Breakfast/Dessert: Will's Chocolate Waffles

By LynnK

Recipe courtesy Alton Brown, 2005 The Food Network
Rated 5 stars out of 5 from 75 Food Network reviews

Ingredients

• Ingredients
• 7 ounces all-purpose flour, approximately 1 1/2 cups
• 1 3/4 ounces sugar, approximately 3 tablespoons
• 1.5 ounces cocoa powder, approximately 1/2 cup
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 3 whole eggs, beaten
• 2 ounces unsalted butter, melted and slightly cooled
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 16 ounces buttermilk, room temperature
• 4 ounces chocolate chips, approximately 3/4 cup
• Vegetable spray, for waffle iron
• Serve with ice cream and toppings for desert.

Details

Servings 6
Preparation time 15mins
Cooking time 25mins

Preparation

Step 1

Directions
Preheat waffle iron according to manufacturer's directions.

In a medium bowl whisk together the flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking powder, salt, and baking soda. In another bowl beat together the eggs and melted butter and vanilla, and then add the buttermilk. Add the wet ingredients to the dry and stir in the chocolate chips just until combined. Allow to rest for 5 minutes.

Ladle the recommended amount of waffle batter onto the center of the iron. Close the iron top and cook until the waffle is crispy on both sides and is easily removed from iron. Serve immediately or keep warm in a 200 degree F oven until ready to serve.

Best served with fruit and whipped cream.

Yield: 6 (8 inch round) waffles



COMMENTS FROM OTHER INTERNET RECIPE RATERS:
• This recipe works well with Splenda. Or, use about 1/4 cup sugar and 1/4 cup Splenda. Also tried with pre-sweetened cocoa powder. (For those with kids, the original recipe is a little too bittersweet.
1 cup milk with one tablespoon vinegar (let stand 5 minutes Whole wheat cake flour gives a nice texture and taste too.

sprinkling the chips at baking time is the way to go. Also, adding chopped cherries (either fresh or from the jar and a little cherry juice (no more than 1 Tbsp is nice. If you have some dried out marshmallows, cut them into small pieces and add nuts for rocky road waffles.

I made the recipe with a Belgian waffle maker with great success. BE SURE TO SPRAY THE IRON EVERY 3RD OR 4TH WAFFLE or things get messy!
• Great recipe - our new favorite waffles! These are very addictive if you're a chocoholic (be sure to measure by weight or you may not have enough cocoa powder and chips..
Thanks to the people that posted about needing extra sweetness and the milk + vinegar buttermilk substitute. Since milk is less viscous than buttermilk, I added one tube of "Go Gurt" (about 2 1/4 oz, but kept the liquid at 2 cups, total. The extra sweetness and thickness of the Go Gurt worked out perfectly in my opinion.
• TO FREEZE: bake and cool on a wire rack; freeze in a single layer on a baking sheet. When frozen, store in heavy-duty freezer bags. When ready to use, pop into the toaster or toaster oven to defrost and reheat.