In the mood for waffles without the work of making them? The Hearty Bake Waffles are convenient individually wrapped, ready-to-eat Belgian waffles available at Costco. Can a pre-made, packaged waffle taste anywhere near as good as homemade?
My dad makes the best waffles from scratch and luckily he invites us over often for waffle and bacon brunches (which we’re always late for, sorry dad)! I love waffles so when I saw these Costco Hartybake Waffles I knew I wanted to try them and review them here.
Other breakfast and brunch products from Costco are the Kirkland Signature Maple Syrup, Kirkland Signature Granola, Krusteaz Pancake Mox, Pisti Spreadable Pistachio Cream, Belgian Boys Traditional Crepes, El Monterey Breakfast Wraps, Spudlers Breakfast Hash and the Smokey River Meat Company Turkey Breakfast Sausages.
Location in Store
You can find these waffles in the bakery section, the item number is 1657983.
Taste
I find the waffles a little on the dry side on their own regardless of whether they are cold or heated in the microwave, though heating them in the microwave helps.
The waffles are quite sweet and have a fairly mild maple flavor. You notice the sweetness more than the maple. I also noticed a bit of texture from the pearl sugar (a bit of grittiness, but not in an unpleasant way).
Butter and syrup help with the dryness, but I find adding both to be a bit much as the waffles are already so sweet. Having the waffle heated with butter alone is probably my favorite way to eat them, but I don’t really like the artificial maple flavor.
Cost
The box comes with 12 individually packaged waffles and costs $10.99 Canadian so these really aren’t that cheap, especially compared to what it costs to make waffles from scratch. You’re definitely paying for the convenience factor.
Convenience
Each waffle comes in its own plastic wrapper which makes the waffles easy to bring to school, work or wherever you may be going. The best-before date is about three weeks from the date we purchased them.
If you’re not going to use them by the best-before date you can definitely freeze them. The waffles can be heated in the microwave or toaster oven before eating them or you can have them right out of the package. I think kids would enjoy bringing these to school for a snack or breakfast on the go!
Nutrition
Calories
One waffle is 300 calories, 16 grams of fat, 34 grams of carbohydrates, one gram of fibre, 12 grams of sugar, five grams of protein and 240 milligrams of sodium. That’s quite a lot of calories and fat for one small waffle. Personally, I’d rather have a donut.
Ingredients
I don’t love that the second ingredient listed is palm oil. Also, why does there have to be soy flour? Waffles made from scratch at home have just a few simple ingredients which isn’t the case for these packaged waffles.
Scoring
Taste: 6/10
Cost: 4/10
Convenience: 10/10
Nutrition: 0/10
Overall
Walk on by!
I don’t love the artificial maple flavor or how dry the waffles are. I’d rather go to the work of making my own at home.
Have you tried these? What did you think?
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Bought these and froze them for a few months. Tonight we had them for dessert with vanilla ice cream and a bit of chocolate sauce squiggled across the ice cream. Great little dessert. Nothing will match a real European one but it made a quick, cute, tasty dessert. Would buy again if they still sell them.
The commentator Tim Guidry is correct. You can’t compare these Liege Waffles with waffles made at home because these two have different recipes.
What usefull information. I wish I had known before I purchased them. But I do love waffles and they looked so good so I will use them up but I don’t like terribly sweet food so I won’t get them again. Thank you for your excellent review.
Marianne
I have had liege waffles only a few times, and have found that they are not necessarily intended to be eaten in the same way as more familiar waffles, but more like a snack or dessert, with whipped cream, or even alone.
The unbelievable amount of packaging makes me regret buying this I haven’t even tasted them yet
What other flavors do you have besides original and strawberry
I love these waffles. A friend at work gave me one to try; I ate it cold out of the package. I’m kinda hooked on them now. Don’t know what it is about the tasted, but I love them! I don’t have a vehicle or a driver’s license; my coworker picks me up a case whenever they shop at Costco. Costco’s the only place you seem to be able to find these; too bad, as far as I’m concerned they should be available for sale everywhere.
If you wanna try fresh then try them at Waffloos. Check them out .
These Liege waffles are made with real maple syrup and do not have any artificial flavors. This is not a batter waffle you can make at home. The Liege waffle is a dough waffle that requires a commercial waffle iron to cook. The texture is completely different than a batter waffle and in Belgium it is consumed as an anytime of day snack. Just wanted to set the record straight!