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A Make-Ahead Pantry Mix for Big-Batch Waffle Days
There are foods I make for breakfast.
And then there are foods I manufacture.
Waffles, in a family my size, fall into the second category.
One waffle iron? Absolutely not.
I use six mini waffle irons at the same time. Yes. Six.
Because if I’m going to stand there making waffles for my large crew, we’re going to turn this into an assembly line, fill the freezer, and make Future Me very happy.
This Whole Grain Gluten-Free Waffle Mix is one of the ways I make that possible. I combine the dry ingredients ahead of time, put them into jars, and keep them in the cupboard until the inspiration—or necessity—for a massive waffle-making session strikes.
Usually, I prep two jars at a time.
Suddenly, we’re a full-blown waffle factory.
Then I can make one more…Or two more jars of the mix.
And that helps me get ahead of my hungry crew with freezer waffles that double as slices of “bread.”
Possible is my favorite ingredient, remember?
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Why Whole Grain Gluten-Free?
Gluten-free baking can become very dependent on starches and highly refined gluten-free flour blends.
There is absolutely a place for those ingredients.
But they aren’t the only possibility.
For this mix, I wanted the substance and flavor of whole gluten-free grains, so the foundation is a combination of teff, sorghum, and buckwheat flours.
Each brings something a little different to the waffle iron, and together they create a hearty waffle that freezes beautifully and actually feels like breakfast or slices of bread—not simply a gluten-free imitation.
And despite the name, buckwheat is naturally gluten-free. It isn’t wheat at all. As always, when you’re cooking for someone with Celiac Disease or another medical need for strict gluten avoidance, choose ingredients produced and labeled appropriately for your household…that’s the Treehouse Standard. Safe, Not Sorry.
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Whole Grain Gluten-Free Waffle Mix
Fuel Flow: Carb-Forward Serves: Multiple
Dry Mix — One Jar
1 cup teff flour
1 cup sorghum flour
1 cup buckwheat flour
2 tablespoons baking powder
1½ teaspoons baking soda
1½ teaspoons xanthan gum or glucomannan
½ teaspoon mineral salt
When You’re Ready to Make Waffles add:
3 whole eggs or ¾ cup egg whites
3 cups water
A splash of apple cider vinegar
You’ll also need cooking spray for the waffle irons.
Make the mix to store in your Pantry
Add all of the dry ingredients to a jar.
Cover tightly and store in your cupboard until waffle day.
And please: Label. The. Jar.
You may be absolutely certain you’ll remember what that slightly beige gluten free flour mixture is.
You will not. Ask me how I know.
I may have learned this lesson a time…or twenty.
I like to make at least two jars of dry mix at once. I’m already pulling out all the ingredients and measuring everything, so making the second jar requires very little additional effort.
That’s a tiny kitchen system that saves me work later.
When It’s Waffle Time
Pour one jar of dry waffle mix into a large mixing bowl.
Add the eggs or egg whites, water, and a splash of apple cider vinegar.
Mix everything thoroughly.
Then, and this part matters…Leave it alone for about 10 minutes.
The whole-grain flours need a little time to absorb the liquid. That short rest gives the batter a chance to hydrate before it meets the waffle iron.
While it’s resting, I heat my mini waffle irons and prepare my waffle-making station.
All six of them.
Because apparently subtlety isn’t one of my spiritual gifts.
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The Six-Waffle-Iron System
I keep cooking spray right beside me while I’m working.
Before every single waffle, I spray both the top and bottom plates of each waffle iron.
Every. Single. Time.
You may eventually become confident enough in your waffle iron to think:
“Surely I don’t need to spray it again.“
Your waffle iron will be happy to remind you who’s boss…LOL.
Spray the iron.
Then add approximately 3 tablespoons of batter to each mini waffle maker.
I’ve found that’s enough to make a good waffle without creating a batter volcano out the sides.
Cook according to your waffle maker’s needs, remove the finished waffle, spray again, refill, and continue.
With six irons running, I can move down the line in a rhythm rather than making one lonely waffle at a time while everyone waits for breakfast.
The Freezer Is Part of the Recipe
I don’t usually go to this much trouble just to make enough waffles for one breakfast.
The freezer is part of my plan from the beginning.
Once the waffles are cooked, I let them cool completely before packing them away.
Then I freeze them in gallon-size freezer bags.
A whole bag of homemade waffles sitting in the freezer is one of those little gifts Current Me can give Future Me.
Breakfast doesn’t have to be cooked from scratch every morning for it to have been made from scratch.
Sometimes scratch cooking happens three weeks before you eat it.
That’s still homemade.
That’s also a system.
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Trim Healthy + Fuel Flow Notes
This recipe gives you several possibilities depending on how you prepare and serve it.
Within the Trim Healthy framework, using egg whites instead of whole eggs keeps the base much leaner and makes it easier to build these waffles into an E-style meal, with the whole-grain flours providing the carbohydrate fuel.
In Fuel Flow language, that’s a Carb-Forward foundation.
Using three whole eggs introduces more fat to the complete batch. Your portion size, toppings, and everything else on the plate also matter when determining how you’ve ultimately built the meal.
This is where I want you to understand the recipe rather than simply memorize a designation.
The waffle is the foundation.
You build the meal.
Top it with fruit and appropriate lean protein and you’ve created something very different from the same waffle covered with butter and peanut butter.
Neither observation requires judgment.
It’s simply information.
That’s what I want Fuel Flow to help us practice: recognizing what we’ve built so we can make intentional choices.
Not By Bread Alone
Recipes like this are a big part of why Not By Bread Alone isn’t simply a collection of gluten-free substitutions.
When our kitchen became gluten-free, I didn’t want our only option to be replacing every wheat product with an expensive packaged version built primarily from refined starches.
We had to learn what else was possible.
Teff was possible.
Sorghum was possible.
Buckwheat was possible.
A cupboard full of pre-measured waffle jars was possible.
Six miniature waffle irons apparently became possible.
And a freezer filled with waffles our family could actually eat became possible.
That’s what I’ve learned over years of feeding people within real food boundaries:
Possibilities identify purpose in my kitchen.
Once you understand what a food needs to accomplish, you can begin finding different ways to accomplish it.
And once you start looking for possibilities?
You begin finding them everywhere.
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One Last Treehouse Tip
Don’t measure this recipe every single time you want waffles.
If you already have the teff flour out…
And the sorghum…
And the buckwheat…
And the baking powder…
You’re already there.
It takes only a few extra minutes today, but you’ve just removed several steps from another morning.
That’s the kind of kitchen efficiency I care about.
Not perfectly organized pantries.
Not elaborate meal-prep sessions that require an entire Sunday.
Just noticing:
While I’m here, what can I do that will make feeding us easier later?
Sometimes the answer is incredibly sophisticated.
And sometimes it’s:
Make two jars.
Label both.
And buy more waffle irons.
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Nicole Burch is a Trim Healthy Lifestyle Coach, author, and holistic family life mentor helping women and families rebuild through rooted rhythms, personal governance, and sustainable living. Blending nourishment, discernment, and restoration, she guides others toward resilience, peace, and healing—creating lives that are grounded, aligned, and nurtured at home.
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