Chocolate Waffle

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The waffle were divine. I didn't have any buttermilk on hand, so I did what the previous reviewer suggested, and it worked out quite well. We froze the rest as suggested in the Good Eats episode, "The Waffle Truth".

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Kids and adults loved those waffles. I had no buttermilk and used a ratio of 1 cup milk with one tablespoon vinegar (let stand 5 minutes and you got buttermilk. Worked out wonderful. for this recipe put two tbs white vinegar in a measuring cup add milk to make 2 cups.

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YUMMY....these were excellent. Not too sweet - good chocolate flavor. Served them with ice cream.

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WOW! These were amazing! I dusted them with powdered sugar, drizzled them with some maple syrup, and then added a little whipped cream on top. This resulted in three very happy kids! We all gobbled them up!

The only change I made was to increase the sugar in the batter from 3 to 5 tablespoons. (My scale didn't measure in ounces?!?. I did mix the chips (I used Milk Chocolate Guittard into the batter and I thought that worked well. I have a Villaware iron and usually bake waffles on "3", so I was reluctant to crank it all the way to "7". I tried "5" and they turned out great - nice and crispy.

When I combined the eggs and butter it thickened up nicely. I shook the buttermilk very well. The batter was very thick, not soupy at all.

Thank you Alton!

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This was amazing! Add some homemade whip cream and you're in heaven!

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This recipe works well with Splenda. Or, use about 1/4 cup sugar and 1/4 cup Splenda. Also tried with pre-sweetened cocoa powder. (For those with kids, the original recipe is a little too bittersweet.

Whole wheat cake flour gives a nice texture and taste too.

I agree that sprinkling the chips at baking time is the way to go. Also, adding chopped cherries (either fresh or from the jar and a little cherry juice (no more than 1 Tbsp is nice. If you have some dried out marshmallows, cut them into small pieces and add nuts for rocky road waffles.

I made the recipe with a Belgian waffle maker with great success. BE SURE TO SPRAY THE IRON EVERY 3RD OR 4TH WAFFLE or things get messy!

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Just bought my first waffle iron ever and made these this morning. They were yummy. I made them exactly as written and did not find them soupy. I do agree that they are not crispy but only went to a 6 setting not 7 on my waffle maker, but they were YUM!!! I sliced fresh strawberries, banannas and blackberries - added a touch of agave syrup and used that as a topping. My family loved it.

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I make these on special occasions and my kids love them

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The chocolate flavor of these waffles didn't come out as much as I had hoped. I think that rather than putting the chips into the batter before waffling, the chips should be scattered by hand over the batter in the machine. I think this works out better for a more even distribution. This is necessary for any kind of strong chocolate flavor as the cocoa doesn't pack an overall punch in the rest of the batter.

An emphasis should also be made that these need to be cooked on high (I had to use my iron's hottest setting or they simply do not crisp. I know he says it in the video, but the web recipe does not communicate this fact.

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Excellent variation of Alton's Basic Waffles recipe which has become my favorite because they are tender and fluffy even without the tedious separate beating of egg whites that most recipes call for, and have excellent flavor. I do add more sugar to the batter and omit the chips, and eat them with just butter on top, because that's the way we always ate them growing up. These are also great popped into the toaster after being frozen. Another recipe added to my keeper file!