Croffles in Basel, sweet & salty
Our speciality is croffles made from butter or pretzel-grain dough. We bake them fresh in the croffle iron and top them sweet or savoury, with homemade mousses and our own recipes.
What is a croffle?
A croffle is croissant dough baked in a waffle iron. It has the shape of a waffle and the flaky layers of a croissant. We make it with butter or pretzel-grain dough, sweet with mousses and sauces, or savoury with toppings like roast beef, Swiss Lachs or pulled pork.
Our croffles
Our savoury croffles include Roastastic Beef with roast beef and homemade tartar sauce, Japan Delight with teriyaki chicken and mango, Parma Bandito with Grisons cured ham and parmesan mousse, and Pulled Pork BBQ with BBQ sauce and coleslaw. All savoury croffles come with a salad. Our raclette croffles with Gletscherraclette join them.
On the sweet side, try Grand Chocolat with Toblerone mousse, Lotus Queen with vanilla mascarpone mousse and Lotus cream, La Pistache with pistachio mousse and praline cream, or Berry Mary with cream and fresh blueberries. Eis Eis Baby comes with ice cream.
Green Salmon pairs avocado cream cheese with sprouts, Salmon King comes with horseradish mousse and capers. Both are topped with Swiss Lachs.
Our vegetarian croffles: Bella Pesto with homemade basil pesto, cherry tomatoes and parmesan, Ruby Ruby Ruby with avocado cream cheese and pomegranate seeds, and Pumpkin Queen with pumpkin mousse, pumpkin chutney and sweet potato crisps.
From Paris via Berlin and Brussels to Basel
We discovered croffles while travelling through Paris, Berlin and Brussels. Back in Basel, we experimented with dough, croffle irons and mousses until our own recipes were ready. They're on the menu at the Pförtnerhaus today.
Croffle FAQs
Why is it called croffle and not waffle?
Because it's both: croissant dough, baked fresh in a waffle iron. The buttery layers come from the croissant, the shape from the waffle. We serve it with sweet or savoury toppings.
How are your croffles made?
We bake butter or pretzel-grain dough to order in the croffle iron. Then we add our homemade mousses and toppings.
Are the croffles vegetarian or vegan?
The sweet croffles are vegetarian, and the Vegi Love line (Bella Pesto, Ruby Ruby Ruby, Pumpkin Queen) offers vegetarian savoury croffles. For vegan options, please ask before ordering.
Can I take croffles to go?
Yes, all croffles are available to take away. They're best eaten fresh, within about 30 minutes.