Nutella Waffle Recipe: Cafe-Style Dessert in 10 Minutes at Home

What Ingredients Do You Need for a Nutella Waffle?

A Nutella waffle is plain batter plus a chocolate hazelnut spread. Nothing else changes.

You have two choices. Spoon the Nutella into the batter before cooking, or drizzle it on after.

The first way gives you a melted chocolate core. The second keeps the outside crisp.

Every Friday evening my son sees me take the waffle maker out. He knows what is coming.

A warm golden waffle with Nutella beats waiting for a delivery order. Our cost-per-waffle breakdown puts a plain home waffle near Rs 12. Nutella and toppings push that to roughly Rs 25.

How to Make a Nutella Waffle at Home - Step by Step

There are two ways to make a Nutella waffle. Both take under ten minutes.

Method 1: Nutella Stuffed Waffle (cafe-style gooey centre)

1. Mix the dry ingredients: flour, baking powder, sugar and salt
2. Beat the egg, milk and oil together in a second bowl
3. Combine the two. Stop as soon as the flour disappears
4. Preheat the InstaCuppa Mini Waffle Maker for 2 minutes
5. Pour 2 tablespoons of batter on the plate. Add 1 tablespoon of Nutella in the centre
6. Cover with 2 more tablespoons of batter. Close the lid at once
7. Cook 4 to 5 minutes, until the steam slows. The centre stays warm and gooey
8. Serve straight away with strawberries or banana slices

Method 2: Plain Waffle with Nutella Drizzle (crispier, quicker)

1. Make plain waffles with the batter above. Keep the Nutella out
2. Cook 4 to 5 minutes, until golden and crisp
3. Lift the waffle onto a plate. Let it stand 30 seconds
4. Warm 2 tablespoons of Nutella for 15 seconds. It turns pourable
5. Drizzle it over the waffle. Add your toppings and serve hot

Crispy tip: swap 1 teaspoon of the flour for cornflour. The edges hold their crunch longer. Our crispy waffle guide goes deeper on texture.

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What Is a Nutella Cream Waffle?

Cafe menus in India list this as a Nutella cream waffle or Nutella creme waffle. People search for both spellings.

It is the same waffle you just made. The cream is the only addition.

Here is the order that works at home:

1. Cook the waffle and let it stand 30 seconds
2. Drizzle warm Nutella over the top
3. Add cold whipped cream last, in the middle
4. Finish with chopped hazelnuts or a dusting of cocoa

Cream goes on last for a reason. Put it on a hot waffle and it melts into a puddle.

Chilled cream on a warm waffle is what makes the cafe version look the way it does.

Nutella Belgian Waffle vs Mini Waffle: What Changes

Belgian waffles have larger squares and deeper pockets than North American ones. They were first raised with yeast, though baking powder is common now.

That extra depth changes three things for this recipe.

Deeper pockets are an advantage here. Warm Nutella settles into them instead of sliding off.

Not sure which size suits you? Read Belgian Waffle Maker: Do You Need One or Will a Mini Do?

Nutella Waffle With Ice Cream: The Serving Order That Works

Vanilla ice cream with fresh fruit is a classic way to serve waffles as a dessert.

The order matters more than the ingredients. A scoop on a piping hot waffle melts in seconds.

1. Rest the waffle one minute on a wire rack, not a plate
2. Drizzle the warm Nutella
3. Add one scoop of cold vanilla ice cream off to one side
4. Serve it right away with a fork and spoon

A wire rack lets steam escape from underneath. On a flat plate that steam softens the base.

5 Nutella Waffle Variations to Try

Once the basic waffle works, these five are simple changes. All of them suit a mini waffle maker.

For the cocoa version, our chocolate waffle recipe has the full batter ratio. For everything else you can put on top, see our waffle toppings list.

3 Tips for the Best Nutella Waffle Every Time

These three came from getting it wrong first. They make the biggest difference.

1. Do not open the lid early - a waffle opened before the steam slows will split and stick. Slowing steam is the signal it is done
2. Warm the Nutella first - 15 seconds in the microwave makes it pour. Cold Nutella drags and tears the surface
3. Serve within two minutes - the waffle is crisp and the Nutella is molten. After five minutes it turns chewy

Nutella Waffle Calories: What Is Actually in the Jar

Nutella publishes its label openly. Per 100 g it lists 533 kcal, 30.9 g fat and 56.3 g sugar.

Its official portion is 15 g, about a teaspoon. That portion is 79 kcal with 8.4 g of sugar.

The ingredient list is seven items: sugar, palm oil, hazelnuts at 13%, skimmed milk powder at 8.7%, fat-reduced cocoa at 7.4%, soya lecithin and vanillin. Sugar comes first and cocoa is 7.4%.

For the waffle itself, Health Canada lists plain homemade waffle at 291 kcal per 100 g. It counts an 11.4 cm waffle as 50 g, which is about 146 kcal.

That makes this a dessert, not a daily breakfast. Treat it the way you would treat any sweet.

For per-type numbers across every waffle we cover, see Waffle Calories: Full Nutrition Breakdown Per Waffle Type.

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