Description
If you grew up on strawberry toaster waffles, consider these strawberries and cream waffles a grown-up version of the frozen breakfast favorites. Fresh strawberries are folded into a strawberry batter and cooked to fluffy, crisp perfection. Topped with homemade whipped cream, fresh strawberries and a healthy drizzle of maple syrup.
Ingredients
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- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cup freeze-dried strawberries, blended into powder
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp salt
- 2 eggs
- 1.5 cups buttermilk
- 6 tbsp butter, melted
- 2 tbsp sugar
- 1 cup strawberries chopped (plus extra for garnishing)
- 1 cup maple syrup
Homemade Whipped Cream
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 2 tbsp sugar
- 1 tbsp vanilla
Instructions
- Preheat the waffle maker while you start making your batter.
- First, use a food processor or high-powered blender to blend freeze-dried strawberries into a powder. This will give the waffles a yummy strawberry flavor throughout, plus a bit of a pink color.
- In a large bowl, whisk together flours, strawberry powder, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
- In a separate, medium-sized bowl, whisk together eggs, buttermilk, melted butter, and sugar. Tip: Make sure butter is cooled a bit after being melted.
- Pour your wet mixture into your dry mixture and mix until smooth and you can’t see any large clumps of flour. Fold in chopped strawberries
- Grease the waffle maker using a pastry brush to brush with butter or oil! Using a 1/3 cup as a scoop, scoop batter into the preheated waffle maker. Cook until waffles are golden brown. A good indicator that they are done cooking is when the steam stops rising out of the machine. Repeat this step for the remaining waffles.
- Make homemade whipped cream. Add heavy cream, powdered sugar, and vanilla to the bowl of an electric stand mixer with the paddle attachment. Whisk on medium-high for 3-4 minutes until a fluffy whipped texture forms. Stop whisking when medium peaks form (they should be soft but still hold shape).
- Serve hot, topped with butter, maple syrup, and strawberry slices, and homemade whipped cream.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes