Dessert is always the last thought in my entertaining plan. I can handle appetizers and cocktails, but I always seem to decide on making dessert a few hours too late in the game. But no one is ever disapointed when I break out these Dutch cookies.
Stroopwafels (syrup waffles) originate from the Netherlands where they are tradtionally served with a hot drink. These stroopwafels are just wide enough to rest on a mug and are served perched on top, heating up and slowly melting the syrup. Comprised of two thin golden waffles sandwiched together with a sticky caramel syrup, they are an ideal marriage of crispy and sticky, yet somehow remaining light at the same time.
Trader Joe's happens to stock a mini version. While they aren't homemade, I love these because they are a big step up from other cookies you can easily pick up on your way home from work. I've seen other versions sold in for outrageous prices in specialty stores and until I manage to make them myself, the Trader Joe's versions are budget friendly and perfectly delicious. I microwave them for a few seconds and serve with a scoop of vanilla ice cream or a cup of coffee or tea.
Have you tried stroopwafels?
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Comments (25)
yummy. these are vegan, too (well, im not sure if the tj's brand are, but most are, i believe) so they're a good go-to dessert with some sorbet if youre having vegan friends over for dinner. so good.
Ooh..I think I'll have one now with a cup of tea! Mmm...delicious! Here's a link to a recipe to make them yourself!http://www.food.com/recipe/stroopwafels-143903
This is the best thing. ever.
Oh yeah, these are great. Last time I bought a bag of the Trader Joe minis I ate the whole thing the first day. I kept putting the bag back in the cupboard, and then dipping back into it... Addictive!
I live in the triborder region of Germany and these are everywhere. They're super cheap and totally delicious. Perfect on a rainy afternoon with tea or coffee.
I love these! It's a little disappointing that the TJ's version are too small to sit on top of my mugs, but that's not usually too much of a problem--they're usually gone by the time I get home. They're just as amazing at room temperature as they are warmed up.
Oh they sell these at Whole Foods! I haven't had one in years. They are SO GOOD. I think if I bought a box I would eat them all in one sitting. That's how good they are.
I love love love these things! I discovered them when I lived in the Netherlands for a year working as an au pair. They go great with everything and are the perfect snack. My au pair friends and I justified them for breakfast based on the rationale that they're waffles. So yummy! Thanks for the memories. :)
Trader Joe's usually carries full sized stroopwafels during the winter holidays :)
For anyone who might try to make them at home -- I attribute my many failed attempts to not having a waffle pizelle iron (mine was flat). I thought I eventually got the taste of both the wafers and the filling to be pretty close, but it just didn't seem right without the waffle texture.
Oh god how I love these. But they are hard to find, even my local TJ's doesn't always carry them. For a while my local 7-11 had them. With a hot cup of good coffee that's my idea of a heavenly breakfast!
I am always fascinated by the enthusiasm for Trader Joe's because they are run by Aldi, the cheapest, bleakest discounter on the planet. Admittedly we don't have Trader Joe's supermarkets in Germany while Aldi carries some of the products - but somehow the image doesn't seem to compute at all.... we do have a number of whole food chains with reasonable prices though, like Alnatura, so that is where we buy our stuff (small whole food stores are dying out right now).
Trader Joe's doesn't resemble Aldi from what I understand (though I've never seen an Aldi--except that it does have relatively low prices for what it offers. TJ's stores are the opposite of bleak, they are charming and inviting and they pay their employees above union wages.
I LOVE stroopwafels. I haven't had the small TJ's variety, but I can't have them in the house or I will eat them ALL. We spent our honeymoon in Amsterdam, and our hotel left a packet of stroopwafels in our room every day. It was only the glow of very recent marital vows that enabled me to share them at all with my poor husband.
I always overdose on these when I am in Amsterdam. They are so good! I find they never taste as good anywhere else. I've never been to a Trader Joe's though...I'm so deprived!
Love, LOVE! these! I had some freshly made ones at a farmer's market in a small town in the Netherlands. Oh my god they were warm and crispy and smoky sweet. Simply out of this world.
I'm going to find some tonight at my local TJ's.
I've been craving these lately....I moved to a new city and I cannot find the ones I like. My cravings are getting to me so much that i'm considering buying a pizzelle iron and just making a TON of them. mmmm....
I love these! I serve them with poached, spiced pairs and vanilla ice cream!
Sorry, PEARS...
BetterBombshell: I figured they must be nice, but it's hard to imagine that Aldi makes something you actually enjoy going to...
These are SO good!
OMG, these are the best things ever. Shopping at our neighborhood Albert Heijn's in the Netherlands you can get them in multiple flavors (maple, honey, caramel, etc) 14 to a pack for around a Euro. I can't stand buying them in the States because they are just so expensive! I'll have to check Trader Joe's -- thanks for the tip!
My favourite. I gew up on these (Dutch family). I think it was last year that they had stroopwafel McFlurry's at McDonalds in Holland. Would have loved to get my hands on one of those!!
Discovered these in Amsterdam this year! Love them!
I used to live in Amsterdam and Delft in the Netherlands and when my husband and I lived in Delft it was our Saturday morning ritual to go to the market, buy our veggies, bread and egg and then get a warm, freshly made stroopwafel to share. They also had stroopwafel ice cream at the grocery store (with caramel swirls and pieces of stroopwafel) that was divine.
There is a small company in Rhode Island making these. They are so good. www.RipvanWafels.com
Costco carries them too.