Wafer rolls “Neujährchen” | Recipe

Traditional German New Year's pastry with two types of chocolate filling

Text:
Katharina Kuhlmann

Photography:
© Lisa Nieschlag

18 December 2025

In many families, especially in northern Germany, it is a living tradition to bake so-called "Neujährchen" on New Year's Eve and New Year's Day. These are thin, crispy waffles that are shaped into wafer rolls or cones while still hot after baking. A special waffle cone maker machine is required for this. Our "Neujährchen" are additionally refined with two different chocolate fillings. Have a great start to the new year!

Ingredients

Makes approx. 40 wafer rolls or cones


For the wafer rolls/cones:

250 g

brown sugar candy

250 ml

water

125 g

butter at room temperature

1 sachet

vanilla sugar (or 1 tsp ground vanilla)

1 tsp

cinnamon powder

2 pinches

salt

2

eggs (size M)

250 g

flour

For the dark filling:

150 g

VIVANI Dark Cooking Chocolate

400 ml

cream

For the light filling:

150 g

VIVANI White Cooking Chocolate

400 ml

cream

Also:

neutral-tasting cooking oil

Wafer cone maker machine


making

waiting / cooling time
overnight + 1 hour

level of difficulty
medium

01

Prepare the fillings the day before. To do this, roughly chop the dark and white chocolate coating and place each in a separate bowl. Set aside a little of each type for decoration. If desired, chop the decorative chocolate a little finer.

02

Bring the first cream to the boil in a saucepan and pour it over one of the types of chocolate. Stir until the chocolate has dissolved. Repeat with the other cream.

03

Cover both bowls and refrigerate overnight.

04

The next day, prepare the "Neujährchen". To do this, bring the sugar candy and water to the boil in a saucepan until the sugar has dissolved. Remove from the heat and leave to cool.

05

Beat the butter, vanilla sugar or ground vanilla, cinnamon and salt with a hand mixer until fluffy. Gradually stir in the eggs. Briefly stir in the sugar water. Finally, add the flour and mix the mixture into a smooth dough. Cover the dough and refrigerate for at least 1 hour.

06

Grease the wafer cone maker machine and bake the dough in batches into thin, golden brown wafers. Immediately roll each wafer into a roll or cone while still hot.

07

Immediately after cooling, layer and store the wafer rolls/cones in a airtight tin to keep them crispy.

08

Now whip the cold chocolate creams with the whisk attachment of a hand mixer until they become firm. Fill each chocolate cream into a separate piping bag and fill the cooled ice cream cones with them.

09

Sprinkle decoratively with the reserved chopped chocolate of the other variety. Serve immediately.


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