Carrot Cake Waffles with Creamed Cheese Whipped Cream
Carrot Cake Waffles with Creamed Cheese Whipped Cream - your favorite cake for breakfast! If you love carrot cake, you have to make these easy carrot cake waffles! Top them with syrup, nuts, and a decadent cream cheese whipped cream kissed with a touch of bourbon!
In a bowl, beat the cream cheese and powdered sugar with a hand mixer or an immersion blender fitted with the whisk attachment until soft and fluffy. Set aside.
In a separate bowl, whip the heavy cream with a hand mixer or an immersion blender fitted with the whisk attachment until stiff peaks form.
Add the bourbon and cream cheese mixture and whisk until creamy. Keep the whipped cream in an airtight container in the refrigerator until ready to use.
Make the Waffles:
In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Set aside.
In a blender, add the carrots, coconut, pecans, sugar, egg yolks, buttermilk, melted butter, and vanilla, and pulse until the carrots are finely chopped, but there is still some texture (you don’t want it completely smooth).
Add the carrot mixture into the flour mixture and mixed until just combined, there will still be streaks of flour in the batter.
Using a hand blender or stand or hand mixer with whisk attachment, whisk the egg whites until fluffy and voluminous (this can also be done by hand). Fold in the egg whites into the waffle batter. The batter does not have to be completely smooth. Let the batter rest while you preheat your waffle iron.
Preheat the waffle iron. If you will not be serving the waffles immediately, preheat the oven to 175 degrees F and place an oven proof metal cooling rack in the center of the oven.
Spray the waffle iron with cooking spray or lightly brush with melted butter.
Pour 1/2 cup batter into the waffle maker, Repeat on other side if you have a two sided waffle maker. Cook for about 3-4 minutes or until golden. Transfer the waffles to the metal cooling rack (be sure not to stack waffles as this will make it soggy) in the oven until serving, or serve immediately. Enjoy with maple syrup, chopped pecans, and a dollop of the Cream Cheese Whipped Cream.
Notes
Nutrition facts were calculated for the carrot cake waffles without the whipped cream.