Pandan Waffles + Chocolate Sauce - Partnership with Hexa

Daniel
Nov 8, 2022
3 min read

Updated: May 21

What are the unnecessary expensive kitchen tools? To me, they are the panini press and a waffle maker. They exist for that 1 sole purpose; to make panini and waffles, respectively. They are not cheap and take up loads of space.

Tho technically, using a griddle to make waffles doesn't really count. But those grill marks would argue. Anyhow, I am using Hexa waffle mix to make these incredible pandan waffles with chocolate sauce. I had 2 huge bunch of pandan leaves I figured, why not make some homemade pandan paste and extract? And this idea popped into my head.

I usually make a big batch of this chocolate sauce. It is super useful as they are awesome on some vanilla ice cream, or if I want a quick mocha, I can just add a bit of this chocolate sauce with some brewed coffee. You can also easily double the amount given below. They can be chilled for up to 3 days or frozen for a month.

Ingredients:

(Serve 4)

Waffles:
Unsalted Butter, 50g + More For Greasing
Egg, 1
Coconut Milk, 150g
Hexa Waffle Mix, 100g
Baking Powder, 4g
Sea Salt, Pinch
Pandan Paste Homemade, 2 TBSP (Store-Bought, 1 TSP)
Chocolate Sauce:
Coconut Cream, 50g
Coconut Milk, 250g
Cornflour, 1 TBSP
Icing Sugar, 1 TBSP
High Quality Cocoa Powder Preferably Callebaut or Valrhona, 1 TBSP
Ground Cinnamon, Pinch
Desiccated Coconut, 1 TBSP + More For Garnishing
Gula Melaka / Coconut Palm Sugar, 1/2 TBSP
High Quality Dark Chocolate 70% Preferably Callebaut or Valrhona, 50g
Pandan Extract Homemade, 2 TBSP (Store-Bought, 1 TSP)
Sea Salt, Pinch

Equipment:

Cast Iron Griddle / Waffle Machine
Sauce Pot

Directions:

Please visit my "How To Make Pandan Extract & Paste" for the recipe.
Prepare the Waffles
In a sauce pot over medium-low heat, melt the butter. Remove from heat and let cool.
In a bowl, whisk egg and milk until well combined.
In a large bowl, mix Hexa Waffle Mix, baking powder, and salt.
Add the wet ingredients, melted butter, and pandan paste to the dry mix.
Stir until combined (some lumps are okay).
Rest for 15 to 30 minutes.
To cook the waffles:
Grease a griddle with melted butter over medium-low heat.
Pour in the entire batter and spread evenly.
Cover and cook for 2 to 3 minutes until browned underneath.
Loosen the edges and flip confidently.
Cook for another 1 to 2 minutes.
Remove and set aside.
Make the Coconut Chocolate Sauce
In a sauce pot, combine coconut cream and milk.
Sift in corn flour, icing sugar, and cocoa powder.
Add the rest of the ingredients.
Bring heat to medium and whisk until fully incorporated and thickened.
Remove from heat and set aside.
To Serve
Drizzle the chocolate sauce over the whole waffle or slice into fingers and serve as a dip.
Dust with desiccated coconut.
Optional: Serve with a scoop of ice cream.
Serve immediately and enjoy.