This copycat Waffle Love liege waffle recipe is the closest we’ve found to our favorite food truck waffles here in Utah using a liege waffle.
Remember when food trucks started popping up and became all the rage a few years back? The Waffle Love food truck was one of the original food trucks to go crazy here in Utah. They always had a line for days no matter where they were. In fact, they have now opened over a dozen brick and mortar locations in Utah, Idaho and California and their food truck is still going strong!
Waffle Love quickly became the go to family treat truck, date night truck, girls night out truck, and “I’ve got a hankering for something sweet” truck. The waffles are amazing and the little sugary bits really add something to the waffles, but you can’t forget about their awesome toppings which revolve around one of our household favorites, Biscoff. Stinking Biscoff. That stuff rocks our world.
I immediately started working on a copycat recipe so that we could make these irresistible waffles at home. After I figured out the perfect recipe, I posted it and it went crazy! So crazy that the aforementioned company contacted me and asked me to pull my recipe down because it was so close to theirs. Haha…nope! That, my friends, is when you’ve NAILED a copycat recipe! The people need to be able to make these at home, and so you shall!!
While we still love our bacon apple cider waffles, this copycat waffle love recipe is seriously fantastic, and it would be the perfect way to enjoy Christmas morning.
What is a Liège Waffle?
Liège waffles (pronounced “leej”) are a Belgian style waffle made from a yeast dough rather than traditional waffle batter. They are a little sweeter and different in texture once they are cooked.
Liège waffles are different than your normal run of the mill waffle. In fact you really should forget about the taste and texture of the normal breakfast waffle because this one is seriously a totally different taste, but delicious like you wouldn’t believe.
What Ingredients are Needed for Waffle Love Waffles?
Here are the ingredients that you will need to make this liege waffle recipe:
- Whole Milk: scalded, see section below for how to scald milk
- Water: helps activate the yeast
- Sugar: used to both feed the yeast as it activates and to sweeten the liege waffle dough
- Instant Yeast: we prefer instant yeast rather than active dry yeast
- Eggs: adds structure to the waffles
- Unsalted Butter: the fat needed to make these waffles so rich and fluffy
- Honey: adds a little extra natural sweetness and flavor
- Vanilla: adds flavor
- Bread Flour: the combination of bread flour with all purpose is magic
- Flour: just regular