Chocolate Waffles

Chocolate Waffles topped with cinnamon tres leches sauce - Perfect for indulgent breakfast or brunch, this waffle recipe is guaranteed to be a crowd-pleaser - No buttermilk!

Course Breakfast

Cuisine American

Keyword Chocolate waffles

Prep Time 13

Cook Time 16

Resting time 8

Total Time 8 29

Servings waffles

Calories 199kcal

Author Maria Doss

Equipment

Waffle maker

Ingredients

Tres leches sauce

½ cup Milk
½ cup Sweetened condensed milk
¼ cup Heavy cream
1 teaspoon Cornstarch
½ teaspoon Vanilla extract
¼ teaspoon Cinnamon
¼ teaspoon Salt

Chocolate Waffles

¾ cup + 1 tablespoon All purpose flour
3 tablespoons Cocoa powder
2 tablespoons Sugar
2 teaspoons Baking powder
¼ teaspoon Salt
1 Egg, large
¾ cup Milk
3 tablespoons Unsalted butter, melted

Instructions

Make sauce

Add all sauce ingredients, except vanilla into a medium sauce pan. Place over medium heat and cook, whisking constantly until it comes to a gentle boil.
Lower the heat to medium-low to prevent the milk from boiling over.
Keep cooking and whisking constantly for an additional 1 to 2 minutes until the sauce thickens slightly.
Take the pan off the heat and strain the sauce to remove any cinnamon or cornstarch lumps. Let it cool while you prepare the waffles.
Tip: Sauce can be made ahead and stored in the fridge for up to 2 days.

Make waffles

Preheat your waffle iron according to manufacturer's instructions.
Whisk all-purpose flour, cocoa powder, sugar, baking powder and salt in a bowl.
Add the egg, milk and melted butter into a seperate bowl or measuring cup and whisk to combine.
Pour in over the combined flour mixture. Mix to combine, making sure not to over mix.
Grease waffle iron with cooking spray. Make using about ⅓ cup batter for each waffle. Cook according to manufactures instructions. It took 5 to 6 minutes per waffle in my waffle iron.
Serve waffles hot with tres leches sauce!

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Notes

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.

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