Many breakfast foods rank at the top of many lists of my favorite foods, the only problem is… I’m not exactly a morning person. So big elaborate breakfasts don’t happen too often at our house, especially during the week. What does happen is breakfast for dinner – or brinner as we call it in our house. Brinner gives me the opportunity to enjoy all those delicious breakfast foods that we love, and a more reasonable hour in which to make them. 🙂
One of our new favorites when it comes to brinner is these amazingly delicious Ham and Cheese Waffles. I know it might sound a little different, but trust me when I say… These things are crazy good. Even my family was a little skeptical when I told them I was making ham and cheese waffles, but one bite and they were hooked. I think for me, it’s that whole sweet and salty thing – the salty delicious ham and cheese against the sweet syrup. These babies are also super yummy with a runny yolk egg perched on top, if syrup isn’t quite your thing. 
Recipe Card
Ham and Cheese Waffles
Ingredients
- 2 cups White Lily All-Purpose Flour
- 3 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 2 eggs lightly beaten
- 1 3/4 cups milk
- 1/4 cup butter melted (1/2 stick)
- 1 cup chopped ham
- 1 cup shredded sharp cheddar cheese
Instructions
- Preheat the waffle iron. In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, and salt. Stir in the eggs, milk, and melted butter. Mix until just combined. Stir in the chopped ham and cheese.
- Lightly spray the waffle iron with nonstick cooking spray, if desired. Pour about 3/4 cup of batter in the waffle iron and cook until crisp. Repeat with remaining batter until all has been used. You can also keep the cooked waffles on a baking sheet in a warm oven to keep them warm until serving. Serve with syrup or even with a soft cooked egg on top.
Please note:
If nutritional values are provided, they are an estimate and will vary depending on the brands used. If calorie count and other nutritional values are important to you, I recommend grabbing your favorite brands and plugging those ingredients into an online nutritional calculator.
These were really great. I added more ham and used maple syrup. The wife liked them.
I’m gluten free so I haven’t tried this recipe exactly but others may be interested…
I have a tiny Dash individual waffle maker. I use1 -2 well-beaten eggs (beaten with just a dash of water) in my waffle maker. I make two “waffles”. Then I can add some ham, cheese, green onions…whatever I wish while they’re still warm and have a breakfast “waffle sandwich”. Kids would love your recipe cooked in the tiny waffle maker.
Just an idea for your gluten-free readers.
Thanks for sharing, Susan!
Substituted oat flour (Due to gluten sensitivities) and they were delicious! Everybody loved them. Thank you for the recipe!
Awesome! So glad to hear it and thanks for letting us know the oat flor worked well!
Can i made the batter in the evening,and made them in the morning?
I wouldn’t recommend that.
These waffles are amazing. I subbed in 1 cup of buttermilk and 1/2 cup milk and 1/4 cup sparkling water for the liquid. Best waffles I’ve ever made!! Thanks for the great recipe.
That’s high praise there! So glad that you enjoyed them so much!
Hi,
Just discovered this recipe that I’m about to prepare. Just wanted to know how many waffles it brings. Can you tell ?
Thanks a lot !
(Sorry for my English, I’m Belgian.)
That’s no problem at all. I can understand just fine. This should make 4 to 6 waffles depending on the waffle size.
I actually love these with a light dusting of powdered sugar and raspberry jam for dipping. It tasted like a monte Cristo.
Sounds like an amazing addition!!
In the UK and we don’t have all purpose flour, just plain or self-raising I’m afraid. I took a risk and used SR flour and they were Amazing! Super grateful for the gift of American cups to measure my ingredients though! Fabulous recipe thanks.
So glad they turned out great for you!!
I remember when I first told my fiancée about these, she thought it sounded really weird. But now I’ve made them several times for her. In fact, I’m making a batch right now for Valentine’s Day breakfast!
Sounds like a perfect Valentine’s breakfast to me! Y’all enjoy!
OMG these sound fabulous. i was looking for ways to use leftover ham from the holidays.
We sure enjoy them! Hope you will, too, Carrie!
These sound porktastic! I can’t wait to make these for my hogfarmer hubby!
Absolutely! We sure love them!
These sound wonderful, can’t wait to try! Can these be frozen? Thank you for the awesome recipe!
They sure can!
Thanks Stacey, I plan on making these this week!
I hope you’ll enjoy them!
Could these be done in pancakes instead of waffles. I don’t have a waffle maker. 🙁
Sure! You might need to think the batter about a little more. I might even suggest making the batter and the sprinkling the cheese and ham on top of each pancake rather than mixing it in.
I bought a waffle maker about a year ago and we haven’t been using it that much. My goodness I need to make these soon. I just love your recipes and so does my family!
Well, drag that sucker out and give these a go! I promise you won’t be disappointed. 🙂
Stacey, can I please come join you and your sweet family for breakfast? Or dinner? Or just for waffles? ☺ Love these well done!
Come on down and join us, Melissa!!
I’ve always wondered if it makes a difference in the finished product whether you use plain flour and add all the baking powder and stuff, or just use self-rising flour and use fewer ingredients? Is there a bonus in using the plain flour vs. self-rising?
You can make self-rising flour from all purpose flour if a recipe calls for self-rising, but I wouldn’t recommend using self-rising in a recipe that calls for all purpose plus the leavening agents being that there may be more leaveners in the recipe than there would be in standard self-rising flour. Is that clear as mud?
Makes sense to me! Thank you!
These sound really good, we do brinner in our house at least once a week. I wish I could find White Lily flour up here, it does make a difference. I used to stock up when we went south to visit the in laws.
It does make a difference, but they will still be delicious with another brand. 🙂
Fabulous idea! They look and sound amazing…pinned!!!
Thanks so much, Marsha!!
YUM! I should not have read this post until AFTER I ate breakfast. Wish I had a few right now! *pinned*
LOL! They are certainly drool worthy!