No Wait Sourdough Waffles (2024)

No wait sourdough discard waffles are maybe the easiest sourdough recipe you'll ever make!

These waffles are so simple to mix together - and they use up a nice 200g of sourdough discard (but you can use active, bubbly sourdough starter too if you'd prefer).

We make these waffles often ... in fact probably more than we make pancakes because my kids can use the waffle maker more easily than the stove top.

The thing I love about this no wait sourdough discard waffles recipe is that it's so fast! I also love using the buttermilk leftover from making our own butter and cultured butter (but plain milk is fine too).

As long as I have a jar of starter (and I always have a jar of starter on my counter) it's ready in like 10 minutes!

Perfect breakfast, any day of the week - just like these sourdough breakfast cookies!

Got more time? You might like these overnight sourdough waffles for a longer ferment. Or if you love all things pumpkin, try these pumpkin sourdough waffles or even these sourdough banana waffles. And for the ultimate comfort food, what about these sourdough chocolate waffles or sourdough biscuits?

Discard or Starter?

Well, sourdough starter and sourdough discard are really one and the same.

Discard is just the unfed starter that you take out prior to feeding it.

After the first week or so, you can use this unfed starter or discard to bake with. These waffles are a great use of the discard.

You can use either sourdough discard or fed, bubbly starter - whatever you have on hand.

I will often feed my sourdough starter before I go to bed so that I can make these quick, easy no wait sourdough waffles for breakfast.

But you might have a backlog of discard on hand if you are still trying to establish your sourdough starter.

How To Make No Wait Sourdough Waffles

Making sourdough waffles is really very easy! In fact, anyone can do it!

You just need a mixing bowl and a waffle iron (you can use a cast iron waffle maker like this one or an electric one). I use an electric one because it heats up fast and the kids can help make breakfast!

Here's how to make no wait sourdough waffles:

1. Add sourdough starter, eggs and milk to a bowl and stir together.
   
2. Now add some melted butter and stir until combined with the starter mixture.
   
3. In a separate bowl, mix together flour, salt, sugar and baking powder.
   
4. Now add the liquid ingredients to the dry ingredients and mix well to create a batter.
   
5. Heat up your waffle iron and use to cook your waffles.

These waffles work well as crispy waffles or a softer more pancake like version.

If you don't have a waffle iron, you could even use this mixture to make sourdough pancakes.

How To Serve No Wait Sourdough Pancakes

There's really no limit to how you can serve these sourdough discard waffles!

Here are some of the ways that my family enjoy eating them:

• Serve with maple syrup, raspberries and good quality vanilla ice cream (this is my kiddo's favorite way to eat them).
  
• As soon as you remove the waffles from the iron, brush with melted butter and dust with cinnamon sugar. Like donuts, but better!
  
• Serve with good quality, homemade butter or cultured butter and raspberry jam.

• Top the waffles with whipped honey cinnamon butter.
  
• These waffles are delicious alongside crispy bacon and poached eggs! All served with lashings of maple syrup! You might also like to try these sourdough cheese waffles.
  
• Use the waffles as an alternative to a hamburger bun.
  
• Top waffles with southern fried chicken, a poached egg and a little maple syrup and hot sauce (this is my favorite way to eat sourdough waffles).

Want More Recipes?

If you loved this no wait sourdough waffles recipe, then you might also enjoy these:

• Sourdough Banana Fritters (you can make sourdough banana waffles from this too!)
  
• Quick and easy sourdough zucchini fritters recipe.
  
• Fluffy Sourdough Discard Pancakes.
  
• These 25+ No Wait Sourdough Recipes are perfect for mid week sourdough baking!