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    Home » Recipes » Breakfast

    Overnight Yeast Waffles

    Published by Melissa on August 21, 2012 | Updated June 10, 2022 | 38 Comments

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    Golden brown overnight yeast waffles, crispy on the outside and tender and fluffy on the inside. A whole wheat yeast batter made the night before, so in the morning you’re enjoying delicious fresh, hot waffles in minutes.

    Whole Wheat Yeast Waffles on a plate

    I bought an awesome new double Belgian waffle maker recently.  I was surprised to see that the classic Belgian Waffle recipe in the manual contained yeast.

    I’d seen yeasted waffle recipes before, but had never tried them. That recipe was a little more work than I wanted to do, so I sent out a tweet asking for a great yeasted waffle recipe.

    Whole Wheat Overnight Yeast Waffles with berries

    Red Star Yeast tweeted me a link to their Crispy Yeast Waffle recipe. I couldn’t think of a better source for a yeasted waffle recipe than Red Star Yeast and knew it would be great.

    Of course, I had to tweak the recipe a bit. I used whole wheat flour for extra nutrition, brown sugar, vanilla and butter for flavor, and oil for the crispness. I also made a batch and a half so I would have plenty to feed my crowd.

    Whole-Wheat-Yeast-Waffles-3-Barbara-Bakes

    This waffle is fantastic. I was worried that it would have a strong yeast taste, but I couldn’t taste the yeast. My son said they were better than my Light and Fluffy Whole Wheat Waffles which is a great waffle and was our favorite.

    In the morning after sitting in the refrigerator overnight, your batter will be bubbly and your waffles will bake up crispy, but light and fluffy.

    In fact they baked up so fluffy I had to use less batter than with my traditional recipe. I will definitely make these waffles again. You should too.

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    Whole Wheat Overnight Yeast Waffles

    Prep Time10 mins
    Cook Time3 mins
    Additional Time10 mins
    Total Time20 mins
    Course: Breakfast
    Servings: 12 waffles
    Author: Barbara Schieving
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    Ingredients

    • 2 ¼ cup all purpose flour
    • 1 ½ cup Whole Wheat Pastry Flour
    • 2 ¼ teaspoons 1 package yeast*
    • 1 ½ teaspoons salt
    • 2 tablespoons unsalted butter melted
    • ⅓ cup oil
    • 3 tablespoon brown sugar
    • 3 cups milk I used 1%
    • 4 eggs
    • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

    Instructions

    • In large mixing bowl, combine flours, yeast, and salt.
    • In medium saucepan or large microwave safe bowl, combine melted butter, oil, brown sugar and milk. Heat to 120º to 130º.
    • Add liquid ingredients to dry ingredients and blend on low speed until combine. Add eggs and vanilla. Beat 2 to 3 minutes on medium speed.
    • Cover bowl; refrigerate batter several hours or overnight.

    Notes

    *Red Star recommends active dry yeast and not instant yeast, but I used instant yeast with no problem.

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    1. Laura Tan

      October 22, 2019 at 12:19 am

      Hi, you used 1% of the milk? What is the difference if I follow the recipe exactly? 

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      • Barbara Schieving

        October 22, 2019 at 4:08 am

        Not 1% of the milk, I used 1% (nearly skim milk) instead of whole milk.

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    2. Laura Tan

      July 09, 2019 at 1:01 am

      Hi, your recipe looks great. Where can I find Whole wheat Pastry flour? Is there another name for it? 

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      • Barbara Schieving

        July 09, 2019 at 3:32 am

        Hi Laura – this is the brand I use https://www.bobsredmill.com/whole-wheat-pastry-flour.html

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    3. Emily

      April 27, 2013 at 5:00 pm

      Hi Barbara,

      Very excited to try these tomorrow, my husband eats whole wheat waffles for breakfast almost every morning and these sound lovely! For all the commenters who mentioned wanting waffles on weekdays. You can easily freeze waffles and reheat in the toaster. There is no big secret that eggo has that makes their work you can totally do it yourself and can use healthier ingredients like the ones here:) one tip, don’t let the waffles brown too much, either turn down the heat setting or take them out a touch early so they don’t get too dark when you toast them later. Also, when freezing we cool them completely on wire racks before putting the waffles in gallon zip locks when sealing the bags you can use a straw to suck out any excess air.

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      • Barbara Schieving

        April 29, 2013 at 4:24 pm

        Thanks Emily – I hope you enjoy them. These waffles freeze especially well.

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    4. cookingrookie

      March 10, 2013 at 8:48 pm

      I have been thinking about this recipe all this time, ever since it was published, and this weekend it was finally pancake time for me, and I tried it. I don’t have a waffle maker, so I had to make pancakes. They turned out perfect. I made them both on Saturday and Sunday. I am sure the waffles would be even better, must be so crispy on the outside, but I am not ready for another appliance in the kitchen now :-). I hope you had a nice weekend, Barbara! Thanks for the recipe 🙂

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      • Barbara Schieving

        March 11, 2013 at 6:04 am

        Thanks! I wondered if I could use the recipe for pancakes. Glad you enjoyed them.

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    5. cakewhiz

      August 24, 2012 at 12:31 am

      i have never had waffles with yeast but yours have turned out so nice and poofy that i want to give this a shot. i love that you used whole wheat… it’s great to start the day off healthy 🙂

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    6. Jersey Girl Cooks

      August 23, 2012 at 1:45 pm

      These look delicious! I wish I had a Belgian waffle maker….maybe buy one soon.

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    7. Louise

      August 22, 2012 at 9:37 pm

      I LOVE “yeasty” waffles and yours look heavenly, Barbara. Thank you so much for sharing…

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    8. teresa

      August 22, 2012 at 6:42 pm

      i don’t know that i’ve ever had a pancake or waffle made with yeast, but it sounds wonderful! and i LOVE waking up in the morning with breakfast practically ready.

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    9. Jessica @ Portuguese Girl Cooks

      August 22, 2012 at 4:25 pm

      These waffles look fantastic…now I just need to buy myself a waffle maker 🙂

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    10. Ilan

      August 22, 2012 at 1:57 pm

      Oh wow, these waffles look great!

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    11. Angela - Garden Tea Cakes and Me

      August 22, 2012 at 1:03 pm

      Oooh I’d love to treat myself to a waffle maker those waffle’s of yours look yummy 🙂

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    12. Deb

      August 22, 2012 at 9:19 am

      Adore the idea of prepping the batter the night before. We’re big on waffles for a weekend breakfast but I have not tried yeast for the leavening. And your addition of brown sugar, whole grain flour and vanilla is enticing! Thanks for the scrumptious recipe, can’t wait for the weekend!

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    13. carrian

      August 22, 2012 at 8:12 am

      These look awesome! Especially that syrup and those berries!Such a perfect photo and recipe, Barbara!

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