Gingerbread Waffles with a Pear-Walnut Compote
Gingerbread Waffles with a Pear-Walnut Compote
Gingerbread Waffles with a Pear-Walnut Compote
Gingerbread Waffles with a Pear-Walnut Compote

Gingerbread Waffles with a Pear-Walnut Compote

David Venable

As soon as your holiday guests taste these spicy gingerbread waffles and the smooth pear-walnut compote, they’ll be begging for this recipe!

Waffles

  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1-1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1-1/4 tsp ground ginger
  • 3/4 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 1/8 tsp ground nutmeg
  • 1/8 tsp ground cloves
  • 1/3 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1 egg + 1 egg white
  • 3/4 cup nonfat Greek yogurt
  • 1/4 cup molasses
  • 1/4 cup vegetable oil
  • 2 Tbsp milk

Directions

Preheat a waffle iron.
To prepare the waffles, place the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and ground spices in a large bowl. Lightly whisk the ingredients until well-combined. Set aside.
Whisk together the brown sugar, egg, egg white, yogurt, molasses, oil, and milk in a medium bowl until completely combined. Pour the liquid mixture over the dry ingredients and whisk until mixture is smooth and there are no lumps.
Spray the waffle iron with nonstick cooking spray and make the waffles. (Refer to your waffle iron instruction manual for help.)
To prepare the compote, melt the butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Stir in the maple syrup, brown sugar, nutmeg, cinnamon, and salt and continue stirring until the sugar dissolves. Add the pears and walnuts, toss, and cook for 6-8 minutes, stirring occasionally. Serve warm over the waffles.

Compote

  • 2 Tbsp butter
  • 1/4 cup maple syrup
  • 1/4 cup brown sugar
  • 1/8 tsp ground nutmeg
  • 1/8 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 1/8 tsp salt
  • 3 pears peeled, cored and diced
  • 1/2 cup walnuts, chopped and toasted

Cook's Notes

Don’t have pears on hand? Use apples. Or, to give this dish even more texture and flavor, use a combination of pears and apples.

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