It's National Waffle day, and I have a pretty well-documented waffle addiction. I was challenged to use blueberries as an ingredient, and there's a double dose of them in this recipe. Unfortunately, we didn't get to pick this year, so I had to go into my freezer stash.
My son helped put these together. I usually skip the "beating the egg whites" part and toss in the whole egg, but I wanted him to follow the recipe from start to finish. I'm glad I did. The waffles were crispy on the outside and fluffy on the inside.
My only addition was about a teaspoon of butter extract to the batter. You could use vanilla or maybe even orange extract, I would cut that down to 1/4t so it wouldn't be overpowering.
We're die hard Real NH Maple syrup fans, but this sauce is fantastic. It would be great over ice cream too :) Thank you so much to Devyn W for sharing the recipe!
Blueberry Waffles with Blueberry Sauce
Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 1/4 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 2/3 cups milk
- 1t butter extract
- 3 eggs -- separated
- 1/4 cup butter -- melted
- 2/3 cup fresh or frozen blueberries
SAUCE:
- 1 1/2 cups fresh or frozen blueberries
- 1/2 cup orange juice -- divided
- 3 tablespoons honey
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
Instructions
- In a large bowl, combine the flour, baking powder and salt.
- Whisk the milk, egg yolks and butter; stir into dry ingredients just until moistened. Fold in blueberries.
- In a small bowl, beat egg whites until stiff peaks form; fold into batter.
- Bake in a preheated waffle iron according to manufacturer's directions (see note) until golden brown.
- Meanwhile, in a small saucepan, combine the blueberries, 1/4 cup orange juice and honey. Bring to a boil.
- Combine cornstarch and remaining orange juice until smooth; gradually stir into berry mixture. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened.
- Serve warm with waffles.
Notes
Note: I use a Presto Flipside waffle maker, which makes nice thick Belgian waffles. I cooked mine for about 5 minutes, and I got 4 perfect waffles.
Source: "http://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/blueberry-waffles-with-blueberry-sauce"
These sound so heavenly! Just perfect for breakfast or desert! :)
ReplyDeleteThey froze and reheated well too! Great idea to use for dessert, maybe with a scoop of good vanilla ice cream or some whipped cream.
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