We Ranked All the Best Frozen Waffle Brands

Eggos , Aunt Jemima , even those gross “ sizable ” brands – these were the commodious , buttery , most significant mealsof my puerility day . Each sleepyheaded aurora was punctuate by that reassuring wassailer “ dong , ” the universal sound that alerted me that my crispy , checkered disk was finally quick for itsrequisite syrup souse .

That ’s not to say that these golden dark-brown treats have been mislay tothe realm of ‘ 90s nostalgia . Now as an adult , one of living ’s greatest pleasures is being able-bodied to exhaust whatever I want whenever I need it . And that means frozen waffle all Clarence Shepard Day Jr. everyday . The only catch ? Now , I ’m buying and , as it change by reversal out , there ’s a whole humankind beyond the Eggo … or at least a whole freezer aisle .

I enlisted fellow Thrillist staffersWil FultonandAlex Robinsonto serve me taste 11 different frozen waffle so that we , as adults , can make better , more informed choices when it comes to pre-10am food for thought point ( or , let ’s face it , post-12am snack run ) . We then range each from 1 - 5 ( 5 being undecomposed ) and average out the scores . The finalrankingsare below .

Frozen Waffles

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11. Nature’s Path Organic Ancient Grains

middling score:0Wil : " Mmm … Ancient Grains in reality smack like it was made with ancient grains , like they just found it in a cave . It tastes dusty . If my booster ’s mama gave us that after a sleepover , I would have to call my mom and be like ' Hey , you call for to amount pick me up betimes . ‘“Alex : " It ’s like one of those company that ’s like , ' formula unaltered since 1090 BC . ' I ’d flow it to the dog when no one ’s seem . It ’s like they just quit . They quit caring . “Meredith : " It sample like an old shoebox . Why does it taste like that ? And it does n’t even look like a waffle . "

10. Whole Foods 365 Homestyle

Average score:.5Alex : " Now they display an image of waffles with strawberry and whipped cream – when you have toadvertise like that , I ’m guessing this one ’s not run low to be that unspoiled … NOPE , do not care this one at all . “Wil : " This one ’s a little bit darker , but it does n’t say whole metric grain … this is not cracking . I was even like , ' I ’m going to give this one a chance , ' but no . “Meredith : " Oh wow , nah uh . It smack like credit card . “Alex : " I ’d give it a .5 just for looking like a waffle . "

9. Key Food Brand Homestyle

mean score:1.5Alex : “ These are really bland . Just ace , super bland . ”Wil : “ It ’s so chewy – it has thatoff - sword tastethat you ca n’t really describe but you know it straightaway . ”Meredith : “ It ’s exactly like cardboard . I finger like I ’m eating cardboard flop now . They ’re blatantly try out to rive off Eggo , but they ’re doing a terrible job . ”Wil : “ And that ’s all it ’s got go for it . Would not eat again . ”

8. Aunt Jemima Buttermilk

Average score:2Alex : " I had higher expectations . It does n’t taste like a waffle at all . It see really near , but it ’s not . I do n’t know , I cogitate maybe we got a faultyAunt Jemimawaffle . “Wil : " I feel like something might be incorrect with this one . It tastes funny , like there ’s a penny at bottom . "

7. Nature’s Promise Organic Homestyle

fair score:2.25Wil : " This might be the crunchiest yet , but it ’s also the ugliest . This waffle looks eff . And it has an almost burn off , material whole texture taste to it . “Meredith : " It ’s so much substantial . I intend , it take me right smart longer to manducate that than any of the others . It ’s really crackery – I experience like I ’m consume a stone primer coat cracker . It ’s not for the waffler on the go . “Alex : " I like the toastiness , but I find like I ’m going to take a deoxyephedrine of H2O after this . You could shorten it into diminished lame and serve it at political party like anhors d’oeuvre . "

6. Stop & Shop Brand Buttermilk

Average score:2.75Alex : " I care the crispiness . That ’s a good potato chip . The syrup does give it most of its flavor , but if you bemuse a little bit of butter on that , it ’d be much tastier . “Wil : " I think it ’s really buttery already , which I like . But this is weird . It ’s like , too well defined . It ’s too sharp – look at those corners , it depend like it ’s going to hurt your mouth . “Meredith : " It ’s nice and lite and grain ’s on point , but the aftertaste leave an greasy film , like how your lip find after you eatMcDonald’s . “Wil : " See I like that . Maybe I ’m just used to it . "

5. Kashi 7 Grain

Average score:3Alex : “ It ’s proficient for a vegan whole grain waffle , I guess , which is unearthly . It ’s probably the bestveganthing I ’ve ever eaten , but that ’s not saying much . ”Meredith : “ It ’s really sweet and really soft . I could see this being good with internal-combustion engine pick as a dessert but not for breakfast . ”Wil : “ It ’s not a good morning waffle , it ’s a nighttime waffle . I like it OK , but it taste like a cookie . I also feel like if I eat more than one , I ’d be sickish . ”Alex : “ Yeah , you would get a tummy ache . ”

4. Van’s Belgian

medium score : 3.5Wil : " Whoa , a square guy ! I actually really like this one . It ’s bready and thick and it has big square toes – good for syrup . “Alex : " Yeah , it has really good sirup pocket , like it ’s a good syrup watercraft . It ’s crunchy , too . “Meredith : " It ’s not as sweet as I suppose it would be and it has some cinnamon notes to it , which is nice . But it ’s too fill … and I do not wish that aftertaste – it ’s dusty . “Wil : " It ’s multi - texture . I think that ’s your job . "

3. Earth’s Best Organic Mini

Average score:3.75Wil : “ Why is Cookie Monster on the boxful ? I thought he only ate cookie . That ’s his whole thing . ”Alex : “ I really like that you could break these up into four little waffles . ”Meredith : “ I like them but they ’re super wheaty , like a loaf of breadstuff . It ’s not really what I want in a breakfast waffle . ”Wil : “ Oh , they ’re whole grain , so that means they must outfox least passably healthy . I ’d give it a 4 – it ’s one of the more memorable ones . It kind of changed what I want in a breakfast waffle . I did n’t even know that I require that . ”

2. Target Brand Homestyle

intermediate score:4Alex : " Looks promising . Hmm , oh yeah , I wish these . It does n’t exactly gasconade me off , but I ’m also not disgusted by it . “Wil : " ThisTargetone is actually pretty good , a good estimate of an Eggo . It ’s your standard frozen waffle – it ’s not bad at all , but there ’s also nothing that startle out at me . It ’s plausibly the most forgettable , though still solid . Meredith : " It ’s kind ofeggy . Nice texture , idle , custardy , inoffensive . But yeah , it ’s middle of the road , pretty generic . “Alex : " If you desire Eggos but do n’t want to compensate those Eggo prices , this is what you get . "

And No. 1… Eggo Homestyle!

Average score:5Alex : " Yep , Eggo ’s still slap-up . You ca n’t go wrong with Eggo . It ’s crunchy , buttery – there ’s something so perfect about it . “Meredith : " Good erstwhile fashioned Eggo . That butteriness , though . It ’s so in effect , so satisfying . “Wil : " Even after taste all these , this is still definitely the good one . When you chew an Eggo – I ca n’t excuse it but it ’s a weird texture thing and only Eggos have it . It ca n’t be beat . They ’re like theTim Duncanof waffles – they ’ve been around evermore and you do n’t even realize how good they are , but they ’re fundamentally amazing . “Alex : " I now understand the wrath of somebody taking someone else ’s Eggo . "