I have had a waffle iron in my kitchen for years, but because waffles are not something I ever crave or make on a regular basis, the appliance had started to collect some serious dust.

A few months ago I was inspired to wedge my famous vegan ice cream between two sweet and crispy waffles, I thought to myself, “ There has got to be other fun and interesting ways to use this thing.” I told myself that if I did not start making good use of this darn waffle machine, there was no point in keeping it around.

I had seen some articles hopping around the internet about tossing leftover pizza on a waffle iron for the perfect reheated, crispy hangover treat. I saw this an thought to myself, if that works, then in theory you could make a fresh pizza on a waffle iron couldn’t you? I used my favourite vegan pizza dough recipe and made up some dough the night before in my bread maker. The next morning I started experimenting. The experimenting didn’t take long, since I ended up with a delicious pizza pocket snack on the first try! I messed around with thick crust and thinner crust, and personally I prefer it to be a little bit thinner and less doughy. But you can easily tailor this recipe to suit your personal pizza preferences.

James and I love to make pizza at home, but it’s often so much work, and we end up using every dish we own. But now I make these awesome little pizza waffles and up with pizza in a pinch! If you truly want this to be an expedited pizza-making experience you can also buy store-bought fresh or frozen pizza dough. Just make sure you are reading the ingredient lists; they often use butter.

