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My cinnamon roll waffles are light and fluffy, with a crispy bite and a gooey coconut butter glaze. They’re what we make when we can’t decide between waffles and cinnamon rolls!
Cinnamon roll waffles that are secretly healthy.
When I have even 5 minutes to spare in my morning, I love making waffles for my family. As much as I love a classic plain waffle, there’s something extra special about cinnamon waffles. For this recipe, I use basic ingredients…with a few twists. By using egg whites instead of whole eggs, we’re able to get fluffier results, and the use of coconut flour over regular flour gives the waffles a lovely cakey bite.
If you love waffles as much as my family does, try my protein waffles, savory waffles, or oatmeal waffles next.
Key Ingredients
- Coconut flour. I chose coconut flour over traditional flour because it’s absorbent, adds flavor, and yields a cake-like texture.
- Sugar. I used white sugar, but brown sugar or sweetener can be used.
- Ground cinnamon. I highly recommend Saigon cinnamon, as it provides the most robust and flavorful cinnamon.
- Baking powder. To ensure the waffles rise.
- Egg whites. Egg whites, as opposed to whole eggs, avoid the eggy flavor you can sometimes get from low-carb waffles. They also help make the waffles fluffy.
- Milk. I used coconut milk, but almond, cashew, and other dairy-free (or dairy!) milk will work.
- Vanilla extract. To bring out the natural sweetness.
- Plain yogurt. Help keep the waffles moist and ensure they don’t dry out. Feel free to use any type of yogurt here.
- Coconut oil. Gives the waffles a crispy exterior.
- Coconut butter. To drizzle on top.
How to make cinnamon roll waffles
I’ve included step-by-step photos below to make this recipe easy to follow at home. For the full printable recipe instructions and ingredient quantities, scroll to the recipe card at the bottom of this post.
Mix. Combine dry ingredients in a large bowl. Whisk in the wet ingredients. Let the batter mixture rest briefly. Add more milk to achieve the desired texture.
Cook. Grease a preheated waffle iron, pour the batter, and cook according to the manufacturer’s instructions. Repeat with the remaining batter.
Serve. Serve the waffles warm with a drizzle of warm coconut butter and extra cinnamon.
Arman’s recipe tips
- Use plenty of non-stick spray. Whenever my waffles get stuck to the waffle maker, 9 times out of 10, it’s because I didn’t use enough cooking spray.
- Use regular flour. If you don’t mind the extra carbs, feel free to use all-purpose flour (or oat flour) instead. Just note you will need an extra 3-4 tablespoons of flour if you go this route, as coconut flour is much more absorbent.
- Cream cheese icing. Swap out the coconut butter for a drizzle of your favorite cream cheese frosting (or just mix some yogurt with sugar).
More easy brunch recipes
- Blueberry cinnamon rolls
- Turkish eggs
- Spinach frittata
- Dutch baby
- Or any of these breakfast recipes
Cinnamon Roll Waffles
Ingredients
- 4 tablespoons coconut flour
- 1 tablespoon sugar or any granulated sweetener
- 2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
- 4 large egg whites
- 1/4 cup milk
- 1 tablespoon Greek yogurt
- 1 teaspoon coconut oil
- 1 tablespoon coconut butter for drizzling on top
Instructions
- In a large mixing bowl, add the coconut flour, sugar, cinnamon, and baking powder. Add your egg whites, milk, Greek yogurt, and coconut oil and whisk very well until no clumps remain. Let the batter sit for 10 minutes to thicken. If the batter is too thick, add a dash more milk.
- Heat waffle iron and once hot, pour the batter and cook until crispy. Repeat until all the batter is used up.
- Place waffles on a plate and drizzle with coconut butter and shake more cinnamon on top.
Notes
Nutrition
Originally updated November 2019, updated and republished December 2024
What if I make this recipe but using pan and frying instead on waffle maker? I dont have it….
Forgive me for asking but what would happen if you used the whole egg instead of egg whites. Is that even possible?
Forgot to ask what would happen if I used eggs instead of egg whites?
Just double checking that this is one serving per recipe as I haven’t made these yet.
I am going to try these. Even though I went through gastric by pass I still need a little help from low carb recipes. Thank you for these Arman!!
All the best with them, Tracy 🙂
If I wanted to omit the coconut yogurt, can I substitute that with flax seed and heavy whipping cream.
Forgive me for asking but just wondering if the nutritional count is accurate. You have 5g carbs and 10g fiber per serving. I haven’t done the calculations but thinking it might be 10g carbs and 5 fiber.
My stepmother is staying for the weekend and is on a low carb diet. I dont want to eat eggs twice so I thought Id make these as a treat to her and then I wont have to eat eggs for breakfast two days in a row. Could I easily quadruple the recipe without issues?
I was also thinking about method. If I were to apply the Belgian waffle method of whipping up egg whites into stiff peaks and then folding into the batter, do you think it would make for fluffy waffles? Usually you would add it to a wet batter, so maybe Id add some milk first and then add the eggs last? Just some thoughts Im having about these waffles, Ive only ever really made regular Belgian waffles and Im not used to these kinds of ingredients.
I made the paleo version and no one in the family liked them! Sorry ?
These look great! Is there anything I can use instead of coconut butter for the frosting? Ingredients are kind of tight at the moment…
A confession: I seriously suck at making waffles and pancakes and I always have. I went through 3 batches of this recipe before I got it right. The first batch completely fell apart in my waffle maker and then burnt on–no more waffles. I decided to try the next batch as pancakes, but the batter was way too watery–they simply wouldn’t hold together. The batter and cooking pancakes smelled so good, I felt like I had fallen into some circle of hell where I was perpetually cooking, never able to eat. I started playing basketball/hot-potato throwing the sad, malformed attempts into the bin across the room. I kept the batter as thick as possible (about 3 tbsp almond milk) and then made one pancake after another, adding a little extra milk until finally, the last, perfect pancake turned out just right. I ate it in about 5 seconds flat, smothered in whipped cream because at that point, who even cares.
It tasted like triumph.
(In all seriousness, I’ve had problems baking/cooking with my protein powder (which is muscle milk) in the past, and I’m wondering if that could be the problem. If you’ve ever worked with it and have any tips or suggestions I’m all ears. I really love your recipes and want to be able to replicate the ones with protein powder as best as possible!)
Will this recipe work in a muffin pan?
Hi Diana! I haven’t tried it myself sorry- I can see it working, but you’d need to watch the cooking time!
Hey, I just tried this recipe in my new waffle maker… It was amazing! It tasted just like a real flour waffle! Perfectly moist, perfectly fluffy, bread-like texture. The only difference is I used 2 tbsp of pumpkin puree instead of the almond milk because I love pumpkin. I think I’ll experiment with the type/amount of liquid added since I make waffles so often. Next time I think I’ll try it with Greek yogurt instead of the pumpkin.
Thank you so much for the recipe! This one’s definitely a keeper!
Wow! thanks so much for the feedback, Ella- I’m a huge pumpkin fan so I like your changes 🙂
Any idea how it might go if I made the batter the night before?
Hi Jen! That’s a great idea- I usually batch cook and freeze them- I haven’t tried making the batter the night before, I assume it will be fine, just add a dash more milk in the morning! 🙂
Hi
Thanks. I love the idea and would make them now.
But this throws this newbie:
1/2 scoop paleo friendly vanilla or cinnamon protein powder (can sub for any vanilla protein powder if not 100% paleo)
I know vanilla extract but understand “scoop” of vanilla to be something else
And Cinnamon protein powder makes it difficult as it’s not common 🙂
What is the purpose?
I have no problem with protein powder or cinnamon or vanilla but just need some more understanding.
Thanks.
Hi Johan!
Of course! A ‘scoop of vanilla protein powder’ is usually 15-17 grams- Would you mind telling me what brand you have on hand? I can work it out for you 🙂
Hi
Thanks. The scoop size is not my issue. 🙂
Your description “paleo friendly vanilla” trip me over.
I have now deducted it’s paleo friendly protein power vanilla.
This I assume means: paleo friendly protein power with a vanilla flavour.
If this is correct why is the protein power added?
Is there a substitute for the protein powder? I don’t have any.
Hi Michelle 🙂 You can omit it and just add a dash more oat flour and reduce the liquid 🙂
When you say a scoop of protein powder, what size scoop do you mean? I have a couple different powders with different sized scoops depending on the serving size. I made protein cookies with one “scoop” the other day, and it turned out to be half as much as I needed! Thanks!
Hi Veronica! apologies for that oversight- My scoops are around 33-34 grams 🙂
I can´t wait to make these! What does the T in the ingredient list stand for?
Hi Natalie! 🙂 It stands for tablespoon 🙂
These look amazing, Arman! I haven’t tried grain free waffles yet, but I keep thinking that I need to.
Looks so yummy!! I do that same thing with my Cinnamon Roll Oatmeal by using coconut butter as the icing! So good! I definitely need to try the vegan version of these. I haven’t had much luck with coconut flour, I hate the taste and everything is always crumbly and dry. But these look awesome. Do these taste strong of coconut? They look so easy and I want to try them!
Not going to lie, I legit salivate whenever I pin your oatmeal 😉
That is what I hate about coconut flour + vegan baking- It’s ALL about the liquids- They don’t have a strong coconut flavour, but I did need to add more non dairy milk to the vegan version. 🙂
“the nice part of a subway station” – HA! exactly.
I like buns too, but me and my friend Angela are the only ones I know who call them that – they are ROLLS here too.
looks like I will be getting my waffle iron out soon… I need a break from cookbook recipes, and these waffles sound GOOD.
Go for it, Kristina- Although the place I had my favourite one was in a NYC Subway station. the next day, someone got shot there. :/
oh I can believe it. some of my best food memories come from NYC, some of my best memories overall come from there, actually – but there is always the other side of that coin.
still one of my very favorite places, ever.
YASSSS! You’re like an mad scientist with the breakfast treats — i love it!
You are the pizza queen with a side of veggie patties.
I can’t remember the last time I had a cinnabon, although I doused this mornings French toast in cinnamon. Does that count? Actually, I’ve got one better. Monkey bread from Breadsmith. It’s to die for, and I have four batches of it right now. 🙂
FOUR BATCHES? Please keep some in the freezer for me.
Cinnamon roll waffles?! Ooooh so much yes! If I ever make it to Australia we are going to have an epic brunch and these waffles are going to be part of it. I found out a while ago that some wines weren’t actually veggie friendly and I was really surprised. I don’t drink much but I’m glad I found out, just for future reference! I still haven’t gotten around to really appreciating red wine but I enjoy a glass of white wine every now and then. Hope you’ve had a wonderful weekend, Arman!
YES. I think we will have an amazing brunch time! 🙂
Can wait to hear about your time in sydney! Learning about vegetarian/vegan wines sounds very cool! And this waffle? Um, yes please. 🙂
CAN’T wait not can 🙂
You need this waffle!
Wait, what makes regular wine non-vegan? #dietitianfail
These look amazing though! I can’t eat anything from Cinnabon, but homemade cinnamon buns are the best! Too bad I’m lazy and rarely ever make them lol.
Haahahaha. I shall fill you in!
I need to tell you the story of the time I made cinnamon buns and they OVERFLOWED in my oven.
So… I spike almost ALL my food with cinnamon, so can that be my answer? You did see my half kilo bag of the stuff, right? Sad thing is that it probably won’t even last me that long 😆 Can you spike cinnamon with water? Oooo maybe yes!
Not going to lie, I was envious. The biggest cinnamon canisters here are ridiculous.
…Cinnamon water sounds like punishment.
I seriously need to buy a waffle maker. These look so good!
You do- You could just make these as pancakes though 🙂
I love big bunz and I cannot lie. Espesh if they’re covered in ALL the cinnamon.
I have a recipe in the e-cookbook dedicated to you. You’ll die. I died.
Omg if this is what I can expect in the Ebook, I’m super excited!! You know this girl loves some pancakes and well waffles – they are the bees knees! Love that you added an icing to these, I bet these are better than cinnamon buns! Certainly they are healthier!
Thanks Sam- Promise they are delicious!
Would this batter work for pancakes?
I do not have a waffle-maker.
WAFFFFFFFFFFLES (said in Donkey’s voice)
YES! I think I wrote it in the instructions, they work perfectly as pancakes!
How many grams is 1/2 scoop?
Hi Sophie! Approximately 16-17 grams!
NEED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
You do!
I really only like dessert wines because they are sweet. I have to say, I like my alcohol spiked with sugar and with a salted rim (margaritas!) My favorite use for cinnamon is probably in my almond milk steamers. They are so good!
I need to make these waffles…but since I do not have a waffle maker, they will be in pancake form 🙂 Thanks for sharing! Cinnamon is super good for you.
Thanks! Definitely a big fan of cinnamon!
You may have just inspired me to purchase a waffle iron, these look amazing! I know my daughter would devour them! Congrats on taking the plunge, I know your e-book will be a knockout!
You’re a legend, Sonali! Thanks so much!
This totally reminds me that I need to get some more cinnamon at the grocery store today! Now, who wants to throw me a waffle maker?! I only accept ones that can create fun-shaped waffles though. Forgive my high expectations.
We have Micky Mouse ones here! haha!
you know you could always email me about wine! hello… I’m #WINOCOTTER. 😉
Hahaha you mean VINOcotter.
Shut up and take my money. HOMGAHH I need these all over my face.
You need it now!
This is the second amazing waffle recipe I’ve come across this week. Tomorrow my kitchen shall produce waffles. So far my to do list this weekend is 1) CrossFit Open 2) make waffles. It’s gonna be a good weekend!
I think waffles need to come BEFORE the crossfit open 😉
I AM SO INTO THESE. Can I make like 4 servings and eat them all at once?! I need some coconut to blend into coconut butter though. Maybe I’ll make my mom stop at the bulk bin place on her way home from werk. (perks of living with yo momma).
YES. That’s the best way to do it.
That’s right- I remember you made it!
O you love me and made them vegan! XOXO
I have been waffleing every weekend now! It’s much easier to whip out my waffle maker in my dorm room then lugging all my stuff down to the hall kitchen to make pancakes!
(And cinnamon roll anything is HEAVEN!)
YES- Your roommate will be jealous of the smells!
I’m currently obsessed with waffles since i now I have a waffle maker… if only I had coconut butter and cinnamon protein powder then these would be my breakfast… luckily I live in SF and can have both delivered… so maybe tomorrow???
do it! You’ll love them!
These look really good and I’m yet again wishing I had a waffle iron! I cannot wait to hear more about your wine trip. Ahhhh, why can’t I be invited for a wine trip?? I’m super jealous. Now I’ll have to go to the Williamsburg Winery (yes, we have one) and make them tell me about pairings.
Definitely try it in a fry pan- They work great as pancakes!
These look way too delicious to be healthy! Yum!
Thanks Krystle! Promise they are delicious!
Mmm you had me at Cinnabon- love any baked good with cinnamon so I think I need to make these waffles this weekend- I actually have all the ingredients at home so perhaps tomorrow if my morning isn’t rushed! How many egg whites would you recommend instead of the flax egg?
Ohh I think I mentioned it there, I’ll double check but 2-3- I usually go for 2!
Didn’t get to say it the other day but a BIG congrats on the e-cookbook! These look so delicious, as all your recipes do, and I love that you have versions for special diets spelled out so there’s no guesswork with subbing! And yes I’m a fan of wine. Give me wine.
Thanks so much Michele- I’m making sure there are a tonne of paleo options- so mama can treat herself too 😉
I have been experimenting with waffles a lot lately too. Those look good! Love the idea of the protein powder frosting.
Thanks Elle- You’ll love these!
You have once again outdone yourself! I’m currently sitting here drinking a cup of coffee, and I kinda want to fill my mug with wine now. And I kinda want a big plate of these cinnamon roll waffles sitting in front of me. Can we arrange for that to happen? P.S. I’m super jealous of that awesome wine pairing event…sounds like a blast!
Wine and waffles…the double W. WW. Look at you starting a trend mate!
i REALLY LIKE big buns. like that round (square?) thing in mah face. cue epic faceplant into these waffles because coconut butter icing is key. as is coconut flour. protein powder and nicki minaj sized buns. i really wish i had waffles right now or that there was some sort of delivery service that could span the oceans to make this hit me! a dang protein bar never seemed so depressing 🙁
Sunshine, they work perfectly as pancakes- You are the pancake queen too..well, Queen of many things!
And I died. I’ll be dreaming of these during the marathon tomorrow. I don’t have a waffle iron (i got an ice cream maker in our registry instead. that was dumb) but I might pancakify it.
Pancakify it. DO ITTTTTTT. (Best word ever).
These look seriously amazing!!! But I don’t have a waffle iron!!! I guess I know the next kitchen appliance I’m buying 😉 And now I’ve realised that I haven’t had waffles since I moved to the Netherlands… six years ago. Tragic almost. I guess I really need to get a waffle iron 🙂
They work perfectly as pancakes! 🙂
I finally broke down and bought a waffle iron so I will have to give these a try. They look great.
Please do, Allie- They are delicious!
These look absolutely fabulous, and I love the idea of eating waffles with icing on top!
Sometimes, syrup just doesn’t satisfy, y’know?
Thanks Sarah- I thought the maple detracted from the cinnamon bun flavour haha! 🙂