Waffles? Amazing! Fluffy rainbow waffles? FANTASTIC. This recipe is great for brunch, lunch, March break, summer holidays, a craft, or just as a treat. Using a squeeze bottle can help you optimize your technique. But a spoon also does the trick.

Ingredients for Fluffy Rainbow Waffles

2 cups (240 g) all-purpose flour
¼ cup (50 g) sugar
1 tablespoon baking powder
½ teaspoon kosher salt
2 eggs, yolks and whites separated
1 ¾ cups (420 ml) milk
8 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted and cooled
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Red, orange, yellow, green, blue and purple food coloring
Whipped cream and sprinkles, for serving, optional
Waffle iron
Squeeze bottle, optional

Directions for Fluffy Rainbow Waffles

  1. In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt.
  2. In a medium bowl, whisk together the egg yolks, milk, butter, vanilla, and 3 tablespoons of water.
  3. Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and mix until smooth.
  4. Whisk the egg whites until stiff peaks form. Gently fold in the egg whites.
  5. Divide the batter among six small bowls and add a few drops of each food coloring to each, creating a rainbow palette. Mix well until the colors are incorporated into the batter. Add to different squeeze bottles, if using.
  6. Starting with the purple batter, spoon or squeeze the batter into the center of a waffle iron. Spoon a circle of blue batter outside the purple. Continue to spoon circles of batter around the existing batter with the green, yellow, orange, and red batters.
  7. Turn your waffle iron to low to medium heat. Cook the waffle until golden brown, 2 to 3 minutes, or until the red light goes off on the waffle iron.
  8. Serve with whipped cream and sprinkles, if desired.

    TIP: You can skip the coloring to make regular fluffy waffles. You can also freeze the leftovers and save to eat later! Just reheat in the toaster or air fryer.

Excerpted from Let's Make Some Lunch: Recipes Made with Love for Everyone: A Cookbook by Sulhee Jessica Woo. Copyright © 2024 by Sulhee Jessica Woo. Published by DK. Reproduced by arrangement with the Publisher. All rights reserved.