This actually crispy protein waffles recipe only use 4 ingredients and packs over 40 grams of protein! Use protein powder along with simple ingredients to make these delicious and healthy waffles in less than 10 minutes.
Protein Waffles
I absolutely love waffles but they really do not offer much for protein. This protein waffles recipe is so easy to make! You could literally have waffles every day of the week with almost zero effort. They pack over 40 grams of protein and are low in calories so feel free to add some amazing toppings like butter, syrup, fresh fruit, peanut butter or another type of nut butter!
There are so many healthy recipes out there, but not a lot of tasty recipes for a high protein breakfast. I like a sweet breakfast so these healthy protein waffles leave me satisfied and are so delicious! What I love most is that these do not require a blender, any flours like oat flour or whole wheat flour, or banana!
Ingredients needed
This section explains how to choose the best ingredients for this protein waffle recipe, what each one does in the recipe, and substitution options. For a printable recipe, see the recipe card below.
39 grams protein powder - This recipe will work with different protein powders, but I like to use vanilla Premiere protein powder because that's what I always have on hand.
You could also use a vegan protein powder or chocolate protein powder. Most protein powders are gluten free, so this would be the best way to make gluten-free waffles.
1 whole egg - you could also use 2 egg whites or ¼ cup of pasteurized egg whites for extra protein.
3 tablespoons (60g) sour cream - I like to use either light sour cream or plain 4% Greek Yogurt. You really need full fat Greek Yogurt (4% milk fat), light sour cream (10.5% milk fat), or full fat sour cream (18% milk fat). This helps the protein waffles not be so dry. You could also use blended cottage cheese. For dairy free, you can use a dairy-free yogurt.
1 teaspoon (4g) baking powder
pinch of salt
How to make easy protein waffles
This section explains how to make this protein waffle recipe, step by step. For a full printable recipe, see the recipe card below.
Step 1 - Heat your waffle iron on medium and spray both plates with non-stick cooking spray.
Step 2 - Mix the dry ingredients in a large bowl: protein powder, baking powder and salt. Now stir in the egg and sour cream or yogurt until a smooth batter forms.
We do not need to let the batter rest like traditional waffles because this batter does not have gluten.
Step 3 - Using a ladle or cup, pour batter in the middle of the bottom plate until about ¾ of the bottom plate has batter on it. The amount of batter will vary depending on the size of your waffle iron. When the top is closed, the pressure will spread the batter to the rest of the spaces.
Cook until the waffle is cooked through and crispy.
I know my both my Belgian waffle maker and mini waffle maker have a handy light that tells me when my waffles are ready.
Step 4 - Serve with your favorite waffle toppings.
Tips for the best protein powder waffles
- Use a protein powder that actually tastes good. You can use plant-based protein powder, but in order to make vegan protein waffles, you will need a replacement for the egg and the yogurt.
- Make a triple batch for meal prep and then keep them stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 4 days or in the freezer in an freezer bag for up to 3 months. Toast them in a toaster oven for breakfast to make them nice and crispy again.
- This 4 ingredient protein powder waffles recipe also makes a great pancake batter.
- Use your favorite toppings such as a drizzle of maple syrup, almond butter, or chocolate chips, and sugar-free syrup.
I love using protein powder to make nutritious and delicious high protein breakfasts. Some other recipes I have are protein pancakes, chocolate chip protein muffins, and protein pudding. I think these fluffy protein waffles are my favorite of the bunch!
More breakfast ideas
- Low Carb Breakfast Casserole
- Homemade Turkey Sausage
- Protein Pudding
- Low carb Breakfast Burrito for one
If you're looking for a savory high-protein option instead of waffles, try my 2 ingredient cottage cheese flatbread. It’s perfect for wraps or sandwiches and made with cottage cheese and egg whites.
Protein Waffles Recipe - 41 grams of Protein!
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Tip: Hitting your 20–30g protein per meal goal helps you stay full and supports muscle.
Ingredients
- 39 grams Protein powder, (note 1)
- 1 large Egg
- 3 Tablespoons Plain Greek Yogurt or sour cream (45g), (note 2)
- 1 teaspoon Baking powder
- pinch of salt
- your favorite toppings for serving
Equipment
Instructions
- Heat your waffle iron on medium and spray both plates with cooking spray. I prefer a mini dash waffle maker as it resembles Eggo waffles!
- Mix the protein powder, baking powder, and salt in a large bowl. Now stir in the egg and Greek Yogurt until fully combined.
- Using a ladle or cup, pour batter in the middle of the bottom plate until about ¾ of the bottom plate has batter on it. When the top is closed, the pressure will spread the batter to the rest of the spaces.
- Be sure to cook the waffle through. If you open the waffle maker and your waffle is split in half, it needed more time. This is the same as with regular waffles. For a crispier waffle, cook them a little past the indicator light.
- Serve with butter and sugar free syrup.
Notes
- Protein powder: I have only ever made this recipe with Premiere Protein Powder. Use others at your own risk! This needs to be weighed with a kitchen scale for best results. 39 grams of my protein powder is ½ cup, but your's may be different.
- Sour cream or Greek Yogurt: I like to use either light sour cream or plain 4% Greek Yogurt. You really need full fat Greek Yogurt (4% milk fat), light sour cream (10.5% milk fat), or full fat sour cream (18% milk fat). This helps the protein waffles not be so dry. You could also use blended cottage cheese.
- Nutritional information is calculated using the vanilla premiere protein powder and plain full fat Greek Yogurt.
Megan Bain says
So good! Added tablespoon of melted coconut oil and splash of lemon Extract
Cindy Flores says
So how many net carbs per serving? Is it 6?
Amanda says
Quest protein worked great! Do you think the sour cream could be subbed for Greek yogurt?
jenniferbanz says
Yes, sour cream or greek yogurt will work
Sally says
Loved them! Hate the taste/texture of almond flour, so these are perfect. Yum!
Chris says
Yummy! I’ll have to try the sour cream as well! I add a tbsp of melted Kerrygold (or any other butter) to the batter as well. Makes it moist and keeps it from sticking to the waffle iron!
Kitty says
Came out beautiful, but tasted like garbage! Had to pour lots of syrup on them to make them go down. Bleh!
Erika says
I don’t have sour cream right now. Would cottage cheese work as a substitute?
jenniferbanz says
I think It would!
ess kaye says
making them now. thanks for the recipe up front. it AGGRAVATES me to go to a site for a purpose and have to skroll 3 pages of nonsense to get to the point of the matter.
Mer says
I followed your recipe exactly but what I turned out with looked like pie dough not waffle mix. Not sure what went wrong...
Vicky Lanning says
I really enjoyed this recipe. As I began I wasn't sure about the consistency but as I continue to mix it I saw it become aThe batter. I also chose to use 3TB of greek yogurt. I put some pumpkin spice in for flavor. The waffle was definitely crunchy and a good consistency for a waffle. Thanks for this!
Rline says
The Orgain organic protein powder (vanilla bean) works just as great!
jenniferbanz says
Thats good to know! Thank you!
Alisha says
I made these Waffles and they came out perfect and taste amazing. So happy I came across this recipe and now can actually eat keto friendly Waffles that actually tastes good!
Theresa says
I tried these with 310 nutrition protein powder and they came out AMAZING thanks for sharing this recipe
Kiki says
Thanks for sharing these were so much better than any “keto” waffles I’ve tried and they were crispy !
Julia Slaman says
do you have a nutrition label for this reviepe?
jenniferbanz says
No as it depends on the protein powder that is used
Rod Farrace says
I made the protein waffles but turned out dry. I used Gold Standard Whey Protein. Instead of sour cream I used 3 tbls of low fat vanilla yogart and little more than half a cup of the protein powder, 1 egg, 1 teaspoon of baking powder, a pinch of salt and little vanilla extract.
They cooked in about 3 min. not the recommended 5 min..
So where did I go wrong?
Rod
Summer says
It’s probably the little bit of extra protein powder that dried it up. Instead of yougurt which may not keep things as moist as sour cream, just try to sub for a low fat sour cream and try again
Darlene Bukowski says
My go-to recipe! Made these today and they were excellent. The batter was little thick so instead of more sour cream, I added a tablespoon of applesauce. The taste w the vanilla protein powder was perfect, and the recipe made 4 Chaffles!
ben amend says
what is the recommended measurement when using water instead of sour crème?
jenniferbanz says
3 Tablespoons
Janell says
I used JYM cookie crunch protein powder and Fage 0% Greek yogurt instead of sour cream. Great flavor but very dry. Next time I’ll add more yogurt or almond milk. Thanks for sharing the recipe:)
Megan says
I made mine savory by putting bacon bits and cheddar cheese in the batter, then put an over-medium egg and some salsa on top. De-lish!
I also tried making pancakes with the batter in a small, nonstick skillet, and they turned out thin but very tasty. I think if you omit the baking powder, this could be a great crepe recipe.
Thank you for sharing! You've helped start my day off well! 🙂
Chase says
any idea on if these would freeze well? Id love to make a huge batch and just pop them in the toaster to crisp them up! thoughts!?
jenniferbanz says
I am not sure. If you try it please let me know how they turn out!
Shawn W Jurgens says
Yes, I make a big batch that lasts me a week or 2 in the freezer
Quincy Vickers says
I followed this recipe but used the purely inspired organic protein powder in the chocolate flavor. I ended up having to use about 2 tablespoons more water than recommended to get to the right consistency. These turned out great though! Next time I may add a tiny bit of cocoa powder to amplify the chocolate taste. Great recipe for keto!
Mena Attwa says
These were delicious but a bit dry, do you have a recommendation to make them less dry?
jenniferbanz says
I actually just tested this and I think adding a little less water and 3 tablespoons of sour cream or greek yogurt to the mix makes them less dry.
Brandy Powell says
Made these today. FANTASTIC!!
Alexander says
Could have been my protein mix which I drink daily but these tastes straight bad. It was hard to gut one down this morning. Dry, flavorless with that dry protein aftertaste
Eliza says
Do you think a plant based protein powder would work? I am not one for whey protein and I use plant based, but really want to try these waffles!
jenniferbanz says
Yes, but make sure it is a protein powder you like the taste of!
Julie says
I used a plant based protein, but I used more water
Maria says
I don’t have a waffle iron. Could I make a pancake instead? Thanks.
jenniferbanz says
yep! That works too!
Kathi says
I just made this with Gnarly vanilla protein powder and they are great. I just got a Dash mini waffle maker and I was able to get 6 mini waffles from this recipe. Thanks so much!
Carlette Winfrey says
The GNC total lean shake protein powder shake is excellent-French vanilla. My son came downstairs said who are you making a cake for? I made 3 thick waffles in my mini Dash waffle maker. I’m going to cut them in half and make a breakfast sandwich.
Brenda says
I made these this morning g for breakfast and they are FABULOUS! The batter was very thick at first but I just kept adding water 1 tbsp at a time until I got a waffle consistency. I got two perfect waffles out if the batch. Added some chopped pecans before closing the waffle maker, buttered them and used Walden Farms SF maple syrup. Best Keto breakfast I’ve had in a long time! Thanks. This is a keeper.
Ang says
1/2 cup was way too much! We don’t have a scoop and this was like play doh.
jenniferbanz says
Did you use the recommended protein powder?
Andrea Les says
Can you modify the recipe using the premier protein shake instead of powder? Just curious how that may work?
jenniferbanz says
I don't think that would work
Shanah says
Have you substituted egg whites for the whole egg? Looking to cut the fat.
jenniferbanz says
You could definitely do that
Auguste says
I am willing to blame my protein powder but these tasted like sweet vanilla cardboard... very dry and hard, couldn’t even be saved by the chocolate syrup.
I used Muscle Feast Whey protein Isolate. Next time maybe will try Pea protein powder
Rose says
I tried this recipe today and I’m in LOVE!! I use an unsweetened Organic plant based Protein. It is the best one I have ever had. I did tweak the measurements a little with the protein by adding 2 Scoops instead of one and no salt. The consistency was perfect. I have a small waffle iorn and it made three perfect waffles! I was good for 5 hrs! It’s a grate way to change it up from shake form! Can’t wait to try some fresh diced fruit next time! The possibility are endless.
Linda Travis says
I just tried this with Body Fortress chocolate protein powder, and that was very tasty too! A little dry, but that might be fixed by cutting down the cooking time just a little (I cooked it 1 minute less than usual, but I suspect I could have decreased it more), and maybe topping it with butter, which I don't generally use on my waffles. I also tried adding raisins, which added quite a nice flavor and a little "chew," but the batter is so thin that it would probably be better to sprinkle raisins, nuts, whatever on top of the batter in the griddle once you've got it poured. Mixed into the bowl, the raisins all sank to the bottom of the batter and came out pretty much all at the same time. So my husband got almost all the raisins!
Susan Shepherd says
What do you consider a scoop? I saw in another comment someone said it was a half scoop, but my scoop is more like a quarter cup.
Contessa Shaw says
sorry I am looking to buy my protein powder in bulk.. how much is a scoop?
jenniferbanz says
1/2 cup
Susan Shepherd says
My scoop looks more like a 1/4 cup
jenniferbanz says
I use 1/2 cup
Lily says
Thank you for this idea using protein for waffles and your pudding was delicious
jenniferbanz says
Thank you, Lily!
Jillian says
I loved how simple these waffles were to whip up. Definitely will be making them again!
Justine Howell says
OMG so good and perfect when I am out of mix!!