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    Red Velvet Waffles

    Published by Melissa on October 10, 2014 | Updated June 10, 2022 | 38 Comments

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    Colorful red velvet waffles made with a brown sugar buttermilk batter with a little cocoa and red food coloring for that classic red velvet taste and color. 

    My good friend, Deborah, from Taste and Tell, is the queen of red velvet and she just released a fun, cute, little cookbook, The Red Velvet Lover’s CookbookBlog and Image! Her publisher sent me a free copy to review, and they’re also giving away a copy to one of my readers! Details on how you can win a copy are at the bottom of this post.

    Red Velvet Waffles from the Red Velvet Lover's Cookbook

    The day I received it in the mail, I had fun searching through the cookbook looking at all the scrumptious treats Deb created for the cookbook. Since I love making special weekend breakfasts for my family I decided I wanted to try a breakfast recipe first and narrowed it down to two recipes, the Red Velvet Cream Cheese Muffins, and these luscious Red Velvet Waffles.

    Since I’m a huge waffle lover, the waffle recipe won out. I made the recipe as written, except I substituted Red Velvet Bakery EmulsionImage and Blog for the red food coloring. I served the waffles with regular maple syrup and Kodiak Mountain Berry Syrup. The berry syrup was the family favorite with these fun, colorful waffles.

    Red velvet waffles are the perfect breakfast for Halloween, Valentine’s Day, the 4th of July, and Christmas, or any time you want to make your morning special.

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    Red Velvet Waffles

    Prep Time15 minutes mins
    Total Time15 minutes mins
    Course: Breakfast
    Keyword: Breakfast, Chocolate
    Servings: 6 waffles
    Author: Barbara Schieving
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    Ingredients

    • 2 cups all-purpose flour
    • 1 teaspoon baking soda
    • 1 teaspoon baking powder
    • ½ teaspoon table salt
    • 4 tablespoons ½ stick unsalted butter, melted
    • ¼ cup packed brown sugar
    • 3 large eggs separated
    • 2 cups buttermilk
    • 1 ½ tablespoons natural unsweetened cocoa powder
    • 1 tablespoon red liquid food coloring

    Instructions

    • Preheat the oven to 200° F and preheat a waffle iron. Whisk the flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt in a large bowl to combine.
    • Combine the melted butter and brown sugar in a separate large bowl. Whisk in the egg yolks and buttermilk. Mix the cocoa powder and red food coloring in a small bowl to make a smooth paste, then whisk the paste into the butter mixture. Stir the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients just until moistened (the batter should be slightly lumpy).
    • Beat the egg whites in a medium bowl with an electric mixer until stiff peaks form. Stir one-quarter of the egg whites into the batter to lighten it. Then fold in the remaining egg whites gently but thoroughly.
    • Spray a waffle iron with nonstick cooking spray or brush with melted butter. Cook the waffles according to the manufacturer’s instructions. As they’re done, put them on a baking sheet and slide them into the oven to keep them warm while you cook the remaining waffles.

    Notes

    Red Velvet Waffles | Red Velvet Lover’s Cookbook
    Recipe © 2014 by Deborah Harroun and used by permission of The Harvard Common Press

    The publisher has generously offered to give away one copy of The Red Velvet Lover’s Cookbook to one lucky Barbara Bakes reader!

    Red Velvet Lovers Cookbook by Deborah Harroun

    Here’s How To Enter the Sweepstakes Giveaway:

    To enter leave a comment on this post before Tuesday, October 14, 2014 at noon, MST. The giveaway is only open to residents of the US. Be sure your email address is included with your comment. Winner will be chosen randomly, notified by email and will have 48 hours to respond before another winner is chosen.

    Be sure and order a Red Velvet Lovers cookbook for the red velvet lovers in your life!

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    1. LauriM

      October 12, 2014 at 11:05 am

      I can’t wait to try all these red velvet desserts!

      Reply
    2. Jess @ Sweet Menu

      October 12, 2014 at 4:15 am

      Oh red velvet is one of my favourite flavours! I love these gorgeous waffles. Might need to add a waffle maker to my Christmas wish list 🙂

      Reply
      • Barbara Schieving

        October 12, 2014 at 12:49 pm

        A waffle iron would be the perfect Christmas gift for a foodie 🙂

        Reply
    3. Carole Resnick

      October 11, 2014 at 11:04 pm

      I love anything red velvet. Plan to make these waffles next Sunday.

      Reply
    4. Barb

      October 11, 2014 at 5:58 am

      Made these for breakfast. Our grandsons thought they were great,!

      Reply
      • Barbara Schieving

        October 11, 2014 at 6:56 am

        Thanks Barb for letting me know you made them! What a fun breakfast to have with your grandsons.

        Reply
    5. megan

      October 11, 2014 at 5:44 am

      My daughter loves anything red velvet, so I think I’ll make these this morning to cheer her up!

      Reply
    6. Lorraine @ Not Quite Nigella

      October 10, 2014 at 11:59 pm

      Mum these look incredibly good and I was just thinking that I wanted waffles (odd because it’s 5pm here now)! It’s like you read my mind sometimes xxx

      Reply
    7. Monica

      October 10, 2014 at 11:37 pm

      The waffles look delicious. Interesting cookbook…I didn’t know there were so many things to make “Red Velvet”!

      Reply
    8. Linda

      October 10, 2014 at 8:11 pm

      I adore all things red velvet. These waffles look scrumptious! I think that will be breakfast tomorrow.

      I must have this book!

      Linda
      litalindam@gmail.com

      Reply
    9. Maureen | Orgasmic Chef

      October 10, 2014 at 6:40 pm

      I love waffles too but I’ve always been a New England traditionalist. I’m going to break from same old same old and make these. They look beautiful on the plate.

      Reply
    10. Leslie Syme

      October 10, 2014 at 5:55 pm

      Looks YUMMY!

      Reply
    11. 2 Sisters Recipes

      October 10, 2014 at 2:10 pm

      Ooo these must be heavenly to eat in the morning. YUM! What a lovely book Barbara! Have a great weekend!

      Reply
    12. Jennifer

      October 10, 2014 at 1:47 pm

      My husband LOVES red velvet!

      Reply
    13. Alison H.

      October 10, 2014 at 1:18 pm

      I would love to win this cookbook! My husband’s favorite dessert is always Red Velvet anything!!

      Reply
    14. Angie@Angie's Recipes

      October 10, 2014 at 11:44 am

      They look so beautiful, and I bet they must have tasted as great as they look.

      Reply
    15. Kathy in Oregon

      October 10, 2014 at 11:17 am

      Oh my, I would love to win this book. My little granddaughter, Isabelle, LOVES anything Red Velvet….imagine the fun we would have with that book 😉 ! Thanks Barbara 🙂

      Reply
    16. Annette

      October 10, 2014 at 11:12 am

      Love anything Red Velvet and since Sweetest Day is on Saturday October 18th, I think this would be the way to start our wonderful morning, thanks for sharing such a wonderful recipe.

      Reply
    17. Deborah

      October 10, 2014 at 10:35 am

      First of all, thank you SO much! I’m so glad you enjoyed this recipe, and I need to try that emulsion. 🙂

      Reply
    18. Asha

      October 10, 2014 at 10:07 am

      Oh wow!!! Would love to have that for Sunday brunch! gorgeous! I just have to get a waffle maker now…

      Reply
    19. Megan

      October 10, 2014 at 7:14 am

      Looks delicious!!! Can’t wait to try them!

      Reply
    20. Rosa

      October 10, 2014 at 6:32 am

      Beautiful and mouthwatering!

      Cheers,

      Rosa

      Reply
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