Strawberry Cheesecake Waffles
Learn how to make a strawberry cheesecake waffle
Ingredients
For the waffle batter
- 1 cups flour
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 tbsp sugar
- 1 cup whole milk
- 2 tbsp melted butter
- 1 tbsp cooking oil
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
Cheesecake filling
- 8 oz cream cheese, at room temperature
- 3 TBS sugar
- 2 tsp half & half or whole milk
- 1/4 tsp vanilla extract
- 8 oz sliced strawberries
Instructions
How to make the waffles
- In a large mixing bowl combine: the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Mix well.
- Melt the butter in the microwave and allow a few minutes to cool.
- Measure out the milk into a measuring cup with space to add the oil Mix well to combine. Once the butter has cooled a bit, add it as well.
- Make a well in the center of the dried ingredients and pour in the wet ingredients.
- Mix it all together until it is just combined and there is no dry flour. Don't worry about it being lumpy, the lumps will cook out. You don't want to overmix the batter or your waffles will be tough.
- Allow the batter to rest for 10 minutes. The batter will thicken some as the flour hydrates.
- Once the waffle maker is hot. Brush butter on both top and bottom of the waffle maker then add your batter. Cook until waffle can be easily removed without sticking and it appears completely set. Repeat this until you have cooked all the waffles.
- When the waffles are cool enough to handle, cut them into triangles.
How to make cream cheese filling
- Combine cream cheese, sugar, half & half (or whole milk), and vanilla extract in a bowl.
- Use a hand mixer to blend everything together until smooth and well combined.
- Taste the mixture: Is it as sweet as you'd like? Is the texture to your liking?
- If the mixture is too thick, add a little more milk to reach a spreadable consistency.
To assembly
- Spread the cream cheese filling on one side of a waffle. Add sliced strawberries.
- Place the other on top to make a sandwich. And enjoy!