Description
Warm, spiced gingerbread waffles topped with a rich homemade hot chocolate sauce—perfect for festive mornings or cozy winter breakfasts.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup light molasses
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1 egg
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 tsp ground ginger
- 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 2 cups boiling water
- 1 cup white sugar
- 2 tbsp cornstarch
- 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 tsp salt
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 tbsp butter (for sauce)
Instructions
- In a small saucepan, heat the molasses and 1/2 cup butter until almost boiling. Remove from heat and let cool slightly.
- Stir in the baking soda, milk, and egg until combined.
- In a large bowl, sift together the flour, ginger, cinnamon, and 1/2 tsp salt.
- Make a well in the center and pour in the warm molasses mixture. Stir until the batter is smooth.
- Preheat and spray a waffle iron with non-stick cooking spray. Pour in the batter and cook until waffles are golden brown.
- For the chocolate sauce, combine boiling water, sugar, cornstarch, cocoa powder, and 1 tsp salt in a saucepan.
- Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until the mixture comes to a boil and thickens.
- Remove from heat and stir in vanilla and 2 tbsp butter until smooth and glossy.
- Serve waffles hot with generous amounts of warm chocolate sauce.
Notes
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 35 minutes
- Category: Breakfast
- Method: Waffle making
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 waffle with sauce
- Calories: 410
- Sugar: 30g
- Sodium: 300mg
- Fat: 14g
- Saturated Fat: 8g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 70g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 6g
- Cholesterol: 50mg