An easy recipe for authentic German waffles. The heart shaped waffles are fluffy and buttery – perfect for breakfast, brunch, afternoon tea or dessert.
Ingredients
- Flour: This recipe works best with all-purpose flour but I’ve also successfully made these with white spelt flour.
- Cream: I use full-fat milk and cream for extra flavour but you can substitute the cream portion with trim milk.
- Butter: Unsalted butter works best for this recipe but simply omit the salt if you only have salted butter on hand.
- Eggs: Dark egg yolks gives these waffles their golden colour so make sure you’re using fresh, free-range eggs at room temperature.
How to make German waffles
- Meal-prep the batter: You can easily prepare the batter a few hours prior to making the waffles. Simply store it in the fridge and get it out 30 minutes prior to preparing the waffles.
- Waffle maker: I use a standard non-stick waffle maker to bake these waffles. Make sure you’re pre-heating the waffle iron well prior to baking the first waffle.
- Non-stick waffles: The recipe includes enough butter for the waffles to easily be removed once baked. If your batter however sticks to the waffle iron, simply grease the iron with extra butter prior to baking the waffles.
Serving waffles
A simple dusting of icing sugar is all these golden, buttery waffles need but they’re also delicious with a scoop of vanilla ice cream, stewed apples and pears, cherry compote, cream and jam, or your favourite in-season fresh berries.
How to store waffles
You can store these German waffles in an airtight container at room temperature or in the fridge for 2 days.
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German Waffles
An easy recipe for authentic German waffles. Fluffy and buttery, they are perfect for breakfast, brunch, afternoon tea or dessert.
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter
- 1/2 cup castor sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla essence
- 3 eggs
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- Pinch of salt
- 100ml cream
- 100ml milk
Instructions
- Melt the butter and add in the sugar. Mix until well combined.
- Add vanilla essence and 3 eggs. Mix well.
- Add the dry ingredients including flour, salt and baking powder.
- Slowly stir in the milk and cream and combine everything well for 1-2 minutes until you have a lump free batter.
- Pre-heat the waffle iron and bake your waffles.
Notes
Grease the waffle iron with extra butter if the batter sticks to your iron. Make sure the waffle iron is pre-heated prior to baking your first spelt waffle.
If you like this recipe make sure to check out my Muesli Slice and German plum cake as well.