Vegan Matcha Buttermilk Waffles with a beautiful green tinge, the perfect fluffy texture and a just sweet enough vanilla and matcha flavour. These are the best matcha waffles, and super simple to make!
Using Matcha in your Buttermilk Waffles
Matcha is popular for its creamy, earthy yet slightly sweet taste and its smooth caffeinated effects. The kick that matcha gives is gentle but powerful. It gives a boost of concentration and focus, rather than the harsh jolt that coffee gives you.
This lovely fine powder can be added to many baking recipes, for a slight matcha flavour and pretty green tinge. When added to waffles, matcha gives a little green hue and a complex sweet flavour.
If you’re expecting your matcha waffles to be bright green in colour, they won’t be. You would have to add a lot of matcha powder to make your waffles super green! I use Soar Organics matcha, which is high quality but…as lovers of matcha know, this tea powder cost a pretty penny! So it doesn’t make sense to add much more than you need just to get a green colour.
This Vegan Matcha Buttermilk Waffles recipe will get you pretty waffles with a beautiful green tinge. The flavour is absolutely divine as well.
But, if you’re bent on having bright green waffles, you’ll need to add spinach to the mix. Simply puree a small handful of spinach and add to your waffle batter.
Buttermilk & Ground Flaxseed
The role of buttermilk in most recipes is to give acid in order to react with baking soda and cause it to ‘rise’ more. Vegan buttermilk works the same way. It gives a big fluffy waffle that is a step up form your normal waffles. When infused with the matcha powder, your buttermilk in this recipe not only gives oomph but a lovely flavour.
As seasoned vegans knows, ground flax is used as a binder in recipes. It’s a healthy and plant-based substitution for eggs. So, you don’t want to replace the ground flaxseed in this recipe. Ensure it’s ground flaxseed, that is a flaxseed meal, and NOT flax seeds. It needs to be ground flax in order to form a paste in your batter.
Berries, Maple & Mint Toppings
Top your Vegan Matcha Buttermilk Waffles with fresh fruits. Strawberries really compliment the flavour of the matcha well. I topped mine with some fresh mint leaves too. For an extra special touch, always be sure to heat up your maple syrup! It keeps your waffles nice and toasty warm and is such a nice touch.
Vegan Matcha Buttermilk Waffles
Equipment
- Waffle Maker
Ingredients
Vegan Buttermilk
- 2 cups oat milk (or milk of choice)
- 2 Tbsp apple cider vinegar
- 1 tsp matcha powder
Vegan Matcha Buttermilk Waffles
- 2 1/4 all-purpose flour
- 1 Tbsp baking powder
- 1 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 3 Tbsp granulated sugar
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 2 Tbsp ground flaxseed mixed with 5 Tbsp water
- 1/4 cup vegetable oil
- 2 Tbsp vanilla
Instructions
Vegan Matcha Buttermilk Waffles
- Mix the oat milk with the apple cider vinegar and your matcha powder. Whisk until matcha powder has no lumps. Set aside and let curdle for 10 minutes.
- In a large bowl, combine your flour, baking powder, baking soda, sugar and salt.
- Make a well in the center and pour the vegan matcha buttermilk into the well.
- Add the oil, flaxseed mixture, and vanilla extract. Stir until just combined and the mixture is no longer lumpy.
- Preheat your waffle iron. Grease your waffle iron with cooking spray if needed (unless non stick).
- Add your batter to your waffle iron as per your waffle iron's instructions.
- Repeat for the rest of the waffle batter.
- Serve immediately. Top with maple syrup and berries.
Looking for more vegan brunch or breakfast ideas? Try my Vegan Buttermilk Pancakes!
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