Vanilla & Chocolate Marble Waffles

Prepare the dry ingredients

Add the pastry flour, sugar, vanilla powder, and baking powder to the bowl of your stand mixer. Mix briefly to evenly distribute the ingredients.

Add the fresh vanilla

Slice the vanilla bean lengthwise with a sharp knife and gently scrape out the fragrant seeds. Add the seeds to the flour mixture.

Mix again until the tiny black vanilla specks are evenly spread through the batter base.

Create the buttery batter

Add the softened butter in small pieces together with the eggs. Finish with a small pinch of salt.

Mix until the batter becomes smooth, creamy, and slightly thick.

Create the marble effect

Divide the batter into two equal portions. Add the cocoa powder to one portion and mix until smooth. Leave the second portion plain vanilla.

Preheat the waffle iron

Heat the waffle iron until fully hot before baking the first waffles.

Bake the marble waffles

Using two spoons, scoop one spoonful of vanilla batter and one spoonful of chocolate batter together. Lightly twist them to create a natural marble pattern.

Place the batter into the waffle iron and bake until golden brown and lightly crisp.

Cool the waffles

Transfer the baked waffles to a cooling rack and allow them to cool slightly before serving.