Stollen waffles with raisins, almonds and cardamom

Stollen waffles made with spelt flour and ground almonds, with raisins, orange zest, cardamom and honey, served with yoghurt. A family-friendly Advent breakfast that tastes like Christstollen.

At a glance

• Serves 4
• Prep time: 20 min
• Cooking time: 30 min
• Total time: 50 min
• Calories: 574 kcal per serving
• Protein: 19 g
• Fat: 28 g
• Carbs: 61 g

Ingredients

• 50g raisins
• 1 unwaxed orange
• 200g spelt flour
• 50g ground almonds
• 2 eggs
• 300ml milk
• 40g butter
• 2 tbsp honey
• 200g natural yoghurt
• 20g flaked almonds
• 2 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp cardamom
• 1/2 tsp cinnamon
• 1 pinch of nutmeg
• 1 pinch of salt

Method

You’ll need: frying pan · waffle iron · mixing bowl · sieve · grater

1. Pour hot water over the raisins, leave them to soak for 10 minutes and drain. Grate the orange zest.
2. Mix the spelt flour, almonds, baking powder, cardamom, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt in a bowl.
3. Melt the butter. Whisk the eggs, milk, honey, orange zest and most of the butter and briefly stir everything into the flour mixture. Fold in the raisins.
4. Preheat the waffle iron, grease it with the remaining butter and bake 8 waffles one after another, each for 3 to 4 minutes, until golden brown.
5. Toast the flaked almonds in a dry frying pan for 2 minutes.
6. Serve the waffles warm with yoghurt and flaked almonds.

Good to know

Stollen for breakfast – but fresh from the waffle iron. The batter gets cardamom, nutmeg, orange zest and ground almonds, and the raisins soak in hot water first. That way the waffles taste like Christstollen without waiting for a yeast dough to rise.

Swaps

Spelt flour → wholemeal spelt flour (more fibre, 50 ml more milk). Honey → maple syrup. Raisins → chopped soft dried apricots. Natural yoghurt → skyr (more protein).

Cooking tips

Only stir the batter until no more flour is visible, so the waffles turn out light. Finished waffles stay crisp on a wire rack but go soft when stacked.

Storage

Once cooled, they keep for 2 days in the fridge or 2 months in the freezer; crisp them up in the toaster.

Allergens

Contains gluten (spelt), egg, milk and almonds. Suitable for children; fine during pregnancy because the eggs are cooked through.

Frequently asked questions

Can you freeze stollen waffles?

Once cooled, they keep for 2 days in the fridge or 2 months in the freezer; crisp them up in the toaster.

How long do stollen waffles keep in the fridge?

Once cooled, they keep for 2 days in the fridge or 2 months in the freezer; crisp them up in the toaster.