These Vegan Gluten-Free Chai-Spiced Teff Waffles are just what you need to make any breakfast or brunch extra special.
They use teff flour, which gives them a great flavor, and brown rice flour for extra crunch!
Today, I have a recipe for Vegan Gluten-Free Chai-Spiced Teff Waffles. A few weeks ago I shared my Best Gluten-Free Vegan Brownies recipe and those were made out of teff flour as well.
I’m loving them!
Please note that The Teff Company, the makers of Maskal Teff™ products, sponsored this post.
I’m so excited to work with them. It’s now my go-to gluten-free flour, and I think you’ll love cooking with it too.
If you can’t find them in your local store, you can order Maskal Teff™ products
What is teff? It’s a tiny whole grain that originates from Ethiopia. If you’ve ever had Ethiopian food, you ate teff in the spongy sourdough flatbread called injera.
While teff is used in the bread, it’s the fermentation process that gives it the traditional sour taste. You won’t find any of that in other baked goods made with teff flour.
I made these waffles in my Belgium waffle iron because to me a thick waffle is the best kind of waffle.
I’m sure you can use this batter in a regular waffle maker or even make pancakes out of it, but I don’t know how many you’ll end up with.
It will be more than the 4 Belgium waffles I got out of it.
I used the ivory teff flour in these, but I think the brown would do as well.
There are 2 kinds of teff: ivory and brown. The brown has a flavor that’s a little earthy. It’s perfect for anything chocolate and I think it would also go great with cinnamon. The ivory has a milder taste.
More Vegan Teff Flour Recipes
- Gluten Free Vegan Teff Brownies
- Vanilla Gluten-free Vegan Pizzelles
- Teff Chocolate Chip Cookies with Pecans
- Vegan Teff Gingerbread
- Vegan Pumpkin Pie with a Teff Flour Pecan Crust
- Gluten-free Apple Teff Pancakes
- Vegan Gluten-free Teff Crepes
- Gluten-Free Vegan Teff Oat Rolls
Vegan Gluten-Free Chai Teff Waffles
Ingredients
- Dry Ingredients:
- 1 cup Maskal Ivory Teff Flour or brown teff flour
- 1/4 cup brown rice flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon ground cardamom
- 3/4 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
- Wet Ingredients:
- 1 1/4 cup unsweetened nondairy milk
- 1/4 cup avocado oil , or use applesauce or aquafaba to make oil free
- 1/4 cup brown or coconut sugar
Instructions
- Heat your waffle iron. Mix the dry ingredients together in a small mixing bowl. Then mix the wet ingredients in a medium-sized mixing bowl.
- Pour the dry ingredients into the wet and mix well.
- Spray both of the cooking sides of the waffle iron with spray oil. Pour a heaping 1/3 cup of batter in the center. Close the waffle iron and cook as directed.
- Cook until crispy and remove carefully with tongs and put on a cookie cooling rack to keep it crisp as you finish cooking the others.
- Do not forgo the oil because these waffle tend to stick more than others I have made.
Kristina says
I WILL be making these tomorrow – we’ve been having these awesome COLD mornings here already – perfect for a warm spicy breakfast. Mmm.
simeon says
light an fluffy! works very well. i made them with brown teff, rapeseed oil, light brown soft sugar and pan fryed like american pancakes. amazing. glad i found teff flour and your recipe it’s amazing
Diane Bassett says
I am so happy you are diving into teff— I have been intimidated to try it. I have it in my pantry but I’ve been at a loss to know what to do with it. Thank you thank you thank you.
Sam Senzek says
Wow! I can’t believe how good these are! You would never know they’re gluten free. I added chocolate chips and a bit of salt. Just heavenly.
Ann says
Hi!
I just stumbled on your site seeking Teff flour ideas. Have you ever added 1/2 cup of pumpkin to this recipe? My daughter and I love gf pumpkin waffles from the store. I was wondering if I added pumpkin, 1/2 tsp. vanilla, 1/2 tsp. Cinnamon, and possibly a touch of maple syrup or brown sugar how it would turn out? Let me know if you have another recipoe that fits this description better or ideas? Thanks so much!
Ann says
This recipe look terrific! Is it ok if I replace Brown Rice Flour with Cassava or Oat Flour? I cannot have rice yet (food intolerance exclusion). Thank you!
Paula A Rothman says
Wanted to make this with buttermilk instead of reg.. so I used baking soda in addition to baking powder and it didn’t hold. Batter was loose.. suggestions?
Kathy Hester says
I would add more teff flour to get it to the right consistency.
Ana says
This has been my FAVORITE go-to recipe for Teff waffles. Whenever I make it for family and friends, everyone LOVES it. I’ve been making it without any sugar and it still tastes AMAZING. Thank you for sharing this recipe!! 🙌