Wafer rolls are crispy treats that will delight both children and adults. The dough used to make these treats can vary. The standard ingredients include simple and straightforward ones: eggs, sugar, flour, and butter.

You can serve the waffle rolls in their classic form or fill them with a sweet filling: whipped cream, condensed milk, butter cream, custard, or any other cream. I suggest you explore the most popular waffle filling options and step-by-step recipes for making them.

Recipe with step-by-step photos

Protein cream for wafer rolls

Custard is an incredibly delicious filling option for icing tubes. It's incredibly easy to make, resulting in a beautiful, snow-white, voluminous, and stable mixture.
Nutritional value per serving
320.3 kcal
  • Proteins: 6 g
  • Fats: 14.9 g
  • Carbohydrates: 42.4 g
*Nutritional value is calculated per 100g of ingredients
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  • Complexity:
    It will work even if you're making it for the first time. Not just this dish, but your first time ever.
  • Number of servings: 1

Ingredients

Servings
  • Egg white
    4 pcs
  • Sugar
    240 G
  • Lemon juice
    2 tsp
  • Salt
    1 pinch

Preparation

Step 1

We check the availability of the necessary ingredients.

Step 2

Place the egg whites in a clean, dry container.

Step 3

We try to make sure that the whites are absolutely clean, without a drop of yolk.

Step 4

Add salt and lemon juice to the egg whites. Beat the mixture thoroughly with a mixer at medium speed until fluffy.

Step 5

Once foam appears, add sugar. Add it in small portions, whisking continuously. Beat for about 5 minutes, until the mixture becomes quite thick.

Step 6

Pour water into a saucepan and bring to a boil. Remove from the heat and place the bowl with the future cream in it, making sure the bottom of the bowl touches the water.

Step 7

Beat the whites in a water bath for a few more minutes.

Step 8

Beat until you get a thick mass that holds its shape well.

Step 9

The finished cream does not fall and is very pleasant to work with.

Step 10
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The cream is smooth, shiny and uniform in structure, perfect for filling tubes.

Thick custard for waffles

I offer a wonderful option for a thick and delicious cream. It holds its shape perfectly, doesn't run or separate, making it ideal for filling tubes.

Ingredients

  • Sugar – 200 g
  • Egg – 1 pc.
  • Milk – 250 ml
  • Butter – 180 g
  • Flour – 1 tbsp.
  • Vanillin – 10 mg

Cooking time: 20-30 minutes

Servings: 1

Step-by-step recipe

Step 1

We prepare the necessary products.

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Step 2

Take a saucepan or a heavy-bottomed pot and pour in all the dry ingredients: sugar, flour, and vanilla. Mix thoroughly.

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Step 3

Add the egg to the dry mixture and mix well again with a whisk.

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Step 4

Next, pour in the milk in a thin stream, stirring constantly. Beat the mixture thoroughly with a whisk.

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Step 5

Place the saucepan with the milk mixture on the stove over low heat and cook until thickened and large bubbles form. The custard base for the future cream is ready.

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Step 6

After the custard base has cooled to room temperature, add softened butter and beat with a mixer until a fluffy white mass appears.

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Step 7

Transfer the cream to a piping bag and fill the tubes. To ensure the cream reaches the middle, fill the tube from both ends.

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Cream for wafer rolls with condensed milk

Condensed milk cream is the easiest and quickest way to make a filling for icing tubes. This option is especially popular with those who enjoy creamy, sweet cream and are partial to condensed milk.

Ingredients

  • Butter – 250 g
  • Boiled condensed milk – 530 g

Cooking time: 20-30 minutes

Servings: 1

Step-by-step recipe

Step 1

Preheat all ingredients to room temperature.

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Step 2

Place the softened butter in a bowl and beat with a mixer until white and the volume increases.

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Step 3

Add boiled condensed milk in small portions to the whipped butter.

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Step 4

Beat the butter and condensed milk with a mixer at high speed. Once all the condensed milk is whipped, you'll have a cream that's moderately thick and moderately runny.

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Step 5

Place the cream in a pastry bag and begin filling the tubes.

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Step 6

Pour the cream alternately from both sides so that the filling fills the entire volume.

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Sour cream for wafer rolls

This is another simple and quick-to-make cream that's perfect for filling tubes. It's moderately sweet and low-fat, compared to creams containing butter.

Ingredients

  • Sour cream 20% – 500 g
  • Powdered sugar – 100 g

Cooking time: 20-30 minutes

Servings: 1

Step-by-step recipe

Step 1

First, prepare the sour cream. To ensure a thick cream, it needs to be weighed first.

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Step 2

Take a deep container, a sieve or a colander, put gauze or a linen towel on top and put in the sour cream.

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Step 3

Tie the ends of the cheesecloth, insert a spatula, and hang the resulting knot. Let the sour cream hang for 6-12 hours.

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Step 4

Beat the sour cream, weighed and cooled in the refrigerator, with a mixer, starting at low speed and gradually increasing to maximum.

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Step 5

While whisking, gradually add sifted powdered sugar.

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Step 6

Beat until the sour cream begins to thicken. It's best to turn off the mixer immediately, as there's a risk of over-beating the sour cream, which will cause it to separate.

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Butter cream for wafer rolls

This cream is quick and easy to make. It's a great option when you need a delicious and beautiful dessert quickly. The tubes pair perfectly with this filling.

Ingredients

  • Cream 33% – 500 ml
  • Powdered sugar – 150 g

Cooking time: 10-15 minutes

Servings: 1

Step-by-step recipe

Step 1

Place the cream in a mixing bowl. To ensure proper whipping, pre-chill the cream to 1-3 degrees Celsius. It's also a good idea to chill the mixing bowl and mixer attachments.

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Step 2

Whip the cream with a mixer, starting at minimum speed.

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Step 3

After the cream begins to thicken, gradually add powdered sugar to it, without stopping whipping.

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Step 4

After all the powdered sugar has been added to the cream, continue whisking until the mixture thickens (about 4 minutes).

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Step 5

When whipping, be careful not to overdo it, otherwise the cream will turn into butter and the custard won't form. Fill the tubes with the butter cream and serve.

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Cream cheese for filling wafer rolls

Cream cheese or cottage cheese-based frostings have become very popular lately. They're delicious and hold their shape well. I suggest you try making one of the simplest and most affordable cream cheese frostings, perfect for filling rolls.

Ingredients

  • Cottage cheese 9-18% – 400 g
  • Butter – 200 g
  • Cream 33% – 1-2 tbsp.
  • Powdered sugar – 150 g
  • Vanilla sugar – 10 g

Cooking time: 10-15 minutes

Servings: 1

Step-by-step recipe

Step 1

Prepare all the necessary ingredients. Before starting, warm them to room temperature.

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Step 2

Blend the cottage cheese until it becomes a paste. If the cottage cheese is thick, you can add a little cream. After blending, the cottage cheese will be similar in texture to cream cheese.

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Step 3

Place butter, powdered sugar and vanilla sugar in a mixing bowl.

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Step 4

Beat the butter mixture with a mixer for 10 minutes until fluffy and double in volume. The result is a snow-white, stable mixture.

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Step 5

Gradually add the cottage cheese into the butter mixture in three stages and mix well with a spoon or spatula.

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Step 6

Once the curd mass is completely incorporated into the butter mixture, the cream cheese filling for the tubes is ready.

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Mascarpone Cream for Wafer Rolls

A very light, delicate, and beautiful cream. It has a creamy taste and a smooth texture. This tube filling is very easy and simple to prepare.

Ingredients

  • Cream 33% – 250 g
  • Mascarpone cheese – 250 g
  • Powdered sugar – 80 g

Cooking time: 10-15 minutes

Servings: 1

Step-by-step recipe

Step 1

Pour the chilled cream into a deep container and beat with a mixer, first at low speed, gradually increasing it to maximum.

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Step 2

Continue whipping until the cream increases in volume.

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Step 3

Combine mascarpone cheese with powdered sugar and mix with a mixer at minimum speed for 10-15 seconds to prevent the cheese from separating.

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Step 4

Add whipped cream to the mascarpone mixture and mix thoroughly until smooth using a spoon or mixer at low speed.

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Step 5

Once the mixture has combined, turn off the mixer and stop stirring. The cream is ready.

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Step 6

Place the mascarpone cream into a pastry bag and fill the tubes.

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Ice Cream for Wafer Rolls

The cream made according to this recipe is very soft and airy, and tastes like Plombir ice cream. This filling for the tubes is easy and fairly quick to prepare.

Ingredients

  • Milk – 500 ml
  • Eggs – 2 pcs.
  • Sugar – 150 g
  • Butter – 200 g
  • Corn starch – 60 g
  • Vanilla sugar – 10 g

Cooking time: 40-60 minutes

Servings: 1

Step-by-step recipe

Step 1

We collect all the necessary ingredients.

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Step 2

In a saucepan, mix eggs, sugar and cornstarch.

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Step 3

Add milk to the egg mixture in portions. Whisk until smooth at each addition.

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Step 4

Place the egg-milk mixture on the stove and keep it on medium heat, stirring constantly, for 5-7 minutes, until the mixture begins to thicken.

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Step 5

Once the egg-milk mixture begins to thicken, reduce the heat to low and, stirring constantly, bring to a boil. Once boiling, the mixture will take on the consistency of pudding.

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Step 6

Once the custard base is ready, let it cool. To do this, place the saucepan in a bowl of ice water and, stirring constantly, cool the hot mixture to room temperature. Another option for cooling the custard base is to cover it with plastic wrap and refrigerate.

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Step 7

Combine softened butter and vanilla sugar. Beat with a mixer at high speed until pale.

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Step 8

Lightly beat the room-temperature custard base with a mixer until soft and smooth. Add it a little at a time to the whipped butter and beat at high speed. The result is an airy and delicate cream, perfect for icing!

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Creme brulee for waffles

A very simple and incredibly delicious waffle filling. It's based on just two readily available ingredients. The result is a fragrant and unique filling that will be a wonderful addition to any dessert.

Ingredients

  • Cream 33% – 250 ml
  • Boiled condensed milk – 200 g

Cooking time: 15-20 minutes

Servings: 1

Step-by-step recipe

Step 1

We prepare the necessary ingredients.

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Step 2

Pour the cream, cooled to 1-3 degrees, into a clean, dry whipping bowl.

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Step 3

Beat the cream with a mixer at medium speed for 4-5 minutes until fluffy.

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Step 4

Once the cream has begun to thicken, gradually whisk in the boiled condensed milk, one tablespoon at a time, and continue whisking until all the condensed milk has been incorporated into the cream.

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Step 5

Once all the condensed milk has been added to the cream, beat the mixture for another 2 minutes. Now the crème brûlée is ready!

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