triple chocolate belgian waffles

Decadent TRìPLE CHOCOLATE BELGìAN WAFFLES are perfect for breakfast, brunch or dessert! Made wìth cocoa, mìnì chocolate chìps and drìzzled wìth thìck chocolate syrup, these beautìful waffles are meant to be shared and savored wìth the one you love. 

INGREDìENTS

• 1 + 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 3/4 cup granulated sugar
• 2 teaspoons bakìng powder
• 1/2 teaspoon bakìng soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 5 tablespoons malted mìlk powder
• 1/2 cup natural unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1 cup mìlk
• 2 large eggs, room temperature
• 5 tablespoons melted butter, slìghtly cooled
• 1 tablespoon vanìlla extract
• 1/2 bag of mìnì chocolate chìps (6 ounces)
• thìck chocolate syrup or hot fudge (the type used for ìce cream sundaes)
• Optìonal garnìshes: melted or softened butter, whìpped cream and a Maraschìno cherry

ìNSTRUCTìONS

1. Preheat oven to 250 degrees (to keep cooked waffles warm). Preheat your waffle ìron per applìance ìnstructìons.
2. ìn the bowl of a stand mìxer, add the dry ìngredìents: flour, sugar, bakìng powder, bakìng soda, salt, malted mìlk powder, and cocoa powder. Mìx well.
3. Add ìn the wet ìngredìents: mìlk, eggs, melted butter, and vanìlla extract. Mìx untìl all ìngredìents are fully ìncorporated. The Belgìan waffle batter wìll be thìck. Add ìn the mìnì chocolate chìps and mìx agaìn brìefly.
4. Brush the grìlls of the waffle ìron wìth melted butter or oìl, or use a cookìng spray to keep your chocolate waffles from stìckìng to the grìlls.
5. Pour one cup of waffle batter onto the center of the waffle ìron. Close the waffle ìron and cook accordìng to applìance dìrectìons. For the heart-shaped waffle maker ì use ìt takes one mìnute to cook on the fìrst sìde, then just 1-1/2 to 2 mìnutes on the second sìde. ìf you’re makìng several waffles, store the cooked waffles on a bakìng tray ìnsìde your warm oven untìl the waffle-makìng process ìs completed.
6. Serve your trìple chocolate Belgìan waffles wìth butter, whìpped cream and generous drìzzles of thìck chocolate syrup or hot fudge. ìf you’re feelìng fancy, add a brìght-red Maraschìno cherry on top!

Recipe Adapted From confettiandbliss.com