Easy homemade Chocolate Chip Waffles topped with whipped cream and mini chocolate chips!
I have been trying to put more of an effort into breakfast. My children are content with yogurt, fruit, frozen waffles, toast, whatever I can get them quickly pretty much, but every once in a while I get hit with that nagging mommy guilt that tells me that I can – and should – do more.
Waffles are probably the easiest way to ease into cooking breakfast on a regular basis (as long as you have a waffle maker, of course). They don’t require as much attention as pancakes or eggs or anything like that. I pretty much just put the batter in and look over every few minutes to see if steam is still coming out of it. Easy peasy and always a crowd pleaser. Especially if you put chocolate chips in them!
These were insanely good. I know it looks like a lot of buttermilk in the recipe but they can really handle the tang from it because of the super sweet chocolate chips. My children loved these and have asked for them every morning since I made them. And despite what the recipe says, whipped cream is not optional!
Can You Freeze Them?
You can freeze chocolate chip waffles for up to 6 months. Let them cool completely and then put them in an airtight container, like a freezer ziploc bag.
When you are ready to serve them, let them defrost overnight in the fridge. I recommend reheating in a toaster or toaster oven so they get a little crispness back.
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Chocolate Chip Waffles
Easy homemade Chocolate Chip Waffles topped with whipped cream and mini chocolate chips!
Ingredients
- Cooking spray
- 1 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 ½ cups buttermilk
- 1 tablespoon butter (melted)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 large egg yolk
- 1 large egg white
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- ½ cup semisweet chocolate mini chocolate chips
- whipped cream and chocolate chips for topping (optional)
Instructions
- Coat a waffle iron with cooking spray, and preheat.
- Lightly spoon flour into dry measuring cups; level with a knife. Combine flour, baking powder, and salt in a large bowl. Place milk, butter, vanilla, and egg yolk in a bowl; stir with a whisk. Add to flour mixture, stirring until blended. Beat egg white and sugar with a mixer at high speed until stiff peaks form. Fold into flour mixture. Fold in mini chocolate chips.
- Spoon about ½ cup batter onto hot waffle iron, spreading batter to edges. Cook 3 to 5 minutes or until done; repeat procedure with remaining batter.
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Disappointed Baker says
these were TERRIBLE! Waffles are supposed to be light and fluffy. These were like pizza dough. Dense, raw in the middle and sticky. Awful awful awful. I make waffles all the time. Worst recipe.
amanda says
Oh no! I’m so sorry they turned out badly. :( I’ve made them many times and have never ended up with dense waffles.
jodye @ 'scend food says
I think that just because of their utter cuteness, mini chocolate chips make everything taste at least 5 times better. Not to mention the fact that these waffles look delicious as is! Chocolate breakfast is always welcome in my house.
Olivia says
Looks amazing!! I wish I can wake up to such delicious and beautiful waffles placed on the dining table. Simply a touch of beauty!
Deb says
Oh they look awesome. My brother and boyfriend would be all over them like mud on a pig. Eh, who am I kidding, so would I :D And yes, whip cream is never optional…more like mandatory!
Linda says
Oooh you got me at “insanely good” ! And that it’s a Cooking Light recipe all the better! My kids too would always go for anything with chocolate, especially to be treated with it at breakfast!
Pam @ From Apples To Zucchini says
I was just thinking the other day I needed to make some waffles soon – and here you post this — I’ll take it as a sign! :)
1 Funky Woman says
You are such a good mama! I just want them out the door in the morning so I pretty much throw a cereal bar at them and away they go! Maybe one day I will feel the need to make waffles and act like a “real” mom, lol!
Great yummy recipe though!
Megan
branny says
I remember being so sneaky and ordering chocolate chip waffles for breakfast at restaurants as a kid. I felt like i was getting away with murder!
yummychunklet says
I love how the whipped cream is not optional! I agree!
Lauren @ Healthy Food For Living says
Gorgeous waffles! There’s nothing like a little bit of chocolate first thing in the morning :).
Hannah (Hannah Lives) says
These look perfect!! I really want the whipped cream to be ricotta with a little bit of cream on the waffles. It would taste like a cannoli… yum!