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Death by Chocolate Waffles

Source of Recipe

From "Maple Syrup Cookbook" by Ken Haedrich


Recipe Introduction

"Try these crisp, double-chocolate waffles with a small mountain of vanilla ice cream and a pool of maple syrup. Maybe they're not life threatening, but they're surely diet threatening! They're the ultimate in chocolate decadence."

List of Ingredients

â—¦ Butter for greasing waffle iron
â—¦ 1 â…“ cups unbleached all-purpose flour
â—¦ â…“ cup whole-wheat flour
â—¦ ¼ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
â—¦ 1 tablespoon baking powder
â—¦ 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
â—¦ ½ teaspoon salt
â—¦ ½ cup (1 stick) butter
â—¦ 3 ounces semisweet chocolate
â—¦ 2 tablespoons sugar
â—¦ 2 ¼ cups milk
â—¦ 2 eggs, beaten until frothy
â—¦ Warm pure maple syrup for drizzling on top


Recipe

Preheat a waffle iron and butter it lightly. Combine the flours, cocoa powder, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt in a large bowl. Toss to mix. Set aside.

Combine the butter, chocolate, and sugar in a medium saucepan and melt over very low heat. Whisk to smooth, remove from the heat, then whisk in the milk and eggs.

Make a well in the dry ingredients, pour in the chocolate mixture, and blend, just until everything is combined; watch for dry clumps. Let the batter stand for several minutes; it will thicken slightly.

Cook the batter in the prepared waffle iron until crisp and golden, about 2 minutes. Keep warm. Repeat with the remaining batter. Serve with warm maple syrup.

Makes 4 to 5 servings