pairing too! Highly recommend trying it!

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  3. Les @ The Balanced Berry says

    You had me at matcha – these sounds SO GOOD! Also, I had my mom’s old 90’s waffle maker for YEARS and was so sad when it finally kicked the bucket. Since then I’ve gone through like 4 different waffle makers. Oops! Haha

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  4. Sharom Dánlees says

    Hi! I’m from Peru. I always read you, but this is the first time that i’m going to make one of your recipes.
    I dont speak english like a professional but i hope you could understand me.
    Well, 8,4 inches is a REALLY BIG WAFFLE haha. The nutrition information is about ONE waffle of 8,4”? It is that correct?
    I mean, waffles of your photo look smaller than that (and nice)… You could explain me please? Thx!!! And keep blogging!!

    Greetings from Lima, Peru!

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