This is a seriously decadent red velvet waffle recipe! A classic breakfast waffle batter is enriched with cocoa, sweetened and served with whipped cream and chocolate sauce.

Stack of red velvet waffles topped with whipped cream served on a decoative plate.

Making waffle batter is actually really simple. You just have one bowl for wet ingredients, one bowl for dry and then bring them together.

For these red velvet waffles, you'll start by whisking milk, eggs, vanilla, sugar and melted butter together. Then, you'll sift cocoa and flour into a second bowl and then pour in the egg mixture and whisk together to form a batter. A dash of red food colouring gives these waffles that classic deep red shade.

A stack of red velvet waffles served on a decoative plate and topped with whipped cream.

After that, all you have to do is ladle the batter into your waffle iron and cook it to perfection. I highly recommend serving your waffles with whipped cream and chocolate sauce for the ultimate red velvet breakfast!

Here's my full red velvet waffle recipe, complete with plenty of step-by-step photographs to help you along the way.

Ingredients

For the red velvet waffle batter

125 g (9 tbsp) slightly salted butter melted
420 ml (1¾ cups) milk room temp
1 tsp vanilla extract
80 g (⅓ cup + 2 tbsp) white caster sugar (superfine sugar)
3 medium free range eggs room temp room temp
A few drops red food colouring
300 g (2¼ cups) self-raising white flour (self rising flour) self rising flour
25 g (¼ cup) cocoa powder (dutch processed)

To decorate

Squirty cream
Chocolate sauce

Equipment

Instructions

Preheat your waffle maker or waffle iron according to the manufacturer’s instructions.

Measure the milk, eggs, vanilla, sugar and melted butter into a bowl.

Overhead shot of some of the wet ingredients required for the red velvet waffles in a mixing bowl.

Whisk together.

Overhead shot of the red velvet waffles wet mixture in a mixing bowl having been whisked together.

In a second bowl, sift in the flour and cocoa.

Overhead shot of the cocoa and flour being added to the bowl of ingredients.

Whisk together.

Overhead shot of the red velvet waffles mixture being mixed together in a mixing bowl.

Pour the egg mixture into the bowl with the flour and cocoa.

Adding the egg mixture to the mixing bowl.

Whisk together.

Overhead shot of the mixing bowl after the red velvet waffle ingredients have been whisked together.

Add the red food colouring.

Adding red food colouring to the bowl of red velvet waffle ingredients.

Whisk and add more colour as necessary to get a deep red colour.

Overhead shot of the red velvet waffles ingredients mixed together in a mixing bowl.

Ladle the batter into your waffle maker or waffle iron. Take care not to overfill as the mixture will expand as it cooks. As a guide, the recipe makes 8 waffles.

Adding the red velvet waffle mixture to the waffle maker.

Cook until set. In my waffle maker, they took 3-4 minutes to achieve a crisp outer and fluffy inner.

Overhead shot of the finished red velvet waffles having been in the waffle maker for between 3 and 5 minutes.

Stack the waffles onto plates and top with squirty cream and drizzle with chocolate sauce to serve.

Stacked red velvet waffles topped with whipped cream served on a decoative plate.

I think these red velvet waffles would be great for Valentine's Day breakfast. What's your favourite waffle flavour?

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Red Velvet Waffle Recipe

This is a seriously decadent red velvet waffle recipe! A classic breakfast waffle batter is enriched with cocoa, sweetened and served with whipped cream and chocolate sauce.

Prep Time10

Cook Time15

Total Time25

Course: Festive makes

Cuisine: American

Diet: Vegetarian

Servings: 8 waffles

Author: Emily Leary