Fluffy, Crispy, Piping-Hot Belgian Waffle Recipe | Cupcake Jemma

Sally's upstairs at C&D Soho with her fail-safe no-messing recipe for perfect Belgian Waffles - just the thing to serve for breakfast, brunch or any other time of day with some maple syrup and whippy cream! If you're the lucky owner of a waffle maker, or have been eying one up (you can pick up waffle irons cheaply online - it's an investment in your breakfast future!) this recipe is a great go-to; there's no proving, resting or waiting around, just mix, cook and eat! We've included pecans here but if you're not keen you can leave them out.
Let us know your favourite way to eat waffles in the comments, and as always don't forget to post your pics using the hashtag #cupcakejemma so we can see!
Approx 8 Waffles:
500ml Whole Milk
Squeeze of Lemon Juice
300g Plain Flour
20g Caster Sugar
3 tsp Baking Powder
3/4 tsp Salt
1/4 tsp Ground Cinnamon
1/4 tsp Ground Nutmeg
1/2 tsp Vanilla
2 Eggs
110g Melted and Cooled Butter
75g Chopped Pecans
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[@broganswart7515]

I just doubled the batch - yes I will eat all 16 waffles

[@FavourA3D]

I did the same thing 😋😋

[@Ganstafeva]

how long do u pre heat the waffle maker

[@FavourA3D]

@@Ganstafeva about 1:30-2 minutes

[@Ganstafeva]

@@FavourA3D whats your waffle recipe

[@Ganstafeva]

@@FavourA3D and also which ingredient makes the waffles nice and crunchy on the inside and gives it the flavour

[@nicoleschutz369]

There is something so comforting about making waffles.

[@movies.flicks]

Agreed

[@tanvikhare9710]

There's something so comforting about eating waffles

[@Watermelioness]

Tried the recipe today (halved it) and this is the one. You need not look any further !!!!! Moist and fluffy. Love it💜💜💜

[@morganeg5991]

I’ve just tried them this morning and they were delicious!!! I think it’s going to be my go to recipe for waffles from now on. Thank you!

[@lorrainej4555]

Love waffles, will make them at the weekend. Another great video Sally, your enthusiasm is infectious. 😀

[@yahshimabetsellassie1405]

One of my favorite channels! Thank you for your joy and amazing recipes 🥳

[@creativecatstories]

Waffles.. they look so yummy Have a bright & beautiful day everyone 😊

[@Yummy00SS]

Immediately made them! Minus the pecan which i didnt have in my pantry. Incredibly fluffy and light! And crispy outside. Thanks for the recipe!

[@fatimaal-rubie3519]

Made this recipe and turned out amazing, light and fluffy, thanks 😉

[@lisaanderson135]

Nothing like a good buttermilk waffle recipe! Thank you Sally! I used to have a waffle iron... it got lost in one of my moves. This gives me insensitive to get a new one! I have been making Jemma’s cinnamon rolls every Sunday but I am going to mix things up with waffles ❤️

[@kellybauer2144]

Sally!! You make that look so easy! Can't wait to try this one! ❤

[@njitram2000]

As a Belgian, I have to say, these are not "Belgian" waffles. There are 2 types of classic Belgian waffles: Brussels Waffel: Insanely light (like 95% air) and completely crunchy. Not able to bend without breaking (unlike here) and rectangular in shape. Usually covered in powder sugar but at a restaurant often also served with some chocolate sauce and a ball of vanilla ice cream. Liege waffles: Thick and dense with semi molten sugar chunks that caramelize on the outside and made with 2 doughs: one normal and one with yeast that has to rise. Almost exclusively sold on the street (and by far the best imho).

[@tinasesselmann8170]

I'm so glad a Belgian came and clarified! I was thinking the same thing. Those look nothing like either kind of Belgian waffles. Not like Luikse, not like Brusselse. They looks delicious, but not Belgian at all. Agreed on your waffle preference! I sometimes take the Brusselse with some speculoos on top, but the Luikse are my faves, too.

[@KirstenMartens]

I am Belgian too and there are definitely more than two types. This recipe closely resembles my family recipe for soft vanilla waffles.

[@mindfulbaking]

Woah sorry guys I’m just doin’ what I’ve been taught but thanks for clearing this up. Noted!

[@njitram2000]

@@KirstenMartens Yes, but those types of vanilla waffles are indeed the ones made at home and also found in many other countries. If you ask anyone on the street in Belgium what a typical Belgian waffle is, it will be Brussel or Luik because you won't be finding those anywhere else.

[@njitram2000]

@@mindfulbaking Seeing you make Liege waffles would actually be really interesting because it's literally 2 different doughs so it's not for beginners. That's what I thought I was going to see you make here :D

[@angelakelley7546]

You had me at squirty cream :-). Another ray of sunshine on a Cupcake Jemma Thursday with Sally!

[@raissahabbasi3873]

These recipes are just getting better and better every time you upload another video! ❤

[@selasara7202]

Omg you guys have nearly hit 2 million subscribers!!! I hope you get it, what a way to end 2020!!! Stay safe and eat cake! 💛

[@divyasingh6296]

Nothing can be better than belgian waffles at home !! and it gets much more better when it is Cupcake Jemma 's recipe

[@janeybakarbessy2330]

Now I gotta buy that waffles pan... for the weekend! Ordering it now!!

[@rscampbell3]

Instantly gutted my waffle maker is in storage !!! Can't wait to make these 😁 good shout adding spices and pecans. Xx

[@merrymermaid]

literally made waffles 2 days ago but am going to have to do it again now with this recipe!

[@MsSneaky0815]

Veeeeeerrrrryyyyyy crispy and fluffy and delicious. Thank you for the recipe.

[@gmailadult]

Jemma i just made these omg, they were fluffy and lovely. I added cranberries to some and nuts to others. Simply delish.

[@crisalidathomassie1811]

So delicious! I’m definitely making them! Thanks for the recipe. Blessings and be safe.

[@emj2782]

Still the best recipe I’ve used, and I’ve used lot of different ones. Have left a mixture overnight in kitchen and even better. Thanks for sharing 🤗 .

[@vatsalnarang1632]

Love to hear about Jemma, even though I know about it, make the video more complete, although it’s already complete with Sally’s wonderful energy and charm while baking❤️❤️ Love u both😍😍

[@nuharizan1395]

Yaaaay!!! Waffles ❤️❤️❤️ my favorite! Will try this for sure ... Thank u for sharing Sally 🥰🥰♥️

[@faizaahmed5659]

Looks so fresh and delicious 😋

[@marieforeman7584]

I make your yummy 'yeast raised' waffles all the time. I can't wait to try these 😋🧇

[@Rockmanticist]

So close to hit 2M guys!!! Well done 😀😀😀😀 I'm putting on weight just by watching your videos and it's totally worth it 😍😍😍

[@alyssa6240]

I’m drooling!! I want this for breakfast right now!!

[@dr-k1667]

Waffles!! A favorite and so versatile!

[@yerrr9699]

Yayayay another cup cake Jemma vid

[@Jellywife]

My husband recently bought me a waffle maker that rotates. Can’t wait to try this recipe out ! A good tip I learnt is that they are cooked when the steam stops coming out of the edges.

[@RainyJo715]

Exactly right..:))

[@lessigrace.g7588]

OMG YOU'RE ALMOST AT 2 MIL SUBS :D CONGRATSSSS

[@nicolaturner9352]

hello cupcake jemma i am really loving all the recipes they are all really good and yummy looking forward to seeing more lots off love xxxxx

[@vjohnson2400]

This recipe is a lovely change to cake but don’t get me wrong cakes and cookies are my first loves. Bravo Sally good tutorial as always.

[@nathanielarch8783]

I’m so excited for jemma!

[@cheskasoria1653]

i really love how you bake!

[@nusaybahiman3196]

1.99 million!! Ayyyy let’s get it to 2M! 🖤

[@sariebou]

Oh my I have all those ingredients!!! Going to make this tomorrow!!

[@gonegoozling9034]

I put on half a stone just watching you try that! It looks amazing :)

[@p0up0un3]

As I'm from Belgium, I have to say that there are no such thing as Belgian waffles. Most towns have their "own" recipe. Go to Brussel, Antwerp or Liege and you'll get something totally different ! (and they are all delicious !) To top it off, most of our grandmothers have like 10 recipes for waffles ... haha Did you know that Jemma's base recipe for cupcake (equal parts of flour, sugar, eggs and butter) is actually a waffle here ? We just cook it in the waffle maker instead of muffin molds and it's called a "quatre-quarts" waffle. (And it's a recipe that keep reaaaally well in an iron tin. They'll dry out a bit as the days go by and turns into biscuits). Now, naming aside, I'm adding it to my list of waffle recipe but as ... Pecan "English" waffles ;-) Because waffles, no matter where it's from, is always a good idea ! ... a bit like cookies ;-)

[@given2dream]

p0up0un3 This is so true! I am American but my grandmother is from Liege - she came to the US as an adult, after my grandfather was stationed there in WWII and swept her off her feet. I spent much of my childhood confused by the “Belgian waffles” at restaurants because they were nothing like grandma’s Belgian waffles. Her recipe is a denser, more cake like texture and would not work in a deep waffle iron like that.

[@rvidushi]

Yummy will definitely try

[@ManuGumi]

First waffles and Tres Leches next time? You knew my birthday is coming up, didn't you? 😜 Can't wait 😍

[@garyjonathan9931]

they look amazing. gonna try them tonigh, xxx

[@kristinhardin9698]

Looks so very delicious!

[@hannahgracevasquez1990]

This looks really good

[@antoniajagodic]

So delicious, love it 🥰

[@ameliabuns4058]

I wanna one day wake up early and surprised my kids with a tasty plate of these. I'm 20 lol and I don't want kids

[@Joannemackers]

Mood

[@jessica7714]

This Looks Delicious!!!!

[@snehaasarkaar]

This looks heavenly 😋😋😋😋😋 I want this

[@shirleygeorge5222]

My partner bought a Breville sandwich press that came with waffle plates as well and the sandwich plates. There was an awesome waffle recipe with it and we have been eating waddles every weekend since. Delicious!!! I must try with pecans though.

[@cheskasoria1653]

i tested a ton of your recipes !!!! yummmmm

[@agustinafurest8277]

Those look amazing! Not gonna lie though the first think I thought reading the title was "and in the morning, I'm making waffles!" 😂😂

[@cheskasoria1653]

you guys are great bakers!!!

[@alexiskwon1013]

Always Thanks!!🥰

[@tantemarianne6536]

I love your channel, because everything what I baked from you guys it turns up amazing😍

[@mindfulbaking]

Yay!

[@aasiyasuleman8574]

@@mindfulbaking where do you get this waffle maker from? Please can you give me the link for it? I would like to purchase it x

[@kinantiputriutami6621]

Already try this recipe and yes!!! Its the waffle taste that I'm looking for, so light and crispy, i give a little modified for this recipe by separate the egg yolk and white, whisk the egg white until fluffy than mix it with the batter, after the waffle done, im putting the waffle in the oven.... it turn out really great, thanks for sharing this great recipe ❤

[@dallastexas2278]

Love it!

[@crystal4483]

Sally you're wonderful!

[@kellybauer2144]

Yummy waffles!!! 🥞

[@shammisomaya8748]

Looks very yummy 😋

[@MrTTINTHEHOUSE]

Just like many other Belgians I do have to say that this is indeed a waffle but not your typical Belgian waffle. Like someone else has already mentioned there a two types of Belgian waffles (Brussels and Liege). We typically do not eat our waffles with maple syrup, but just with some powder sugar. If you really want to go all out with a typical Belgian waffle look for a recipe for Brussel waffles, add some (or a lot) of Nutella on top, finish it off with some strawberries or banana. The main ingredients are correct but calling this a Belgian waffle kind of breaks my heart a little. That does not mean that I do not love this recipe or have anything against this channel. I love CupcakeJemma!

[@jlammetje]

I live Belgian waffles! (I’m Dutch, so I mean the kind of waffle you’re talking about ;-) )

[@CLim-jg2gq]

I'm confused, so the recipe is correct? Just that the toppings (syrup etc) aren't what's on top of a brussel waffle?

[@avv1435]

C. Lim it’s more than that. Belgische waffles can be either waffles from “Brussels” of from “Luik”. Brussels waffles are light and fluffy and always a rectangle shape, mostly with some dust sugar. Luikse waffles are heavy and very sweet due to big sugarcristals. Their shape are small and more or less round. These waffles from Jemma look and probably are delicious but these are just waffles.

[@jayashreedas6366]

She is so cute ☺ and the recipe was awesome

[@CrankyPantss]

Thanks, Sally.

[@josianamarquina8439]

Love this channel! ❤

[@brinacyl1682]

Belgian or not, these waffles are delicious! Thanks for a great recipe :)

[@happybackchiropractic]

Can’t wait to try these Mac Daddy waffles 🧇 ❤️😎

[@mrsnajmamughal4214]

Delicious keep up the good work 👌

[@queeny5613]

These r sooo goodd

[@haleyknupp2731]

Yummmm

[@amyvarghese7448]

Hitting the like button right away..

[@Cat-tg8nk]

yep, me too haha

[@mmakomanyatja5213]

Thank you Sally

[@rachelbassett6755]

Finally a yummy easy waffle recipe!! My waffle machine will be making an appearance again very soon lol

[@Starvaze]

ACK! HOT BEIJIN WAFFLES!! Wait I'm alone I can sware for real *gasp* SON OF A-

[@gilldickinson4428]

❤❤❤❤❤ amazing job

[@ghostfarts17]

I use cinnamon and nutmeg in my pancakes!! It adds such a great taste!

[@ghostfarts17]

And pecans!! My favorite! We have a bunch of pecan trees in the area. So we pick them up and there is a company that deshells them for you and the payment is they get to take half.

[@jaymann995]

It’s going to be my waffle dough from now on. Belgian or not but it’s just so good!

[@mariajoannou9936]

Thanks Sally! They look gorgeous! I bought a waffle iron years ago but it for skinny waffles and I wasn't happy with it so it went in the cupboard and never came out again. Please can you tell us what one you're using xxx

[@eviedwah4377]

The perfect birthday breakfast for next monday!!!

[@denagustafson6070]

Evie Dwah, happy birthday! I hope you have a lovely day! How can you go wrong when you start out with waffles??

[@eviedwah4377]

@@denagustafson6070 My thoughts exactly- thank you!

[@harrypotter2502]

WOW!

[@mareeeng8094]

Yuuuuummm!!!!

[@theultimatehomemadepastry4053]

I love waffle hope you can share with us your crepes recipe too😊❤❤

[@jennyallen-smith205]

Yum

[@Charliefarley170287]

Just a little bit of cream there, Sally! 😂

[@deborahfrimpong782]

amazing videosssss

[@amyday3370]

Oh ma gaaad! These look amazing. What make if waffle maker did you use? I don't have one but might have to invest after seeing this!! 😍

[@jjkakitchenwithvlogs]

Yummy yummy 😋

[@SHINeeKEYADDICT]

I am so early! And these look amazing

[@jotan0306]

Sally u are gorgeous and I love your energy and enthusiasm. And your high metabolism 🤣

[@MarianaC.8940]

So happy to hear Jenna popped in. I plan on coming to the UK and will pop in the shop. I’ve been sharing this channel with my baking groups. Love the videos.

[@missrandom5737]

can you please upload a video on peanut butter and pistachio NYC cookie please please pleaseeeeee . love your videos very helpful and easy recipes for new learners. Cupcake Jemma you are the BEST

[@TC-ut4vf]

This recipe was great. My waffle maker is rubbish so I had to scrape the waffles off, but tasted great.

[@multiculturalcouple]

It’s past 11 pm where I am and this is the last video I’m going to watch before I head to bed.🤪

[@koi_fish337]

Its 4pm where i am

[@MsSneaky0815]

Pecans?! I have to try that out immediately if not sooner!!

[@londonguyinstockholm]

'Waffle iron' - no? Looks like those waffles might make great layers for a layer cake ... and just imagine how much goo and/or frosting would hide itself in those cheeky divots (holes)! Already looking forward to the triple chocolate waffle salted caramel malteaser layer cake with bitter chocolate ganache ... Thanks for another inspiring recipe and for being your wonderful self!

[@greatwhitesharkmadeoutoftr1792]

Hot Belgian waffles WAIT I CAN SWEAR FOR REAL SON OF A

[@mirasfondanthomemadebakesh7293]

Yummy

[@noirprncess]

I want a savory waffle. I've heard that yeasted waffles work best for that.

[@Bizcutz69]

VANILLA is never optional

[@Miimoosa]

I want waffles now