Blueberry Waffles with Blueberry Sauce!

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

Author: Jolene Martinelli

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

1. In a large bowl, combine the flour, baking powder and salt.
2. Whisk the milk, egg yolks and butter; stir into dry ingredients just until moistened. Fold in blueberries.
3. In a small bowl, beat egg whites until stiff peaks form; fold into batter.
4. Bake in a preheated waffle iron according to manufacturer's directions (see note) until golden brown.
5. Meanwhile, in a small saucepan, combine the blueberries, 1/4 cup orange juice and honey. Bring to a boil.
6. 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.
7. 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"

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