Bakery -- Chocolate Waffles (a fast & unique dessert)
Submitted by dvdlee on August 27, 2004 at 9:52 am

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Bakery -- Chocolate Waffles (a fast & unique dessert)

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This is a dessert recipe I've used while entertaining for years (since 1982!). It came with my Belgium Wafflemaker. It is for making a wonderful chocolate waffle. Its very flexible in making a special dessert and always surprises my guests (I like drama in food!) The crisp chocolate edges with the tender center + a nice topping makes a really unique dessert.

Serve with ice cream on top drizzled with caramel syrup, OR
a nice mound of fresh summer berries and whipped cream, OR
Exotic fruit sorbet (mango, passion fruit, papaya) OR
A vanilla custard with dark chocolate shavings OR
just drizzled with homemade hot fudge sauce with whipped cream.

You can gain height & interest with these by almost cutting a waffle in half, then bending it to form a upside down "V" on the plate -- then drizzle sauce on the top and let it drool down the sides... You can also "stuff" the ice cream or sorbet in the hollow formed by the "V". Or put the dessert in a bowl and have the waffles form a cup (with the extra 'stuff' in the center)

1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted
3/4 cup sugar
2 eggs, separated
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
3 oz. bittersweet chocolate (melted)
1 & 1/2 cups flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons instant coffee (optional or can be reduced)
1/2 cup milk

Mix butter and sugar together well, add egg yolks, vanilla and melted chocolate; beat until smooth.

Sift flour, baking powder, salt and instant coffee together and add alternating with the milk. (This mixture will hold for 4 hours or so before you make the waffles.)

To Finish:

Beat egg whites until soft peaks form and add a small amount to the batter to lighten it. gently fold in the rest of the whites and then bake in waffle iron. These do not take quite as long to cook as a regular waffle. Plan on serving the 1st batch to you & your significant other with the guests getting the latter ones (which will also be crisper) or you can say I'm the cook -- I'll take the best one! (My waffle maker makes 4 small waffles at a time.)

I usually have the main batter done before guests arrive. When appetizers are served I beat the room temp egg whites and finalize the batter. I store the batter in the fridge. When serving the entree I plug in the waffle iron and I make the waffles as the spouse clears the table and begins coffee service.

I think the waffles taste best warm - you can hold them for a short while in a warm oven.

Of course you can have these waffles as a very decadent breakfast also!

• This topic was modified 9 years ago by rottiedogs.