Red Velvet Waffles
Red Velvet Waffles are a special and sweet Valentine’s day breakfast! Celebrate your special occasion with these fluffy and delicious waffles covered in a mouthwatering cream cheese topping.
Are you looking for an impressive and incredibly delicious (and easy!) breakfast for Valentine’s day? This red velvet waffles recipes is exactly what you need.
It’s not as easy as making toast, but, trust me, it’s sooo much better. Perfect for breakfast in bed with your loved one or a family breakfast that the kids will love.
Served with a decadent cream cheese topping, you’ll want to keep this recipe to make year round. I love the chocolatey flavor of the waffles with the rich and sweet cream cheese topping. It’s a divine breakfast!
Why You’ll Love these Valentine’s Day Waffles
- Ready to eat in 30 minutes
- Beautiful presentation on your breakfast table
- Perfect for a Valentine’s day themed breakfast
- Kids love them, too
- Easy to make
Ingredients
Red Velvet Waffles Ingredients
- All-purpose flour
- Sugar
- Unsweetened cocoa powder
- Baking powder
- Kosher salt – Use 1/2 teaspoon table salt if you don’t have kosher salt.
- Buttermilk
- Eggs
- Unsalted butter
- Vanilla extract
- Red food coloring
Cream Cheese Topping
- Cream cheese
- Unsalted butter
- Powdered sugar
- Vanilla extract
- Milk
How to Make Red Velvet Waffles from Scratch
Step One: In a large mixing bowl, combine the flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking powder and salt.
Step Two: In another bowl, mix together the buttermilk, eggs, melted butter, vanilla extract and red food coloring until well combined.
Step Three: Fold the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients until just combined.
Step Four: Preheat your waffle maker according to manufacturer instructions and grease the waffle maker with cooking spray.
Step Five: Pour about a half cup of the batter (amounts may vary depending on the size of your waffle maker) and cook until the waffle maker timer is completed (about 3 minutes).
Step Six: Carefully remove the waffle from the waffle maker and set aside on a plate. Repeat with remaining batter.
Step Seven: Serve waffles warm with cream cheese topping, pecans and fresh fruit.
How to Make Cream Cheese Topping
Step One: In a large mixing bowl, mix together with a mixer the cream cheese, butter, and vanilla extract until smooth.
Step Two: Add in the powdered sugar gradually until combined.
Step Three: Add in the milk and combine. Set aside.
Equipment Needed
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What to Serve with Your Valentine’s Day Breakfast
- Shirley Temple
- Rainbow Fruit Salad
- Fresh fruit
- Granola
- Bacon
- Fried chicken
Topping Ideas
- Chopped pecans
- Fresh fruit like blueberries or strawberrys
- Chocolate chips
- Nutella
- Marshmallow creme
- Greek yogurt
- Whipped cream
- Honey
- Jam
- Peanut butter
Variations
- Add white chocolate chips or chocolate chips to the waffle batter.
- Use blue food coloring instead of red to make blue velvet waffles.
- Omit the cream cheese topping and use whipped cream or maple syrup. A dollop of cream cheese frosting would also be yummy.
- Add chopped pecans to the waffle batter.
Storage Instructions
How to Store Leftover Waffles
Store any leftover red velvet waffles in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3 days.
Can I Freeze?
Yes, you can freeze this waffle recipe. Store in a freezer safe container or freezer bags for up to 3 months.
Red Velvet Recipes
Plus, more red velvet desserts to try.
You’ll also like Gingerbread Waffles and Chocolate Waffles.
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Red Velvet Waffles with Cream Cheese Topping
Ingredients
Red Velvet Waffles
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- ¼ cup sugar
- 1 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder
- 4 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp kosher salt
- 1 ¾ cups buttermilk
- 2 eggs lightly beaten
- ¼ cup unsalted butter melted and cooled slightly
- ¼ tsp vanilla extract
- 2 tbsp red food coloring
Cream Cheese Topping
- 4 oz cream cheese softened
- 4 tbsp unsalted butter softened
- 1 ¾ cups powdered sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- ½ cup milk
Instructions
Cream Cheese Toppping
- In a large mixing bowl, mix together with a mixer the cream cheese, butter, and vanilla extract until smooth.
- Add in the powdered sugar gradually until combined.
- Add in the milk and combine. Set aside.
Red Velvet Waffles
- In a large mixing bowl, combine the flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking powder and salt.
- In another bowl, mix together the buttermilk, eggs, melted butter, vanilla extract and red food coloring until well combined.
- Fold the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients until just combined.
- Preheat your waffle maker according to manufacturer instructions and grease the waffle maker with cooking spray.
- Pour about a half cup of the batter (amounts may vary depending on the size of your waffle maker) and cook until the waffle maker timer is completed (about 3 minutes).
- Carefully remove the waffle from the waffle maker and set aside on a plate. Repeat with remaining batter.
- Serve waffles warm with cream cheese topping, pecans and fresh fruit.
Nutrition
The information shown is an estimate provided by an online nutrition calculator. It should not be considered a substitute for a professional nutritionist’s advice.
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