Recipes for Waffle Recipes | Basic, Savory, Dessert and Light

This page contains recipes for several types of waffles that you can make at home: basic, light, savory, sweet , dessert waffles and a recipe for pizzelles, a European specialty dessert waffle.

If you're looking for waffle recipes, the ones here are sure to please. They range from healthy to decadent, from an everyday breakfast treat to a sinfully rich waffle for a dessert or special breakfast.

The last recipe on this page is for a European Dessert Waffle. Usually known as pizzelle, these waffles resemble the waffle cones sometimes used to hold ice cream.

Ingredients:

• 2 cups flour
• 3 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp salt
• 2 cups four milk or buttermilk
• 4 eggs, beaten
• 1/4 cup melted butter or vegetable oil

Method:

1. Sift the dry ingredients together. Mix the sour milk and eggs together. If you don't have sour milk, just take two cups of regular milk and add two tablespoons of vinegar. It will sour shortly.
2. Use a beater and beat at high speed. stir in oil or butter.
3. Preheat the waffle iron and bake until golden.

Serve with syrup.

Sinfully good.

Ingredients

• 4 oz unsweetened chocolate
• 1/3 cup butter
• 1 1/2 cups flour
• 1 tbsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder
• 3 eggs, separated
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1/2 cup dairy sour cream
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 3/4 cup walnuts, chopped
• Vegetable shortening for the grids
• confectioners' sugar

Method

Preheat waffle iron. In a small, heavy saucepan or double boiler, melt chocolate and butter over low heat.

In a medium-size bowl sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda, granulated sugar and cocoa powder.

In a large bowl beat together egg yolks, milk, sour cream and vanilla. Gradually stir in flour mixture and melted chocolate and butter. Beat until smooth. Stir in walnuts.

In a small bowl, whip egg whites until soft peaks are formed. Fold into batter, which will be thick.

Lightly brush hot griddle with shortening or oil. Pour enough batter to fill two-thirds of the waffle iron. Push batter out to the edges with a wooden spoon. Cook until crisp and a dark rich brown. Do not overcook. Repeat with the remaining batter.

To serve, cut waffles into quarter sections. Sprinkle powdered sugar through a fine sieve over the top.

Serve with powdered sugar or with ice cream, Chocolate Fudge Sauce and whipped cream.

These waffles are not necessarily good for the waistline! :-)

watching the calories

Ingredients

• 4 cups self-rising flour
• 2 tbsp sugar
• 1/4 tsp baking soda
• 4 cups nonfat buttermilk
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 8 egg whites
• Vegetable cooking spray

Method

Combine flour, sugar, and soda in a large bowl.

Combine buttermilk and oil; stir well. Add to dry ingredients, stirring just until moistened. Beat egg whites until stiff peaks form; carefully fold into batter.

Coat a waffle iron with cooking spray and allow waffle iron to preheat. Pour batter onto hot waffle iron and bake.

Makes about 32 waffles of 105 calories each, and with 3.8 grams of fat.

Chocolate chip waffles? How decadent is that? Is it breakfast? Brunch? Dessert? A snack?

The video tutorial below shows you how to make them.

Ingredients

• 4 tbsp unsalted butter
• 1 3/4 cup flour
• 2 tbsp double-acting baking powder
• 1 tsp salt
• 1/4 tsp freshly ground black pepper
• 2 cups milk
• 2 eggs
• 5 oz smoked salmon
• 1 medium onion, peeled and finely diced
• 1/4 cup snipped fresh dill
• Softened cream cheese and finely chopped scallions or sour cream and salmon caviar for topping.

Preparation

Preheat your waffle iron. Melt the butter; reserve. In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, salt and pepper. In another bowl, whisk together the milk and eggs until well blended. Pour the liquid ingredients over the dry ingredients and whisk gently to combine. Fold in the salmon, onion, dill and melted butter.

Lightly butter the grids of your iron, if needed. Brush or spray the grids again only if subsequent waffles stick.

Spoon out 1/2 cup of batter (or the amount recommended by your waffle maker's manufacturer) onto the hot iron. Spread the batter evenly over the grids with a metal spatula or wodden spoon, stopping right before the edge. Close the lid and bake until golden and crisp. Serve immediately or keep the waffles warm while you continue baking the others.

Serve with a scoop of cream cheese and a sprinkling of chopped scallions or a generous spoonful of sour cream and some salmon caviar

These European dessert style waffles, usually known as pizzelle, are similar to the waffle cones used to serve ice cream. Pizzelle are thin, crisp and often served with ice cream, as the base for a dessert or to make ice cream sandwiches.

You will need a pizzelle iron for this recipe.

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup of butter
• 1 3/4 cups of flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons of baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 3 eggs
• 3/4 cup of granulated sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Preparation

Melt the butter over heat. Cool for a few minutes. In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, cinnamon and baking powder. In a third container, whisk together the eggs, sugar and vanilla. Beat the butter into the sugar mixture Slowly add the dry ingredients. Your batter should be thick.

Spoon the batter, a little at a time, onto the pizzelle iron.

Refer to your pizzelle bakers instructions for baking instructions.

This recipe will give you up to fifty pizzelle, depending on the size of the batches you cook.