Fruity Waffle Cups with Vanilla Cardamom Coconut Cream
My daughter and I found these Fruity Waffle Cups with Vanilla Cardamom Coconut Cream to be a heck of a lot of fun to make AND eat! The best part is you have complete creative freedom when it comes to the fillings!
Have y’all seen those commercials in which a family looses their internet service and are besides themselves?
They aimlessly thumb through the yellow pages hoping to find a restaurant review; they spy on their neighbors to stay entertained; and even resort to talking to the family cat – and answering back for it!
Every time my daughter and I have happened on those commercials, we have had a good guffaw – at least, that was until it happened to us.
But, it wasn’t just our internet – it was our power!
In the last week, power outages (yes, outages, as in more than once) have been happening on the regular here in our neck of the woods of North-ish Georgia.
And, we are those oddballs that sit around trying to read in candle light only to give up on it and spy through our windows to see who’s coming and going, which turns into a long winded back and forth conversation with our dogs! Gosh, if our dogs could speak, they’d probably write a book about living with the Charles Chicks!
Speaking of things happening on the regular…
I cannot seem to walk away from waffles…
Whether I am making them from scratch or bringing frozen ones home and using them in new ways, waffles have my heart!
Recently (on a non-power-outage night), when my daughter and I were at our local Walmart, we happened to see that an old favorite of ours, Kellogg’s® Eggo® Nutri-Grain® Whole wheat waffles (in the Breakfast aisle in the Frozen Foods section) had had a make-over!
Since we had had dinner already (for us the best way to grocery shop is on a full belly), I opted to make us some Fruity Waffle Cups with Vanilla Cardamom Coconut Cream for dessert using Kellogg’s® Eggo® Waffles. I got them super soft by zapping them in the microwave for 30 seconds and then fitted them into a muffin pan and baked them for about 15 minutes to get them crispy.
After those waffle cups had cooled down, I filled them with some cardamom and vanilla spiked whipped coconut cream and a plethora of fruits like mangoes, kiwi, raspberries, blueberries and blackberriesSince we had had dinner already (for us the best way to grocery shop is on a full belly), I opted to make us some Fruity Waffle Cups with Vanilla Cardamom Coconut Cream for dessert using Kellogg’s® Eggo® Waffles. I got them super soft by zapping them in the microwave for 30 seconds and then fitted them into a muffin pan and baked them for about 15 minutes to get them crispy.
By the way, have you ever had whipped coconut cream? If you haven’t, it’s definitely worth a try. And it’s super easy to make – all you need is a can of coconut cream (not coconut milk though the full fat one will work too but the cream works best) any spice and sweetener of your choice, and an electric mixer. Not only is it delicious in these Fruity Waffle Cups, but it goes well with your favorite Waffles!
Ingredients
- 1 14 oz can coconut cream
- 1/2 teaspoon cardamom
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 tablespoons sweetener of choice
- 3 Kellogg’s® Eggo® Nutri-Grain® Whole wheat waffles
- 3 Kellogg’s® Eggo® Nutri-Grain® Low Fat Whole Wheat Waffles
- Couple of Kiwis chopped up I discarded the mid section
- 1 mango diced
- Few raspberries blackberries, blueberries
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350
- Spray a muffin pan with cooking spray
- Wrap the Eggo® Nutri-Grain® Whole wheat waffles and the Eggo® Nutri-Grain® Low Fat Whole Wheat Waffles in paper towels and microwave for 30 seconds
- Then, while they are soft and pliable, place them into the muffin cups
- Bake for 15 minutes or till crispy (oven temperatures vary so results may vary)
- Remove from the muffin pan and let cool
- Meanwhile, using a handheld electric mixer, whip the coconut cream with the cardamom and vanilla. Add in sweetener and chill till waffle cups are cool.
- When they are cool, spoon the coconut cream into them, top with kiwi, mango, raspberries, blueberries, and blackberries or fruit of your choice and enjoy!
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These fruity waffle cups are so clever Shashi – love hearing Eggo waffles have no artificial colors and flavors. Wonderful! What a beautiful use for them too. I would love these for breakfast or dessert. Sorry to hear about your power outages. I would like to see you girls chatting with the pups. We have also had power outages but from wind. Lots of wind is knocking down trees and power lines. The weather has been so unpredictable. Today it is supposed to be in the 60’s and then this weekend, just in time for Jonathan to come home on spring break from Bham, it will be back down to frigid temps in the teens. Welcome to New England. The only thing predictable about the weather is the unpredictability. Ha ha. Looking forward to SPRING!!! Have a beautiful week. XOXO
Wow do these look cute or what!! Great way to use those waffles. Party perfect little bites of goodness.
I love that you made the cups with waffles! And that Vanilla Cardamom Coconut Cream sounds so good!
These are adorable! So colorful and fun!
Anything with fruit and I’m in! I love all those colours together, these sound delicious!
Power outages are the worst. Particularly if you have a full freezer, and the outage lasts long enough that everything thaws. 🙁 Anyway, who doesn’t like waffles? Neat idea to use them as the base for this terrific dish. Thanks!
What a clever use of waffles, Shashi! I LOVE it! Never thought to use waffles this way! Sorry about the power outages though… that sounds terrible!
That is the cutest idea I’ve ever seen for frozen toaster waffles!
What a delightful idea to make and with such finesse. Thanks for doing an amazing job on this campaign and for yoru creativity. ~ client
Oh, these waffle cups look very cute – I like this idea, Shashi! Very good way to utilize (some) of those packages you bought (Wait, and you even weren’t hungry. I’m afraid to imagine what would have happened if you were haha) 🙂 Besides, there’s cardamom in here so I’m completely hooked:) And I’ve never tried coconut cream, and it sounds amazing. I’ve got to try it too.
Our power went out last week too! It’s the worst! OMG these waffle cups are the cutest thing ever!
These waffle cups are so creative and look delicious! I’m going to have to give this a try!
Such a super-fun recipe – I just love it!! Who doesn’t love Eggo waffles, but you’ve taken them to new highs! LOVE the cardamom coconut cream!
As someone who doesn’t have a toaster but LOVES Eggos, this recipe is right up my alley! Love that you are repurposing a classic breakfast food and making it something so fun!
What a fun idea to turn waffles into cups! I love that! And then adding in the coconut cream and fresh fruit? This just reminds me that spring is around the corner. This would be perfect for a spring brunch…or spring dessert…or spring snack…or, well, spring anything. 🙂 I’ll have to grab some Eggos and fruit on my next Walmart trip!
Funny that you mention power outages. We just lost our power last week for like 4-5 hours, and it was the first time that had happened in years. Kinda hard to work from home when the power is out. Fortunately, it was daytime so it wasn’t dark, but still. You don’t realize how many things in your house use electricity until you lose power! Hopefully things are settling down there in the north(ish) Georgia woods. Happy Thursday to the Charles Chicks (love that nickname)!
Oh wow! These fruity waffle cups look so adorable, Shashi. Such a wonderful idea. They would make a great dessert or a party snack. Sorry to hear about power outages.
What a fun and delicious idea!!! I am sorry to hear that you lost power, I know so many have suffered too… hoping that is all sorted soon.
Oh my goodness, these are so adorable! Such a fun and creative idea! I bet they would be good with a greek yogurt filling! 🙂
What a fun way to serve waffles! Love the vanilla cardamom coconut cream!
Seeing this recipe made me feel like summer is close, Shashi! So colourful, lively, and finger-licking!