These savory gluten-free waffles that are chock-full of smoky, delicious flavors, and will totally wow everyone at the table! Bacon-Cheddar Gluten-Free Waffles will not disappoint! 
Savory waffles for dinner?
Yes, for dinner! And not just because my kids thought it was a “totally awesome” idea. (Go figure.)
Savory Gluten-Free Waffles
These divine, savory waffles are generously packed with melting cheddar cheese, perfect bites of smoky bacon, and ever-so-slightly, crunchy scallions.
Imagine a little of that deliciousness in each and every bite — all encased in a super tasty, subtly smoky and rich batter, that’s crisped to perfection.
How to These Gluten-Free Waffles
- Cook the bacon until it’s golden and crispy.
- Add the scallions to the bacon grease and mix to blend.
- Roughly chop the bacon and add it to the scallions.
- Place a strainer over a bowl or large measuring beaker and then pour the contents of the pan into it, saving about 1/4 cup of it.
- Pour the bacon grease into a large mixing bowl.
- Add the eggs and milk and whisk until blended.
- In another mixing bowl, combine the gluten-free flour with the baking powder, sugar, salt and pepper. Once it’s evenly blended, add it to the wet ingredients and mix.
- Fold in the bacon-onion mixture, garlic and cheese, and gently mix.
- With a bit of butter for each batch, if it’s not non-stick, add the batter to the waffle iron, using it according to the manufacturers instructions.
- Let the waffles cool on a cooling rack and then serve!
Why are these the best savory gluten-free waffles?
For all of the reasons listed above AND because you’d never know they were gluten-free! They are every bit as good as a gluten-full waffle — if not better! In my humble opinion, of course!
Dinner, indeed.
And now imagine, if you will, drizzling a bit of maple syrup over these beauties for brunch.
I know, right!?
I hope you enjoy every last crumb of these Bacon-Cheddar Savory Gluten-Free Waffles!
More gluten-free waffles:
Bacon-Cheddar Gluten-Free Waffles Recipe
Ingredients
- 5 strips applewood smoked bacon
- 1 cup green onions, finely chopped
- ¼ cup bacon fat, from cooking the bacon (see recipe step 3)
- about 1 tablespoon olive oil (see recipe step 3)
- 3 large eggs
- 1 cup non-fat milk
- 1¾ cup gluten-free all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon granulated sugar
- ¾ teaspoon salt
- a few turns of freshly ground black pepper
- 1 teaspoon garlic, minced
- 2 cups mild cheddar cheese, grated
- about 2 teaspoons unsalted butter for the waffle maker
Instructions
- Cover a plate with paper towel. Cover a large plate with a double layer of paper towels and set aside.
- Cook the bacon and scallions. In a large skillet cook the bacon over medium heat, until it's golden and crispy, about 4 minutes per side. Use kitchen tongs to remove the strips and place them on the paper towel-lined plate to drain. Turn off the heat, but leave the bacon fat in the pan! Add the scallions and mix to blend.
- Chop bacon and save grease. Once the bacon is cool enough to touch, roughly chop it and add it back to the pan and mix. Place a strainer over a bowl or large measuring beaker and then pour the contents of the pan into it. We want to drain the bacon fat and then measure ¼ cup of it for the recipe. (There should be enough, but if not, add olive oil to it until it equals ¼ cup.) Then add the 1 tablespoon of olive to it also.
- Whisk the eggs with the bacon grease. Pour the ¼ cup plus 1 tablespoon of bacon fat and olive oil into a large mixing bowl. Add the eggs and milk and whisk until blended. Set aside.
- Make the batter. In another mixing bowl, combine the gluten-free flour with the baking powder, sugar, salt and pepper. Once it's evenly blended, add it to the wet ingredients and mix until it's smooth. Fold in the bacon-onion mixture, garlic and cheese, and gently mix until all of the ingredients are evenly blended.
- Cook the waffles. With a bit of the butter for each batch, if it's not non-stick, add the batter to the waffle iron, using it according to the manufacturers instructions. (Mine is fairly standard and uses about ⅓ cup batter per waffle.)
- Let the waffles cool on a cooling rack and then serve!
Notes
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Deb|EastofEdenCooking says
I was on my way out to the kitchen to start dinner and instead stopped to check my email. Wow, I am glad I did! The waffles are the best dinner I’ve seen in awhile! Just scrumptious Valentina!
valentina says
I hope you try them, Deb! Thanks so much. 🙂
Sarah says
These look heavenly! And you would never be able to guess they’re gluten free!
valentina says
Thanks, Sarah! Yes, this is one recipe where you can’t tell the difference. 🙂
Dannii @ Hungry Healthy Happy says
We love making savoury waffles like this and it just goes to show that there is so much more that you can do with your waffle maker than just sweet waffles.
valentina says
I totally agree. I’m usually in breakfast/brunch mode with waffles, so these were fun. 🙂
Christie says
These look amazing. I love seeing all the cheese.
valentina says
Thank you, Christie. Yes, the melting cheese in every bite is so delicious!
Annie @ Annie's Noms says
Yes, yes, yes, I need these in my life!! They are insanely amazing! What a fantastic idea for waffles!
valentina says
Thanks, Annie! Hope you try them. 🙂
Leelalicious says
These savory waffles look perfect!!
valentina says
Thank you! 😀
sippitysup says
Yes to a maple syrup brunch! GREG
David says
Mark has been asking for waffles a lot lately… Maybe I should give in, and make these! I much prefer Savory waffles over sweet ones. Thanks, Valentina!
valentina says
Yay! I love it. I hope Mark loves them. 🙂
B says
Do you have any suggestions of what to serve with the waffles?
Thinking of having them for dinner today.
I love the pictures, they look so good.
valentina says
Hi there! I served them with a big green salad. I think something light like steamed green beans or broccoli — something to brighten the meal. 🙂 ENJOY!
Jolina - The Unlikely Baker says
I love these! I keep seeing all these wonderful waffle recipes that we finally bought ourselves a waffle iron but we had to return it because it wasn’t cooking evenly 🙁 I was so sad. We’ll need to invest in a better brand I think. Then I will be on a waffle marathon! This will be one of the first I’m going to try (who doesn’t love waffles for dinner??)
valentina says
Hi Jolina! I hope you find a waffle make you like — Mine is Chef’s Choice and makes 2 Belgian-style waffles at once. Simple and good. Hope you love these once you give them a go. Have a great weekend. 🙂
Melissa @ Now You're Cookin' says
I love savory waffles!! Yum!
valentina says
Hope you try them. 🙂
Sophia @ Little Box Brownie says
I’ve never made waffles, I did buy my sister a waffle iron a couple of years ago for Christmas, I might just have to borrow it and give these a whirl. They look like perfection on a plate.
valentina says
Thanks, Sophia! Hope you try them! 🙂
Carmela Carrillo says
I absolutely loved this recipe !! I made it for brunch two weeks ago and Im making tonite for dinner adding some chicken on the side .
valentina says
Hi Carmela, Thanks so much for letting me know you love this recipe! It’s definitely one of our favorites, too. Chicken on the side sounds perfect! 🙂 Enjoy!