These easy red velvet waffles are covered in a cream cheese glaze - perfect for a breakfast sweet treat! Made with cake mix and 5 other simple ingredients.
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❤️ Why You'll Love This Recipe
- This is a fun breakfast treat that both kids and adults will love!
- It combines a classic red velvet cake with a decadent cream cheese glaze. You'll get a fantastic flavor combo.
- They're so easy to make! If you can make a boxed cake mix, you can make these fluffy waffles in a snap - usually under 10 minutes.
🥣 Ingredients
(See recipe ard at the bottom of this post for exact ingredient measurements.)
For Red Velvet Waffles
- red velvet cake mix - Now, if you have a great red velvet cake recipe you'd like to use, go for it! But I think the cake mix version is just as good as any waffles from scratch.
- vegetable oil - I am normally a big fan of using butter in my cake recipes, but this one needs vegetable oil. This is a great ingredient to make your waffles crispy on the outside and soft on the inside.
- milk - I like to use whole milk to make my waffles nice and rich.
- eggs - I recommend 4 eggs in this actual recipe, but it's really more about what your cake mix package says. Add 1 egg to the cake mix box's suggestion. Most of those recipes call for 3 eggs, so you should be good to go with 4!
For Cream Cheese Glaze
- cream cheese - Once again, it's important that this is room temperature to ensure your glaze is nice and smooth.
- milk
- powdered sugar - Granulated sugar will make your glaze grainy, go with a fine powdered sugar for this one.
Variations & Additions
- Use any cake mix flavor under the sun. You can make this with vanilla, chocolate, spice, or lemon cake mix with fantastic results.
- Add any element you'd like into the waffle batter. These are great with ½ cup of mini chocolate chips, white chocolate chips, coconut flakes, or toffee bits.
If you love all things red velvet, make sure to check out my easy Red Velvet Cake Mix Cookies before you go!
🧇 How to Make Red Velvet Waffles
Step 1: Make waffle batter.
In a large bowl, whisk together cake mix, eggs, milk, and oil.
Step 2: Bake on a waffle iron.
Preheat the waffle iron of your choice. I like using a Belgian-style waffle maker, but a mini waffle maker is also great.
Add enough batter to the middle of the hot waffle iron to cover half of the surface of the iron. Close the iron and bake according to the manufacturer's instructions.
Step 3: Cover with cream cheese glaze.
While the waffles bake, use a hand mixer to blend milk, cream cheese, and powdered sugar in a separate bowl.
Once waffles are baked, drizzle with cream cheese glaze.
🍫 Other Great Toppings
No time to make the cream cheese glaze? No problem! These waffles are also wonderful with the following toppings:
- Whipped cream
- Regular syrup
- Sprinkles
- Mini chocolate chips
- Crumbled chocolate cereal
- Sprinkle of powdered sugar
🥡 Leftovers & Storage
For waffles: there's no problem with storing these at room temperature. Store in a cool, dry place in an airtight container.
To reheat, toast in an air fryer or toaster oven for 2-3 minutes. You can also microwave for 30 seconds if you'd like a softer, more moist waffle. I recommend enjoying your waffles within 2-3 days of baking.
For cream cheese glaze: store in a small airtight container in the refrigerator.
Can these waffles be frozen?
Yes, they freeze wonderfully! Just store them in a gallon-sized freezer bag until you're ready to enjoy. When you're ready to enjoy, throw the frozen waffles in the air fryer or toaster oven for 3-4 minutes, until crispy.
✅ Tips & Tricks for the Perfect Waffles
- Make sure your waffle iron is preheated before adding the waffle batter. An under-heated waffle iron will result in soggy waffles.
- Only mix your batter until everything is well incorporated. Over-mixed batter will create tough, chewy waffles.
- Keep your waffles extra crispy on the bottom by cooling them on a wire rack. This allows air to circulate under the waffle, letting steam escape instead of getting caught in the waffle itself (which will make it soggy).
- This makes a great pancake batter as well! You might want to thin it with a little bit of extra milk if you're using it to make pancakes.
I hope you love having dessert for breakfast! 🧇 If you try this recipe, I'd love to see what you think - just rate ⭐️ and review the recipe below. And before you go, follow along to get the latest and greatest from Lamberts Lately!
Red Velvet Waffles
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Equipment
Ingredients
For Red Velvet Waffles
- 15.25 oz red velvet cake mix
- ½ cup vegetable oil
- 1 cup whole milk
- 4 large eggs
For Cream Cheese Glaze
- 8 oz cream cheese room temperature
- ½ cup whole milk
- ⅔ cup powdered sugar
Instructions
- In a large bowl, whisk together cake mix, eggs, milk, and oil.
- Preheat your waffle iron. Add enough batter to the middle of the hot waffle iron to cover half of the surface of the iron. Close the iron and bake according to the manufacturer's instructions.
- While the waffles bake, use a hand mixer to blend milk, cream cheese, and powdered sugar in a separate bowl.
- Once waffles are baked, drizzle with cream cheese glaze.
Notes
- To reheat, toast in an air fryer or toaster oven for 2-3 minutes. You can also microwave for 30 seconds if you'd like a softer, more moist waffle. I recommend enjoying your waffles within 2-3 days of baking.
- These waffles freeze really well! Just store them in a gallon-sized freezer bag until you're ready to enjoy. Thaw in the refrigerator for 6-8 hours when ready to use.
- Make sure your waffle iron is preheated before adding the waffle batter. An under-heated waffle iron will result in soggy waffles.
- Only mix your batter until everything is well incorporated. Over-mixed batter will create tough, chewy waffles.
- Keep your waffles extra crispy on the bottom by cooling them on a wire rack. This allows air to circulate under the waffle, letting steam escape instead of getting caught in the waffle itself.
- This makes a great pancake batter as well! You might want to thin it with a little bit of extra milk if you're using it to make pancakes.
