Homemade Wonuts (Waffle Donuts)

This ain’t no health food! Obviously. You knew that. I don’t know why I felt the need to address it. It’s…the sass? Apologies.

Last week, I was introduced to Wonuts by the website I currently visit most, Buzzfeed. They’re the new pastry mashup (move over, cronuts) that I really wanted to get my hands on. They were created by a cafe in Chicago, and they are only available in Chicago.

But I don’t see myself visiting Chicago in the near future nor do I see myself putting up a strange request on Craigslist to have someone send me one of these delectable, godly treats. Because that’s just weird. But I DID think about it for a second, which probably shows you just how excited (and sort of desperate) I was to try a wonut.

I knew I’d love and appreciate the wonut. I love waffles and you guys already know I love donuts.

So I decided to make them at home. Well, I decided to make something like them because they aren’t deep-fried. They’re bad enough for you as it is, and it’s really tempting to eat the waffle even before pouring the glaze hence no deep frying.

Homemade Wonuts (Waffle Donuts) Recipe

Makes 6-8 Waffles. Slightly adapted from Mini Waffle Doughnuts at The Kitchen Magpie

Ingredients:

For the waffles:

• ¾ cup sugar
• 4 teaspoons baking powder
• 1½ teaspoons salt
• ½ teaspoon nutmeg
• 2 eggs
• ¼ cup unsalted butter, melted
• 1 cup milk
• 3 cups flour

Vanilla Glaze:

• 1/4 cup milk
• 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

Chocolate Glaze:

• 1/4 cup milk
• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 1/2 cup dutch processed cocoa
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

Directions:

1. Mix the sugar, baking powder, salt, and nutmeg in a large mixing bowl. Then add in the eggs, milk, and melted butter and mix.

2. Add in the flour and mix until thoroughly combined. The batter will be thick and have a bit of a dough consistency.

3. On your waffle maker, add about a 1/3 cup of batter for each waffle mold. You may want to add a little more, but 1/2 cup is a little too much, add an amount somewhere in the middle.

4. Cook for about 5-6 minutes and set aside on a plate or wire rack to cool down.

5. Time to make the glaze! The ingredients listed to make the glaze cover about 3 waffles. Please adjust the proportions accordingly to how many waffles you are making and how many you want to glaze.

6. On low heat on the stove, simmer the ingredients together in a saucepan until there are no more clumps. Remove from heat and pour on waffle. You can also dip the waffles into the saucepan to glaze.

This can get messy. I set up a wire rack on top of wax paper on a baking sheet.

7. Add sprinkles or anything else you’d like before the glaze cools.

And you’re done. I covered my waffles in rainbow sprinkles. Sweetness overload! Eat while the waffles are hot/warm for the best flavor and texture!

I just had a waffle with a scoop of ice cream. It was like a scoop of heaven.

If you plan to save some waffles, store in an airtight container. Heat up in the microwave for 15-20 seconds to soften them up again.

**UPDATE**: Check out the Maple Bacon version of these wonuts! 

Yum