Turtle Waffles
- Ready In:
- 40mins
- Ingredients:
- 18
- Serves:
-
8
ingredients
- 2 cups pecans
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 2 tablespoons confectioners' sugar
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 2 cups milk
- 3 eggs, separated
- 2 teaspoons butter pecan extract
- 1 pinch salt
- 1⁄2 cup cocoa powder
- 3⁄4 cup sugar
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
- 3⁄4 cup water
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1⁄4 cup butter
- 1⁄2 cup brown sugar
- 1⁄3 cup whipping cream
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
directions
- Chop 1/2 cup of pecans and set aside.
- Toast the remaining pecans in a 350 degree oven for approximately 7 minutes.
- Combine the flour, baking powder, confectioners sugar, oil, milk and egg yolks with the pecans that have been set aside.
- Beat the egg whites and salt until they stand in soft peaks, mix in the butter pecan extract and fold into the batter (do not over mix).
- Spray a waffle iron with cooking spray and pour 1/8 of the mixture onto it.
- Cook until the light indicates finished waffles.
- Repeat with the remaining batter.
- For the chocolate sauce, whisk together the cocoa powder, sugar, salt, water and vanilla.
- Boil 2-5 minutes, whisking rapidly, until sauce begins to thicken.
- For the caramel sauce, melt butter in a small sauce pan.
- Add the brown sugar and whisk until combined and thickened (about 2 minutes).
- Whisk in the whipping cream, until thoroughly blended (2 more minutes).
- Mix in vanilla.
- Plate waffles and drizzle with chocolate sauce and caramel sauce.
- Top with toasted pecans.
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