Homemade Waffle Cone Recipe

Homemade Waffle Cones are so delicious, easy to make, and perfect for serving up scoops of your favorite ice cream! No reason to go to an ice cream shop – you’ll be making waffle cones at home before you know it!

You can also fill the bottom of the crispy cones with chocolate to seal them and dip the top in chocolate and roll in nuts, chocolate chips or some other favorite candy for an indulgent ice cream shop treat! This Waffle Cone Recipe is going to be a hit and you’ll never buy store-bought sugar cones again!

If you love homemade ice cream recipes as much as we do, then you’re going to love it even more in homemade ice cream cones. With a few simple ingredients and this waffle cone maker recipe, you can you can make your own waffle cones.

If you’re making waffle cones for the first time, be prepared for a little trial and error. Each waffle But this is the best waffle cone recipe and it’s so easy to master – just don’t give up and before you know it, you’ll have perfect DIY Waffle Cones.

Tools Needed

• Waffle Cone Maker
• Large Mixing Bowls
• Clean Dish Towels
• Cone Roller or Cone-Shaped Mold

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Waffle Cone Maker vs Waffle Iron

A regular waffle iron is used to make waffles. As in… thick, fluffy pancake-like breakfast cakes covered in syrup, melted butter, and sometimes fruit. The grid on a waffle iron is deeper and waffles are often half an inch thick (give or take).

A waffle cone maker (or waffle cone iron) has a much shallower grid – making instead a crepe-like, really thin waffle that is then wrapped around a waffle cone form or pressed into a waffle bowl shaper. It’s mean to hold ice cream or some other dessert filling. 

Best Waffle Cone Maker

I have only used the Bosch Waffle Cone Maker with Waffle Cone form but it’s an amazing tool. Paired with the Bosch Ice Cream attachment, you can learn how to make waffle cones at home and then make your own homeade ice cream to go in them! I have a recipe for OREO Cookies & Cream Ice Cream right here that is delicious!

As I researched a homemade waffle cone recipe, I noticed that several people used a Pizzelle maker to make waffle cones. I have not personally tried this but it looks like it might work if you have one of those already.

Ingredients:

​These ingredients are very simple and easy to find. And yes, my recipe does include cocoa powder so this might even be called a chocolate waffle cone recipe (even though the chocolate flavor is pretty mild).

• Eggs
• Sugar
• Butter, melted
• All-purpose flour
• Cocoa powder
• Baking powder
• Salt
• Vanilla extract
• Milk

How to Make a Waffle Cone

With the right equipment, this easy waffle cone recipe will yield the best homemade waffle cones.

1. Preheat waffle cone maker.
2. In a large bowl, add eggs, sugar, butter, and beat until well combined, about 1 minute. 
3. Next, add the dry ingredients (flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, salt) to the egg mixture and whisk until just combined.
4. Add the remaining wet ingredients (vanilla extract, milk) and mix to combine.
5. Take 2 tablespoons of the waffle cone batter and add to the waffle maker and cook until done, or about 30 seconds.
6. Once it’s golden brown, place the hot waffle on a clean kitchen towel, and quickly work to roll into a cone using the cone mold ending with the edges face down. Hold for 15-20 seconds, then set aside to finish hardening. 
7. Serve with your favorite ice cream.

Pro Tips

• Be quick when removing the waffle from the waffle maker, the waffle starts to harden within 5-10 seconds, so it’s important to start rolling the waffles immediately.
• Dip the top of waffle cones in melted chocolate and sprinkles for a sweeter treat. See toppings below.
• Fill the bottom of the cone with a little melted chocolate to plug any leaks. You can also drop a few chocolate chips into the bottom of a hot cooked waffle and they’ll melt before the warm cone cools.
• Most waffle cone makers come with a cone mold, but you might also invest in a bowl mold to make waffle cone bowls. Any recipe for waffle cones will also work for waffle bowls!

After dipping the top of your waffle cone in melted chocolate, melted white chocolate, or caramel sauce, you can dip it in a number of things to make waffle ice cream cones extra fun and tasty!

• Nuts
• Mini Chocolate Chips
• Crushed Oreos
• Sprinkles
• Chopped up Candy Bars (Snickers, Butterfingers, M&M’s etc.)
• Crushed Pretzels

Storage Instructions

Homemade cones can be stored in an airtight container for up to 1 week. 

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• Homemade Cookie Monster Ice Cream
• Little Debbie Strawberry Shortcake Rolls Ice Cream
• Little Debbie Christmas Tree Cakes Ice Cream
• Homemade OREO Cookies and Cream Ice Cream (in my Bosch Mixer!)
• Easy Homemade Vanilla Ice Cream (in my Bosch Mixer)
• Kitchenaid Homemade Vanilla Ice Cream
• Little Debbie Cosmic Brownie Ice Cream