Chocolate waffles with warm cherry sauce & whipped cream

Chocolate Waffles with Sweet Cherry Sauce

Wow.  If you’re looking for a crazy decadent way to start your day, this is it.  I can’t begin to describe how much Jim and I enjoyed these waffles, and they make a delicious foundation for so many variations.  Anything you would normally pair with dark chocolate is fair game here.

This amazing breakfast is the creation of my boyfriend, my husband, and me.  Yeah, yeah, I know it’s not exactly proper to admit you have a boyfriend and a husband, but let me explain.  Around here, Alton Brown is jokingly (and adoringly) known as my boyfriend.  Jim gets the husband title fair and square.  After all, he’s the one who put the ring on my finger.  I just crush on AB from afar.  Like through my tv.  Don’t judge me.

Anyway, back to the waffles.  We topped these with a warm cherry sauce and some sweetened whipped cream.  They were stellar.  And I’m talking about the oohing and ahhing kind of stellar.  So much so that Sam declared we were “acting like old people” and to stop talking about waffles.  Ha!

{This recipe is part of a tasty roundup at Sweet as Sugar Cookies.  Check it out!}

{one year ago:  bagels}
{two years ago:  pasta with mascarpone cheese and homemade pesto}

Recipe:  Chocolate Waffles with Sweet Cherry Sauce

(my boyfriend’s waffles are from Food Network)

1 1/2 c. all-purpose flour

3 Tbsp. granulated sugar

1/2 c. unsweetened cocoa powder

1 tsp. baking powder

1 tsp. salt

1/2 tsp. baking soda

3 whole eggs, beaten

4 Tbsp. unsalted butter, melted and slightly cooled

1 tsp. pure vanilla extract

16 oz. buttermilk, room temperature

3/4 c. chocolate chips

vegetable spray for waffle iron

sweet cherry sauce (recipe follows), powdered sugar, sweetened whipped cream for toppings

Preheat waffle iron according to manufacturer’s directions.

In a medium bowl whisk together the flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking powder, salt, and baking soda.  In another bowl, beat together the eggs, melted butter and vanilla.  Add the buttermilk.  Add the wet ingredients to the dry and stir in the chocolate chips just until combined.  Allow to rest for 5 minutes.

Ladle the recommended amount of waffle batter onto the center of the iron. Close the iron top and cook until the waffle is crispy on both sides and is easily removed from iron. Serve immediately or keep warm in a 200 degree F oven until ready to serve.

Makes 6 waffles.

Recipe:  Sweet Cherry Sauce

16 oz. bag of frozen sweet cherries

1/4 c. cherry juice (found in the juice aisle of the grocery store)

2 Tbsp. granulated sugar

1 Tbsp. cornstarch

Combine all ingredients in a saucepan and bring to a low boil.  As mixture cooks, mash some of the cherries with the back of a wooden spoon.  Let mixture bubble and thicken while waffles are cooking and being kept warm in the oven.

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