There Will Be Love in the Air When You Serve These Delicious Strawberry Chocolate Chip Waffles for Breakfast

By AMY GRAMLICH

February is the month for all things love, chocolate and the color red. Why not make someone you love a breakfast of homemade strawberry chocolate chip waffles? This recipe is a fan favorite for kids and adults alike!

A homemade waffle batter with hints of vanilla, strawberry and chocolate can be dressed up for a lovely Valentine’s Day morning treat, but it can also be served any day of the year.

This easy waffle recipe is a spin on some other family favorite waffle recipes.

The batter for these strawberry chocolate chip waffles will be thick, especially once you load it up with the strawberries and mini chocolate chips.

In a quality waffle maker, these waffles will bake up nice and fluffy into thick waffles, which freeze well for later. To freeze extra waffles, simply place them in an air-tight container, and pop into your freezer for up to three months. Thaw and heat in a waffle iron or the microwave from frozen for 70 seconds until heated through.

Ingredients

6 cups all purpose flour

½ cup granulated sugar

¼ cup baking powder

1 teaspoon baking soda

1 ½ teaspoon salt

3 ½ cups milk

1 cup vegetable oil plus 2 Tbsp

4 eggs (lightly beaten)

1 ½ cups fresh strawberries (chopped)

¾ cup mini chocolate chips the waffles.

Instructions

1) In a large mixing bowl, combine all dry ingredients.

2) Add all wet ingredients to the bowl.

3) Mix until smooth and well-blended.

4) Add chopped strawberries and mix again for 20-30 seconds.

5) Heat waffle maker.

Strawberries only need a rough chop before being dropped into the waffle batter.

6) Once the waffle maker is hot, add batter, one cup at a time, to the center of the lower grid. You can use a measuring cup to do this, until the bottom grids, are full but not overflowing. Do not overfill the grids as batter may run over the edges.

7) As you remove each set of cooked waffles from the machine, you may place them on a baking pan in a 300-degree oven while the rest of the waffles cook. This will keep them warm.

Whether using a Belgian waffle maker or other style, these strawberry chocolate chip waffles should bake nice and fluffy.

Top the waffles with a dollop of Cool Whip, mini chocolate chips, and the strawberry hearts. Don’t forget the syrup!

8) Garnish waffles with Cool Whip and additional mini chocolate chips. Or use syrup, powdered sugar and fresh strawberries.

This recipe yields 16-20 waffles depending on size and fullness.