Fluffy, golden waffles made better with a sprinkling of your favorite granola and topped off with an extra special butter pecan syrup.
Maple syrup is elevated to decadent new heights by buttery toasted nuts slowly simmered together to make a thick, sticky-sweet sauce. You will want to spoon this stuff over everything. It’s the best part.
The waffles have creamy interiors and crispy outsides. Their light texture combined with the chewy granola and the crunch of the nutty syrup is a threesome made in heaven. If you don’t like granola substitute dried fruit in its place.
I’m not one for carb-filled breakfasts. I’m more of a protein-packed-bacon-and-eggs-kind-of-girl but the lovely new waffle maker in my life is making it hard for me to stick to that regimen. How can I resist? With its five of hearts pattern I want to make waffles all the time.
I’m a total sucker for cute food. No resistance. At all. Ever.
Fluffy, golden waffles made better with a sprinkling of your favorite granola and topped off with an extra special butter pecan syrup.
Ingredients
Instructions
- In a large skillet over medium heat melt the butter and add the nuts. Cook 3 minutes, stirring often.
- Add the syrup and salt, cook, stirring constantly for 2 to more 3 minutes, until slightly thickened.
- Remove from heat and mix in a dash or two of cinnamon.
- Heat a waffle iron.
- In a large bowl whisk the flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, and baking soda together.
- In a separate large bowl whisk the eggs, buttermilk, melted butter and vanilla together.
- Pour the wet mixture into the dry mixture and fold to combine. The mixture may be a little lumpy.
- Cook the waffles according to the directions for your waffle iron.
- Serve immediately with your favorite granola sprinkled over top and the butter pecan syrup.
Notes
Adapted from Paula Dean
These waffles look amazing. I think I will make these for breakfast tomorrow, but then after that I am going on a serious diet. Way to much overindulging for the holidays but how can how bad can these be with the granola, right?!?!
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That butter pecan syrup looks awesome! It’s like a pecan pie topping — yum!!
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Well if that isn’t a breakfast straight from heaven then I don’t know what is! That pecan praline-esque topping is the perfect hit of indulgence!
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Oh my – adore the waffles and am married to a confirmed waffle-eater. But Reeni – I think I can just slurp up that delicious syrup for a healthy breakfast (pecans equal protien don’t you know).
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Reeni, I want to dig in this granola waffles, love that butter pecan syrup. wish you could send me some.
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