Dense, deep dark chocolaty, and just beautiful, these Chocolate Waffles are one indulgent treat! They are made with simple, wholesome ingredients without refined sugars. Filled with superfood cacao and full of wonderful chocolate flavor. Perfect tasty, satisfying breakfast, so delicious that it can be served as a dessert too!
Chocolate waffle recipe just in time for Valentine's Day. How great is that?
Last night I finally manage to sit down in quiet and make plans for our little lockdown Valentine's Day dinner. I've looked at my cookbook, tried to get some new ideas from the internet, but in the end, I decided to go very simple. We both love a good steak. And for dessert, our favorite, Fudgy Walnut Brownies. Winner combo.
This morning, as I started to present my menu plans to husband, he immediately stopped me with a quite serious face: But what about breakfast? And then it struck me. I totally forgot to include breakfast in my perfect Valentine's Day story.
I improvised and throw him a few ideas, like Chocolate Banana Waffles, but quickly realized they are more like everyday waffles. I had to enhance that recipe and make new chocolate waffles that are a bit more special. I quickly tested this idea and made these waffles. New and improved, Valentine's Day special edition.
These Chocolate Waffles are beyond delicious. They are indulging, so satisfying. Deep dark, bitter-sweet. Filled with dark chocolate, and amazing flavors. Spiced with cinnamon and packed with aphrodisiac maca. They are the perfect treat, a delicious breakfast that is special enough to be served as a dessert too.
Ingredients used
This chocolate waffle recipe is super simple. You will need only a few basic pantry ingredients:
- Oat flour. I used oat flour here, but you can basically use any flour. I like oats because they are quite nutritious and healthy. They are always great to have for breakfast since they are a great source of fiber, especially beta-glucan known for its power to keep our heart healthy (1). Also, oats are high in essential vitamins, minerals, and surprisingly proteins!
- Oat milk. I used oat milk because it's naturally sweet, plus, same as oats, has so many benefits to our health.
- Cacao is actually a star in this recipe. I used raw cacao powder that is unprocessed, bitter, deep-flavored, and incredibly healthy. Cacao is one of the richest sources of antioxidants that have been linked to many health benefits. Cacao gave these waffles a gorgeous chocolaty flavor and made them irresistible.
- Ceylon cinnamon is an amazing addition to anything chocolate. I like to use Ceylon cinnamon, known as “true” cinnamon. It's highly flavorful and has many health benefits. (2)
- Maca powder. To add some extra flavor (and some aphrodisiac punch!) I also added a maca powder. It's a known superfood that boosts mood, sex drive, energy, and stamina.
Other pantry ingredients you'll need:
- Egg - I used free-range, pasture-raised.
- Maple syrup.
- Coconut oil - I used extra virgin.
- Baking soda.
- Salt - I used Himalayan salt.
How to make Chocolate Waffles
Making these gorgeous chocolate waffles is quite easy. No brainer, really. You will need some equipment: a blender and, of course, a waffle maker.
- Start with preparing and measuring all ingredients. I like to use these measuring cups.
- Place wet ingredients in the blender first: milk, coconut oil, and egg.
- Add in oat flour, baking powder, a pinch of salt, cacao powder, cinnamon, and maca. Turn on the blender and mix at high speed until you get a smooth batter.
- Heath up your waffle maker until it’s completely HOT (the green light must be on). Grease the waffle maker with coconut oil cooking spray or melted coconut oil using the brush.
- Pour the batter onto the hot waffle maker. Close the lid and allow waffles to cook before removing and repeating the process with the rest of the batter. Depending on how strong your waffle maker is, it will take 8-10 minutes for the waffle to be done. Don't open the waffle maker before waffles are completely cooked.
- Remove cooked waffles from the waffle maker and place them on a cooling rack. Let them cool to room temperature. Freshly cooked waffles will be soft when you take them out of the waffle maker but they will harden as they cool on the rack.
- Serve waffles with toppings. I used melted dark chocolate, goji berries, and chopped walnuts. You can choose any toppings you like.
- Makes 4 waffles that serve 2 people.
Substitutions
- You can substitute oat flour with any whole grain flour at a 1:1 ratio.
- You can substitute oat milk for almond milk, cashew, or organic soy milk. Cow’s milk works fine here too. Coconut milk won’t work well here because of the flavor.
- In order to get all the health benefits from coconut oil, make sure to choose organic, virgin coconut oil rather than refined versions. You can substitute coconut oil with avocado oil.
- You can substitute maple syrup with honey or date syrup at a 1:1 ratio. Use honey in the runny form (not raw honey).
- You can substitute maple syrup with liquid stevia. In that case, you may need to add more liquid into the batter - milk or water.
- If you don't have maca powder at hand, you can leave it out.
- MAKE IT GLUTEN-FREE: Use certified gluten-free oats/oat flour.
- MAKE IT VEGAN: Swap egg with a flax or chia egg. Use non-dairy milk.
Useful tips
How to make oat flour at home? You can use quick oats or rolled oats. Put the oats in a food processor or high-speed blender. Blend until the oats become a fine powder. This will only take a few seconds in a high-speed blender, and a little bit longer in a food processor. 2 cups of oats will make approximately 1.5 cups of oat flour.
If you let the batter sit after the mixing (for example overnight), it will become dense so you may need to add a bit more liquid to make it runny again. Oats soak a lot of moisture.
Only pour in enough batter to cover the lower cooking grid. The batter needs room to expand, or you will get a waffle with a soggy middle.
Chocolate Waffles toppings
- Top chocolate waffles with fresh fruits: banana slices, blueberries, strawberries, cherries, or any other high antioxidant berry fruit.
- Add a spoonful of yogurt on top.
- Drizzle with melted dark chocolate, peanut butter, or almond butter.
- Sprinkle with: sliced almonds or walnuts, or any other nuts, goji berries, cacao nibs, or dark chocolate bits.
- Be creative, make it fun. Choose toppings you like.
Tips for storing Chocolate Waffles
- Keep covered in the refrigerator for up to a week.
- HOW TO FREEZE: Take your cooked and cooled waffles and store them in a large freezer zip-lock bag. Keep in the freezer for up to 3 months. Thaw on room temperature.
- Waffles can be warmed in the microwave. Be careful not to overheat them.
These chocolate waffles are real beauty. Mildly sweet, dense, deep dark, and full of chocolate flavor. They are so indulging and yet so guilt-free, low in calories, packed with nutrients. Truly delicious breakfast that looks stunning enough and can be served as a dessert to any occasion.
Enjoy!
Chocolate Waffles
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 ⅓ cup oat flour
- 1 cup oat milk
- 1 egg
- ¼ cup coconut oil melted and cooled to room temperature
- ¼ cup maple syrup
- 2 tablespoon cacao powder
- 2 teaspoons Ceylon cinnamon
- 2 teaspoon maca powder optional
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- Pinch of salt
Instructions
- Place wet ingredients in the blender first: milk, coconut oil, and egg.
- Add in oat flour, baking powder, a pinch of salt, cacao powder, cinnamon, and maca. Turn on the blender and mix at high speed until you get a smooth batter.
- Heath up your waffle maker until it’s completely HOT (the green light must be on).
- Grease the waffle maker with coconut oil cooking spray or melted coconut oil using the brush.
- Pour the batter onto the hot waffle maker. Close the lid and allow waffles to cook. Depending on how strong your waffle maker is, it will take 8-10 minutes.
- Open the lid, remove cooked waffles from the waffle maker and place them on a cooling rack. Let them cool to room temperature.
- Repeat the process with the remaining batter.
- Serve waffles with additional toppings.
Notes
- You can substitute oat flour with any whole grain flour at a 1:1 ratio.
- You can substitute oat milk with any milk. Coconut milk won’t work well here.
- You can substitute coconut oil with avocado oil.
- You can substitute maple syrup with honey or date syrup at a 1:1 ratio. Use honey in the runny form (not raw honey).
- You can substitute maple syrup with liquid stevia. In that case, you may need to add more liquid into the batter - milk or water.
- If you don't have maca powder at hand, you can leave it out.
- MAKE IT GLUTEN-FREE: Use certified gluten-free oats/oat flour.
- MAKE IT VEGAN: Swap egg with a flax or chia egg. Use non-dairy milk.
- Keep covered in the refrigerator for up to a week.
- HOW TO FREEZE: Take your cooked and cooled waffles and store them in a large freezer zip-lock bag. Keep in the freezer for up to 3 months. Thaw on room temperature.
- Waffles can be warmed in the microwave. Be careful not to overheat them.
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Jaclyn says
The perfect way to the start the morning, yum!
Jessica Formicola says
I'll take any excuse to have chocolate for breakfast! These waffles are so amazing!
Heidy says
I have to agree with this blog post these Chocolate Waffles are one indulgent treat for adults and children alike! Delicious!