Waffles with cherry sauce
Waffles with cherry sauce
- Prep time
- 5 min
- Cook time
- 20 min
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 1 kg (2.2oz) of cherries pitted and divided
- 3 tbsp maple syrup
- 1 tbsp water
- 1 tbsp bourbon (optional)
- 450 ml (1.9 cups) milk
- 125 g (4.4oz) unsalted butter, melted
- 3 eggs (beaten)
- 1 tsp vanilla essence
- 300 g (10.5oz) self-raising flour
Instructions
- 1
Make the cherry sauce:
- 2
Make the waffles:
- 3
Serve:
- 4
Place 3/4ths of the cherries, the maple syrup and water into a saucepan over medium heat.
- 5
Bring to the boil, then reduce to a simmer (uncovered) and cook for up to 20 mins until the cherries have broken down.
- 6
If serving for grown-ups then stir in the brandy and then switch of the heat
- 7
Preheat waffle maker.
- 8
Whisk together milk, butter and eggs, almond extract and lemon zest and set aside.
- 9
Add flour into a large bowl and make a hole in the centre.
- 10
Slowly whisk the milk mixture into the flour to make a batter and don't worry if there are some lumps.
- 11
Cook waffles according to your machine’s instructions until all the batter is finished
- 12
Repeat until all the mixture is finished
- 13
Serve the waffles topped with a sprinkle of icing sugar, the cherry sauce and the extra cherries dotted around.