Norwegian waffles (vafler)

Plate of two Norwegian waffles stacked on top of each other with cream and sliced strawberries on top.

Norwegian waffles are relatively thin and soft, with a lovely flavor that's gently sweet and aromatic from cardamom. A delicious breakfast or treat.

Prep Time6

Cook Time4

Total Time10

Course: Breakfast

Cuisine: Norwegian

Servings: thin waffles

Calories: 245kcal

Author: Caroline

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Ingredients

2 tablespoon unsalted butter
1 cup all purpose flour plain flour
½ teaspoon baking powder
¼ teaspoon cardamom (or more, up to around double, if using pre-ground)
¼ teaspoon salt
1 egg
2 tablespoon sugar
1 cup milk
½ teaspoon vanilla extract

Instructions

Set your waffle iron to warm up while you mix up the batter. Melt the butter and leave to cool slightly as you prepare the other ingredients.
In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, cardamom and salt.
In a separate bowl, whisk together the egg and sugar until well combined.
Add part of the flour to the egg mixture and mix in, then add part of the milk to loosen it up. Add the rest of the flour mixture and more of the milk and mix well. Then add any remaining milk, the vanilla and butter and mix so well combined, but try not to over-mix. At this point you can let it rest a couple minutes or use more or less straight away.
Pour around ½ cup (120ml) of batter into the middle of the pre-heated waffle iron and cook according to the manufacturer's instructions (around 4 minutes). Repeat with remaining batter. Serve warm with your favorite toppings, such as jam and sour cream/whipped cream, Norwegian brown cheese or fresh fruit.

Notes

I usually grind cardamom pods, discarding the shell, then grind the seeds for this which gives a great flavor since it's freshly ground. As a result, you don't need all that much. If you have pre-ground cardamom you will need a bit more as the flavor is not as strong, up to double.

If you want to make these ahead, you are best to cook them all fresh then reheat rather than try to save the batter. Allow the waffles to cool before storing in a freezer bag and then either keep overnight at room temp/in fridge, or freeze until needed. If freezing, allow them to defrost overnight in the fridge. Reheat but putting them in a pre-heated waffle iron for around a minute.

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