Cake mix waffles made with a chocolate cake mix. Just 1 1/4 cup dry chocolate cake mix makes 4 perfect chocolate waffles!
It’s summer and hot outside, but cravings for chocolate never take a vacation. When I want chocolate cake without heating up the oven, I make waffles from cake mix. It’s fast, easy and results in four indulgent chocolate waffles in about eight minutes.
How to make cake mix waffles:
For dessert for two, use 1 1/4 cups of dry chocolate cake mix. Whisk it with one egg, about two tablespoons of neutral oil and 1/3 cup water. Stir in two tablespoons of mini chocolate chips if you have them—optional, but they boost the chocolate flavor.
Portion the batter into a preheated waffle iron and cook until set. Depending on your waffle iron size, this recipe yields four waffles. The texture will be cake-like rather than crisp, since you’re cooking cake batter instead of waffle batter.
Top the waffles however you like. I served mine with a scoop of ice cream and a quick blackberry sauce, but on a serious chocolate day I’ve used chocolate ice cream, syrup and sprinkles. The simple flavor combinations let the cake-like chocolate waffles shine.
If you enjoy using partial cake mixes for small desserts, I previously shared several recipes in a “Cake Mix Chronicles” series. Those recipes explored different ways to make small-batch treats using cake mix as a base.
These chocolate cake mix waffles won’t be crispy like a traditional waffle; expect tender, cake-like pockets perfect for spooning on sauces or melting ice cream. They’re a quick, oven-free way to satisfy a chocolate craving with minimal effort.
Cake Mix Waffles
Chocolate cake mix waffles.
10 minutes
5 minutes
15 minutes
Ingredients
- 1 1/4 cup dry chocolate cake mix
- 1 large egg
- 2 tablespoons neutral oil (such as grapeseed)
- 1/3 cup water
- 2 tablespoons mini chocolate chips (optional)
- Ice cream, for serving
Blackberry sauce:
- 1 cup fresh blackberries
- 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
- 2 teaspoons crème de cassis (black currant liqueur), optional
Instructions
- Preheat a waffle iron to the highest setting.
- In a small bowl, whisk together the cake mix, egg, oil, water and chocolate chips.
- Scoop batter into the waffle iron. (A Belgian waffle iron that holds 1/2 cup batter per waffle will make four waffles from this recipe.)
- Cook the waffles until set.
- While the waffles cook, make the blackberry sauce: combine blackberries, sugar and a splash of water in a small skillet. Simmer until the berries break down into a sauce, about 5 minutes. Stir in crème de cassis if using.
- Top each waffle with a scoop of ice cream and spoon the blackberry sauce over the top.
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
4
Serving Size:
1
Amount Per Serving:
Calories: 485
Total Fat: 19g
Saturated Fat: 6g
Trans Fat: 0g
Unsaturated Fat: 12g
Cholesterol: 61mg
Sodium: 590mg
Carbohydrates: 76g
Fiber: 4g
Sugar: 44g
Protein: 7g
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