Easter Carrot Cake Waffles

  • Brand
  • Preparation time
    25 min
  • Number of servings
    8

Make Easter carrot cake waffles for the special holiday with NESTLÉ White CHOC BITS, NESTLÉ Dark Melts, and NESTLÉ Sweetened Condensed Milk. Make sure to add cinnamon, vanilla bean paste, buttermilk, and ginger to your batter to make flavourful waffles. Note that you'll need an electric mixer to beat the egg whites for your batter mixture. Combine and microwave NESTLÉ Dark Melts and NESTLÉ Sweetened Condensed Milk for a rich and thick chocolatey sauce to serve with your waffles. This recipe takes only 25 minutes and can serve up to 8 portions of chocolate covered waffles.

Ingredients
  • 2 cups (300g) self-raising flour
  • 1 tsp ground cinnamon
  • ½ tsp ground ginger
  • 1 tsp vanilla bean paste
  • 2 eggs, separated
  • 2/3 cup (170mL) buttermilk
  • ½ cup (125mL) water
  • 90g butter, melted, cooled slightly
  • 1 cup (190g) NESTLÉ White CHOC BITS
  • 2 tbsp caster sugar
  • 1 medium (120g) carrot, peeled and grated
  • Spray oil for greasing
  • 2 cups (300g) NESTLÉ Dark Melts
  • 395g can NESTLÉ Sweetened Condensed Milk
  • Ice cream, if desired
Preparation
  • 1
    Preheat waffle maker. Sift flour, cinnamon and ginger into a large bowl. Add combined vanilla bean paste, egg yolks, buttermilk, water, butter and NESTLÉ White CHOC BITS. Stir until combined; set aside.
  • 2
    Using an electric mixer, beat egg whites in a small bowl until soft peaks form; gradually add sugar and beat until thick and glossy. Gently fold egg mixture and carrot into batter.
  • 3
    Spray waffle maker with oil, spoon waffle mixture into waffle mould (amount of mixture will vary depending on size of waffle iron), ensure mixture fills all grooves; close lid.
  • 4
    Meanwhile in a medium bowl combine NESTLÉ Dark Melts and NESTLÉ Sweetened Condensed Milk. Microwave uncovered on MEDIUM (50%) for 1 minute; stir. Repeat process in 30 second intervals until melted. Serve with waffles and ice cream if desired.