Chocolate Dessert Waffles

Name: Chocolate Dessert Waffles | Recipes
Prep time: 30 min
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 10 (4-inch) waffles
Ingredients: 1/2 cup HERSHEY'S Cocoa; 1/4 cup butter or margarine (1/2 stick), melted; 3/4 cup sugar; 2 eggs; 2 tsps vanilla extract; 1 cup all-purpose flour; 1/2 tsp baking soda; 1/2 tsp salt; 1/2 cup buttermilk or sour milk *; 1/2 cup chopped nuts (optional); 3/4 cup sugar; 1/2 cup HERSHEY'S Cocoa; 1/2 cup evaporated milk, plus 2 tablespoons (5 oz can); 1/3 cup light corn syrup; 1/3 cup butter or margarine; 1 tsp vanilla extract; 1 cup cold whipping cream (1/2 pt); 1/3 cup strawberry preserves; 3 drops red food color; 1 can pie filling, apple (21 oz); 1 Tbsp butter or margarine; 1/8 tsp ground cinnamon; 1 can pie filling, peach (21 oz); 1/8 tsp ground nutmeg; 3/4 cup sugar; 1/3 cup HERSHEY'S Cocoa; 3/4 cup evaporated milk; 1/4 cup butter or margarine (1/2 stick); 1/8 tsp salt; 1/2 tsp maple flavoring

Details

Time: 1 hour
Skill Level: Intermediate
Yields: 10 (4-inch) waffles

Say "I love you" with breakfast in bed, or serve these chocolate dessert waffles with hot fudge and strawberry cream after a romantic dinner.

Ingredients & Directions

Prep Time: 30 minutes
Bake Time: 5 minutes

Ingredients

1/2 cup

HERSHEY'S Cocoa
1/4 cup

butter or margarine (1/2 stick), melted
3/4 cup

sugar
2

eggs
2 tsps

vanilla extract
1 cup

all-purpose flour
1/2 tsp

baking soda
1/2 tsp

salt
1/2 cup

buttermilk or sour milk *
1/2 cup

chopped nuts (optional)
Hot Fudge Sauce:
3/4 cup

sugar
1/2 cup

HERSHEY'S Cocoa
1/2 cup

evaporated milk, plus 2 tablespoons (5 oz can)
1/3 cup

light corn syrup
1/3 cup

butter or margarine
1 tsp

vanilla extract
Strawberry Dessert Cream
1 cup

cold whipping cream (1/2 pt)
1/3 cup

strawberry preserves
3 drops

red food color
Apple-Cinnamon Topping
1 can

pie filling, apple (21 oz)
1 Tbsp

butter or margarine
1/8 tsp

ground cinnamon
Peach-Nutmeg Topping
1 can

pie filling, peach (21 oz)
1/8 tsp

ground nutmeg
Chocolate Maple Sauce
3/4 cup

sugar
1/3 cup

HERSHEY'S Cocoa
3/4 cup

evaporated milk
1/4 cup

butter or margarine (1/2 stick)
1/8 tsp

salt
1/2 tsp

maple flavoring
1/2 tsp

vanilla extract

READY TO MAKE THIS?

Step-By-Step Directions

Equipment Needed 

mixing bowl

measuring cups

rubber scraper

waffle iron

saucepan

stovetop

Prepare Hot Fudge Sauce or any of the other toppings listed below; set aside

Stir cocoa and butter in large bowl until smooth; stir in sugar. Add eggs and vanilla; beat well. Stir together flour, baking soda and salt; add alternately with buttermilk to cocoa mixture. Stir in nuts, if desired.

Bake in waffle iron according to manufacturer's directions. Carefully remove waffle from iron. Serve warm with desired toppings.

Hot Fudge Sauce:

Combine sugar and cocoa in small saucepan; stir in evaporated milk and corn syrup. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture boils; boil and stir 1 minute. Remove from heat; add butter and vanilla, stirring until butter is melted. Serve warm.

Strawberry Dessert Cream:

Beat 1 cup (1/2 pt) cold whipping cream in small bowl until stiff. Fold in 1/3 cup strawberry preserves and 3 drops red food color, if desired.

Apple -Cinnamon Topping:

Heat 1 can (21 oz) apple pie filling, 1 tablespoon butter or margarine and 1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon in small saucepan until warm.

Peach -Nutmeg Topping:

Heat 1 can (21 oz) peach pie filling and 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg in small saucepan until warm.

Chocolate Maple Sauce:

Combine sugar and cocoa in small saucepan; stir in evaporated milk. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture boils. Boil and stir 1 minute; remove from heat. Add butter and salt, stirring until butter is melted. Stir in maple flavor and vanilla. Serve warm. Refrigerate leftovers.

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