Description
Golden, crisp waffles with a molten Nutella center, perfect for breakfast, brunch, or dessert. Each waffle delivers a contrast of crunchy edges and a warm, gooey hazelnut-chocolate core that melts into the buttery batter with every bite.
Ingredients
- All-Purpose Flour: 2 cups
- Granulated Sugar: 2 tablespoons
- Baking Powder: 2 teaspoons
- Salt: 1/2 teaspoon
- Eggs: 2 large
- Whole Milk: 1 3/4 cups
- Unsalted Butter (melted): 1/2 cup
- Vanilla Extract: 1 teaspoon
- Nutella: 1 cup (chilled spoonfuls)
Instructions
- Preheat Your Equipment: Preheat the waffle iron until it reaches the manufacturer recommended temperature for golden, crisp waffles.
- Combine Ingredients: In a large bowl whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt. In a separate bowl whisk the eggs, milk, melted butter, and vanilla. Pour the wet into the dry and stir gently until just combined and smooth, do not overmix.
- Prepare Your Cooking Vessel: Lightly grease the waffle iron with butter or nonstick spray so waffles release easily while still crisping up on the surface.
- Assemble the Dish: Spoon enough batter onto the center of the hot waffle iron to cover the grid, place a chilled spoonful of Nutella in the middle, then cover with a thin layer of additional batter to enclose the filling.
- Cook to Perfection: Close the waffle iron and cook until the waffle is deep golden brown and crisp on the outside, check manufacturer timing but typically 3 to 5 minutes depending on your iron.
- Finishing Touches: Transfer the cooked waffle to a wire rack to keep crisp, dust with powdered sugar if desired, and repeat with remaining batter and Nutella.
- Serve and Enjoy: Serve warm so the Nutella is molten, pair with fresh berries, whipped cream, or a drizzle of extra Nutella, and enjoy immediately.
Notes
- Chill Nutella spoonfuls on parchment in the freezer for 10 to 20 minutes to prevent leaking during cooking.
- Do not overfill the waffle iron, smaller Nutella portions are easier to enclose and reduce spillover.
- Let waffles rest on a wire rack rather than stacking to keep them crisp.
- To reheat frozen waffles, toast them or warm in a 375°F oven until crisp.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 waffle
- Calories: 380
- Sugar: 18 g
- Sodium: 360 mg
- Fat: 20 g
- Saturated Fat: 8 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10 g
- Trans Fat: 0.5 g
- Carbohydrates: 42 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 6 g
- Cholesterol: 85 mg
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