You can use a regular waffle maker or a Belgian waffle maker to make these delicious and easy chocolate chip waffles.
Course Breakfast
Cuisine Belgium
Keyword Belgian chocolate chip waffles, Belgian chocolate chip waffles recipe, chocolate chip waffles, chocolate chip waffles recipe, easy chocolate chip waffles, recipe for chocolate chip waffles, waffles with yeast recipe
Prep Time 20 minutesminutes
Cook Time 25 minutesminutes
Batter rest time 1 hourhour
Servings 10waffles
Equipment
Waffle iron or waffle maker
Small bowl to melt butter in microwave or saucepan to melt on stovetop
Measuring cup for water and yeast and to scoop batter
Food thermometer
1 large bowl for flour
1 medium or large bowl for liquid ingredients
Mixing spoon and/or hand mixer
Measuring spoons
Brush to grease waffle iron
Tongs
Cooling racks
Ingredients
1½cupswater - divide
2¼teaspoonactive dry yeast - one pack
3cupsall-purpose flour
¼teaspoonsalt
4large eggs
⅓cupgranulated sugar
1 ½cupswhole milk
1stick of butter
2teaspoonspure vanilla extract
2teaspoonstasteless vegetable oil
⅛teaspoonoil to grease waffle iron
¾cupreal chocolate chips
Instructions
Melt butter in small dish, and cool on counter.
Put 6 oz water in microwave safe cup and microwave for 30 seconds or until water reaches 105 - 110°F (40 - 45°C). Measure with food thermometer.
Add yeast and a pinch of sugar to the heated water. Gently stir, and set aside until foamy (5 - 10 minutes).
In large bowl, combine flour and salt. Set aside.
In a separate bowl, add the eggs and sugar. Pour in the yeast mixture which should be foamy. Stir to combine.
Add the remaining 6 oz of water, milk, avocado oil, melted butter, vanilla extract, and chocolate chips to the egg mixture. Combine until smooth.
Pour the liquid mixture into the flour mixture. Gently combine until the batter is smooth.
Let the batter rest for 60 minutes. Gently stir it every 15 minutes.
After 45 - 50 minutes, turn on the waffle maker. I set my maker to setting #4.
When preheated, pour just under a ⅛ teaspoon oil on the waffle iron. Coat the top and bottom irons. Repeat if you have a 2-iron waffle maker.
Use the scoop your waffle maker came with, and fill to the line. If it didn't come with one, scoop approx ¾ cup of batter. Close the lid. If you have a second waffle iron, rotate the waffle maker 180°F and fill the other well with batter. Rotate the maker again 180°.
Wait until the indicator light beeps, and open the lid. With tongs gently remove the waffle, and place on cooling rack.
If you are serving waffles soon, preheat your oven to 200°F or on the Warm setting. Place waffles on a cookie sheet after they have released steam on the cooling rack. Preferred: If you have a cooling rack, set it on the cookie sheet and set the waffles on them.
Repeat steps 11 - 13 to use all the batter.
Notes
THIS IS KEY: Set freshly-made waffles on a cooling rack so they stay crispy. If you stack them, they will become moist and soggy.
To make the batter ahead of time, cover, and put in refrigerator overnight. Make the next day. Gently mix before using.
Pour the batter in the middle of the waffle iron so it spreads out evenly.
If you freeze waffles, put them in the back or bottom of your freezer to avoid temperature fluctuations.