Black Forest Waffle Sundaes and a Giveaway!
Celebrate summer with these sinful black forest waffle sundaes!  Loaded with chocolate, topped with sweet vanilla bean ice cream, and drizzled with a homemade black cherry sauce.  You’ll love this no-bake recipe!
You guys it’s my blog birthday!!
I know I confused the heck outta y’all when I did that Amazon giveaway the other week. Â But that was not for me. Â That was for my friend. Â Our blog-iversaries are right around the same time, but today it’s mine!
Boy two years.  I sure have learned a lot in two years.  A lot, about a lot of things.  This is probably going to sound a little woo-woo but I really think that blogging has helped me to find myself.  Before I started with all of this, I was doing a lot of things, trying to please a lot of people.  I’m not saying there’s anything wrong with that.  I think it’s a necessity of life, really.  I mean sometimes, especially when you’re a new mom, you just gotta roll with it and let your own needs/wants fall by the wayside.  If you don’t you’ll end up feeling a whole lotta frustrated. But now I’m past that stage, and blogging has helped me to settle into a more balanced and intentional way of life.
And to be honest, I think to a lot of people (in my non-blogging world) my compulsive need to be creative has been viewed as a bit odd. Â It’s been such a blessing to “find a home,” so to speak, in this community and with all of you like-minded people.
So, I’m so happy to have found this.  Thank you to you all for helping to keep me going.  It’s a lot of fun in and of itself, but I never would have hung in there for so long if not for the support and encouragement I’ve gotten from you guys.  I’m so grateful to be here and to have made so many incredible connections.  I have another giveaway for you at the bottom of the post, to show my appreciation, but for now lets talk dessert 😉
Cherries, man. Â They’re totally my jam. Â Summer cherries! Â I wait all year for them. Â So sweet and juicy, the only thing that could possibly improve upon fresh black cherries is chocolate. Â And these homemade waffles have got plenty of it. Â The batter itself is chocolate and then there are also mini chips, which turn into gooey pockets of melty chocolate when the waffles are fresh off the iron.
If you don’t want to be that last minute about it, don’t worry.  I made my waffles and sauce in the afternoon and then just warmed them through before scooping on some vanilla ice cream and topping with this luscious cherry sauce.  It was phenomenal, to say the least.  The waffles are so light and airy, but with such deep, rich flavor.
Thanks for hanging in with me these last two years! Â It’s been such a great journey and I’m so looking forward to year 3!
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Black Forest Waffle Sundaes
Ingredients
For the Cherry Sauce
- 4 1/2 cups (621 g) fresh sweet cherries,, pitted (frozen cherries may be substituted)
- 1/3 cup (66.67 g) granulated sugar
- 3/4 teaspoon (0.75 teaspoon) almond extract
For the Double Chocolate Waffles
- 1 1/2 cups (187.5 g) all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup (43 g) unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 cup (180 g) mini semisweet chocolate chips
- 1/4 cup (50 g) granulated sugar
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon (0.5 teaspoon) kosher salt
- 1 1/2 cups (366 ml) milk
- 1/3 cup (75.67 g) unsalted butter,, melted and slightly cooled
- 2 large eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Additionally
- 4 cups (528 g) vanilla ice cream
Instructions
To make the Cherry Sauce:
- Place the cherries and sugar in a small pot and set over medium-low heat.
- Simmer, stirring occasionally, for about 10 minutes or until syrupy.
To make the Double Chocolate Waffles:
- Preheat the waffle baker and mist lightly with non-stick spray.
- Place the flour, cocoa, chocolate chips, sugar, baking powder, and salt in a large bowl and whisk to combine.
- Whisk the milk, melted butter, eggs, and vanilla together in a large liquid measuring cup.
- Pour the liquid ingredients into the dry, and stir just until combined.
- Place a cup of the batter into each side of the waffle baker, and bake for 3 minutes and 45 seconds.
- Top with vanilla ice cream and drizzle with cherry sauce.
Congratulations Allie!!! Wow, you jumped in and took the blogging world by storm and made it a better {and sweeter} place. I can’t wait to see what the next year brings. 🙂
Aw, that is so nice! Thank you so much Lisa! It’s people like you that inspire me to keep going. xo
I feel so lucky to have met you when you started this blog! I can’t believe it’s been two years of incredible friendship, delicious recipes and laughs. Can’t wait to see more of the amazingness you share here. Happy Blog Anniversary love! And of course…chocolate, sprinkles and ice cream had to be part of the celebration!! Love these waffles! xoxo
Same here! I’m so glad you reached out to me all those months ago in your sweet way. You inspire me in so many ways and I don’t know where I would be without your friendship- you truly mean so much to me! Thank you so much my dear!
Happy, happy Blogiversary!! Your blog and pics are just so beautiful!! As are these amazing waffles! My mouth is positively drooling. 🙂
Thank you so much Renee! I’m so glad to have connected with you through this crazy world!
Waffles are a MAJOR downfall in my life. Well if I allow them to be. I am quite picky. I don’t like to order them in a restaurant, because I want them literally HOT out of the iron. These are VERY sinful. Yum. Sin is good.
Hey Congratulations BIG TIME for you anniversary!
In this case, sin is very good! And you’re so right- they are insanely good when they’re fresh off the iron. Thank you so much for the sweet comment and for all the support you’ve given me over the last 2 years Carol!
Fabulous recipe! I love cherries in anything but with chocolate too???!!! Yum!
Shame I already have a waffle maker so can’t enter your giveaway!
Thank you so much Mel! Maybe that’s a good thing- this way you can get right to making the recipe! Lol…
Happy blog anniversary Allie! So happy you are doing what you love! These waffle sundaes look fantastic! Perfect for a birthday treat! Pinned!
Thanks Mira and thank you for always being so sweet and supportive! xo
WHAT. Only two years? Are you kidding?? Allie, you are SUCH a pro! I totally thought you’d been doing this for … years and years. 🙂 That’s amazing and congratulations!! Waffles are the way to celebrate and obviously, chocolate must be involved 🙂
You are too kind! But, technically, you’re kind of right because I did have another blog before this one 😛 But that one doesn’t count lol! Thank you so much Mary Frances! I’m so glad we’ve had a chance to become friends through blogging!
Happy blog birthday, Allie! Waffle sundaes are totally the perfect way to celebrate. And the cherries! I’m so into cherries right now. These waffles sound perfect! I’ve been dying to buy a waffle maker recently, so I will definitely be entering the giveaway! 🙂
Yay! Good luck Beth- this is a great one and I think you’ll be really pleased with it. I’m totally into cherries too! They just scream summer to me. Thanks so much sweetie 🙂
That looks fab! I need to try a “waffle sundae” sometime, the combo of ice cream and buttery waffle sounds great 🙂
It is so great. I seriously can’t get enough! Thank you so much June!
Happy happy bloggaversary, dear Allie! I loved reading this post and OHMAGAWWW this sundae!!! I love the idea of not doing a cake for a celebration. I’ll be deviating from the norm here soon too! I’m so glad you found yourself and found blogging. What a blessing you are to this community! Hugs, congrats, and THIS SUNDAE
You are so sweet Lina! Thank you so much for all the warm wishes! I’m glad you like the waffle sundae. I did a cake last year and I just wanted to mix things up this time around. When KitchenAid offered up the waffle baker it all just fell into place from there. Thanks again and hugs to you dear!
Happy Anniversary! I love black forest cake so I know I would devour this sundae, what a fabulous idea.
Thank you Janette! And so do I! Such a fabulous combination of flavors 😉
I cannot believe it has been another full year of reading your deliciously beautiful blog. I’m so glad I met you last year and latched onto you stalking you everyday and becoming your friend. Watching your growth has not only made me so excited for you but it has inspired me so much! You are such an asset to our blogger community, and I think this next year you will grow even more and become even more of a star than you already are! Congrats!
Aw, Jocelyn! This is seriously so sweet you’ve brought a tear to my eye. Thank you so much for being such an incredible friend- generous, supportive, funny, and loyal. You mean the world to me and I truly could not have come as far as I have without you. Big hugs to you too and much love!
Happy blogiversary Allie! I truly love your blog and your ‘blogger friendship’.
Cheers to you and fresh cherries!. I plan on pickin’ some later this week with the kids.
Thank you! And I feel the same way about you and your blog! That sounds like so much fun! Cherries are one of the best things about summer, IMO!
Happy Blog Anniversary Allie! It’s so funny because I was just talking to a single friend about how dating really teaches you a lot about yourself, and this morning i was thinking about how much blogging has taught me about myself. And yes, it is so nice finding other who understand why I feel the need to create and bake so frequently. It does make me feel more normal 🙂
I’m loving the waffles. You had me with how light, fluffy, and chocolatey the waffles are. I can’t wait to try them – hopefully with a new waffle maker 😉
Yes! Life is such a learning process, isn’t it? I kinda love it. Thanks so much for the sweet wishes and good luck dear!
Allie, Happy blog anniversary!!!! I’ve been loving watching how Baking A Moment has been growing and always love your beautiful recipes and videos!!!! Here’s to many more years to come! love these waffle sundaes!!! DELICIOUS!!!! and so hard for me to look at right now! (my diet!) 😛 what a GREAT giveaway!!!! EVERYONE needs a waffle baker in their lives!!!! I love mine!
Oh gosh I’m so sorry to torture you! Hang in there girl you are inspiring us all. Thank you so much for the warm wishes and for always being so supportive xoxo
I don’t know why we don’t already own a waffle maker, but I really want one now!! Happy blog anniversary Allie!
You totally want one! They are so much fun and this one is super high-quality! Thanks so much and good luck Beth!