These chocolate orange waffles are a delicious breakfast for the holidays or any time. Inspired by the iconic Terry’s chocolate orange.

A stack of chocolate orange waffles on a plate, light golden with chocolate chips.

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Mix up a simple homemade waffle batter with a twist. All you need are a bottle of orange extract and a bag of chocolate chips to turn plain waffles into an indulgent treat.

When I was a kid, my mom would put a Terry’s Chocolate Orange in everybody’s stockings at Christmas. It was a special treat and there’s something about smacking the orange against a table to break it into pieces that fits the chaos of the holidays. Naturally, I kept this tradition with my own kids.

If you love this flavor combo, you’re in good company. These chocolate orange waffles capture the two flavors perfectly. I used milk chocolate chips, but you could easily swap for dark chocolate.

Waffle making tips

Here are a few things I do to make the best waffles:

Make sure the waffle iron is good and hot before you make the first waffle. I let mine preheat through a whole cycle.
Most waffle irons are cast iron or nonstick, but a spritz of cooking oil doesn’t hurt.
My waffle iron makes 4 4-inch square waffles that break apart. Its fits right around 1 cup of batter. Yours might be different and it takes some trial-and-error to find the ideal amount. (See photos where a waffle is missing a corner.)
I add the chocolate chips to each batch so that they’re evenly distributed. If you add them to the batter, you’ll almost certainly have a few waffles with too many chips and some with almost none.

How to make chocolate orange waffles

Ingredients

1.75 cups all purpose flour
2 tablespoons white granulated sugar
1 tablespoon baking powder
2 eggs
1.75 cups milk
0.5 cup canola oil
1 teaspoon orange extract
0.5 cup chocolate chips

Instructions

1. Mix dry ingredients.

In a large mixing bowl, combine flour, sugar, and baking powder.

A mixing bowl of flour, sugar, and baking powder.

2. Mix wet ingredients.

In a separate bowl or measuring cup, combine eggs, milk, oil, and extract.

3. Combine mixtures.

Pour the wet mixture into the dry and whisk until just combined. The batter may be a bit lumpy.

A closed waffle iron beside a measuring cup, bowl of chocolate chips, and spatula.

4. Bake waffles.

Heat the waffle iron. Add a scoop of batter and sprinkle a handful of chocolate chips over the batter before closing the lid. Cook the waffle until done according to your machine’s instructions.

Waffle batter on a hot iron sprinkled with chocolate chips before closing.

Repeat until all the batter is cooked. Serve hot; these are so flavorful they don’t really need any toppings, but add any you prefer. Store cooled waffles in a covered container in the refrigerator. These freeze as well as any waffle recipe.

A plate stacked with golden yellow-brown waffles with chocolate chips.

Printable recipe card

Yield: About 16 waffles