23 Things You Can Cook In A Waffle Iron (with pictures & recipes)

There’s a reason it’s called a waffle iron because it’s meant for waffles, right? Not so! Well, yes, but you know what I mean. If you’ve ever done any experimenting with your waffle maker, you know that it can produce some pretty good scrambled eggs, brownies, cinnamon rolls, and much more.

All you need to make meals in a waffle iron is to have plenty of cooking spray as things tend to stick! I’ve compiled a list of 23 waffle iron recipes that are definitely worth a try.

Meals You Can Cook in a Waffle Iron

1. Waffle Iron Bacon

Bacon cooked to a crisp in the waffle iron! It sounds like this might actually work (that bacon looks good!), but I’m a little concerned about how hard it would be to clean. Bacon grease in all of those little crannies could be a pain to get out.

23 Things You Can Cook In A Waffle Iron | Waffle Iron Bacon — Source & Instructions: One Good Thing

2. Waffle Iron Scrambled Eggs

And, what better to go with bacon than scrambled eggs? I’ve done this many times and it works like a charm. However, I like to do it a little more omelette style by adding chopped peppers and ham. Bacon bits, onion, or any other breakfast goodies would be good, too.

23 Things You Can Cook In A Waffle Iron | Waffle Iron Scrambled Eggs — Source & Recipe: Snapguide

3. Waffled Egg Sandwich

Even better, how about a waffled fried egg breakfast sandwich? Croissant dough can be used in the iron the same way you would cook a waffle, with the egg cooked afterwards without closing the lid to get it sunny side up style.

23 Things You Can Cook In A Waffle Iron | Waffle Iron Egg Sandwich — Source & Recipe: Waffleizer

4. Waffle Brownies

A batch of yummy brownies without the oven? Yes! I have a feeling my teenage son would be all over this. Why not save a little energy (and wasted heat in the summer time) when you can just bake them in your waffle iron? Now, I’ve heard good and bad stories when it comes to brownies in the waffle iron. I would think you’d need a rather dry brownie mix as opposed to a runny batter to get good results. This one may take a little experimenting!

23 Things You Can Cook In A Waffle Iron | Waffle Iron Brownies — Source & Recipe: Babble

5. Waffled Cheeseburger

That waffled bun looks amazing, don’t you think? Cooked to a buttery crisp! Even the patty was cooked in the waffle iron, with the cheese placed on top for the last few seconds. This could get addicting.

23 Things You Can Cook In A Waffle Iron | Waffle Iron Cheeseburger — Source & Recipe: Waffleizer

6. Waffled French Toast

French toast, waffle style. Two in one– how can you go wrong with that? Now you don’t have to decide between waffles or french toast. Just have both! You can cook a lot more at once this way, too.