Lunch: Neapolitan Waffles

Recipe by Robin Bashinsky This recipes makes 3 cups of each flavor of frosting. If that ends up being more than you need to Neapolitan your waffles, you can save the leftover icings for dipping store-bought baked goods like brownies or doughnuts. The ide

Ingredients

Waffles
Fluffy Buttermilk Waffles
Strawberry Icing
4 cups (about 16 oz.) powdered sugar
1/4 cup seedless strawberry jam
3 tablespoons meringue powder
1 teaspoon vanilla extract or vanilla bean paste
6-7 tablespoons hot water, plus more for warming spatula
Chocolate Icing
4 cups (about 16 oz.) powdered sugar
1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa
3 tablespoons meringue powder
1 teaspoon vanilla extract or vanilla bean paste
9-10 tablespoons hot water, plus more for warming spatula

Instructions

To prepare waffles, cook according to recipe instructions; cool completely. Set aside.
To prepare strawberry icing, place powdered sugar, jam, meringue powder, and vanilla in bowl of a heavy-duty stand mixer. With mixer running on medium speed, gradually add 6 tablespoons of the water. Beat until well combined, about 3 minutes, stopping to scrape sides as necessary. If necessary, add up to 1 more tablespoon water, and beat until desired consistency is reached. Set aside.
To prepare chocolate icing, place powdered sugar, unsweetened cocoa, meringue powder, and vanilla in bowl of a heavy-duty stand mixer. With mixer running on medium speed, gradually add 9 tablespoons of the water. Beat until well combined, about 3 minutes, stopping to scrape sides as necessary. If necessary, add up to 1 more tablespoon water, and beat until desired consistency is reached.
To assemble, place an offset spatula in hot water for 3 to 5 seconds. Dip right edge of 1 waffle (about 1/3 of waffle) into chocolate icing, and smooth edges using warm offset spatula; wipe spatula clean. Dip left edge of the waffle (about 1/3 of waffle) into strawberry frosting and smooth edges with offset spatula; wipe spatula clean. Transfer to a wire wrack. Repeat procedure with remaining treats. Let sit at room temperature until icing is set, about 30 minutes.

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