How to Make a Waffle Cone Without a Waffle Iron

Waffle cones and waffle bowls have a distinctive exterior cross-hatch pattern on their surface, but they differ from sugar cones in other ways. Waffle cones use white sugar, giving them a blond color, and lighter texture and flavor. This comes from the pattern on the cooking surface of a waffle cone maker or iron. While you cannot create such a pattern without the iron, you can still produce similar results with a nonstick skillet. The taste of the finished cone does not differ from a traditional waffle cone. To ease the task of shaping these into cones, look for a cone mold (cone roller) in a specialty kitchen store or on the Internet, but free-formed cone shapes or waffle bowls still taste just as delicious.

Difficulty:

Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need

• Nonstick skillet
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 2 tbsp. melted butter
• 2 tsp. vanilla extract
• 1/4 cup cream
• 1/3 to 1/2 cup all purpose flour
• Mixing bowl
• Whisk
• 1/4 cup-capacity ladle
• Spatula
• Cone roller (optional)
• Wax paper-lined baking sheet

1. Set a nonstick skillet over medium heat to begin warming.

2. Combine the sugar, egg, butter, vanilla extract, cream and 1/3 cup flour in the mixing bowl, whisking together to form a thin batter. Add 1 to 2 tbsp. flour if the batter has too thin a texture.

3. Spray the inside of the skillet with cooking spray and lower the heat to medium-low.

4. Ladle 1/4 cup of the cone batter into the hot skillet. Lift the skillet and gently tilt it in a circular motion to spread the batter into a thin 5 to 6 inch circle inside the skillet.

5. Cook for 3 to 4 minutes over medium-low heat or until the bottom begins to lightly brown.

6. Carefully flip the dough over with a spatula and cook on the other side until browned.

7. Remove the dough from the skillet and immediately roll it into a cone shape using a cone roller or free-form rolling. Pinch the bottom to close and prevent leaks.

8. Set the cones upside down on a wax paper-lined baking sheet to cool and crisp.

9. Repeat with the remaining batter to finish making your waffle cones without a waffle iron.

Tips & Warnings

• Make ice cream bowls by turning a small bowl upside down on a baking sheet, and spraying the exterior with cooking spray. Drape a piece of lightly browned dough just out of the skillet over the bowl and press to shape. Let cool completely before removing and filling with ice cream.

• Add 1 tbsp. cocoa powder to your cone batter for chocolate cones.

References

• Homemade Sugar Cones
• Joy Of Baking Ice Cream Cones
• Waffle Cone Definition

Resources

• Read this Article in Spanish