Desserts/Sweets

While the new craze is savory waffles, let’s not forget the old and welcome back dessert waffles onto the menu. Chefs have learned to master the buttermilk flavor of waffles by combining it with sugary treats to turn this into one of America’s all time favorite signature sweets. Although an old time favorite, simple and traditional dessert waffles can take a spin to create something new and unique to any menu.

To keep it simple to begin with, let’s take one of America’s traditional desserts, where you only need a delicious waffle batter cooked to perfection, your favorite ice cream and maple syrup or rich melted chocolate.

If you love chocolate, try this spin on the traditional recipe by making fudge waffles with ice cream and chocolate sauce.

For those of you who like chocolate but feel as though the above is a little too much, mellow it out and try buttermilk waffles with a homemade chocolate hazelnut spread topped with some ice cream and some nuts.

Or maybe, chocolate just isn’t your thing at all – and this is where it starts to get creative – if you love cinnamon rolls, try cinnamon roll waffles. Take a plain buttermilk waffle; add some cinnamon sugar drizzle on top along with some cream cheese icing to really make this into one of the most delectable desserts.

To stick with the theme of incorporating sweets into waffles, why not try crème brulee waffles? Although this has yet to be popularized, as it has been with French toast, why not take the same recipe and instead of bread, use already made waffles?

Waffles can substitute in any dessert as well that has any type of bread involved, since waffles are a sweeter, heavier type of dough-based food. Keep this in mind when experimenting with new recipes at home.