Carrot Cake Waffle Bites
Breakfast meets dessert with these carrot cake waffle bites! These bite-sized dessert waffles are loaded with carrots and ground cinnamon, then dipped in a tangy cream cheese frosting.
Servings: 20
Calories: 182kcal
Ingredients
Carrot Cake Waffle Bites:
- ½ cup butter (113 g; salted or unsalted)
- 1 cup brown sugar (packed; 200 g)
- 1 egg
- 1 egg yolk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 ¼ cups all purpose flour (155 g)
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon nutmeg
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 cup carrots (finely shredded)
Cream Cheese Frosting
- 1 block cream cheese (8 oz, softened)
- 1 ½ cups powdered sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 6-8 tablespoons milk
Additional
- 1 cup toasted coconut
Instructions
Carrot Cake Waffle Bites
- Melt butter and combine with the sugar in a large bowl. Mix until no lumps remain.
- Allow to cool for several minutes, then add the egg and yolk, and mix until completely combined.
- Stir in the vanilla.
- In a separate bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt.
- Stir the carrots in with the dry ingredients and mix until carrots are uniformly distributed.
- Stir the dried ingredients/carrots into the wet ingredients until smooth. The batter will be quite thick.
- Heat waffle iron according to product manual.
- Add 1.5 tablespoons batter to the iron. Cook for 1.5-2 minutes*, until bottom is golden brown. Tilt the waffle iron onto its side and gently loosen the waffle bites.
- Allow the waffle bite to cool on a wire rack. Repeat with remaining batter.
Cream Cheese Frosting
- While waffles are cooling, combine the cream cheese and powdered sugar in a large bowl. Beat slowly at first, then increase the speed to medium/high and beat for 1-2 minutes, until sugar is completely incorporated and no lumps remain in the cream cheese.
- Add the vanilla and milk, 1-2 tablespoons at a time, until desired consistency is achieved.
Frosting
- To frost, dip a cooled waffle in the cream cheese batter. Gently shake excess frosting from the waffle.
- Sprinkle with toasted coconut.
- Best enjoyed immediately.
Notes
- *Cook time may vary by different waffle makers, and different sized waffle bites.
- Do not use spray oil, this will add too much moisture to the waffle bites and they will not hold up.
- Waffles will be very delicate while on the waffle maker but will set up as they cool.
- Waffle bites can be stored in a sealed container for up to 4 days, but don't frost until just prior to serving.