Chocolate Waffles with Chocolate Chips
Chocolate for breakfast? Absolutely! These Chocolate Waffles are made with cocoa and mini chocolate chips, giving you tender waffles with lightly crisp edges and plenty of melted chocolate. They’re ready to enjoy in just 25 minutes and are a great idea for a special birthday breakfast or simply because you want something a bit richer than regular waffles.
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🍽️ Recipe Name: Chocolate Waffles
⏲️ Ready In: 25 minutes
👥 Serves: 6
🔥 Calories: 400 per serving (estimated)
🥕 Ingredient Highlights: Cocoa powder, chocolate chips, melted butter and vanilla
📖 Dietary Info: Vegetarian
👩🍳 Difficulty: Easy
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Reasons You’ll Love This Recipe
- Two kinds of chocolate: Unsweetened cocoa flavors the batter and mini chocolate chips melt in the waffles as they cook.
- Speedy prep: The batter is ready for the waffle iron after a few minutes of mixing.
- No oven needed: You only need a waffle iron for this recipe.
Chocolate Chip Waffles Ingredients
See the recipe card below for the full list of ingredients and exact measurements.
- All-purpose flour: Use regular all-purpose flour and measure it carefully to avoid adding too much.
- Unsweetened cocoa powder: Use unsweetened cocoa, not hot chocolate powder or a sweetened cocoa mix.
- Granulated sugar: Sweetens the cocoa batter.
- Baking powder: Helps the waffles rise as they cook.
- Baking soda: Works with the baking powder to give the waffles a lighter texture.
- Salt: A small amount strengthens the chocolate flavor.
- Eggs: Bind the batter and give the waffles structure.
- Milk: Adds moisture and gives the batter a pourable consistency. I used regular dairy milk in mine.
- Melted butter: Helps with browning and gives the waffles a buttery flavor.
- Vanilla extract: Adds vanilla flavor to the chocolate batter.
- Mini chocolate chips: These are required for the chocolate chip waffles. Their smaller size means they distribute easily in the batter and melt quickly.
Substitutions and Variations
- Neutral oil: Replace the melted butter with an equal amount of neutral oil. This won’t give you the butter flavor, but it works in the recipe.
- No chocolate chips: You can omit these if you prefer.
- Another extract: Swap the vanilla for another flavor. I really love how well hazelnut extract goes with the chocolate – a bit like a Nutella waffle!
- Different chocolate chips: Try white chocolate or dark chocolate (or a combination of more than one kind!)
- Non-dairy milk: Unsweetened oat, soy or almond milk can replace dairy milk in equal amounts. The flavor and browning may vary slightly.
- Dairy-free waffles: Use non-dairy milk, neutral oil and dairy-free mini chocolate chips.
- Gluten-free flour: Use a 1:1 gluten-free baking flour intended to replace all-purpose flour. The finished texture may vary by brand.
How to Make Easy Chocolate Waffles (Step-by-Step Directions)
STEP 1: Preheat the waffle iron.
STEP 2: Whisk the dry ingredients together.
STEP 3: Whisk the wet ingredients in another bowl.
STEP 4: Stir the wet mixture into the dry mixture, then fold in the chocolate chips.
STEP 5: Grease the waffle iron if needed and cook according to its instructions.
Tips for Making Waffles with Chocolate
- Stop mixing early: Any small flour streaks can be folded in with the chocolate chips. I find that continued stirring develops more gluten which can make the waffles dense.
- Check the appliance guide: Waffle irons hold different amounts of batter. Use the quantity recommended for yours to prevent overflow and uneven cooking.
Common Mistakes to Avoid When Making Chocolate Waffles
- Not preheating the waffle iron: Adding batter to a fully preheated iron starts cooking the exterior immediately and improves browning. And I bet you like those crispy bits as much as I do!
- Using large chocolate chips: I always use mini chocolate chips when making this chocolate waffles recipe. Their small size distributes more evenly in waffle batter and reduces large melted areas that may stick to the plates.
How to Store
- Refrigerator: Cool leftover waffles and refrigerate them in an airtight container for up to 4 days.
- Freezing: Freeze cooled waffles in an airtight freezer bag with parchment between them for up to 2 months.
- Thawing: Thaw them overnight in the refrigerator or reheat them directly from frozen.
- Reheating: Warm waffles in a toaster or a 350°F oven until hot. I tried microwaving but the waffles lost their lightly crisp exterior.
Serving Suggestions
Fresh berries and whipped cream are always good toppings. Caramel Sauce is nice for something richer. Enjoy a Blackberry Milkshake or one of these Apple Drinks with your waffles and pick a couple of savory options from these Make Ahead Breakfast Ideas if you’re making a brunch spread for a crowd!
Waffles with Chocolate FAQs
The cocoa powder flavors the waffle batter itself. Mini chocolate chips melt into small pockets that cocoa alone can’t create.
The outside should look dry and lightly crisp. A lot of waffle irons also indicate when the cooking cycle has finished.
Waffle irons differ in diameter, depth and batter capacity. Larger or deeper wells use more batter for each waffle, so you’ll get four to six waffles depending on your machine. The nutritional information on the recipe card assumes you’re making six.
No, that’s not needed for this recipe. Start cooking as soon as you’ve mixed the batter.
More Chocolate Recipes to Try
- Chocolate and White Chocolate Brownies are a tasty, fudgy treat.
- And this Chocolate Marshmallow Cookies are just like the Crumbl ones!
- Want to try something different? How about Chocolate Donut Holes?
- My Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Bars are hard to resist!
- And you’re going to love this Chocolate Lava Cake too.
Chocolate Waffles
Ingredients
- 1 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
- 2 large eggs
- 1 ¾ cups milk
- ⅓ cup butter melted
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ⅓ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ cup mini chocolate chips
- ¼ cup granulated sugar
- cooking spray if needed
Instructions
- Preheat the waffle iron according to the manufacturer instructions.
- In a large bowl, whisk the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, sugar and salt until well combined.
- In a separate bowl, whisk milk, eggs, melted butter and vanilla until smooth.
- Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ones and stir until just combined, being careful not to overmix.
- Fold in the chocolate chips.
- Lightly grease your waffle iron if needed, then pour in the batter and cook according to your waffle maker settings until the waffles are slightly crisp on the outside and fully set.
- Serve warm, topped with sauce, berries, whipped topping, powdered sugar or your preferred toppings.
Notes
- Cool the butter briefly: Let melted butter cool slightly before whisking it with the eggs so the hot fat doesn’t begin cooking them.
- Measure flour carefully: Spoon flour into the measuring cup and level it to prevent excess flour from thickening the batter.
- Protect the texture: Place cooked waffles on a wire rack in a single layer so trapped steam doesn’t soften them.
Nutrition Information
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Final Thoughts
Chocolate waffles get a double dose of chocolate from cocoa powder and mini chocolate chips. The cocoa flavors the batter itself, with the chips melting into small pockets as the waffles cook. They have fluffy soft middles and lightly crisp edges and stand a very good chance of becoming your new favorite waffle recipe when you want to start the day with something extra delicious.
