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National Waffle Day

Food · August 24

A day for the waffle as an American breakfast plate, from diner stacks with butter and syrup to fruit, whipped cream and a side of bacon.

National Waffle Day falls on Tuesday, August 24, 2027. That is 301 days away.

Picture a diner counter on a weekend morning. A plate lands with a round waffle, a pat of butter slowly sliding across the top, and a small pitcher of syrup on the side. That plate, the American breakfast waffle, is the subject here.

At home the waffle is usually built from a simple batter of flour, eggs, milk, butter and leavening. It comes out crisp outside and soft inside, and it tends to get dressed according to the household. Some people keep it plain with butter and maple syrup. Others pile on sliced strawberries, blueberries or bananas, add whipped cream, or dust it with powdered sugar. Bacon or sausage often sits alongside, and the salty and sweet bites trade places on the fork.

Restaurants have their own habits. Diners serve them big and fast, hotel breakfast rooms often keep a flip-style iron near the juice machine, and brunch menus dress them up with seasonal fruit or flavored butters. The waffle, as a breakfast, also travels well into the freezer aisle. A frozen waffle in the toaster counts.

For anyone cooking, the batter contains raw egg and raw flour, so skip tasting it from the bowl and cook each waffle all the way through. Leftovers freeze well once cooled, and they reheat best in a toaster, which brings the crisp edges back better than a microwave does.

A warm plate helps too. Syrup cools fast, and a waffle served on a cold plate goes soft sooner than you might expect.

Ways to celebrate

• Make waffles for breakfast and set out a few toppings to choose from.
• Try a local diner's waffle plate with a side of bacon or eggs.
• Warm your syrup gently before pouring it over a fresh waffle.
• Freeze a batch of homemade waffles for quick weekday breakfasts.
• Share a waffle topping combination your family swears by.

Dates

All national days on August 24

Also on August 24

• National Peach Pie Day
• Pluto Demoted Day
• National Knife Day
• Vesuvius Day

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