Crispy Chocolate Chip Waffles

These are the BEST chocolate chip waffles. Crispy, fluffy waffles packed with gooey chocolate chips ready to be topped with your favorite waffle toppings.

When was the last time you had a bit of fun with your breakfast? If your answer is, Too long ago or I don’t remember , friend, let’s fix that.

You should have chocolate chip waffles for breakfast.

These waffles are gooey, crispy, SO decadent, and completely delicious. They’re just about the most fun you can have before 8 AM.

Chocolate chip waffles with banana slices, whipped cream, and chocolate sauce on a white plate. - 1

Chocolate chip waffles with banana slices, whipped cream, and chocolate sauce on a white plate. - 2

What’s Great About These Waffles

Crispy exteriors, soft and fluffy insides: These waffles (based off my favorite waffle recipe in the entire world) are designed to be ultra-crispy on the outside but soft and fluffy inside.
Gooey, melty chocolate chips: There are a lot of chocolate chips in these waffles, so with every bite you get plenty of gooey, melty chocolate.
Easy to make: On top of being really good, these waffles are also ridiculously easy to throw together. They use oil so you don’t have to melt any butter, and they’re perfectly fluffy all on their own so you don’t have to worry about whipping egg whites or digging a package of yeast out of the back of your cupboard.

Tool & Ingredient Notes

Waffle Maker: Yes you have to have a waffle maker to make waffles. If you don’t own one, this is the waffle maker I use . It’s not fancy or expensive but makes wonderful waffles, and I love that it can be stored vertically so it takes up very little cupboard space. Corn starch: Corn starch is the secret to crispy waffles. I absolutely recommend using it, but if you don’t have any and really really want waffles NOW, you can replace it with the same amount of all-purpose flour. Buttermilk: No buttermilk? No problem. You can make a quick buttermilk substitute with milk and lemon juice or vinegar (there are more detailed instructions in the recipe card below). If you do have real buttermilk, check out my post What to Do With Leftover Buttermilk for freezing tips and ideas for using up the leftovers (I recommend a batch of Beef Pasties ).

How to Make Chocolate Chip Waffles From Scratch

This is a quick overview of the recipe process with extra tips and tricks. For the full printable recipe, scroll down to the recipe card below.

Mix the dry ingredients in a medium-to-large bowl.

Collage photo of chocolate chip waffle batter being made. - 3

Collage photo of chocolate chip waffle batter being made. - 4

Make a well in the center and add your wet ingredients. It will seem like this is a LOT of liquid, but don’t worry, the recipe is correct. Mix until the batter is just combined. You shouldn’t see any dry flour in your bowl, but a few lumps are normal and expected.
Rest your batter. Why does the batter need to rest? Resting the batter allows the gluten to relax and for it to absorb some of the liquid and thicken slightly. Don’t skip this step. If you’re serving your waffles with fruit or a full breakfast spread, this is a perfect time to start prepping the rest of your breakfast.
Add the chocolate chips and gently fold them into the batter.

Cook the waffles in a preheated waffle iron according to iron instructions. All waffle irons are a little different, so follow the instructions for your particular machine. For mine, it takes 1 cup of batter and cooks in about 2½ to 3 minutes per side.

Filling Your Waffle Iron: For any waffle iron, make sure it’s properly preheated before adding the batter. Ladle the batter in slowly, filling holes where more batter is needed. Give the batter just a bit to set (about 10 seconds) before closing the lid. This will help prevent it from squeezing out the sides when you close the lid.

Transfer cooked waffles to an oven-safe cooling rack (if you have one) placed over a baking sheet in your warm oven while you cook all the batter. The cooling rack will allow air to circulate under the waffles keeping the bottoms crispy while they sit. The steam from just-cooked waffles sitting for too long directly on a surface can make the bottoms soggy.
Plate up, top with toppings, and enjoy!!

Hand setting down a plate of chocolate chip waffles. - 7

Hand setting down a plate of chocolate chip waffles. - 8

What toppings go on chocolate chip waffles?

You can serve chocolate chip waffles with classic butter and syrup. They’re also incredibly good with sliced fruit, fudge sauce , whipped cream , and a bit of syrup.

For a truly indulgent treat, make a waffle sundae and add a scoop of ice cream, chocolate sauce or peanut butter sauce , and sprinkles.

Do I need to grease my waffle maker before cooking the waffles?

If you have a non-stick waffle maker, you shouldn’t need to grease the plates before cooking your waffles. BUT if you typically need to use cooking spray with your particular waffle maker, go ahead and do so.

How much batter does this make/ how many does it serve?

This recipe will make a bit over 2 cups of batter, which depending on your waffle maker translates into about 2 to 4 waffles. This generously serves 2 but can be stretched to serve 3 to 4 if you’re serving kids or serving the waffles with a full breakfast.

Close photo of a fork full of chocolate chip waffles. - 9

Close photo of a fork full of chocolate chip waffles. - 10

Can this waffle recipe be doubled?

Absolutely. You can double or triple the recipe with no preparation changes needed. To change the recipe yield, hover over the serving size in the recipe card below or click if you’re on mobile, and slide the slider.

Can I freeze chocolate chip waffles?

Yes! Chocolate chip waffles (and waffles in general) freeze really well.

To freeze your waffles, store them in an airtight container or freezer bag for up to 2 months. When you’re ready to reheat them, place frozen waffles on a baking sheet and bake in a 350°F oven for about 10 minutes or until heated through and crispy.

More Chocolate Chip Recipes

Small-batch Chocolate Chip Cookies
One Chocolate Chip Cookie
Small-batch Chocolate Banana Muffins

More Breakfast Recipes

White Chocolate Mocha
Pancakes for One
Small-batch Cinnamon Rolls
Blueberry Waffles

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Ingredients

▢ ¾ cup ( 90 g) all-purpose flour
▢ ¼ cup ( 30g ) corn starch
▢ 1 tablespoon ( 12g ) granulated sugar
▢ ½ teaspoon baking powder
▢ ¼ teaspoon baking soda
▢ ½ teaspoon salt
▢ 1 cup buttermilk *
▢ ⅓ cup vegetable oil
▢ 1 large egg
▢ ¾ teaspoon vanilla extract
▢ ½ cup chocolate chips
▢ Melted butter optional for serving
▢ Syrup optional for serving

Instructions

In a large bowl, whisk together flour, corn starch, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
Make a shallow well in the dry ingredients and add buttermilk, vegetable oil, egg, and vanilla. Stir together until just combined.
Allow batter to rest for 30 minutes.
Preheat oven to 200°F or set it to the warm setting and set a baking sheet (with cooling rack if you have one) inside.*
After the batter has rested, fold in the chocolate chips.
Preheat waffle iron and cook batter according to your iron’s instructions*, typically 4 to 6 minutes per waffle, until waffle is nicely golden and has mostly stopped releasing steam.
Transfer waffle to your warm oven while you cook the rest of the batter.*
Top with melted butter and syrup if desired, and enjoy!

Notes

Your cheat sheet of 30+ milkshake recipes. Make almost any milkshake with vanilla ice cream and a few simple ingredients.

I’ve posted quite a few milkshake recipes over the last couple of years, and it was about time to compile all of these recipes in one place for easy reference.

So I present to you my milkshake cheatsheet. If you’re craving a specific milkshake (or maybe don’t even know what milkshake you want) chances are you can find the recipe here.

Strawberry, vanilla, and chocolate milkshake recipes in clear glasses. - 12

Strawberry, vanilla, and chocolate milkshake recipes in clear glasses. - 13

How to Make The Best Milkshakes

If you’ve read my How to Make a Milkshake post , you’ll know that to make the best milkshake you need to start with the right ratio of milk to ice cream. The sweet spot for this is 1½ cups ice cream to ½-¾ cup milk.

This will give you a shake with a thick, creamy consistency but one that you can still drink it with a straw. Use more milk for a thinner shake, less milk for a thicker one.

All the recipes below start with this ratio + mix-ins. Put all those ingredients in a blender, blend until smooth and pourable, and you’re going to have a great shake on your hands.

More Milkshake Tips & Troubleshooting

No blender? No problem: While fruit milkshakes can’t really be made without a blender because you need the blender to puree the fruit, milkshakes that include ingredients that don’t need to be crushed with a blender to mix, like shakes made with syrups and powders, are pretty easy to make without a blender. Go check out my post How to Make a Milkshake Without a Blender for full instructions.
Using an older or under-powered blender: If your blender struggles to blend milkshakes without adding a ton of milk, start with slightly softened ice cream. Scoop the ice cream into the blender and let it sit for 10 to 15 minutes before blending. Softened ice cream is much easier for blenders to process than ice cream straight out of the freezer.
Add a little sweetness: Using underripe fruit? Add a couple teaspoons of sugar to your shake. While it might seem like overkill to add sugar to ice cream, if you’re making a shake with out-of-season fruit that’s not at peak sweetness, a little sugar can really make all the difference between a mediocre shake and a great one.

Toppings

It’s not necessary to add toppings to shakes, but it sure is fun. And for an extra pretty shake, take any of the sauces below and swirl them around the inside of the glass before adding the blended shake.

Whipped cream
Fudge sauce
Peanut butter sauce
Nutella sauce
Strawberry sauce
Strawberry syrup
Dulce de leche
Shortcut Caramel Sauce

The Milkshake Recipes

Vanilla milkshake with whipped cream and cherry in a glass cup. - 14

Vanilla milkshake with whipped cream and cherry in a glass cup. - 15

Vanilla Milkshakes

Vanilla Milkshake: 1½ cups vanilla ice cream + ½ to ¾ cup milk + Scraped seeds from ½ vanilla bean or 1 teaspoon real vanilla extract
Bourbon Vanilla Bean Shake: Vanilla milkshake ingredients + replace 2 tablespoons of the milk with 1 ounce (2 tablespoons) of bourbon

Chocolate Milkshakes

Chocolate Milkshake: 1½ cups vanilla ice cream + ½ to ¾ cup milk + 3 tablespoons fudge or chocolate sauce
Chocolate Peanut Butter Shake: Chocolate milkshake ingredients + 1 slightly heaping tablespoon of peanut butter
Chocolate Oreo Shake: Chocolate milkshake ingredients + 3 Oreos (break an additional Oreo into pieces and drop crumbs over the top of the finished shake)
Chocolate Banana Shake: Chocolate milkshake ingredients + ½ to 1 whole banana
Chocolate Cheesecake Milkshake: Chocolate milkshake ingredients + 2 ounces cream cheese

Banana Milkshakes

Banana Milkshake: 1½ cups vanilla ice cream + ½ to ¾ cup milk + 1 large banana (frozen for a thicker shake) + ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract
Peanut Butter Banana Milkshake: Banana milkshake ingredients + 1 heaping tablespoon of peanut butter
Chocolate Banana Milkshake: Banana milkshake ingredients + 2 tablespoons chocolate fudge sauce or syrup
Salted Caramel Banana Milkshake: Banana milkshake ingredients + 2 tablespoons salted caramel
Banana Split Milkshake: Banana milkshake ingredients + swirl glass with fudge sauce before adding milkshake + top with whipped cream, more fudge sauce, sprinkles, and a maraschino cherry

Strawberry Milkshakes

Strawberry Milkshake: 1½ cups vanilla ice cream + ½ to ¾ cup milk + ¾ chopped strawberries + 1 tablespoon sugar
Strawberry Cheesecake Milkshake: Strawberry milkshake ingredients + 2 ounces cream cheese
Chocolate-covered Strawberry Milkshake: Strawberry milkshake ingredients + swirl 1 tablespoon of chocolate fudge sauce or syrup around the glass before pouring in the shake + add 1 tablespoon sauce over the top (do not stir or your shake will turn brown)
Strawberry Banana Milkshake : Strawberry milkshake ingredients + 1 ripe banana (fresh or frozen)
Strawberry Banana Cheesecake Milkshake: Strawberry milkshake ingredients + 1 ripe banana + 2 ounces cream cheese

Oreo milkshake with oreo pieces on top. - 16

Oreo milkshake with oreo pieces on top. - 17

Oreo Milkshakes

Oreo Milkshake: 1½ cups vanilla ice cream + ½ to ¾ cup milk + 4 Oreos (break an additional Oreo into pieces and drop crumbs over the top of the finished shake)
Bailey’s Cookies and Cream Milkshake: Oreo milkshake ingredients + replace ¼ cup of the milk with 2 ounces (¼ cup) of Irish cream liqueur
Chocolate Oreo Milkshake: Oreo milkshake ingredients + 2 tablespoons of fudge sauce
Peanut Butter Oreo Milkshake: Oreo milkshake ingredients + 1 heaping tablespoon of peanut butter

Coffee Milkshakes

Coffee Milkshake: 1½ cups vanilla ice cream + ½ to ¾ cup milk + 1 tablespoon cocoa powder + 1 teaspoon to 1 tablespoon instant coffee or espresso powder
Caramel Coffee Milkshake: Coffee milkshake ingredients + 1 heaping tablespoon of caramel Boozy Coffee Milkshake: Coffee milkshake ingredients + replace 2 tablespoons to ¼ cup of the milk with Kahlua, Irish cream, or your choice of alcohol

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Close photo of caramel milkshake with caramel drizzle. - 19

Caramel Milkshake Recipes

Caramel Milkshake: 1½ cups vanilla ice cream + ½ to ¾ cup milk + 2 tablespoons caramel sauce
Banana Caramel Milkshake: Caramel Milkshake ingredients + ½ to 1 whole ripe banana
Vanilla Bean Caramel Milkshake: Caramel Milkshake ingredients + the seeds scraped from ½ of a vanilla bean

Dulce de Leche Milkshakes

Dulce de Leche Milkshake: 1½ cups vanilla ice cream + ½ to ¾ cup milk + 2 tablespoons dulce de leche
Banoffee Pie Shake: Dulce de Leche Milkshake ingredients + 1 whole ripe banana + 1 (full-sheet) graham cracker + top with whipped cream and chocolate shavings
Boozy Dulce de Leche Shake: Dulce de Leche Milkshake ingredients + 1 ounce (2 tablespoons) of whiskey