Waffles are just pancakes with abs. But pancakes are soft pillows filled with deliciousness. And here’s why pancakes are better than waffles. Even though they have almost the same ingredients, deliciousness, and taste, pancakes win this one.
Why pancakes are better than waffles? Pancakes are a lot healthier and easy to make, they don’t need any specific types of equipment. They can be made fluffy and thick, mini pancakes, or crepes. They are widely customizable and can be given a healthy twist while already having lesser calories than waffles.
Why would you want to take the extra effort to go and buy a waffle maker, when pancakes are exactly the same thing but softer, doughier and so much better. Pancakes are the ultimate breakfast food of all time. You can add any variety of berries and fruits to your pancakes. You can also add chocolates, coffee and so much more. There can be infinite variations, all catering to your taste buds.
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Here Are Some Reasons Why Pancakes Are Better Than Waffles
- Pancakes have more varieties when it comes to add-ins, from chocolate chips to fruits and berries.
- You need a special waffle iron to make waffles, whereas Pancakes require no special types of equipment.
- Pancakes can be made into soft fluffy pillows or can be made into thin delicate crepes
- People from all over the world enjoy different kinds of pancakes, whereas waffles are mainly of one kind
- Pancakes can be made in various shapes and sizes. They can be in the shape of your favorite character or anything at all.
- Spreading butter on the smooth surface of the pancake is easier than spreading butter on waffles.
- Pancakes can be made over a campfire and can serve as a great outdoor dish.
Here Are Some More Reasons Why Pancakes Are Better Than Waffles
Which Came First – Pancakes Or Waffles
So, Pancakes were first and waffles were developed in Europe in the middle ages around the 13 and 14 Centuries. For waffles, a double-sided iron was required to flip the waffle and form a pattern the necessary technology meant that waffles came long after pancakes.
The word “waffle” first appeared in the 18th century in the English language, in a 1725 printing of Court Cookery by Robert Smith. Recipes of how to make waffles had begun to spread throughout England and America. Essentially all were patterned after the established Dutch, Belgian, German, and French versions of the waffle. People threw Waffle parties, known as ‘wafel frolics’, as early as 1744 in New Jersey. The Dutch had already established waffles in New Amsterdam (New York City)
How Are Pancakes Different From Waffles?
There is a misconception that good waffles can be made from pancake batter. I’m sure, Pancakes and waffles both contain similar ingredients like eggs, flour, and leavening; and they’re both served for breakfast. But differences are inevitable
| Pancake | Waffle |
| Pancakes are brown on the outside just like waffles, but they’re floppy, soft, and spongy. Their interior looks a lot like cake. | Waffles are crispy on the outside and light on the inside, funnel cakes, hush puppies, beignets, or doughnuts. Basically, waffles are fried, only instead of being completely immersed in hot oil, they are encased in a hot-oil-covered metal. |
Are Pancakes Healthier Than Waffles?
Your average 6-inch pancake has approximately 175 calories. The batter of which pancakes are made contains milk, which provides a lot of protein and calcium. If eggs are added, they provide additional protein. If pancakes are made using whole wheat or buckwheat flour, their health benefits will naturally increase. When using these whole grain flours, pancakes will gain many more health benefits, which include being rich in fiber, vitamins, antioxidants, and minerals. Because of the additional fiber, whole wheat pancakes will help you keep yourself fuller longer than white flour pancakes.
To make pancakes even healthier and more satisfying, add flaxseed, which will increase the overall fiber content of the pancakes.
You Can Customise Them Easily
As I said earlier, you don’t need a special iron to make pancakes. All you need are your ingredients (or a premade mix), a skillet, and a spatula.
Have you heard of the two-ingredient Paleo waffles or some simple sweet potato waffles? No, because for waffles to taste really good, they need the right amount of crisp paired with the right amount of soft. Pancakes are so much easier to make. It’s extremely easy to mash up some bananas and scramble some eggs in it to make very healthy and tasty two-ingredient Paleo pancakes.
You can make amazing pancakes with just two ingredients, but can you do the same with waffles? Absolutely not. They need precisely measured amounts of everything to taste good and crispy. But for pancakes, it’s very easy to make a healthy, tasty, and more importantly, a quick breakfast.
Pancakes can be customized with absolutely anything and everything. You can add in some melted chocolate into the batter to make some chocolate pancakes. You can add some coffee to the batter to make coffee pancakes. In fact, you can also make them a little on the savory side. You can add absolutely anything and it will come out tasting perfect. You can top off your pancakes with some fresh fruits and berries or you can add on chocolate chips to give them that chocolatey crunch.
You can serve pancakes with any type of syrup, any flavor of your choice. From maple syrup and honey to chocolate syrup – everything is allowed.
Perks Of Eating Pancakes Over Waffles
- It is almost impossible to spread butter on a waffle, but with pancakes, it’s all smooth.
- You can make pancakes in different shapes and sizes and get really creative with it, but with waffles, there’s no creativity allowed at all.
- Pancakes get you that amazing syrup drip all the way down the sides, whereas waffles just kind of have pools of syrup.
- Waffles are way too high maintenance. I mean you need a special iron for waffles and on top of that, it is so hard to clean!
- It’s encouraged and is socially acceptable to eat tons of pancakes at the same time. Whereas it’s not socially acceptable to eat more than three waffles at the same time.
- Pancakes are FAR more superior on add-ins and toppings. You can add chocolate chips, bananas, pecans, etc, and top it off with any combination of great fruits and syrups. Waffles play this game way to safely have a very limited amount of add-ins and toppings.
- Various cultures around the world enjoy various types of pancakes, but waffles are pretty much just Belgian.
- Pancakes are flat and are so much better for dragging them across your plate to soak up all that delicious syrup.
- The world’s largest pancake was almost 50 feet wide, whereas, the world’s largest waffle was only 8 feet wide.
- Pancakes can and should be made into beautiful stacked of deliciousness.
- You can make pancakes over a campfire to enjoy the outdoors while camping.
