Basic Dash Mini Waffle Recipe

If you have fallen head over heels in love with all the cute, colorful Dash mini waffle makers like my family has, you will need to have a basic mini waffle recipe that is quick to make and delicious.

These mini waffle makers have become something that people collect. They have all sorts of different colors and shapes to make cute prints on your waffles or even waffle sticks.

Let me showcase our current collection:

We love them as a traveling RV family because they are easy to store over a regular sized waffle maker. We can fit them in any nook or cranny we can find!

1 Cup Recipe

Let’s talk about my basic mini waffle recipe. I wanted to make this recipe to be easy to do and easy to memorize. So I start with 1 cup of flour. This makes it easy to scale. If I want more waffles, I just double everything.

Why Add Corn Starch?

You will see that my recipe calls for replacing some of the flour with corn starch.

Why would I do that? Adding the corn starch will result in the waffle being more crispy when cooked. This is because corn doesn’t contain any gluten, so it will help prevent gluten formation which we don’t want in a waffle like we do in a loaf of bread. Corn also absorbs moisture better than wheat flour does.

Try to pick out the largest container of corn starch you can buy as it will be a better value. I love this store called Winco that is out west because they have the biggest bulk section and you can buy things like corn starch in bulk for a cheaper price.

Butter Your Waffle Iron

You will need to have extra butter on hand to help keep the waffles from sticking as well as adding flavor and promoting browning. Cooking oil sprays contain other ingredients besides oil and they aren’t a good value to buy. Butter tastes better.

How Much Batter Per Waffle

So it takes a little practice sometimes to know exactly how much batter for each waffle. I have a Winco #20 Disher. Here is what mine looks like.

This disher fits 2 ounces of batter and has 2 1/8 inch diameter. I fill it most of the way up and that is enough to fill the waffle maker. So, you want to look for something that can hold around 2 ounces. If you make the mistake of overfilling it the first time, don’t worry. It will make a mess but you can clean it up once the waffle maker has cooled. It usually just flakes right off. You can wipe your counter with a wet rag. It can be helpful to place your mini waffle maker onto a plate to catch any drips.

Budget Saver

You can use all flour instead of some corn starch. A pound of corn starch (16oz) is going to run you around $2 at a store like Walmart. It’s about $2.50 for a 5 pound bag of flour, so it’s clearly more expensive to use the corn starch. The waffles will still taste great, just not be as crispy as they could be.

💡 If do you use all flour but want a crispier waffle, and you have an air fryer, you can put the waffles in the air fryer in a single layer for about 1 minute to make them crispier. This is also great for re-heating the waffles.

The recipe also says you can use buttermilk to make the waffles better. Buttermilk goes for around $2 a quart at Walmart. You can get a half gallon of milk for less than that. The buttermilk will add flavor and help the waffle to rise more. Adding a splash of vinegar to whole milk can help replicate that result.