Best Rainbow Waffles Recipes

SUNNY'S RAINBOW AND TIE-DYE WAFFLES

Steps:

• Preheat a round waffle maker. Preheat the oven to 250 degrees F. Place a baking sheet fitted with a rack in the oven.
• Make the batter according to the waffle mix package instructions. Separate the batter evenly among 6 bowls. Dye one bowl of batter with the red gel food coloring until you reach the desired shade. Repeat with each bowl of batter with the orange, yellow, green, blue and purple gel food coloring until you reach the desired shade and you have a separate bowl of each color.
• To make rainbow pancakes: Transfer each color of batter to a separate piping bag or ziptop bag. When the waffle maker is hot, spray it with nonstick spray. Pipe a circle of each color batter, working from the outside to the center, starting with the red, followed by the orange, yellow, green, blue and finishing with the purple in the center (like a bullseye). Cook to desired crispness, about 3 minutes. Transfer the waffles to the baking sheet in the oven to keep warm. Repeat with the remaining batter.
• To plate, cut each waffle in half to make half circles and transfer each half to a plate. Add whipped cream to the flat bottom of the waffle halves to look like clouds. Add your favorite rainbow sprinkles or rainbow rice cereal for more color. Drizzle with maple syrup, if using. Serve immediately with butter, if desired.
• To make tie-dye waffles: Separate the batter evenly among 4 to 6 bowls, one bowl for each desired color. Dye each bowl of batter one color by adding 3 to 4 drops of food coloring until you reach the desired shade.
• Transfer each color of batter to a liquid measuring cup for easy pouring. Make tie-dye designs by adding the batter to the waffle maker in a random pattern of your choosing. Cook to desired crispness, about 3 minutes. Transfer the waffles to the baking sheet in the oven to keep warm. Repeat with the remaining batter.
• Plate each waffle and serve with maple syrup and butter if desired. Serve immediately.

RAINBOW WAFFLES

Steps:

• Beat egg yolks together, then stir in milk.
• Combine dry ingredients and stir into the egg yolk mixture.
• Stir in melted butter.
• Beat egg whites until stiff and fold into batter.
• Split batter among six bowls (keep in mind you will use more of the red, orange and yellow), adding red food coloring to one bowl, orange to another and so on with the yellow, green, blue and purple food coloring. Use enough gel that the batter colors are very vibrant as they will darken while cooking!
• Place each colored batter into a Ziploc bag, close and cut off one of the tips (small, but not so small that it is hard to squeeze the batter out).
• Heat your waffle iron according to the manufacturer's instructions, then pipe the batter into the iron in circles, starting with the outside and working your way in: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple. Repeat until you have used all of the batter.
• For bonus points, rotate the exterior colors when piling up your waffles for a complete rainbow stack!