Elderflower Strawberry Waffles

Mother's day is around the corner again, have you gotten her a present yet? Perhaps you have already planned a fun day out with her, or made a heart-warming, tear-jerking, homemade card saying how much you love and appreciate her? Whatever your gift is, your Mum will definitely love it!

This year, though we still can't be home to celebrate Mother's day with our families, but like last year's Apple Rose Tart, I still want to create something for Mummy dearest for the occasion, albeit something simple. 

Elderflower Strawberry Waffles (serves 2)

Mixture A
  50g     Strawberries, finely diced
  30g     Elderflower liqueur/cordial

Mixture B
100g     Milk, whole fat
  50g     Oil
  50g     Elderflower liqueur/cordial
     1      Egg

Mixture C
100g     Plain flour
    1g     Baking powder
    1g     Dried Elderflower
  30g     Sugar
pinch of salt

1. Leave (A) to macerate for at least 15mins. Mix (B) till homogenous and sift (C).

2. Pour (B) into (C), stir it a few times before adding (A). Continue stirring till the mixture is smooth with no visible flour-lumps.

3. Leave the mixture to rest for 10mins and heat up the machine while waiting.

4. Pour batter into machine and cook according to the manufacturer's instructions. Love the strawberry bits within the waffles! 💕

Optional to serve
Fresh Berries
Chopped Almonds
Dried Elderflowers
Maple Syrup

Elderflower Cream (if using)
100g     Heavy cream
  30g     Elderflower liqueur/cordial
  20g     Icing sugar

5. Whip heavy cream and icing sugar till stiff peaks and fold the liqueur through it. Keep chilled till serving.

6. Cut up the waffles and plate as you desire. 

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Thoughts: Since we came back only last week, I didn't have as much time to give it as much thought. The first time I put together these flavours was for the Elderflower and Strawberry Roses Cake I made for Mummy's belated birthday 2 years ago. I remember she enjoyed the flavour combination very much, she'll probably enjoy this as well. Plus, with cafe, brunch-style food on the rise and its increasing popularity, I think Mummy will be proud to show this dish off to her friends, knowing that I made this "for her". 😘

Like previously mentioned in the old post, elderflower and strawberries are very pleasing flavours, even more so when place together. A little feminine, if I might say, but definitely still a crowd pleaser. 


The elderflower liqueur can be a little challenging to find, and it can be quite pricey too. Substituting with elderflower cordial will be more cost effective but it has an acidic base that will impart a slight sourish taste to the waffles, so exercise caution when substituting. Preferably start with a lesser amount than the recipe calls for. 

For the garnish and toppings, you can use anything you want, most berries will go well. Though if possible, I highly recommend keeping the elderflower cream for creaminess (and booziness😜) and chopped almonds for its crunch. Otherwise, a heaping scoop of vanilla ice cream will be incredible too! There are no hard and fast rules about it. Likewise for the decorations, do it to your heart's desire. I did 2 different ways here, 1 as a atas (high end), plated dessert wannabe and the other as a casual, cafe-style, waffle stack. Cut it into heart shape, or make them into bite-sized, there's no right or wrong way, but Mum will definitely love it even more if you serve the waffles as "breakfast-in-bed"!😍

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