Chocolate Waffles

• Flour - Before measuring all-purpose flour, gently fluff it up in the container to ensure you're adding the right amount and not accidentally using too much.
• Cocoa powder - I reduce all-purpose flour in my mini waffles recipe and replace some of it with cocoa powder. Looking for more ways to use cocoa powder? Find more ideas in the round up post cocoa powder recipes.
• Baking powder - 2 teaspoons of baking powder for a good lift and fluffy texture.
• Sugar - White sugar cuts down the bitterness from cocoa powder.
• Milk - These chocolate waffles are made without, so you can whip them up at home without needing to rush to the store.
• Egg - This recipe skips the step of beating eggs as in the Belgian waffles, simplifying the process and making it incredibly easy to prepare.
• Butter - Melted butter to add some richness and moisture.

Substitutions & Variations

• Mix in some ground cinnamon or vanilla extract
• Mix in ¼ cup of chocolate chips for more decadence

Step 5 - Pour batter in a pre heated waffle iron and cook for 5 to 6 minutes.

• Milk - Use whole milk or skim milk and not fat-free. I have not tested this tres leches sauce with vegan milks such as almond or oat milk.
• Heavy cream - For richness
• Condensed milk - One of the main ingredient in the three milk of a tres leches cake.
• Cornstarch - Just a teaspoon of cornstarch adds some viscosity to the sauce.
• Flavorings - I used ground cinnamon and vanilla extract. You can skip the ground cinnamon and use almond extract for variation.

Serving suggestions

Although I love to serve these chocolate waffles hot of the waffle iron with any this most amazing tres leches sauce, here are a few other ways to serve it!

• One or two scoops of vanilla ice cream
• Whipped cream
• Fresh strawberries
• Sliced bananas
• Nutella ganache as I used in the churros recipe.
• Store bought chocolate sauce
• Chocolate sauce
• Caramel sauce

And don't limit yourself to pairing the tres leches sauce solely with chocolate waffles. It's equally fantastic with a variety of desserts like bread pudding, pancakes, or chocolate cake.

Try serving it with our air fryer bread pudding, homemade pancakes or the almond flour chocolate cake.

Make ahead & Freezing

• Make ahead - If you are making it for a brunch party and like to make a big batch for a crowd, then place cooked chocolate waffles on a wire rack-lined baking sheet and keep in 200-degree oven until serving time.
• To freeze - As all homemade waffles recipes, these chocolate waffles are great to make head and freeze. Place cooled waffles in freezer safe zip lock bag, seal well and freeze for up to a month.
• To reheat - My favorite method is to pop one or two frozen waffles in a bread toaster for 1 to 2 minutes, until thawed and hot.
• To make sauce ahead - Cook, cool and strain tres leches sauce. Place in the refrigerator until serving time or up to 2 days in advance.

Helpful tips

• I used Hershey's 100% cocoa. If you're using a different brand of cocoa powder, keep in mind that it may slightly alter the intensity of the chocolate flavor.