Easy Croissant Waffles (croffle recipe in 10 minutes)
Homemade croffles, anyone? You heard that right, this sweet snack is a mix of two of my favorite breakfast items: croissants and waffles.
For this easy croffle recipe, I used store bought flaky croissants, an egg, milk and vanilla. These 4 ingredients make a quick breakfast for busy mornings or a sweet treat when the mood strikes.
Making these is one of my favorite ways to get rid of any remaining mini croissants from the week. They’re easy, delicious and everyone loves them.
If I’m feeling fancy and have extra time, I make these into sweet or savory croffle sandwiches. They’re almost like a warm panini waffle croissant. Yum.
❤️ Why You’ll Love Croissant Waffles:
- Add your favorite sweet fillings.
- Add your favorite savory fillings.
- Babies and kids go crazy for them.
- Ready in about 5 minutes.
- 4 main ingredients.
- Perfect way to finish off leftover croissants.
- Great for lunchboxes.
🍲 Ingredients
Mini Croissants
Whole Egg
Milk
Vanilla Extract
Butter
Optional Toppings
👩🍳 How to Make Croissant Waffles
- Preheat your waffle maker according to the instructions.
- Slice the croissants in half horizontally, creating a top and bottom piece for each.
- In a shallow bowl or dish, whisk together the egg, milk, vanilla extract, and stir until well combined.
- Dip each croissant half into the egg mixture, ensuring they are well-coated on both sides.
- Grease the pre-heated waffle iron with butter or non-stick cooking spray.
- Place the dipped croissant halves in the waffle iron, close the lid, and cook according to the waffle iron instructions or until the croissants are golden brown and crispy.
- Carefully remove the croissant waffles from the iron and serve.
🪄 Tips and Tricks
- I used already-baked croissants to make this an effortless breakfast or snack. Feel free to use pre-made croissant dough and bake at home for an even more fresh croissant.
- You can also bake crescent roll dough. These have super flaky layers and would be just as good as leftover croissants. Bake the crescent dough sheets as normal by rolling them up, let them cool, cut in half and continue the recipe, as directed.
- For babies between 6 to 12 months, feel free to omit vanilla extract.
- With BLW, make these as directed and cut into tiny bite-size pieces that are age-appropriate (larger for younger).
🗒 Substitutions
- Use plant-based milk in place of dairy milk.
🗒 Variations:
A croffle sandwich: add these between the two croissant halves prior to waffle iron.
- For sweet croffles: melted chocolate, maple syrup, chocolate chips, Nutella and banana, peanut butter and jelly, pure maple syrup, chocolate sauce, cinnamon sugar. Basically, any sweet ingredients are a winner.
- Savory croffle: slices of ham and cheese, cream cheese, bacon and avocado, turkey and pesto, etc.
🗒 Best served with
- To add a savory component and more protein: try these with my Chicken, Mushroom and Gruyere Egg Muffins.
- Serve with a side of fresh fruit.
👝 How to Store Leftovers
Store leftover croissants in an airtight container in the fridge for up the three days. I suggest reheating these in a toaster oven so they become crispy and warm croffles again.
🤔 Common Questions
These would be gluten-free if you are using gluten-free croissants. Your local bakery might sell them if you have trouble finding them at the grocery store.
Yes, yes, yes! I love to make these into little sandwiches. Sometimes I go sweet and do Nutella, peanut butter and/or banana. Sometimes I go savory and do ham and cheese! Either way, prepare these the same way, but add sandwich ingredients prior to adding to the waffle iron. Then, place in the waffle iron to heart everything up. Literally, amazing.
Yes! Use dairy-free milk such as almond milk, oat milk or soy milk.
Croissant Waffles
Ingredients
- 2 miniature croissants
- 1 large egg
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract
- butter or avocado spray for spraying waffle iron
- fresh berries, Greek yogurt or syrup (for serving) optional
Instructions
- Preheat your waffle machine according to the instructions.
- Slice the croissants in half horizontally, creating a top and bottom piece for each.
- In a shallow bowl or dish, whisk together the egg, milk, vanilla extract, and stir until well combined.
- Dip each croissant half into the egg mixture, ensuring they are well-coated on both sides.
- Grease the preheated waffle iron with butter or non-stick cooking spray.
- Place the dipped croissant halves in the waffle iron, close the lid, and cook according to the waffle iron instructions or until the croissants are golden brown and crispy.
- Carefully remove the croissant waffles from the iron and serve.
