Green Tea Matcha Waffles (Gluten Free)
Nutrient-rich green tea matcha waffles full of clean ingredients you can feel good about. It’s a naturally green breakfast kids and adults will love, topped with a homemade vibrant matcha tea syrup.
Ingredients for making Matcha Waffles
- Matcha green tea powder: you can find this is most supermarkets or health stores
- Oat flour: loaded with nutrients and gluten-free
- Baking powder: this helps the waffles rise so they are not dense
- Eggs: creates a light and fluffy texture
- Whole milk & coconut milk: adds protein from whole milk and delicious flavor from the coconut
- Olive oil: helps give a crisp outside texture
- Banana, vanilla & honey: natural sweeteners and add delicious flavor
- Agave syrup: to make a syrup for topping
What is Matcha?
Matcha is a powder that’s finely ground and made from green tea leaves. Even though it’s made from the same plant, it’s grown very differently.
It’s mostly grown in shade to prevent direct sunlight hitting the plant and because it’s ground into a fine powder, you consume the whole leaf making it much more nutrient dense. So much so that drinking matcha can be like drinking 10 cups of regular green tea.
Healthy Gluten-Free Waffles
Now that you know how good matcha is for you, you need a great way to use it, right? There are so many more ways to incorporate it into your diet other than drinking tea and these gluten-free match waffles are something you must try!
With these green tea waffles, it’s the little things that make a difference. Instead of bleached flour, I used nutrient-rich and non-insulin spiking oat flour. I’ve also subbed out refined sugars with natural sweeteners like ripe bananas and honey.
Tips for making Matcha Waffles
- Use a good quality organic matcha powder for best flavor
- You can easily adjust the strength and color of the matcha syrup by adding more or less powder.
- Grease the waffle pan before pouring in the batter to prevent sticking.
- Use a ½ cup to measure out the batter in equal quantities.
- Use ripe bananas, they’re sweeter and much easier to mash.
- Have leftovers? Waffles store well in the fridge for up to 2 days or freeze them for months. Simply pop them in a toaster or oven to defrost.
Green Saint Patrick’s Day breakfast recipe idea
Matcha green tea powder gives you a smooth bit of caffeine…and of course the unique experience of green waffles, all without food colorings. This is perfect for Saint Partick’s Day, fun to make green themed food that’s also healthy!
To make things even more fun, a mixture of agave syrup and matcha green tea powder makes an emerald green waffle syrup that compliments these perfectly.
Matcha Waffles recipe at-a-glance:
Flavor profiles: Earthy green tea and oat flavors paired with sweet banana and honey.
Texture: Moist, pillowy waffles with a crispy exterior.
Dietary Options/Substitutions: Use whole-wheat flour instead of oat flour if desired and non-GF
More delicious breakfast recipes you might like:
- Gluten-Free Chocolate Hazelnut Waffles
- Maple and Peanut Butter Oatmeal Waffles (gluten free)
- Healthy Banana Oatmeal Pancakes
- Gluten Free Chocolate Almond Butter Breakfast Parfaits
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Green Tea Matcha Waffles
Ingredients
- 2 ¼ cups oat flour
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- ¼ cup matcha green tea powder, plus 3 tablespoons
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 3 large eggs
- 1 ½ cups whole milk
- ½ cup coconut milk
- ½ cup olive oil
- 2 medium ripe banana, mashed
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- ⅛ cup honey, or agave syrup
- ¼ cup agave syrup, for topping
Instructions
- In a large bowl, combine oat flour, baking powder, ¼ cup matcha powder, and salt. Whisk together to combine.
- In a separate medium bowl, whisk the eggs. Stir in remaining ingredients, except ¼ cup agave syrup. Pour into dry mixture. Whisk together until just combined, small lumps in the batter are fine.
- Let the batter sit and thicken for 10 minutes while you heat up waffle iron.
- Pour roughly ½-cup batter into center of heated and greased waffle iron. Cook each waffle according to waffle iron directions (usually 3-5 minutes) and serve with syrup.
- To make matcha green tea syrup: Combine ¼ agave syrup and desired amount of green tea powder. I used about 3 tablespoons to create a dark emerald green syrup.
Notes
- Use a good quality organic matcha powder for best flavor
- You can easily adjust the strength and color of the matcha syrup by adding more or less powder.
- Grease the waffle pan before pouring in the batter to prevent sticking.
- Use a ½ cup to measure out the batter in equal quantities.
- Use ripe bananas, they're sweeter and much easier to mash.
- Have leftovers? Waffles store well in the fridge for up to 2 days or freeze them for months. Simply pop them in a toaster or oven to defrost.
Recipe adapted from my Gluten Free Eggnog Waffles.
I Love Matcha.. Good recipe.. Thanks for this
Glad to hear and thanks!
What would be recommended if I subbed the Coconut Plus for Soy Milk+Whey Protein Powder mixture? Also, do you know the weight for the oat flour?
Hi Jamie, I’m pretty sure that would work. They wouldn’t be green of course but I bet tasty. I didn’t weight the oat flour but assume there’s a conversion if you do a web search. Thanks!
Hi! I can’t wait to try this recipe it looks delicious… especially that syrup!! Is there a substitute for the COCO Protein Plus? Can I use coconut water instead?
Hi Fay, you could substitute Greek yogurt for the Silk if you can’t find it. Almond milk and coconut water would make it more liquidy, so add just a bit or stick with coconut milk.