Croffles are a delicious and novel Korean coffee house pastry combining two all-time favorites, crispy waffles and flaky croissants. Crispy on the outside with a light, fluffy texture inside, this easy-to-make croffle recipe for croissant waffle treats are all the rage. They're like nothing you've ever tasted before.
Why You Will Love This Recipe
Get ready to try this revolutionary new snack food that is sure to become your newest culinary obsession! Whether you prefer sweet or savory, croffles make for an effortless morning meal or snack people will love!
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- What is a Croffle
- Croffle Ingredients
- How to Make these Croissant Waffles
- Serving Suggestions
- Substitutions
- Variations
- Equipment
- Storage
- Tips for Success
- Frequently Asked Questions
- Food Safety
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What is a Croffle
Croffles (Croissant Waffles), are a popular Korean coffee house pastry. The trend to create a mashup of waffle baked puff pastry crescents, or crescent roll dough hit Seoul, Korea in November 2018, at the Aufglet café.
The croffle became a worldwide internet sensation for home baked coffee house treats after the 2020 Pandemic closed up coffee houses.
Croffle Ingredients
Use any filling you want, sweet jams, jelly, Nutella or chocolate chips. For a savory croffle, you can use chicken salad, ham salad, shredded meats, etc.
To make this croffle recipe, you simply need puff pastry or crescent roll dough, any waffle iron, and powdered sugar to dust your sweet croffles with for a beautiful presentation.
- Puff Pastry or Crescent Rolls - Cut the Puff Pastry into triangles to make crescent rolls. You can also use pre made crescent roll dough, though the puff pastry is flakier.
- Powdered Sugar - Optional, to dust the croffles with after taking out of the waffle iron.
- Filling - Optional, but something like your favorite jam, Nutella, Honey, or Ham spread for a savory version.
Full ingredient amounts and preparation instructions are in the printable recipe card at the bottom of this post.
How to Make these Croissant Waffles
Get ready to surprise your family with these delightful croissant waffle treats: it's time to learn how to make these irresistible croffle recipe at home.
Spread Out the Puff Pastry Dough
- Preheat the waffle iron to a medium heat.
- Open the puff pastry package and unfold the trifold of pastry. Pinch at any damaged seams so that you have a single sheet of puff pastry.
- Cut the pastry into quarters.
- Cut each quarter on a diagonal, from one corner to the opposite corner to make triangles. You will get 8 triangles from a package of puff pastry. If using a package of crescent rolls, spread out and separate each triangle.
Full ingredient amounts and preparation instructions are in the printable recipe card at the bottom of this post.
Roll up each Triangle
- Spread each triangle wide base are with your favorite jam, Nutella, or a few chocolate chips. Roll up from the base to the tip, then bend the rolled up dough into a crescent shape.
Full ingredient amounts and preparation instructions are in the printable recipe card at the bottom of this post.
Bake in the Preheated Waffle Iron
- Lay the rolled dough crescent in the hot waffle iron. Cook for 2 to 3 minutes until the croffle is golden brown. You can peek.
Full ingredient amounts and preparation instructions are in the printable recipe card at the bottom of this post.
Remove, Garnish, and Serve
- Remove from the waffle iron when golden brown and crispy. Garnish with a dusting of powdered sugar and serve while hot. Repeat with remaining croffle crescent roll ups.
Serving Suggestions
Enjoy these delicious Korean style coffee house treats with a Dalgona Iced Coffee or a hot Dalgona coffee, another popular Korean coffee house treat! You may also love our Fat Tuesday Paczki donuts!
Full ingredient amounts and preparation instructions are in the printable recipe card at the bottom of this post.
Substitutions
You can use any uncooked, frozen or refrigerated puff pastry dough, or flaky crescent roll dough. You can also make your own puff pastry if you are ambitious.
Variations
These Korean coffee house croffle pastries are typically served sweet with hot Dalgona coffee or espressos. They are essentially waffle baked donuts. Besides sweet powdered sugar dusted croffle, you can make variations using the suggestions below:
- Cinnamon Croffle - Sprinkle cinnamon sugar on the entire exposed side of each puff pastry or crescent roll triangle. Roll up each from the wide base and place inside the preheated waffle iron for 2 to 3 minutes, or until golden brown and crispy.
- Chocolate Croffle - Tuck a teaspoon of mini or regular chocolate chips at the base of each puff pastry or crescent roll dough triangle. Roll up and place on the hot waffle iron and bake for 2 to 3 minutes.
- Pizza Croffle - Smear a little pizza sauce lightly at the puff pastry or crescentn roll base. Sprinkle a teaspoon of cheese, and tuck in a slice of pepperoni. Roll up and place in the pre heated, hot waffle iron.
Equipment
Equipment can have a big impact on how a recipe turns out. To make this croffle recipe you will need a waffle iron suited to the size of your family. A single person Dash mini waffle iron to a family size four section waffler will be fine.
- Dash mini wafffle iron
- Family Size waffle iron
Storage
Store any leftover croffle pastries in an air tight container at room temperature. Wrap in foil and reheat in an air fryer on 200 for 5 minutes, or cover with a paper towel and microwave for 10 seconds.
Tips for Success
- Don't over fill the croffle! Each will only need about ½ to 1 teaspoon of jam, cheese, pasta sauce, or chocolate chips.
- When reheating, do not over heat as the puff pastry or crescent dough will toughen and harden easily with reheating.
Frequently Asked Questions
No, this croffle recipe falls in the easy to begginner cook range of difficulty.
A croffle is a hybrid of croissant and waffle (cro-, -fle), hence it's crispy on the outside like a waffle, but the inside is still flaky and light like how a croissant should be.
What creates the magic of a croffle are the toppings and fillings. They can be both savory or sweet, the simplicity of the pastry is what makes them so popular.
Food Safety
- Do not use the same utensils on cooked food, that previously touched raw meat
- Wash hands after touching raw meat
- Don't leave food sitting out at room temperature for extended periods
- Never leave cooking food unattended
- Use oils with high smoking point to avoid harmful compounds
- Always have good ventilation when using a gas stove
See more guidelines at USDA.gov.
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Croffles (Croissant Waffles)
Ingredients
- 1 package Puff Pastry Dough tri folded frozen puff pastry dough, OR a tube of 8 crescent rolls
- 8 teaspoon Jam any jam, Nutella, or chocolate chips
- 2 tablespoon powdered sugar optional
Instructions
- Preheat the waffle iron to a medium heat.
- Open the puff pastry package and unfold the trifold of pastry. Pinch at any damaged seams so that you have a single sheet of puff pastry.1 package Puff Pastry Dough
- Cut the pastry into quarters.
- Cut each quarter on a diagonal, from one corner to the opposite corner to make triangles. You will get 8 triangles from a package of puff pastry. If using a package of crescent rolls, spread out and separate each triangle.
- Spread each triangle wide base are with your favorite jam, Nutella, or a few chocolate chips. Roll up from the base to the tip, then bend the rolled up dough into a crescent shape.8 teaspoon Jam
- Lay the rolled dough crescent in the hot waffle iron. Cook for 2 to 3 minutes until the croffle is golden brown. You can peek.
- Remove from the waffle iron when golden brown and crispy. Garnish with a dusting of powdered sugar and serve while hot. Repeat with remaining croffle crescent roll ups.2 tablespoon powdered sugar
Notes
- Don't over fill the croffle! Each will only need about ½ to 1 teaspoon of jam, cheese, pasta sauce, or chocolate chips.
- When reheating, do not over heat as the puff pastry or crescent dough will toughen and harden easily with reheating.
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