Recipes
continued
Variations for sweet waffles
Waffles are delicious served the traditional way,
with ice cream and maple syrup. However, there are
many variations both sweet and savoury that may
be served.
Add any of the following to the plain waffle batter,
before folding in the egg whites.
Coconut and golden syrup
Add
3
⁄
4
cup of desiccated coconut and replace
3 tablespoons sugar with 3 tablespoons golden syrup
in the plain waffle batter.
Apple and spice
Add 1
1
⁄
4
cups finely grated apple and
1
⁄
2
teaspoon
cinnamon to the plain waffle batter.
Banana
Add 1 finely sliced banana and
1
⁄
2
teaspoon nutmeg to
the plain waffle batter.
Chocolate
Add 60g melted chocolate to the plain
waffle batter.
Tangy lemon
Add 1 tablespoon of grated lemon rind
and
1
⁄
2
tablespoon lemon juice to the
plain waffle batter.
Sweet orange
Add 1
1
⁄
2
tablespoons of grated orange find and
2 tablespoons of Grand Marnier Liqueur to the
plain waffle batter.
Pear and ginger
Add 1 cup well drained, finely chopped canned
pears or 1 cup finely chopped fresh pears and
1 tablespoon finely chopped crystallised ginger to
the plain waffle batter.
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Variations for savoury waffles
Use the plain waffle batter and omit the sugar. Add
any of the following to the basic waffle batter, before
folding in the egg whites.
Cheese
Add 1 cup of grated tasty cheese to the plain
waffle batter.
Savoury cheese
Add 1 cup grated tasty cheese,
1
⁄
2
teaspoon
paprika and 1 tablespoon chopped parsley to the
plain waffle batter.
Ham
Add 1 cup finely chopped ham to the plain
waffle batter.
Ham and pineapple
Add 1 cup well drained pineapple and
1
⁄
2
cup
finely chopped ham to the plain waffle batter.
Onion
Add 1 cup finely minced onion to the plain
waffle batter.
Corn
Substitute 1 cup creamed corn for
1
⁄
2
cup milk in
the plain waffle batter.
Bacon and shallot
Remove rind from 6 bacon rashers, chop finely and
saute, add
1
⁄
4
cup chopped shallots and sauteed bacon
to the plain waffle batter.
Sun dried tomatoes
Add
1
⁄
2
cup drained, chopped sun dried tomatoes
to the plain waffle batter.
Herb
Add 4 tablespoons finely chopped fresh of
2 teaspoons dried mixed herbs to the plain
waffle batter.
Garlic
Add 2 cloves garlic, crushed and mixed into the
plain waffle batter.
Mustard
Stir in 2 tablespoons seeded mustard to the
plain waffle batter
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