Chocolate waffles: JUST in time for Valentine’s Day. We make waffles on a regular basis, but these healthyish chocolate waffles (that happen to be vegan) are our latest crush. Give them a whirl to see why!
Brunch is probably our favourite meal: so much deliciousness! Charles and I both absolutely love waking up on a weekend, putting on the music and coffee and cooking breakfast while the kids run around the house. Whenever we make waffles (or pancakes like these Angel Cakes, or these Fluffy Vegan Pancakes) at our house I ALWAYS double the recipe to keep extras in the freezer for ’emergencies’ (aka busy week days).
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These healthyish chocolate waffles are plant-based but you could never tell! I’m not vegan, but I absolutely subscribe to eating more plant-based foods for our health and that of the environment. I figured, if I’m going to make vegan waffles let’s do it right. So chocolate waffles it was.
These waffles are dense and chocolaty, with a bit of brownie texture and perfectly sweet – that being said if you want to cut back on the sugar even more you can cut it in half here. You can use regular plant milk (almond, hazelnut or oat etc) should you not have chocolate on hand. The corn starch makes these waffles more crispy in case you were wondering.
I use my heart-shaped waffle iron that I’ve had for years, it makes the MOST adorable waffles (hello Valentine’s Day!?). You can freeze extras to pop into the toaster for a quick breakfast on the go! We topped our waffles with a dollop of coconut whip and a few fresh berries, but Max had zero issues eating them straight out of the waffle iron as-is.
I’d love to hear if you make these… Happy Valentine’s Day!
Healthish Chocolate Waffles
Healthyish Chocolate Waffles (Vegan)
These vegan chocolate waffles are so delicious!
Ingredients
- 2 cups whole wheat flour
- 1 tablespoon corn starch
- 3/4 cup cocoa
- 1/2 cup sugar or coconut sugar
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- pinch salt
- 2 1/4 cup unsweetened chocolate almond milk (or other plant milk)
- 2 teaspoons white vinegar
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 1/4 cup melted coconut oil
- coconut whip (for serving, optional)
- maple syrup (for serving, optional)
- fresh berries (for serving, optional)
Instructions
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Heat your waffle iron according to the manufacturer’s directions.
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Mix together the flour, corn starch, cocoa, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt with a whisk in a medium bowl.
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In a separate bowl, combine the hazelnut or almond milk and vinegar and let it sit for 3-5 minutes. Stir in the vanilla and melted coconut oil and immediately whisk into the dry ingredients until just incorporated (the batter may be a bit lumpy still - do not overmix it).
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Spray the waffle iron with oil and cook the waffles according to your waffle iron directions.
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Serve with coconut whip, maple syrup and fresh berries if desired.
Recipe Notes
*to add protein powder to these waffles, use 2 scoops of chocolate protein powder, reduce the flour to 1 1/2 cups, and reduce the cocoa powder to 1/2 cup.
Thank you for posting this recipe! my daughter can no longer tolerate dairy and I am always looking for ideas. She loves chocolate and this looks very nutritious!
Thanks Janet I hope she loves them!
Warmest Wishes,
Tori
Any chance I can tweak this to keep the carbs down? I’m a little concerned about that much flour.
I’m not sure Pat, I haven’t tried it with alternatives. Would love to hear if you try anything different! You could try replacing some of the flour with extra protein powder, just not sure how it will turn out…
Hello! I’m not a vegan, but am a nutrition grad and always on the lookout for new, great recipes! Can I substitute the almond milk for regular, and is the protein powder necessary in the recipe?
Hi Emilia,
I’m with you, I’m not vegan either but love trying new healthy things. Yes you can sub regular milk and I THINK you could leave out the protein powder, though I’m not sure if you would have to increase the flour? I would try just leaving it out and seeing how it goes:). Thanks!
Thank you so much for posting! These heavenly waffles turned out great!!!
Now if only I could find a heart shaped waffle maker 😉
Love your recipes ❤
Looks like a decadent treat I can get behind! How do you make the coconut whip?
You can make it but you can also buy it in the refrigerated section of the grocery store in a can. It’s amazing! I like it better than regular whip.
Hi Tori…
These look amazing and I’m excited to try them!
You mention protein powder in the comments but I don’t see it as an ingredient in the recipe, am I missing something?
Hi Tammy! The original post had protein powder in it (please let me know if you would like that recipe we could send it to you), but I since reworked it so the kids could enjoy it too!
I would also love the version with protein powder in it if you could send it to me.
Hi Elizabeth, I’ve added it into the notes section here!
Hi Tori
Is there an alternative to the melted coconut oil? Thanks
Hi Alix, you could use another type of oil! I’d recommend maybe a canola oil.
This looks awesome! Could I omit the corn starch or is there a substitute I could use?
I just tried the chocolate waffle recipe. WOW, I love them.
Thank you so very much Tori for sharing.
So glad you liked them Diane!
Where can i buy a heart shaped waffle maker
Hey Danielle! One like this one HERE would work! Tori
These taste great with some icing sugar, coconut and strawberries on top!
Do you think the batter would keep okay if you froze half of it?
Hi Samantha I would probably make the waffles and freeze the finished waffles vs the batter!