If you love chocolate chip cookies, you will love these delicious chocolate chip waffles! These waffles are made with buttermilk so they are light and fluffy inside and crispy on the outside. This recipe is quick, easy, and make ahead friendly!

These delicious chocolate chip waffles are great anytime of year. Adding the chocolate chips can turn run-of-the-mill waffles into something special.

The base of these waffles comes from our buttermilk Belgian waffles, and we simply added chocolate chips to the batter of that recipe. For more festive waffle options, you may want to try these funfetti (birthday cake) waffles or these mini waffles!

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❤️ Reasons to Love This Recipe
🧾 Ingredients
📝 Instructions
🥣 Equipment
ℹ️ Substitutions
🌡️ Storage
💭 Top tips
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Food Safety
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❤️ Reasons to Love This Recipe

It's quick. These waffles come together in no time!
It's easy. You don't need any special skills, and it doesn't require any fancy techniques to make these waffles.
It's a crowd pleaser. Make these for brunch, and you will be rewarded with many smiling faces!
It's make ahead friendly. You can make a batch (or two!) this weekend and freeze them to enjoy all week!

🧾 Ingredients

All-purpose flour. You can substitute gluten-free flour, like Bob's Red Mill Gluten Free 1-to-1 Baking Flour, or self-rising flour. If substituting self-rising flour, omit the baking powder and salt. Self-rising flour already contains baking powder and salt.
Granulated sugar. For a sugar-free option, substitute Swerve granulated sugar substitute.
Baking powder. Baking powder is a leavening agent. This ingredient is used to make the waffles rise in the waffle maker. Be sure to use fresh baking powder.
Baking soda. Baking soda is a leavening agent that works with the buttermilk to help the waffles to rise.
Salt. Enhances flavor.
Ground nutmeg. Adds flavor.
Ground cardamom. Adds flavor.
Buttermilk. Buttermilk is added to give these waffles and tender and fluffy texture. If you don't have buttermilk, you can use regular milk and add 1 tablespoon of white vinegar or lemon juice per cup of milk. Since this recipe calls for two cups of buttermilk, you would add 2 tablespoons of vinegar or lemon juice.
Large eggs.
Butter. Melted and cooled.
Vanilla extract. Adds flavor.
Chocolate chips. We used mini chocolate chips in our waffles, but you can use regular chocolate chips instead. Either semi-sweet or milk chocolate will work as well.

See recipe card for quantities.

📝 Instructions

Dry ingredients in a large glass bowl with a silicone whisk. — In a large mixing bowl, sift flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt, nutmeg, and cardamom together. Set aside.

Wet ingredients in a large glass bowl with a silicone whisk — In a medium bowl, combine buttermilk, eggs, melted butter and vanilla extract. Whisk briskly for 1-2 minutes or beat with an electric mixer on high speed for about a minute.

Dry and wet ingredients in a large glass bowl with a silicone spatula. — Pour wet ingredients into the dry and stir until nearly smooth. It's okay if a few lumps remain. The batter will be thick.

Chocolate chips in waffle batter in a large glass bowl with a rubber spatula. — Stir in chocolate chips.

Waffle batter being scooped onto waffle iron. — Preheat the waffle maker. Add ¼ - ⅓ cup batter per waffle to hot waffle iron and cook according to manufacturer's instructions, about 5 minutes.
Repeat this step until batter is gone.

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ℹ️ Substitutions

Gluten Free - Substitute a gluten free flour blend for the flour. We recommend Bob's Red Mill Gluten Free 1-to-1 1:1 Baking Flour.
Self Rising Flour - Substitute self-rising flour for the all-purpose flour. Omit the baking powder and salt.
Sugar free - Substitute Swerve granulated sugar substitute.
Eggless - For an egg-free version, substitute ½ cup of Greek yogurt for the eggs.

Stack of chocolate chip waffles topped with whipped cream, chocolate chips, and maple syrup with a bite taken out

🌡️ Storage

Cook waffles according to recipe instructions. Once waffles are cooled, place a sheet of wax paper between each waffle, place waffles in a tightly-sealed gallon freezer bag and store in the freezer for up to 2 months. Reheat waffles in a toaster or oven.

💭 Top tips

Use fresh ingredients for the best results. Baking powder and/or baking soda that are old (more than a year for baking powder and more than a month for baking soda) will not produce good results.
Do not over stir the batter. This can activate the gluten in the flour and lead to tough waffles.
Use a good quality waffle maker, like this one from All-Clad. A good quality waffle maker will give your waffles a crispy exterior while maintaining a light and fluffy interior.

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Food Safety

Do not use the same utensils on cooked food, that previously touched raw meat.
Wash hands after touching raw meat.
Don't leave food sitting out at room temperature for extended periods.
Never leave cooking food unattended.
Use oils with high smoking point to avoid harmful compounds.

See more guidelines at USDA.gov.

Chocolate Chip Waffles